Archaeology seminars 2019/20 *INCLUDE*
The Archaeology research seminars take place weekly, usually on Thursdays at 18.00, and are open to all.
Seminar description
The Archaeology seminars provide an opportunity for discussion of current research developments on a range of archaeological themes from diverse chronological and geographical areas.
The talks are open to all. Sessions are followed by a reception in the McMillan Room, William Robertson Wing.
Time and location
Unless otherwise stated, the seminars begin at 18.00 on Thursdays in the Meadows Lecture Theatre, Doorway 4, William Robertson Wing, Teviot Place.
Event schedule
| Date | Speaker | Topic |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday 24 Jan |
Hugo Anderson-Whymark (National Museum of Scotland) |
'Conversations with magic stones' |
| Thursday 31 Jan |
Lindsey Buster (Edinburgh) |
'Underworld encounters: A mortuary landscape on the Moray Firth, NE Scotland’ |
| Thursday7 Feb |
Anna Kjellström (Stockholm) |
'The postmortem treatment of human and animal remains at the Mesolithic site Kanaljorden, Sweden ' |
| Thursday 14 Feb |
Barbara Horejs (Austrian Academy of Sciences) |
'Trajectories of the Neolithic between Anatolia, Aegean and the Balkans: New data from cross-border fieldworks' |
| Thursday 28 Feb |
Margaret Maitland and Dan Potter |
‘Redisplaying Ancient Egypt at the National Museum of Scotland’ |
| Thursday 7 Mar |
Sera Yelozer (Istanbul) |
'Detecting individual and collective identities – gender, age, crafts, and the intersectionality of identities at Aşıklı Höyük' |
| Thursday 14 Mar |
Yağmur Heffron (UCL) |
'An Embarrassment of Riches: Correlating Burial Wealth with Historical Narratives of Impoverishment in Ancient Kanesh' |
| Thursday 21 Mar |
Enrico Crema (Cambridge) |
'New and old problems in archaeological demography: the case of summed-probability distribution of 14th-century dates' |
| Thursday 28 Mar |
Rhys Williams (York) |
‘Visualising Vindolanda: A 3D and chemical investigation of preservation’ |
Further information
If you have any questions or would like further information, please contact the organisers.
Other Archaeology seminars
You may also be interested in the regular seminars organised by our student Archaeology Society.
ArchSoc seminar series
Find out what else is on
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.