07 Tuesday Jul 2020
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On Thursday, July 9 at 5 pm, Franck Goddio, Founder and President of the European Institute for Underwater Archaeology, will present (online) the opening lecture for the Treasures of Ancient Egypt: Sunken Cities exhibition at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts.
Register here: https://www.vmfa.museum/calendar/events/opening-talk-sunken-treasures/.
07 Thursday May 2020
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We are sorry that we have had to cancel the rest of our spring programming due to COVID-19 but are looking ahead to next year. On Thursday, May 14 at 4 pm, we will have our annual spring business meeting via Zoom video/phone conference. All members are welcome to join the meeting, and we especially encourage anyone who would like to get more involved in leadership and organization of our local AIA society. At the business meeting, we will discuss plans for next year’s lectures and events and elect new officers.
Anyone who would like to attend can request the Zoom link by sending an email to ebaughan@richmond.edu. Please also send an email if you are interested in becoming a board member or officer or if you have any questions about the AIA and the Richmond society.
29 Tuesday Oct 2019
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A few weeks ago landscapers at the University of Richmond found a deposit of pottery and glass that appears to belong to the early 20th century, when this land was Westhampton Park at the end of the streetcar line. Since then, students in the ‘Introduction to Archaeology’ class have been excavating the site, right outside Maryland Hall. AIA members and friends are invited to join us this Saturday, November 2, from 9 am – 12 noon. Volunteers are needed to help complete the excavation soon, before the landscapers need to finish their work!
(Maryland Hall is #110 on the campus map, or 110 UR Drive.)
23 Sunday Jun 2019
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The Pre-Columbian Society of Washington, D.C. will be holding its annual symposium on September 21, 2019. For more information: http://www.pcswdc.org/symposium-2019-e.
27 Saturday Oct 2018
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Once again, today’s cemetery workday has been cancelled due to rain. Anyone who would like to go can join the volunteer crew tomorrow (Sunday, October 28). See https://eastendcemetery.wordpress.com/about/ and https://friendsofeastend.com/ for more information.
16 Tuesday Oct 2018
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Richmond Society AIA T-shirts will be available for sale at the Socrates movie on Thursday! $15 / $12 for members. Please bring cash or check if you would like to purchase one.
If you have not yet reserved your free ticket for “Socrates on Death Row,” now is the time to do so – it is nearly sold out.
25 Saturday Aug 2018
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Tickets are now available through Eventbrite for the screening of “Socrates on Death Row” in the Dome of the Science Museum of Virginia on October 18.
20 Monday Aug 2018
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Our first event of the 2018-2019 academic year will be the presentation and discussion of “Socrates on Death Row,” an immersive reenactment of the trial, imprisonment, and execution of Socrates in 399 BCE, based on the archaeological remains of the Athenian Agora and the writings of Plato. This remarkable program was designed for the Ho Tung Planetarium at Colgate University by Professor Robert Garland and Joseph Eakin and their colleagues and students. Robert Garland is The Roy D. and Margaret B. Wooster Professor of the Classics, and Joseph Eakin is the Technical Director and Designer of the Ho Tung Visualization Lab/Planetarium, and both will give short talks and respond to questions. The event will be free and open to the public, but tickets will be required – details about reserving tickets will be posted here soon.
Thursday, October 18, 6:00 p.m
The Dome of the Science Museum of Virginia
2500 W. Broad Street, Richmond, VA
30 Monday Oct 2017
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Join us next Thursday evening (November 9) for a special lecture and performance by musician and archaeological researcher Nikolaos Xanthoulis. “The Musician’s Life” will offer an interpretation of an ancient Greek painting found inside a cave near Corinth and will be followed by a live lyre performance.
The event is free and open to the public and will begin at 6 pm in Jepson Hall, room 118, on the campus of the University of Richmond. For directions and parking information, click here. Jepson Hall is #17 on the campus map. Visitor parking is available after 5 pm in all lots. For Google Map or GPS directions, use 37.578540, -77.537278.
01 Sunday Oct 2017
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We had a great time celebrating International Archaeology Day at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts ‘Dig It!‘ teaching gallery! University of Richmond students created hands-on activities to teach concepts such as stratigraphy, seriation, and context. And Peter Stone (Virginia Commonwealth University) brought ancient Hellenistic and Roman pottery fragments for sorting and analyzing. Thanks to the VMFA and UR’s Bonner Center for Civic Engagement for supporting this event, and thanks to everyone who participated!
