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Archaeological Institute of America
Toronto Society

The Toronto Society is one of the oldest of over one hundred local AIA Societies throughout North America.

Local Societies provide a vehicle for people interested in archaeology to meet one another, to learn about new discoveries, and to hear from scholars about their current research.

About Us

February 25, 2025

Composite Creatures in Greek and Roman Antiquity: Art, Science, and Imagination

Guy M. Hedreen, Amos Lawrence Professor of Art

Art History and Studio Art, Williams College

5:00 pm EST Paul Cadario Conference Centre, University College

Register for online and in-person attendance

Presented through the J. Walter Graham Lecture Series

Next Event

Previous Events, 2024-2025 Lecture Series

January 28, 2025

Old Sites, New Images: U-2 Aerial Photography of Egypt

Oren Siegel, Assistant Professor of Egyptian Archaeology

Department of Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations, University of Toronto

6:10 pm EST Archaeology Centre, RM.130

Zoom Link

November 26th, 2024

Inscriptions and Intrigue: A Nineteenth Yemeni-European Archaeological Adventure

Alan Verskin, Professor and Samuel J. Zacks Chair of Jewish History

Department of History and Anne Tanenbaum Centre for Jewish Studies, University of Toronto

6:10 pm EST Archaeology Centre, RM.130

Zoom Link

October 22nd, 2024

Lost at Sea in the First Century BCE: Reconstructing People from Shipwrecks

Carrie Atkins, Assistant Professor, Roman History and Material Culture

Departments of Classics and Historical Studies, University of Toronto

6:10 pm EST Archaeology Centre, RM.130

Zoom Link

2024-2025 Lecture Series Schedule

Details of individual events will be provided closer to the dates on which they are scheduled, and will be added to this page and our Events page.

October 22, 2024 - Carrie Atkins

November 26, 2024 - Alan Verskin

January 28, 2025 - Oren Siegel

February 25, 2025 - Guy Hedreen, presenting through the J. Walter Graham Lecture Series

March 25, 2025 - Mark Aldenderfer

April 22, 2025 - TBA

 
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Join us this evening at 6:00pm EST for the final lecture of the spring season. Dr. Neeraja Poddar will be giving a talk titled “Mapping A South Asian Sacred Journey: The Gosainkund Pilgrimage Painting At Philadelphia Museum Of Art.” Pleas
Reminder to join us this evening at 6pm EST for a virtual lecture titled “Music, Dance, and the Cult of Pan and the Nymphs in the Vari Cave” By Prof Carolyn Laferrière, Dept. of the History of Art, Yale University. Please register in the
Join us today at 6pm EST for a lecture by Prof. Andrew Finegold! Please register at the link in our bio.
Join us on Tuesday, January 26th for the first lecture of the new year by Gayle Gibson titled “One of my Oldest Friends Comes from Cobourg: The Story of Antjau, the Egyptian Mummy in the Royal Ontario Museum” Tuesday January 26, 2021 at
Join us this afternoon at 3pm EST for a special lecture by Professor Paul Cartledge titled “The Spartans: How Different?” Please register at the link in bio!
We’re back (virtually)!! Join us tonight for a Zoom lecture by Dr. Patrick Hunt on Hannibal’s War Elephants! All are welcome. Zoom link: https://zoom.us/j/91573040511
We have a treat for you! Join us tomorrow at the Royal Ontario Museum for a special guest lecture by Dr. Jodi Magness titled “More than Just Mosaics: The Ancient Synagogue at Huqoq.” The lecture starts at 6pm and doors open at 5:30pm. All
We’ve been on a little hiatus while we revamped our look, but we’re back with some exciting announcements. Check out our new website aiatoronto.ca to stay up to date with our upcoming events! We hope you like it 🤩
Join us tonight for the final lecture of the 2018/19 season! #torontoaia #aia #lecture #archaeology #anthropology #uoft #ancientgreece #toronto #torontoevents #kottabos #greeksymposium
Join us tomorrow evening at 6pm for the second lecture of this year by Dr. Jordan Karsten if the University of Wisconsin. His talk is titled “Bones and Borscht: How Neolithic Human Remains from Ukraine are Enabling the Reconstruction of Europea