Topics in Ancient Near Eastern Studies and Egyptology

The following seminars will be presented in Michaelmas Term. Some seminars will be held in person, with an online option for those unable to attend. Others will be held exclusively online. Please note the seminar locations (where applicable) and Microsoft Teams links below. Please also note the changing times. The seminars are open to anyone in the University.

Attendance at the in-person seminars is limited due to room capacity. Please RSVP to talah.anderson@wolfson.ox.ac.uk and helen.neale@hertford.ox.ac.uk **only** if you plan on attending these seminars in person, noting which. In-person attendance is subject to change in line with government and university guidelines. If in-person attendance is unable to go ahead, all seminars will move to an exclusively online format.

 

Tuesday 2 November (4th week), 2:30 pm
Shiyanthi Thavapalan, University of Tübingen
A Sensory Approach to Scientific Knowledge in Ancient Mesopotamia
Online only
Link: <click here>

 

Tuesday 9 November (5th week), 2:30 pm
David Kertai, Rijksmuseum van Oudheden
The Iconography of Assyrian Religion
Location: Lecture Theatre 1, Oriental Institute
Link: <click here>

 

Tuesday 16 November (6th week), 2:30 pm
Daniela Rosenow and Richard Parkinson, University of Oxford
The Anniversary of Tutankhamun: Excavating the Archive
Online only
Link: <click here>

 

Tuesday 23 November (7th week), 2:30 pm
Paul Collins, Ashmolean Museum
Displaying the Ancient Middle East: Challenges and Opportunities
Location: Lecture Theatre 1, Oriental Institute
Link: <click here>

 

Tuesday 30 November (8th week), 2:30 pm
Stephanie Boonstra, Egypt Exploration Society
The City of the Sharp-Nosed Fish – The Work of the EES Graeco-Roman Branch
Location: Lecture Theatre 1, Oriental Institute
Link: <click here>