University of Mississippi Archaeology Showcase

Presentations about current research by UM archaeology professors and students. 4:30 WELCOME 4:35-4:45 “NEW CLOTHES FOR A HERO: HERAKLES AND GREEK IDENTITY AT ANCIENT OLYMPIA” Dr. Aileen Ajootian Professor of Classics and Art, Department of Classics 4:50-5:00 “WALKING THROUGH THE PAST: AN ARCHAEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATION OF 6000 YEARS OF PREHISTORY IN THE HEART OF BAVARIA, GERMANY” Dr. Matthew Murray Associate Professor of Anthropology, Department of Sociology and Anthropology 5:05-5:15 LINE DRAWINGS AND THE STUDY OF CAMPANIAN GRAFFITI Dr. Jacqueline DiBiasie-Sammons Assistant Professor, Department of Classics 5:20– 5:30 CERAMIC ANALYSES FROM 2019 EXCAVATIONS AT THE ELY MOUND, LEE COUNTY, VIRGINIA Shannon Wooten Graduate Student, Department of Sociology and Anthropology 5:35 – 5:45 “THE MATERIALITY AND SENSORY EFFECTS OF SCANDINAVIAN GOLD JEWELRY Dr. Nancy Wicker Professor of Art History, Chair, The Department of Art and Art History 5:50 – 6:00 FROM COLLECTING TO CURATING: ORGANIZING A CENTURY OF LEGACY COLLECTIONS Dr. Tony Boudreaux and Dr. Maureen Meyers Associate Professors of Anthropology, Department of Sociology and Anthropology CLOSING REMARKShttps://egrove.olemiss.edu/classics_lectures/1008/thumbnail.jp

Archaeology Showcase (2024)

Professor Jesse Tune, UM Department of Sociology and Anthropology Moving to the Edge of the World: Ireland\u27s First Peoples Professor Jacqueline Frost DiBiasie-Sammons, UM Department of Classics Mapping Media: A bird\u27s eye view of charcoal, chalk and ochre graffiti in Pompeii UM Classics majors Mr. Joseph Cruz, Ms. Karina Glenn, Mr. Greg Palculict, Ms. Maggie Wallace To Rome and Back Professor Aileen Ajootian, UM Department of Classics Young Herakleshttps://egrove.olemiss.edu/classics_lectures/1033/thumbnail.jp

A Walk Around Ancient Pompeii

Dr. Jacqueline DiBiasie-Sammons has been interested in Pompeii and Mt. Vesuvius since childhood, when she first discovered her birth date and the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in 79 AD were on the same day. That volcanic event helped preserve the artifacts on which her scholarly career focuses: ancient Roman graffiti. Now she gets to spend nearly every summer walking the streets of the ancient Roman city looking for scribblings of Pompeians who lived nearly 2,000 years ago. Dr. Dibiase-Sammons is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Classics at the University of Mississippi and was the 2021 recipient of the Dr. Mike L. Edmonds New Scholar Award in Humanities. Her current research investigates the aesthetics of ancient graffiti and graffiti made using charcoal. Jackie has also pioneered the application of several digital technologies to record and visualize ancient Roman graffiti. For the past several years she has included students in this research as part of the Ancient Graffiti Project, for which she served as Field Director

University of Mississippi Archaeology Showcase

Presentations about current research by UM archaeology professors and students. 6:00 p.m. Dr. Matthew Murray Fragmented, wrapped and infected: new perspectives on death in Iron Age Central Europe 6:10 p.m. Dr. Nancy Wicker Vikings in Iberia? Investigation of a Viking-style deer antler container in Léon, Spain 6:20 p.m. Dr. Jacqueline DiBiasie-Sammons Photographing ancient graffiti: dStretch and Neutral Density Filters Break 6:40 p.m. Arianna Kitchens, Madeline McCracken Inscriptions Lost in Time 6:50 p.m. Hannah Zechman Archaeological Investigations at Friendship Cemetery, Columbus, Mississippi 7:00 p.m. Dr. Aileen Ajootian Actium at Ancient Corinth: a Victory Monument for Octavian?https://egrove.olemiss.edu/classics_lectures/1007/thumbnail.jp