The Centre for Hellenic Studies at King's College London and the Society for Libyan Studies present a workshop, open to all, as an opportunity to record and celebrate the historical and cultural importance of Libya.
The surge of recent events in Libya may have left people with a sense of a country which is nothing but a battlefield - rather than the home of five World Heritage sites, reflecting an exceptionally long and diverse cultural heritage. The transformations which are now taking place in Libyan society should include a transformation in examining and protecting the cultural monuments. We aim to present this rich tradition to a wider audience, and explain its importance for our understanding of several phases of human history - to make clear why Libya Matters to us all.
Kevin White: The Physical Geography of Libya
Marta Lahr: A sand bridge across Africa - prehistory of the Libyan Sahara
Graeme Barker: Deep prehistory in the Haua Fteah cave, Cyrenaica
Tertia Barnett: The engraved landscape: rock carvings of the Wadi al-Hayat, Fazzan
Robert Morkot: The Libu and the Meshwesh: Egypt's view of "Libyans"
Susan Walker: Apollo's children: Cyrene's story in sculpture
Andrew Wilson: The focus of trade: Lepcis and Sabratha
Philip Kenrick: On the desert margin: rural settlement in Tripolitania and Cyrenaica
Paul Bennett: Layers of Culture: Euhesperides/Berenike
16.00-17.30 Continuities and changes
David Mattingly: The Garamantes and other Desert Cultures
Isabella Sjöström: After Rome: the archaeology of Islamic Libya
Saul Kelly: Wars in the Desert: Libya in the two world wars
Hafed Walda: The current situation
Round-table discussion: The Future for Libya's Past
(to include tea, coffee and a sandwich lunch): £25.00.
Discount price for members of the Society of Libyan Studies and for alumni of King's College London: £15.00.
Download and print the booking form and send it by post with your cheque, as indicated,
or
Visit http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/chs/events/specialevents/Libya.aspx and book online. This facility will be available at the beginning of January and the latest date for bookings to be accepted will be 15 February.
Please note that access to King's College on a Saturday is controlled, and for this reason pre-booking is essential. There is disable access from the Strand.
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Click here for a programme of seminars, including a lecture by Dr Clare Pickersgill (Curator, University of Nottingham Museum) on Roman pottery from Sparta.
See also a call for papers and poster for the 3rd International Conference on "The sacred landscape of the Peloponnese, Greece, from prehistory to post-Byzantine times".
Saturday 12th May, 2012, 9.30-5.30
Chertsey Hall, Chertsey, Surrey
The Roman Studies Group of Surrey Archaeology Society's major biennial Conference in 2012 will focus on 'The Development of Industry in Southern Roman Britain'. Themes will be the development of the Wealden Iron Industry, Metal Working, Glass Making, the Leather Industry and the Pottery and Tile Industries.Speakers will include Justine Bayley, Ian Betts, Jeremy Hodgkinson, Jackie Keilly and Margaret Broomfield, Louise Rayner and John Shepherd.
Cost: £15 to include coffee/teas.
A two course hot lunch available on the day for approx. £8
Further Information: Full details, booking arrangements and travel directions will be available under "Events" on the Society's website early in January:
The Association Etruria Nova, in collaboration with Superintendence of Cultural Heritage in Campania is organising a field work in Southern Italy, in Magna Grecia. The purpose of this initiative is the promotion of archaeological research in Campania, area rich in archaeologically significant sites.
For further details, please see the poster and information.
Details regarding the XXII International Limes Congress in Ruse, Bulgaria, in September 2012 are now available at:
Call for papers for the XIIIth International Colloquium on Roman Provincial Art 2013 - details to be found on the dedicated website http://csircolloquium13.arheomedia.ro/
See also ARHEOMEDIA-project dedicated to the study of ancient stone monuments bearing depiction from the territory of today's Romania and their iconography - details on the bilingual website www.arheomedia.ro
