Archaeological Institute of America

Portland, Oregon


(Updated April 2012)

Officers:

Please join us for the following illustrated lectures for the 2011-12 academic year.
All AIA lectures are free and open to the public.
Parking is free in the Portland State parking garages after 5 pm on Fridays.
For ADA accommodations or to receive an email reminder for upcoming lectures,
please e-mail Karen Carr at carrk@pdx.edu.
We appreciate our members! Your support helps bring lectures to our local society. Please remember to
renew your membership to keep up with all the news in Archaeology magazine and other AIA publications.

Calendar of Events, 2011 - 2012

October 14th, 2011 - Friday 7:30 pm - School of Business Auditorium PSU
Marjorie Venit, University of Maryland
“Imaging the Afterlife: Cultural Exchange in Monumental Tombs of Graeco-Roman Egypt”


November 18th, 2011 - Friday 7:30 pm - School of Business Auditorium PSU
Robert Chenault, Willamette University
"Visualizing History: Reading the Arch of Constantine in Rome" (corrected!)


January 13th, 2012 - Friday 7:30 pm - School of Business Auditorium PSU
William Diebold, Reed College
"Some Carolingian Fears about Images"


February 10, 2012 - Friday 7:30 pm - School of Business Auditorium PSU
Mike Parker Pearson, University of Sheffield
“Stonehenge: New Discoveries”


March 11th, 2012 - Sunday 7:30 pm - School of Business Auditorium PSU
Andrew Dalby, Independent Scholar
"What follows gastronomy? Roman luxury under the early emperors"


April 27, 2012 - Friday 7:30 pm - School of Business Auditorium PSU
Scott MacEachern, Bowdoin College
“The DGB sites: monumental architecture and political power in Central Africa.”
Nomination of 2010-11 AIA officers

**NOTE DATE CHANGE!! WE HAVE HAD TO MOVE THIS LECTURE A WEEK LATER!**


May 18th, 2012 - Friday 7:30 pm - School of Business Auditorium PSU
Brian Turner, Portland State University
"Mapping Empire: The Commemoration of Roman Soldiers" Election of 2012-2013 AIA officers


All lectures will again be in the School of Business, which is just across Broadway from Smith Center. Here's a map.

All lectures are preceded by a no-host dinner; for details, please email Karen Carr at carrk@pdx.edu. All AIA events are free and open to the public.

We will be sending reminders of upcoming lectures only by e-mail. Please let us know if you are not on our e-mail list and wish to be added by writing to carrk@pdx.edu.

As always, you can also continue to check this website for updates.

Many thanks to Portland State University for allowing us to use its mailing address.

Portland State Department of History home page

Classical Association of the Pacific Northwest (CAPN)

Ancient Egypt Studies Association (not affiliated with the AIA or with PSU)

Archaeological Institute of America Home Page

Salem, OR chapter of the AIA

For more information, contact us by e-mail(Karen Carr), or by mail at the following address:

AIA Society

History Department
Portland State University
P.O. Box 751
Portland, OR 97207-0751
FAX (503) 725-3953