Lectures/ Events
2014-2015 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 2014-2015 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
For building information and directions: University of Toronto Map.
Wednesday, September 17, 2014 – 5:00 pm
Elizabeth Greene – Western University
Footwear and Families in a Roman Fort: The shoes of women and children at Vindolanda
Location: Galbraith Building Rm 303, 35 St George Street, University of Toronto
Saturday, October 18, 2014 – 11:00 am – 3:00 pm
International Archaeology Day, Royal Ontario Museum
For more information: Discovery Corners: International Archaeology Day
Wednesday, October 22, 2014 – 5:00 pm
Julian Whitewright, University of Southampton
Seamanship and Sailing Rigs in the Ancient Mediterranean
Location: Galbraith Building Rm 303, 35 St George Street, University of Toronto
Wednesday, November 26, 2014 – 5:00 pm
Chen Shen, VP World Cultures and Senior Curator; Bishop White Chair of East Asian Archaeology, ROM
The Legacy of Peking Man: the Story of Human Evolution in East Asia
Location: Galbraith Building Rm 303, 35 St George Street, University of Toronto
Wednesday, February 25, 2015 – 5:00 pm
Ron Williamson, Archaeological Services Inc.
From Mastodons to Parliament: Conserving the Archaeological Past of Toronto
Location: Earth Sciences Centre ES B142, 33 Willcocks Street, University of Toronto
Wednesday, March 25, 2015 – 5:00 pm
Marjorie Venit, University of Maryland
Egypt as a Metaphor: Decoration and the Afterlife in the Monumental Tombs of Ancient Alexandria
Location: Earth Sciences Centre ES B142, 33 Willcocks Street, University of Toronto
Wednesday, April 22, 2015 – 5:00 pm
Jonathon Edmondson, York University
Augusta Emerita (Mérida, Spain): Monument of Imperial Power in the Roman West
Location: Earth Sciences Centre ES B142, 33 Willcocks Street, University of Toronto