Archaeological Institute of America

  • Making Greek Pottery

    … no, not poetry, like I originally typed.  Interesting project at the University of Arizona: On a sunny morning on the University of Arizona campus, art student Steve Carcello, dressed in a clay-spattered T-shirt and sunglasses, steps up to what might look to the casual passerby like a round wooden table. In moments, the “tabletop”…

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  • Greek Kiln Firing

    I don’t think we’ve mentioned this in the past … from the Tucson Sentinel: Flames will fill an 8-foot-tall ancient Greek kiln replica when students, teachers and community members attend the all-day 10th Greek Kiln Firing on Friday. The event began in 2004 when the Archaeological Institute of America (AIA) awarded the AIA Society of…

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