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Archaeological Institute of America
Toronto Society

The Toronto Society is one of the oldest of over one hundred local AIA Societies throughout North America.

Local Societies provide a vehicle for people interested in archaeology to meet one another, to learn about new discoveries, and to hear from scholars about their current research.

About Us

Oct 17, 2023

The Lienzo of Tlapiltepec:

Restitution, Repatriation, and the Complexities of Return

Dr. Justin Jennings (Royal Ontario Museum)

6:10 pm EST Archaeology Centre, RM.130

Zoom Link

Next Event

November 28, 2023

Al-Rawda: Animating Histories of a Riverine Island in Cairo 

Prof. Heba Mostafa (Art History, University of Toronto)
6:10 pm EST Archaeology Centre, RM.130

Zoom Link

YEAR END AIA MEMBER’S BANQUET

With Prof. Livingston V. Watrous

April 23, 7:30-10 pm EST FACULTY CLUB

41 Willcock St. Toronto

Upcoming Events

Please check back in late summer for our 2024-2025 Season listings!

March 27, 2024

Toronto Society Hosts:
AIA Archaeology Hour
with Kisha Supernant
(University of Alberta)

Finding the Children:
Using Archaeology to Search for Unmarked Graves at Indian Residential School Sites in Canada.

8 pm ET / 7 pm CT

This is an Online Event

January 30, 2024

It’s all about the Money: the ROMKomma project at the Royal Ontario Museum

Kate Cooper, Assistant Professor, Classics, Historical & Cultural Studies, University of Toronto Scarborough

Greek & Roman Research Associate, ROM

6:10 pm EST Archaeology Centre, RM.130

Zoom Link

April 23, 2024

Gournia: A Tale of Two Cities

Prof. Livingston V. Watrous (Art, University of Buffalo)

6:10 pm EST Archaeology Centre, RM.130

Previous Events 2023-2024 Season

February 27, 2024

The Falerii Novi Project: Excavating a Roman Town

Prof. Seth Bernard (Classics, University of Toronto)

6:10 pm EST Archaeology Centre, RM.130

 
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Join us this evening at 6:00pm EST for the final lecture of the spring season. Dr. Neeraja Poddar will be giving a talk titled “Mapping A South Asian Sacred Journey: The Gosainkund Pilgrimage Painting At Philadelphia Museum Of Art.” Pleas
Reminder to join us this evening at 6pm EST for a virtual lecture titled “Music, Dance, and the Cult of Pan and the Nymphs in the Vari Cave” By Prof Carolyn Laferrière, Dept. of the History of Art, Yale University. Please register in the
Join us today at 6pm EST for a lecture by Prof. Andrew Finegold! Please register at the link in our bio.
Join us on Tuesday, January 26th for the first lecture of the new year by Gayle Gibson titled “One of my Oldest Friends Comes from Cobourg: The Story of Antjau, the Egyptian Mummy in the Royal Ontario Museum” Tuesday January 26, 2021 at
Join us this afternoon at 3pm EST for a special lecture by Professor Paul Cartledge titled “The Spartans: How Different?” Please register at the link in bio!
We’re back (virtually)!! Join us tonight for a Zoom lecture by Dr. Patrick Hunt on Hannibal’s War Elephants! All are welcome. Zoom link: https://zoom.us/j/91573040511
We have a treat for you! Join us tomorrow at the Royal Ontario Museum for a special guest lecture by Dr. Jodi Magness titled “More than Just Mosaics: The Ancient Synagogue at Huqoq.” The lecture starts at 6pm and doors open at 5:30pm. All
We’ve been on a little hiatus while we revamped our look, but we’re back with some exciting announcements. Check out our new website aiatoronto.ca to stay up to date with our upcoming events! We hope you like it 🤩
Join us tonight for the final lecture of the 2018/19 season! #torontoaia #aia #lecture #archaeology #anthropology #uoft #ancientgreece #toronto #torontoevents #kottabos #greeksymposium
Join us tomorrow evening at 6pm for the second lecture of this year by Dr. Jordan Karsten if the University of Wisconsin. His talk is titled “Bones and Borscht: How Neolithic Human Remains from Ukraine are Enabling the Reconstruction of Europea