Up-Coming Lectures

ARCHAEOLOGY ASSOCIATES OF GREENWICH
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The Archaeological Associates of Greenwich (the AAG) has announced a new series of lectures for the Fall of 2008. The programs, featuring noted experts on a variety of archaeological topics, will be held in Bantle Lecture Hall at the Bruce Museum, 1 Museum Drive, Greenwich, Connecticut. Programs are free to AAG and Bruce Museum members and $10 at the door for the public.

Thursday, September 18, 8 p.m.
Topic: Archaeology and War in Iraq
Speaker: Professor Benjamin Foster. Professor Foster, of Yale’s Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations Department, will present a brief illustrated survey of the impact of war and looting on the archaeological sites and museum of Iraq, beginning with Desert Storm (1991) and the embargo, and continuing to the present.

Thursday, October 16, 8 p.m.
Topic: Secret of the Great Pyramid.
Speaker: Professor Bob Brier. Popular Egyptologist, Bob Brier will discuss Architect Jean-Pierre Houdin’s radical new theory that has led to solving one of the greatest archaeological mysteries of all time: how the ancient builders raised thousands of 2 ton blocks to the top of the 480 foot pyramid. Brier and Houdin are coauthors of the just published book called Secret of the Great Pyramid that will be available at the lecture.

Thursday, November 20, 8 p.m.
Topic: What is a Biblical Fake? Forgery, Fantasy and Archaeology in the Holy Land.
Speaker: Neil Asher Silberman. Has the tomb of Jesus been found? The Temple of Solomon uncovered? Author and historian, Silberman will recount investigations and clues by which these and other spectacular archaeological forgeries have been unmasked.

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ARCHAEOLOGY ASSOCIATES OF GREENWICH