GREENWICH, CONN. — The Archaeological Associates of Greenwich announces a new series of lectures for the winter-spring of 2005. The programs, featuring noted experts on a variety of archaeological topics, will be held in the Bantle Lecture Hall of the Bruce Museum, 1 Museum Drive. Programs are free to AAG and Bruce Museum members and $8 to the public at the door.

On Thursday, February 17, at 8 pm, the subject will be “Saving Angkor — A Race Against Time.” John H. Stubbs, vice president for field programs for the World Monuments Fund and associate professor in the graduate school of architecture planning and preservation at Columbia, will discuss the spectacular ruins at Angkor Wat.

Thursday, March 17, at 8 pm, will present “The Forensic Archaeology of the Rich and Famous,” in which Dr Nicholas F. Bellantoni, Connecticut State archaeologist, will discuss case studies from his excavations of Connecticut’s historic burials.

On Thursday, April 21 at 8 pm, “The Legacy of Looting” will be presented by Rich Turnbull, professor the Fashion Institute of Technology. His slide lecture will consider how, in archaeological terms, one culture plunders another, using examples from the Elgin Marbles to the recent looting of the Baghdad Museum.

On Thursday, May 26, at 8 pm, “Baths, Brothels and Latrines: New Light on Dark Pompeian Places” will be examined by Ann Olga Koloski-Ostrow, associate professor and chair of the department of Classical Studies at Brandeis University.

Archaeological Associates of Greenwich is at 33 Byram Drive. For information, 203-661-4653 or email aagnancyb @aol.com.