Events & Conferences

 

This page is dedicated to announcements of conferences, lectures, seminars, and other events that may be of interest to intellectually curious Far Horizons' travelers.

Please check back frequently for updates.

 

Exhibits and Conferences

 

2010

 

July

European Association of Southeastern Asia Archaeology and Art
Dates: July 4-10, 2010
Website: http://www.easaa.org/conference%202010/
Location: Vienna, Austria

Travel to Cambodia and Laos as guests of the Angkor Project -

http://www.farhorizons.com/trips/Asia/AngkorWat/AngkorWat.php

 

Festival of British Archaeology
Dates: July 17-August 1, 2010
Website: http://festival.britarch.ac.uk/
Contact: +(44) (0)1904 671417
Theme: Each year the Festival showcases the very best of British archaeology, by presenting hundreds of special events organized and held by museums, local societies, national and countryside parks, universities, and heritage organizations across the UK.
Location: Throughout the United Kingdom

Travel with Far Horizons on an archaeological pub crawl through England - http://www.farhorizons.com/trips/europe/archaeologicalpubcrawl/ArchaeologicalPubCrawl.php

 

August

Pacific Arts Association (PAA) Conference
Dates: August 11 – 13, 2010
Website: http://www.pacificarts.org/node/83
Location: Rorotonga, Cook Islands

Travel to Easter Island with Far Horizons - http://www.farhorizons.com/trips/oceania/Easter_Island/TourEasterIsland.php

 

September

Egypt Exploration Society’s
British Egyptology Congress
Dates: September 11, 2010
Website: http://www.ees.ac.uk/events/index/16.html
Contact Email: bec3@ees.ac.uk
Contact Phone: +44 (0)20 7242 1880
Theme: Egyptology
Location: The British Museum, London, England

Travel with Professor Bob Brier to Egypt -

http://www.farhorizons.com/trips/EgyptAfrica/OasesofEgypt/Bob-Brier-tour-to-OasesofEgypt.php

 

Pre-Columbian Society of Washington
Dates: September 25, 2010
Website: http://www.pcswdc.org/
Contact: jcs@ancientamerica.net
Theme: "Under Cover of Darkness: The Meaning of Night in Ancient Mesoamerica"
Location: U.S. Navy Memorial & Naval Heritage Center Downtown Washington, D.C.

Travel with Professor Kent Reilly on Far Horizons' THE OLMECS - http://www.farhorizons.com/trips/Americas/Mexico/WorldoftheAncientOlmecs.php

 

The Seventh Australian Conference of Celtic Studies
Dates: September 29 – October 2, 2010
Website: http://www.arts.usyd.edu.au/celtic_studies/index.php?page=events
Contact:  julie.fraser@sydney.edu.au
Location: Sydney, Australia

The Seventh Australian Conference of Celtic Studies
Dates: September 29 - October 2, 2010
Website: http://www.arts.usyd.edu.au/departs/celticstudies/index.php?page=events
Contact:  Professor Anders Ahlqvist
Theme: Celtic Studies
Location: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Maya at the Playa
Dates: September 30 - October 3
Website: http://mayaattheplaya.com
Theme: The Maya
Location: Palm Coast, Florida

Travel with Far Horizons on Capital Cities of the Ancient Maya - http://www.farhorizons.com/trips/Americas/CapitalCities/CapitalCities.php

 

October

Olmec Symposium at LACMA
Dates: October 22 - 23, 2010
Website: http://www.olmecsymposium.info/
Theme: "Olmec: Colossal Masteworks of Ancient Mexico"
Location: Los Angeles County Museum of Art

Travel with Professor Kent Reilly on Far Horizons' THE OLMECS - http://www.farhorizons.com/trips/Americas/Mexico/WorldoftheAncientOlmecs.php

 

November

Archaeoacoustics: Spaces and Sound in the Ancient World
Dates: November 11, 2010
Website: http://www.ancientmed.org/conference.htm
Contact:  V. Micallef - conference@ancientmed.org
Theme: A multi-disciplinary forum for exploring the importance of sound in the ancient western world,
particularly the role acoustic behavior may have had in the development and design of important
architecture and ritual spaces.
Location: Malta

 

December

 

2011

 

January

Society of Historic Archaeology 2011 Conference on Historical and Underwater Archaeology
Dates: January 5 - 9, 2011
Website: http://www.sha.org/
Location: The Hilton Austin, Austin, Texas

 

February

Tulane University Maya Symposium & Workshop
Dates: February 18-20, 2011
Website: http://mari.tulane.edu/TMS/
Theme: Socio-political complexity in the Maya area during the Middle Preclassic period.
Location: Tulane University and the New Orleans Museum of Art in New Orleans, LA

Travel with Far Horizons to explore the Hidden Maya Cities of the Yucatan

http://www.farhorizons.com/trips/Americas/Yucatan/YucatanHiddenMaya.php

 

April

American Research Center in Egypt
Annual Meeting
Dates: April 1-3, 2011
Website: http://arce.org/events/annualmeeting/future
Theme: Egyptology
Location: Chicago, Illinois

Travel with Professor Bob Brier to Egypt -

http://www.farhorizons.com/trips/EgyptAfrica/MajestyofEgypt/Travel-with-Bob-Brier-on-MajestyofEgypt.php

 

Institutions with ongoing exhibits and conferences

The British Museum: http://www.britishmuseum.org/whats_on/events_calendar.aspx

Princeton University - http://www.princeton.edu/artandarchaeology/events/

World Archaeological Congress - Website: http://www.worldarchaeologicalcongress.org/

AIA lecture series - http://www.archaeological.org/webinfo.php?page=10124&society_code=all

American Research Center in Egypt (ARCE) - http://www.arce.org/events/overview

School of Advanced Sciences lecture series: http://southwestseminars.org/SouthwestSeminars.org/Lectures.html


Washington DC Pre-Columbian Society Lectures: http://www.pcswdc.org/

Institute for Study of the Americas - http://americas.sas.ac.uk/

 

We advise you to check with the institutions for any time or date changes, or cancellations.