Archaeological Institute of America - The St. Louis Society
Founded in 1906 - 104 years old and going strong!

The St. Louis Society holds free monthly lectures that are open to the public. These lectures are given by professional archaeologists who are experts in their fields and cover a wide range of topics from new excavation data to analysis of sculpture and painting. Our Membership includes professional, student, and avocational archaeologists with fieldwork expertise in Asia, Africa, Europe, North American, MesoAmerica, and South America. There is no better place in St. Louis to come and talk about archaeology. We are always glad to speak with middle school and high school students interested in a career in archaeology. We proudly remember our local history and especially the Mylonas years. All lectures are free and open to the public. The lectures are color powerpoint presentations and are followed by a reception to meet the speaker. Our past lectures cover a wide variety of topics including Old World and New World archaeological discoveries.

2009 - 2010 Lecture Schedule - Funded by the Arthur and Helen Baer Foundation

**The upcoming lecture dates have not yet been finalized. The first program will be in September of 2009. Here is a tentative list of speakers and topics. The final list will be published at this website in August.***

17 September 2009 - Thursday. 7:00 PM
" Uncovering Ancient St. Louis." Premier of a documentary video by Mark Leach, Christian Cudnick, director, and Richard Henrick. It is free and open to the public. Local archaeologists who participated in the program
include Joe Harl, John Kelly, Carol Diaz-Granados, Michael Fuller, etc. Video will be shown at the Missouri History Museum, 5700 Lindell Blvd at DeBaliveiere, Forest Park. Parking lots located to the right and left of South entrance.

13 October 2009 - Tuesday. 7:30 PM
Taming the Wild Steed: Origins of Horse Domestication. by Dr. Sandra Olsen, Carnegie Museum of Natural History, Pittsburgh..
lecture given at the Missouri History Museum, 5700 Lindell Blvd at DeBaliveiere, Forest Park. Parking lots located to the right and left of South entrance.

10 November 2009 - Tuesday. 7:30 PM
Cave Archaeology in the Maya Region. by Professor Jaime Awe (Belize).
lecture given at the Missouri History Museum, 5700 Lindell Blvd at DeBaliveiere, Forest Park. Parking lots located to the right and left of South entrance.

16 December 2009 - Wednesday.. 7:30 PM
Jerusalem in the beginning of the Medieval Period. by Professor Dan Bahat, former district archaeologist for the City of Jerusalem. St. Thomas College, Toronto.
lecture given at the Missouri History Museum, 5700 Lindell Blvd at DeBaliveiere, Forest Park. Parking lots located to the right and left of South entrance.

31 January 2010 - Sunday. 3:00 PM -- The 22nd George E. Mylonas Memorial Lecture
Altar of Zeus at Mt. Lykaion in Greece. by Professor David Gilman Romano from the University of Pennsylvania.
lecture given at Brown Hall auditorium at Washington University. Brown Hall Auditorium, Washington University. Brown Hall is located on Chapin Drive (north off Forsyth Blvd., 1 block West of Skinker).


9 February 2010- Tuesday. 7:30 PM
"From Phrygian Capital to Roman Fort: Recent Excavations at Gordion." (Turkey). by Professor Andrew L. Goldman, Gonzaga University.
lecture given in the MacDermott Grand Hall at the Missouri History Museum, 5700 Lindell Blvd at DeBaliveiere, Forest Park. Parking lots located to the right and left of South entrance.

9 March 2010 - Tuesday. 7:30 PM
"Early Human Populations in the New World: A Biased Perspective." by Professor James M. Adovasio, Mercyhurst College. Lecture given at the Missouri History Museum, 5700 Lindell Blvd at DeBaliveiere, Forest Park.

13 April 2010 - Tuesday. 7:30 PM
"From the Valley of the Kings to Philae: Ancient and Modern Pilgrimages." (Egypt). by Professor Eugene Cruz-Uribe, Northern Arizona University
lecture given at the Missouri History Museum, 5700 Lindell Blvd at DeBaliveiere, Forest Park. Parking lots located to the right and left of South entrance.

5 May 2010 - Wednesday
Prof Martha Sharp Joukowsky, Professor Emerita, Brown University, "Great Temple Excavations at Petra." (Jordan) To be announced.

***All lectures and programs are free and open to the public. Reception are held following the lecture to meet the speaker**



Four important excavation projects are currently directed by members of the St. Louis Society:

aetosPiso Aetos on Ithaka, Greece by Prof. Symeonoglou

Republic of Macedonia by Profs. Michael and Neathery Fuller

Abila of the Decapolis in Jordan by Prof. David Chapman

IIklania Archaeological Project by Prof. Michael Cosmopoulos

Four important 1906 - 1907 projects conducted by Gerard Fowke and sponsored by the St. Louis Society:

Painted Rock in Osage County, Missouri

Dawson Mounds in Boone County, Missouri

Easley Mounds in Boone County, Missouri

Utz village site in Saline County, Missouri

St. Louis Society Officers:
Linda Bickel, President
Randy Wimmer, Vice President and Secretary
C. D. Joerger, Treasurer
Sharon Klein, Assistant Treasurer

Board of Directors:
Terms expiring 2010: Prof. John Kelly, Lawrence D. Perlmutter, Amanda Slavin
Terms expiring 2011: Carolyn Davis, Professor Michael Fuller, Sharon Klein
Terms expiring 2012: Judy Brillian, Gerald Cohn, Jerry Glick



Nominating Committee: Judy Feinberg Brilliant and Prof. Neathery Batsell Fuller

The St. Louis Society of the AIA Office telephone number is (314) 432-3900

Neathery and Michael Fuller
Web Designers and Archaeologists.
Updated 31 January 2010


Linda and Mike Bickel trying to catch a 12th century smurf at Castle Gaillard in France. It got away.