Pizza Talk

Wednesday Talk: Problematizing Egyptian “Model Tools”: A Characterization of Egyptian Cupreous Tools in Museum Collections

Submitted by sutakahashi on May 24, 2023 - 4:56pm

Abstract: In Egyptological scholarship, the term “model tools” has been used to characterize miniature representations of implements that have been stripped of their practical function, emphasizing their relatively “cheap” method of production.

Wednesday Talk: Social History of Food in Ancient Egypt: Between Humanities and Life Sciences

Submitted by sutakahashi on May 19, 2023 - 5:54pm

Abstract: Preservation of organic food remains from Ancient Egypt is an exceptional aspect of the archaeology in this region. The level of preservation of these materials has contributed to the early development of archaeobotany and radiocarbon dating.

Wednesday Talk: Birds in Chaco Canyon, New Mexico, 800-1150 CE

Submitted by sutakahashi on May 16, 2023 - 5:04pm

Abstract: In the North American Southwest, the long-term centrality of birds to Pueblo and Ancestral Pueblo life has been demonstrated both ethnographically and archaeologically. This talk explores the relationship between people and birds in Chaco Canyon during its major occupation between 800 and 1150 CE.