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(all lectures - with the exception of Dr. Hawass' and Dr. Ikram's lectures - are presented at the Doris Duke Theatre at the Honolulu Academy of Arts):

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Tickets $15; Students and members of AIA $5

THURSDAY Oct 18, 2007 7:30 P.M. at Doris Duke Theatre (admission free)

Bruce Zuckerman and Marilyn Lundberg (click names for more info)
University of Southern California   
    

Voices from the Ancient World:                                           Hidden Texts Unlocked by Technology 
Bruce Zuckerman and Marilyn Lundberg, the world's foremost experts on imaging of ancient manuscripts and inscriptions, will deliver an illustrated lecture showing the secrets that can be revealed by new scientific methods. They were instrumental in deciphering the oldest biblical inscription ever found, from the 7th century BCE.

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Co-sponsored by Archaeological Institute of America, University of Hawai'i & Honolulu Academy of Arts 

THURSDAY Nov 8, 2007 7:30 P.M. at Doris Duke Theatre (admission free)

Dr. Nancy Wilkie  (click name for more info) 
Carleton College, and Former President of the National Archaeological Institute of America       

Archaeology in Nepal, Land of the Buddha 
This illustrated lecture will discuss archaeological remains from Nepal, dating from the 3rd century BCE to the 16th century CE. Along the southern border of Nepal, in the area called the Nepal Terai, which forms part of the Gangetic plain, there has been a long tradition of archaeological research. From the late 10th century to this day, archaeological investigations in his region have focused on sites connected with the Buddha, who was born at Lumbini and whose ancestral home was at Kapilavastu. Excavations in the Sacred Garden at Lumbini have revealed structures dating as early as the 3rd century BCE, when the Emperor Ashoka visited the area in the course of his pilgrimage to sites associated with the Lord Buddha. He erected a monolithic sandstone pillar commemorating his visit and identifying the site as the place of Buddha's birth. Recent work in the Sacred Garden at Lumbini by the Japan Buddhist Federation has revealed the earliest phases of the Maya Devi temple there.

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Co-sponsored by Archaeological Institute of America, University of Hawai'i & Honolulu Academy of Arts

Spring 2008

THURSDAY Mar 6, 2007 7:30 P.M. at Doris Duke Theatre (admission free)

Professor Ili Nagy  (click name for more info) 
University of Puget Sound       

Demons of the Etruscan Underworld 
Demonic beings are common motifs pf Etruscan funerary art. Most often they are shown as merely observing or accompanying the recently deceased. Only occasionally do they interact with humans. This lecture examines the three most ubiquitous demons and their roles in the Etruscan funerary realm. Analysis of the variety of contexts in which these monsters appear reveals peculiarly Etruscan attitudes toward death and the deceased. A comparison of elaborate examples in tomb painting or on sarcophagi of wealthy burials with the rudimentary figures of primarily symbolic nature that decorate the urns and mirrors of the less affluent reveals the importance of these beings across Etruscan society. Although not its central focus, this talk is part of the speakers current research.

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Co-sponsored by Archaeological Institute of America, University of Hawai'i & Honolulu Academy of Arts

THURSDAY Apr 10, 2007 7:30 P.M. at Campus Center Ballroom, University of Hawai'i at Mānoa                    (admission free)

Professor Salima Ikram (click name for more info)  
Chair                                                                                 Sociology, Anthropology, Psychology and Egyptology Department American University in Cairo       

Ancient Egyptian Mummies 
The lecture deals with why the ancient Egyptians mummified their dead, how this was accomplished, as well as an overview of mummification through Egyptian history, and the history of the use and abuse of mummies in modern times, including new techniques to extract information concerning diet, disease, and the level of technology known to the ancient Egyptians.

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Co-sponsored by Archaeological Institute of America, University of Hawai'i & Honolulu Academy of Arts

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