Lectures/ Events

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

Abstract: Click Here


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

Abstract: Click Here


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

Abstract: Click Here


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

Abstract: Click Here


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

Abstract: Click Here


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

Abstract: Click Here


 To be followed by our annual AIA Member’s Banquet

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