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Munro Lectures

The Munro Lectures are delivered by distinguished international scholars in the fields of archaeology and anthropology.

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Series 2012-2013

Details of the 2012-2013 series of Munro Lectures at the University of Edinburgh:

Professor Birgit Meyer: 'Mediation and the Genesis of Presence: Towards a Material Approach of Religion'Thursday 25 October 2012, 5.15pm - 6.15pmMeadows Lecture Theatre, Teviot Place, Edinburgh EH8 9AG
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Dr Hassan Fazeli: 'From the Neolithic to the Bronze Age: Recent Archaeological Investigations in the Central Plateau of Iran'Thursday 7 March 2013, 5.15pm - 6.15pmMeadows Lecture Theatre, Teviot Place, Edinburgh EH8 9AG
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Professor Jane Guyer: “The Quickening of the Unknown”: Epistemologies of Surprise in AnthropologyThursday 9 May 2013, 5.15pm - 6.15pmMeadows Lecture Theatre, Teviot Place, Edinburgh EH8 9AG
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Munro Lectureship nominations

Only staff within the two fields of Archaeology and Anthropology at the University of Edinburgh may nominate scholars to deliver a Munro lecture.

Planning a Munro Lecture

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