Archaeological Institute of America -
East Tennessee Society

Officers
2011-2012

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• Dr. David Anderson
  Department of Anthropology
  President
• Janice Erickson
  Maryville
  Vice President
• Dr. Aleydis Van De Moortel
  Department of Classics
  Secretary/Treasurer

Executive Committee

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Executive Committee, in addition to the Officers:

• Dr. Jefferson Chapman
  Department of Anthropology and
  Director, McClung Museum
• Mr. James Deaderick
  Knoxville
• Dr. J.P. Dessel
  Department of History
• Dr. Boyce Driskell
  Director of Archaeological Research Lab
• Ms. Elaine Evans
  Curator, McClung Museum
• Charles Finney
  Knoxville, TN (Ex-President)

Lectures & Events
2011-2012

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All lectures are illustrated, and all are FREE and OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. They are presented in the auditorium of the Frank H. McClung Museum, unless otherwise scheduled.
The following schedule is provisional; please check for updates.

• Tuesday September 13. Iannis Lolos, University of Thessaly, “The Archaeological Exploration of Sikyon: a Comprehensive Approach to the Study of a Greek City-State.” AIA Kress lecturer.
• Thursday September 22, 6:30 pm. Takis Karkanas, Greek Archaeological Service, “Micromorphological Analysis of Sediments at the Bronze Age Site of Mitrou, Central Greece: Patterns of Floor Construction and Maintenance.” Keynote lecture of DIG (Developing International Geoarchaeology) symposium, organized by UT’s Archaeological Research Lab. Co-sponsored by Haines-Morris Distinguished Lecture Fund of UT’s Department of Classics.
• Thursday Sept. 29: Marcus Millwright, University of Victoria, &ldquot;The Archaeology of Early Islam and the Mosaic Inscriptions of the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem.&rdquot;
• Tuesday October 11. Lynne Sullivan, McClung Museum, “Digs, Dams, and Dallas Culture: Mississippian Period Archaeology in the Upper Tennessee Valley.”
• Thursday October 27. Jean Turfa, University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, “New Approaches to the Ancient Etruscans. How Archaeological Research Is Changing our Picture of Rome's Nemesis.” Fifth Rutledge Archaeology Lecture. Extra class lecture Classics/Anth 444 (HSS 203, 2:10 pm), “Love and Death in Etruscan Urns.”
• Tuesday November 15. Robert Darby, University of Tennessee, "Bathing on the Edge of Empire: Exploring the Baths of Roman Arabia."
• Tuesday January 24. Matthew J. Adams, Bucknell University, “Ancient Mendes: Reflections of Early Egypt in the Heart of the Delta.” AIA Young lecturer. Extra lecture Monday January 23m 8 pm, “Armageddon’s Earliest Temples: New Discoveries at Early Bronze Age Megiddo, Israel.” McCarthy auditorium, Art & Architecture, UT campus.
• Tuesday February 28. David Anderson, UT Anthropology, “Recent Advances in Southeastern U.S. Archaeology.”
• Tuesday April 3. Eleni Hatzaki, University of Cincinnati. Minoan archaeology, title TBA. Haines-Morris Distinguished Lecturer, Department of Classics. Extra class lecture Classics 442. TBA.
• Tuesday April 17. Frederick H. van Doorninck, Jr., Texas A&M University, “The Eleventh-Century Serçe Limanı Shipwreck: Sailing to Byzantium with a Bulgar Crew.” Haines-Morris Distinguished Lecturer, Department of Classics. Co-sponsored by Marco. Extra class lecture Classics 445 or Marco seminar, April 17, time TBA, “Heraclius: Administrative Restorer or Reformer? Some new insights emerging from a restudy of the seventh-century Yassıada amphoras.”

Lectures are held at 7:30 p.m. in the McClung Museum Auditorium, unless otherwise indicated. They are open to the public and free of charge. A reception will follow each.

Web Resources

• Archaeological Institute of America
• Society for American Archaeology
• American Schools of Oriental Research
• McClung Museum
• Mitrou Archaeological Project
• Visual Karak Resources Project