“Talking to the Troops about the Archaeology of Iraq and Afghanistan” will be presented by C. Brian Rose, James B. Pritchard Professor of Archaeology at the University of Pennsylvania, on Wednesday, March 17 at 4:15 in Science Center 199. Shortly after the looting of the Iraq Museum in Baghdad, the Archaeological Institute of America launched a new program wherein lectures on the cultural heritage of Iraq and Afghanistan are provided at US military bases to soldiers who are about to be deployed to those countries. Professor Rose will provide an overview of the history of the program during the last four years, highlighting the archaeological and diplomatic issues that arose in the course of the planning. A reception will follow.