FYI - Free Archaeology Lecture Series at UAH (open to all)
Info from Dr. Lillian Joyce, President, AIA North Alabama Society and Chair, Department of Art and Art History at UAHuntisville:
Our first speaker this spring is Dr. Katherine Dunbabin, author of The Roman Banquet: Images of Conviviality. She will be talking about all aspects of Roman dining, examining the sometimes contradictory archaeological and literary evidence. Dining was essential to Roman social life--please join us to see what it was like. Dr. Dunbabin will also be speaking about her excavations at Zeugma in Turkey. It was a multi-cultural site on the Roman frontier that was partially submerged following the recent placement of a dam across the upper Euphrates River. She is an expert on Roman mosaics and the ones from Zeugma are spectacular and an excellent window into the culture of the time.
Monday, January 28
"The Romans at Dinner" 2:20 pm Wilson Hall 168
"The Mosaics of Zeugma on the Euphrates" 7:30 pm Wilson Hall Theatre
Please also mark your calendars for the following upcoming events:
Dr. Payson Sheets
Tuesday, March 5 "What Horrible Thing Happened Around the World in AD 536?" 7:30 pm Wilson Hall Theatre
Wednesday, March 6 "Feeding the Maya Multitudes" 11:00 am Wilson Hall 168
Dr. V. James Knight
Thursday, March 19 "The Arawakan Chiefdoms of Cuba: Old Collections and New Fieldwork" 7:30 pm Wilson Hall Theatre
Website for the AIA North Alabama Society: http://excavate-aia.blogspot.com
