The ArchSoc Archaeology seminars provide an opportunity for discussion of current research developments on a range of archaeological themes from diverse chronological and geographical areas. The seminars are open to all. Seminar description You are cordially invited to our Archaeological Seminar Series of 2024/25, in collaboration with our Archaeology Society. Seminars will take place in person every Thursday from 4:15pm, in the Meadows Lecture Theatre, School of History, Classics and Archaeology, Doorway 4, Old Medical School, Teviot Place, EH8 9AG unless stated otherwise below. Semester 2 2024/25Thu 16 Jan Moritz Kinzel (German Archaeological Institute, Istanbul Department)‘In search of stability - Insights into the Neolithic architecture at Göbekli Tepe, Türkiye’Thu 23 Jan Matthew Haysom (Newcastle University)‘Gender in Minoan Crete’Thu 3o Jan Antonio Rodríguez IPHES, Tarragona, Spain‘Atapuerca archaeological sites (Burgos, Spain)’Thu 6 Feb Ed Hollis (University of Edinburgh)‘Domestic archaeologies: Unfinishing Raj-era bungalow biographies in an industrial town in Bengal’Thu 13 Feb William Carruthers (University of Essex)‘Flooded pasts: UNESCO, Nubia, and the recolonization of archaeology’Thu 27 Feb – ArchSoc SeminarClaudia Glatz (University of Glasgow)‘States of mind: rethinking the story of the early state in light of recent excavations at Shakhi Kora and survey in the Sirwan/Upper Diyala region, Iraq’Thu 6 Mar – Joint seminar with the Heritage Research GroupPaul Nugent (University of Edinburgh)‘Cultural heritage, wine and climate change: thinking through South Africa and Sardinia’Thu 13 Mar – Joint seminar with the Heritage Research GroupJill Burke (University of Edinburgh)‘Renaissance goo: Historic recipes as multidisciplinary trading zones’Thu 20 Mar Jacqui Mulville (University of Cardiff)TBCThu 27 Mar – ArchSoc SeminarDiane Bolger (University of Edinburgh)‘Gender, fragmentation and social transformation in prehistoric Cyprus’Thu 3 Apr Marianne Hem Eriksen (University of Leicester)‘Body-politics: Untold stories of broken bodies from Iron and Viking-age Scandinavia’Semester 1 2024/2519 SepTrevor Watkins (University of Edinburgh) The Triple A: Aggregation, acceleration and the anthropocene 26 SepAnais Lamesa (University of Edinburgh) From Cappadocia (Türkiye) to Tigray (Ethiopia). ‘A scientific research journey in rocky landscapes’ 3 OctAlex Hale (Historic Environment Scotland)‘Participatory walkshop on the INCAScot work’. Joint seminar with the Heritage Research Group 10 OctMiguel Ángel Moreno (University of Edinburgh) ‘Death, violence and disease in the high mountains: A bronze age collective burial case study from eastern Pyrenees’ 17 OctTrish Biers (Cambridge University) ‘Body parts and shopping carts: Investigating the trade of human remains from past to present’ 24 OctRob Dinnis (University of Wales Trinity St David /Pembroke Castle) ‘Wogan Cavern: Initial results of the 2021-24 excavations’. Joint seminar with Arch Soc 31 OctClara Schaller (Munich) and Louis Nebelsick (Warsaw)Women in Situla Art between elite representation and erotic agency 7 NovTania Gonzales Cantera (University of Barcelona) Haley Schwartz (University of Barcelona) ‘Materialities and memories of the Spanish Civil War: A digital humanities based approach to the narratives of Bilbao’s iron belt’‘What once was: A text analysis framework to examine the multitemporality of archaeological heritage landscape discourse and the produced past". Joint seminar with the Heritage Research Group 13 NovJon Henderson (University of Edinburgh) Inaugural lecture: ‘Oceans without history? 5.15pm, Playfair Library, Old College, followed by a reception.Please email Elaine Philip (Elaine.Philip@ed.ac.uk) with the number of spaces required.21 NovMunro Lecture Þóra Petursdottir, University of Oslo. TBC 28 NovSamuel Nion Alvarez (Spanish National Research Council) ‘Punic traders, unknown writings and eventful abandonments: New research on the NW Iberian Iron Age’ Further Information If you have any questions or would like further information, please contact the coordinators Dr Arturo Rey da Silva or Dr Chiara Bonacchi. You can also follow Edinburgh Archaeology and ArchSoc on Twitter. and InstagramTwitter - @EdinArch Instagram - @edinarchTwitter - @archSoc Instagram - @ArchSoc Other seminars within the School The School of History, Classics and Archaeology offers an exciting programme of seminars across many subjects areas. Visit the research seminars website to find out what else is happening. Research seminars This article was published on 2024-08-01
