Lecture Series 2012
 

Persons prominent in archaeology and related fields present a 45 to 60 minute lecture; most speakers illustrate their presentations with slides or Power Point. Topics range from the archaeology of Cook County, to the archaeology of the Americas, Egypt, Europe, the Middle East, and the Pacific.

SSAS members will share their own experiences during this year's
July 19th meeting.

Lectures Dates
January 19th February 16th March 15th
April 19th May 17th June 21st
July 19th August 16th September - Annual Banquet
October 18th November 15th December - No Meeting
Membership Applicaton - SSAS
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Printed announcements for each month's lecture are listed below in
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January 19th
7:30 PM

CATASTROPIE:
Stealing Iraq's (and the World's) Ancient Culture

Presented by
Katharyn Hanson, PhD Candidate
The Oriental Institute, University of Chicago

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February 16th
7:30 PM

2012 Update:
Arky for Kidz Program and the Illinois Historic Shipwreck Project (IHSP)

Presented by
R. J. Barski, Director
N autical Archaeology Group - Great Lakes Region

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March 15th
7:30 PM

Life and Death in the Jordan Velley: What Burials Can Tell Us

Presented by
Jack Green, PhD, Chief Curator
Oriental Institute, University of Chicago

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April 19th
7:30 PM

Speaker and lecture Title to be announce

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May 17th
7:30 PM
Early French Presence in Illinois

Presented by
Arthur Bourgeois, PhD
Governor State University

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June 21st
7:30 PM

Eye of the Beholder- The Ancient World as Seen by Early Artists

Presented by
Mary McVicker
Art Hisotrian

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July 19th
7:30 PM
Presentation by SSAS members - TBA

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August 16th
7:30 PM

Ancient Egypt (exact title TBA)

Presented by
Emily Teeter, PhD, Research Associate
Oriental Institute, University of Chicago

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September
Annual SSAS Banquet 2012 - Date and details to be Announced
 
No Meeting - Annual Banquet 2012 - SSAS
 
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October 18th
7:30 PM

Recent CT Scans of the Field Museum Mummies

Presented by
J.P. Brown, Conservator
The Field Museum

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November 15th
7:30 PM

Maya 2012: The Maya and the End of the Maya Calendar

Presented by

Joel Palka, PhD
University of Illinois


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December
 
No Monthly Meeting - Happy Holidays!
 
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Our monthly programs are made possible
in part by a grant from the:
 
     
 
MacArthur Fund for Arts and Culture at the
Richard H. Driehaus Foundation
 
 
 
 
 
     
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Making a "field sketch" with the "drawing frame".