SWTAS 2025-2026 Lecture Series! All lectures are free and open to the general public.  The lecture series is made possible by the Archaeological Institute of America, the Southwest Texas Archaeological Society, and the Department of Classical Studies at Trinity University. Below are upcoming Events!
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Upcoming Lectures:

Justinian’s Tree: Underwater Environmental Histories in Byzantine Harbors

Dr. Brita Lorentzen (AIA Taggart Lecturer)

In this lecture, I discuss the evolution and environmental history of the harbor at Lechaion in ancient Corinth revealed from the recent Lechaion Harbour Project excavations by the Danish Institute at Athens and Greek Department of Underwater Antiquities. I concentrate on environmental data encoded in wooden harbor works from Lechaion and show how we can use this information to reconstruct the harbor’s development during the 5th-6th centuries AD, uncover the network of natural resources used to create Corinth’s artificial harbor works, and better understand the impact that centers of maritime trade had on coastal, marine, and forest ecosystems in the Byzantine Empire.”