Public Lecture Event

The Gold Throne of Tutankhamun

The “Gold Throne” (Carter object no. 91; Cairo JE 62028) is one of the best-known objects from the tomb of Tutankhamun (KV62). It is also one of the more intriguing, since its backrest scene shows clear evidence of having been altered in antiquity. What were the nature and extent of these changes? And what light do they shed on the complexities of the later Amarna Period?

Tour of “Marking Time to a Changing Climate” Art Exhibit

An art exhibition, Marking Time to a Changing Climate, is currently on display in the Bryant Bannister Tree-Ring Building; meet in the lobby for a guided tour of the art.

Note that the artists will describe their work after the tour in the Multipurpose Room (110) at noon.

Parris Humphrey PhD Defense

The public portion of the PhD Defense Talk is from 10AM-11AM.  

Ewan Crosbie PhD. Public Presentation

Atmospheric aerosols and trace gases are a highly relevant component of the
climate system affecting atmospheric radiative transfer and the hydrologic
cycle.  In arid and semi-arid regions, where cloud cover is often low and
precipitation is generally scarce and sporadic, the driving processes accounting
for the production, loss and transport of atmospheric constituents are often
distinctly different from other climates.   In arid regions, the same
circulation dynamics that suppress cloud formation can be responsible for

Egypt and the Ancient Near East in the late third millennium BC: C14, Chronology, and Climate Change

Lecture begins at 5:30 pm.

Docent Information and Training Session!

Please join us to learn more about the Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research Outreach Docent Program. We welcome anyone interested in docenting as well as our current docents to join us for a special lecture at 10am followed by a docent information and training session at 11am. Come and learn about the lab, talk to our Outreach Team and enjoy light refreshments too! For more information please visit our outreach section and contact Director of Outreach Pamela Pelletier at pamela@email.arizona.edu 520.621.0984!

Special Lecture by Dr. Irina Panyushkina: Dendroarchaeology of Central Asia: Tree-rings, Climate, and Civilizations.

Dr. Steve Leavitt will give a special lecture that will be followed by a docent training session. 

Docent Information and Training Session!

Please join us to learn more about the Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research Outreach Docent Program. We welcome anyone interested in docenting as well as our current docents to join us for a special lecture at 10am followed by a docent information and training session at 11am. Come and learn about the lab, talk to our Outreach Team and enjoy light refreshments too! For more information please visit our outreach section and contact Director of Outreach Pamela Pelletier at pamela@email.arizona.edu 520.621.0984!

Special Lecture by Dr. Steve Leavitt: 25 Years of Isotope Research at the Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research

Dr. Steve Leavitt will give a special lecture that will be followed by a docent training session. This lecture is open to the public and everyone is welcome to attend. Light refreshments will be served. For more information about this special lecture series or our LTRR Docent program please contact Pamela Pelletier at pamela@email.arizona.edu or 520.621.0984.

Docent Training

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