Princeton Society

Archaeological Institute of america

2011-2012 program

Wednesday October 12, 2011 James Wright, The Thompson Lecturer

6:00 p.m., East Pyne 010 Bryn Mawr College

Master Narratives, Interpretive Strategies,

and Regional Archaeology in Greece: The Case of the Nemea Valley in the NE Peloponnesos

Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2011 Richard Veit

6:00 p.m., East Pyne 010 Monmouth University

"He will be a bourgeoisie American and spend his time

making gardens": The Archaeology of Joseph

Bonaparte's Point Breeze estate in Bordentown, NJ

Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2011 David Silverman

7:00 p.m., East Pyne 010 University of Pennsylvania

Tutankhamun: Exhibiting Legend

Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2012 Gwyn Davies

6:00 p.m. Florida International University

Stamping out the Embers: the Roman sieges

of Machaerus and Masada

Wednesday, March 14, 2012 Christina Halperin

6:00 p.m. Princeton University

Circulation of Pre-Columbian Maya Art:

An Archaeological Perspective on Trade and Identity

Wednesday, April 18, 2012 Yannis Lolos, The Kress Lecturer

6:00 p.m. University of Thessaly in Greece

The Archaeological Exploration of Sikyon:

a Comprehensive Approach to the Study of a

Greek City-state

All lectures will be on the Princeton University Campus. A reception will follow each lecture. Admission is free and open to all. The rooms for the spring lectures have not yet been determined.

For a map of the campus go to http://www.princeton.edu/%7Epumap/ .

For parking, see http://www.princeton.edu/main/visiting/aroundcampus/parking/ .

Please join the Archaeological Institute of America. For information on membership categories, many at discounted rates, go to: www.archaeological.org .

Updates to this schedule will appear at http://www.princeton.edu/~astahl/AIA . For further information, contact astahl@princeton.edu .