Archaeological Institute of America

Portland, Oregon

(Updated March 2008)

Officers:

Karen Carr, President
George Armantrout, Vice President
John Blakeman, Treasurer
Deborah Kain, Secretary

Please join us for the following illustrated lectures for the 2007 - 2008 academic year.
All are free and open to the public. Parking is free in the Portland State parking garages after 5 pm on Fridays.
For ADA accommodations please call Karen Carr at 503 725 5472 or e-mail carrk@pdx.edu
If you would like an email reminder for upcoming lectures, e-mail Professor Carr at : carrk@pdx.edu

We appreciate our members! Your support helps bring lectures to our local society. Please remember to renew your membership to keep up with all the news in Archaeology magazine and other AIA publications.



Calendar of Events, 2007 - 2008

Friday, November 9, 2007 at 7:30 PM
Soldiers, Priests, and Caliphs: Recent Excavations at Humayma in Jordan's southern Desert
Portland State University, Multicultural Center, Smith Hall Room 228
John Peter Oleson, University of Victoria

Friday, January 18, 2008 at 7:30 PM
Results of recent excavations in Etruria and Rome
Portland State University, Multicultural Center, Smith Hall Room 228   
Jeff Edwards, Portland State University

Friday, February 8, 2008 at 7:30 PM
The Origins of Commerce: Merchants and State Formation in Early Mesopotamia
Portland State University, Multicultural Center, Smith Hall Room 228
Dr. Steven Garfinkle, Western Washington University

Monday, March 31, 2008 at 7:30 PM
A New Bronze Age Civilization in Iran: Excavations in the Halil Basin
Portland State University, Multicultural Center, Smith Hall Room 228
Dr. Holly Pittman, University of Pennsylvania

Friday, April 11, 2008 at 7:30 PM
Early Human Populations in the New World: A Biased Perspective
Portland State University, Multicultural Center, Smith Hall Room 228
Dr. James Adovasio, Mercyhurst College

We will be sending reminders of upcoming lectures only by e-mail. Please let us know if you are not on our e-mail list and wish to be added by writing to aiaportland@yahoo.com.

As always, you can also continue to check this website for updates.

Many thanks to Portland State University for allowing us to use its mailing address and web server!

Link to Portland State Department of History home page

Link to the Ancient Egypt Studies Association (not affiliated with the AIA or with PSU)

Link to the Archaeological Institute of America Home Page

Link to the Salem, OR chapter of the AIA

For more information, contact us by e-mail, by phone at 503-725-5472 (Karen Carr), or by mail at the following address:
 

AIA Society

History Department
Portland State University
P.O. Box 751
Portland, OR 97207-0751
FAX (503) 725-3953