Archaeological Institute of America

Portland, Oregon


(Updated September 2009)

Officers:

Please join us for the following illustrated lectures for the 2008-9 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, 2009 - 2010

October 9th, 2009 - Friday 7:30 pm - School of Business Auditorium PSU
Susan Heuck Allen, Smith College
“Excavating Women: Pioneering Americans in Classical Archaeology”


November 20, 2009 - Friday 7:30 pm - School of Business Auditorium PSU
Kofi Agorsah, Portland State University
“Recent excavations in Suriname and Ghana”
(date and title are still uncertain; check the website for updates or changes)


February 26th 2010 - Friday 7:30 pm- School of Business Auditorium PSU
Nejib ben Lazreg, Institute National du Patrimoine, Tunisia (Kress Lecture)
“The Early Christian Underground Hypogea of Leptiminus and their Mosaics”


April 2nd, 2010 - Friday 7:30 pm - School of Business Auditorium PSU
Kathryn Topper, University of Washington
"Sacrificial Metaphors in the Death of Medusa."
Nomination of 2010-11 AIA officers


April 23rd, 2010 - Friday 7:30 pm -School of Business Auditorium PSU
Robert Lindley Vann, University of Maryland
“The Palace and Garden Complex of Kasayapa in Sigiriya (Sri Lanka)”
Election of 2010-11 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

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