2012-2013 Lecture Series
The Toronto Society of the AIA and the Archaeology Centre, UofT is proud to present these lectures. Below you will find our lecture schedule for the 2012-2013 series.
Admission to the lectures is free and non-members are most welcome.
Post-lecture receptions will be held for members only at:
Archaeology Centre – University of Toronto, 19 Russell Street
Underground parking accessed from Huron Street
Wednesday, September 19, 2012 – 5:15 pm
Inuit Kayak Hunting in Greenland: An Ethnoarchaeological Perspective
Matthew Walls // Anthropology Department, University of Toronto
Location: Mechanical Engineering Building, Room MC 252. 5 King’s College Road, University of Toronto. St. George Campus
Abstract: Click Here
Saturday, October 20, 2012 – 11:00 am – 4:00 pm
Archaeology Day, Royal Ontario Museum
Wednesday, October 31, 2012 – 5:15 pm
Vikings: The North Atlantic Saga
Dr. William FitzHugh // Anthropology Department, Smithsonian Institute
Location: Mechanical Engineering Building, Room MC 252. 5 King’s College Road, University of Toronto. St. George Campus
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Wednesday, November 28, 2012 – 5:15 pm
Mobility and Symbolism in Middle Bronze Age Europe
Paul R. Duffy// SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Toronto
Location: Mechanical Engineering Building, Room MC 252. 5 King’s College Road, University of Toronto. St. George Campus
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Wednesday, December 5, 2012
AIA Toronto Society Member’s and Friends Christmas Party, University of Toronto
Located: Archaeology Centre Boardroom
Wednesday, January 23, 2013 – 5:15 pm
In Search of Moses: Khirbat al-Mukhayyat and the importance of pilgrimage in Byzantine Jordan
Dr. Debra Foran // Tell Madaba Archaeology Project
Location: Sidney Smith Hall SS 2135. 100 St. George Street, University of Toronto. St. George Campus
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Friday, February 8, 2013
AIA Toronto Society Mardi Gras Pub Night
Location: Sylvester’s Café GSU
Wednesday, February 13, 2013 – 5:15 pm
The Past on Display: A Curatorial Perspective
Dr. Catherine Lucinda Cooper // Rebanks Research Follow in Classical Archaeology, Royal Ontario Museum
Location: Sidney Smith Hall SS 2135. 100 St. George Street, University of Toronto. St. George Campus
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Wednesday, March 27, 2013 – 5:15 pm
From Dunhuang (P.R. China): The Oldest Star Atlas
Dr. Nicholas David // Professor Emeritus, Anthropology Department, University of Calgary
Location: Sidney Smith Hall SS 2135. 100 St. George Street, University of Toronto. St. George Campus
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Saturday, March 30, 2013 – All day event
AIA Toronto 4th Student Symposium: “Death and Mourning”
Location: Archaeology Centre, University of Toronto
Open to the public
Two Coffee breaks and lunch provided free
Wednesday, April 24, 2013 – 5:15 pm
The Humble Dead: Mortuary Ritual in the Mycenaean Hinterland
Dr. R. Angus Smith // Classics, Brock University
Location: Mechanical Engineering Building MC 252. 5 King’s College Road, University of Toronto. St. George Campus
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To be followed by our annual AIA Member’s Banquet