Archaeology Institute of America
Houston Chapter - Houston, Texas

     HOUSTON CHAPTER

2008 - 2009 Season

Discovery Forum Lecture Series:

When Does The Story Begin?
Who were the earliest 'Americans'
Dr. Michael Collins Director of the Gault Site
Dr. Dennis Stanford Director of Archaeology The Smithsonian Institution
Thursday, October 29, 2008, 7:00 p.m.
Morris Cultural Arts Center, the University Theater, Houston Baptist University

George Washington's Eye
Architecture and Landscape at Mount Vernon
Dr. Joseph Manca, Chair, Department of Art History, Rice University
Thursday, November 13, 2008, 7:00 p.m.
Herring Hall, Rice University

On The Golden Mountain

Archaeology of Chinatown in San Francisco
Dr. Allen Pastron, Founder and Director, Archeo-Tec.
Thursday, December 11, 2008, 7:00 p.m.
Kim Son Restaurant, 2001 Jefferson Street

The Original Green Housing
Yesterday’s Indigenous Housing for Today
Dr. Charles Adams, Curator of Archaeology, Arizona State Museum
Patrick Peters, Assoc. Prof. , Hines College of Architecture, University of Houston
Monday, January 12, 2009, 7:00 p.m.
Hines College of Architecture, University of Houston


A Kingdom of Mystery
Cahokia Power in America
Dr. Michael Fuller, St. Louis Community College, Merrimac
Thursday
, February 5, 2009, 7:00 p.m.
Sewall Hall, Rice University


Return to the Ancestors
Builders of New York
Dr. Michael Blakey, Professor of Anthropology, College of William and Mary
Dr. Kristina Van Dyke, Associate Curator, The Menil Collection
Thursday, March 12, 2009, 7:00 p.m.
The Menil Collection, 1515 Sul Ross



Dig Deeper
The Connoiseur Series:

Historic Bejing in 21st Century
Professor Robert Thorp, Professor Emeritus, Chinese Art & Archaeology, Washington University
Thursday, December 4, 2008, 6:30 p.m.
Herring Hall, Rice University

African Burial Ground: an American discovery (Film)

Thursday, March 5, 2009, 7:00 p.m.
Location TBA

Cemetery Tour
Dr. David Bruner
Saturday, March 14, 2009. 10:00 a.m.
Olive Wood Cemetery

Nimrud Gold
Dr. Donny George Youkhanna, Former Director of the Iraq National Museum
Thursday, April 2, 2009, 7:00 p.m.
Sewall Hall, Rice University

Dinner Lecture
Were the Romans Connoisseurs of Leisure?
Via Gabina Excavations Finalized
Honoring Dr. Walter Widrig
Dr. Walter Widrig, Professor Emeritus, Art History, Rice University
Tuesday, May 12, 2009.
Maggianos Restaurant, 2019 Post Oak




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