Archaeology seminars organised by postgraduate students provide an opportunity for discussion of current research developments on a range of archaeological themes from diverse chronological and geographical areas. All welcome.Unless otherwise specified, seminars will take place on Thursdays, at 5pm, in Teviot Lecture Theatre, School of History, Classics and Archaeology.Sessions will normally be followed by an informal gathering in a local pub.Seminar 2, Spring 2014 DateTopicSpeaker16 JanUrbanization, Trade and Growing Social Complexity on the Lebanese Coast in the Bronze Age: New Results from Tell Fadous-KfarabidaHermann Genz (American University of Beirut)23 JanRoman marble ash monuments and grave altars: typology, provenance and contextFiona Mowat (University of Edinburgh)30 JanReconstructing Mesolithic Burials: examining the changes of mortuary practices in EuropeAnna Evatt (University of Edinburgh)13 FebFragmenting bodies, constructing traditions: a study on Dutch cremation burialsSimone Lemmers (University of Durham)27 FebCyclades in the Roman Empire: Trade, Tourism & ExileRebecca Sweetman (University of St.Andrews)6 MarFerrous Archaeometallurgy in Iron Age Britain and the Near ContinentScott Stetkiewicz (University of Edinburgh)13 MarRoman roads between the WallsGraeme Erskine (University of Edinburgh)27 MarNothing to do with Odysseus: the archaeology of the central ionian islandsCathy Morgan (British School of Athens) Semester 1, Autumn 2013DateTopicSpeakerNotes26 SeptWood, clay and stone: defining the architecture of domestic structures in Etruria, 800-500 BCPaul Miller (University of Edinburgh) 3 OctElite burials in Roman period GeorgiaManana Odisheli (Centre for Archaeological Studies of the Georgian Academy of Sciences, Tbilisi) 10 OctChurch building in Eastern Illyricum and the celebration of the Liturgy (Fourth-Eighth Centuries)Ioannis Varalis (University of Volos) Friday 18 OctLater prehistoric forts of western ScotlandSimon Wood (University of Edinburgh)Seminar Room 1/2, Chrystal Macmillan BuildingFriday 25 OctOf pots and men: Ceramics and social identity in the 3rd Millennium of Northern ScotlandOwain Mason (University of Edinburgh)Seminar Room 1/2, Chrystal Macmillan Building7 NovThe exhibition that never came: Syria at the Royal Academy 2013Warwick Ball 14 NovEarly Christian funerary practiceGabriela Ingle (University of Edinburgh) 21 NovPaperless ArchaeologyLuke Aspland OrganisersFor questions/info please contact this year’s organisers: Annamaria Diana Contact details Email: A.Diana@sms.ed.ac.uk Emanuele Intagliata PhD Candidate in Archaeology Contact details Email: E.E.Intagliata@sms.ed.ac.uk This article was published on 2024-08-01
