Geological Lecture Hall
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The Enigmatic Treasure of a Nubian Queen
Geological Lecture Hall 24 Oxford St, Cambridge, MA, United StatesQueen Khensa was a Nubian royal and principal wife of King Piankhy, the Kushite ruler (664–653 BCE) who conquered Egypt and established the Twenty-fifth Dynasty. She was buried in a pyramid tomb whose contents were largely plundered in antiquity. Even so, her burial still contained a variety of intriguing objects, from precious-metal vessels and fine […]
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The Archaeology of Boston’s Revolutionary Past
Geological Lecture Hall 24 Oxford St, Cambridge, MA, United StatesSpeaker: Joe Bagley, City Archaeologist and Director of Archaeology, Boston Archaeology Program Advance registration recommended for online and in-person attendance. Join Boston City Archaeologist Joe Bagley for a presentation on archaeological research that is deepening our understanding of Boston’s role in the American Revolution. Bagley will share new findings on the impact of the Siege of Boston and the […]
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Ancient Cities of Guatemala’s Pacific Coast
Geological Lecture Hall 24 Oxford St, Cambridge, MA, United StatesSpeaker: Oswaldo Chinchilla Mazariegos, Associate Professor, Yale University On Guatemala’s western Pacific coast, the region of Escuintla is home to many ancient cities, and for thousands of years it has been an important crossroads, drawing traders, migrants, and invaders. In this lecture, archaeologist Oswaldo Chinchilla Mazariegos will present discoveries from three decades of research at the […]
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Andrew H. Knoll at the Harvard Geological Lecture Hall
Geological Lecture Hall 24 Oxford St, Cambridge, MA, United StatesHarvard Book Store, the Harvard University Division of Science, the Harvard Library, and Long Now Boston welcome Andrew H. Knoll—Fisher Research Professor of Natural History and Earth and Planetary Sciences, Emeritus, at Harvard University, and author of A Brief History of Earth and Life on a Young Planet—for a discussion of his new book Earth and Life: A Four Billion Year […]
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Benjamin Franklin, Frankenstein, and the Age of Revolution
Geological Lecture Hall 24 Oxford St, Cambridge, MA, United StatesAsk anyone why Benjamin Franklin is famous and they will likely mention his role in the American Revolution. Yet Franklin’s celebrity began with his science. Decades before independence, Immanuel Kant hailed him as “the Modern Prometheus,” a bold defier of nature whose scientific experiments made him an international star and helped launch his political career. […]
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