September 8, 2004 – “In Search of the Ancient Olympics” by Dr. Donald Kyle (University of Texas)
September 24, 2004 — “Petra and Some Unique Cultural Aspects of the Nabateans” by Prof. Nabil Khairy (University of Jordan)
October 20, 2004 – “Sacred Symbols and Martyrs at Tell Tuneinir, Syria” by Dr. Michael Fuller (St. Louis Community College)
November 3, 2004 – “Who were these people?: Some Biased Thoughts on the Peopling of the New World” by Dr. J.M. Adovasio (Mercyhurst University)
December 8, 2004 – “An Ancient Quarry and the World’s First Geologic Map from 1150 BC: Wadi Hammamat in Egypt’s Eastern Desert” by Dr. James Harrell (University of Toledo)
February 16, 2005 — “Sex Sells, But Who’s Buying? Erotic Imagery on Attic Vases” by Prof. Kathleen Lynch (University of Cincinnati)
March 9, 2005 — “Khirbet Iskander (Jordan): A City in Collapse at the End of the Early Bronze Age” by Prof. Suzanne Richard (Gannon University)
April 6, 2005 — “The Origins of the Minoan Palaces” by Prof. Sturt Manning (University of Toronto)*
May 11, 2005 — “Soldiers, Scholars, Craftsmen, Elites? The Human Remains from Qumran” by Dr. Susan Guise Sheridan (University of Notre Dame)