La Sierra University’s 17th annual Archaeology Discovery Weekend, featuring lectures, cultural exhibits and family activities, will be held Nov. 15-16 on the university’s campus in Riverside.

Theme of this year’s event is “Alexander the Great and How He Changed the World.” Admission is free with registration.

The weekend’s lectures, on Nov. 15 and 16, will cover how Alexander the Great reshaped the ancient world, from politics, geography and natural history to art, culture and everyday life.

There will be a variety of activities Nov. 16, including a kids’ dig from 2 to 4 p.m. Interactive lab activities inside the Lawrence T. Geraty and Douglas R. Clark Center for Near Eastern Archaeology, running from 4 to 6 p.m., will include name-writing in Greek, pottery puzzles, 3D scanning, mosaic

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