Archaeological Institute of America

Portland, Oregon


(Updated September 2012)

Officers:

Please join us for the following illustrated lectures for the 2012-13 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, 2012 - 2013

October 26th, 2012 - Friday 7:30 pm - School of Business Auditorium PSU
Nicholas David, University of Calgary
“From Dunhuang (P.R. China): the oldest Star Atlas”


November 30th, 2012 - Friday 7:30 pm - School of Business Auditorium PSU
Mary Bacharova, Willamette University
"The Origin of the Iliad: A Greco-Anatolian Enterprise Constructing a Shared Past."


February 1st, 2013 - Friday 7:30 pm - School of Business Auditorium PSU
John Papadopoulos, UCLA
“The Origins of Money: Coinage, Art, and the Construction of Value in the Ancient Mediterranean”


March 1st, 2013 - Friday 7:30 pm - School of Business Auditorium PSU
Michael Hoff, University of Nebraska
"Roman Athens: The Transformation into an Imperial City"
Nomination of 2010-11 AIA officers


May 17th, 2013 - Friday 7:30 pm - School of Business Auditorium PSU
Sharon Gerstel, UCLA "Byzantium: Life in the Trenches" 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.

I am sorry to say that we will no longer be having dinners before the lectures. Please feel free to come up and meet the lecturers after each lecture. 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)

ARCE-Oregon Chapter (Egyptian archaeology lectures 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