AIA Stanford Book Club: "Wood Quay: The Clash over Dublin's Viking Past"
by Thomas Farel Hefferman
While investigating and salvage-excavating the site for a new municipal office complex in the early 1960's, Dublin archaeologists made one of the most important and exciting discoveries in Ireland’s history. Buried beneath the present-day city of Dublin was the original Viking settlement from the ninth or tenth century, in an extraordinary state of preservation: houses, undecayed wood, domestic furniture, jewelry, toys, tools, works of art, coins, plots, paths, a veritable map of the medieval town Realizing the significance of the find, the people of Dublin took charge and kept the builders at bay for eight years.
Friday, March 15, 2024 at 7:00pm
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Patagonian Archaeology
Professor Emeritus James Kus
A general lecture weaving together some sites, ethnology, and even Charles Darwin and the voyages of the HMS Beagle.
Friday, April 19, 2024 at 7:00pm
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Raubitschek Memorial Lecture
Professor Andrew Bauer
Interim Director, Stanford Archaeology Center
Friday, May 10 or 17, 2024 TBD