University of Sydney Near Eastern Archaeological Research Showcase

In support of National Archaeology Week, the Near Eastern Archaeology Foundation presents a showcase of current University of Sydney Near Eastern archaeological fieldwork and research projects. Projects explored will include the prehistoric landscape of Arabia, the Hellenistic / Roman theatre at Paphos on Cyprus, the site of Zagora on the Cycladic island of Andros, ancient Pella in the foothills of the Jordan Valley, the Late Antique Little Ice Age from an African perspective, and the expansive Iron Age site of Kerkenes.

This event will be held in person and inline via Zoom. Please visit and register at the NEAF website: https://pay.sydney.edu.au/NEAF The cost for in-person attendance includes morning tea.

Speakers:

• Jane McMahon - New approaches to old questions: Investigating the prehistory of northwest Arabia

• Joseph Lehner - The Kerkenes Project 2023

• Pru Sheaves - Iron Age Influencers: Sea Peoples in the Jordan Valley?

• Lesley Beaumont, Paul Donnelly, Stavros Paspalas -The Zagora Archaeological Project, Andros, Greece

• Ioana Dumitru - Climate, Environment and Social Dynamics on the Swahili Coast of East Africa (6th – 19th c, CE)

• Craig Barker - 23 Centuries of Cypriot Archaeology; Three Decades of Australian Archaeologists: An Overview of Recent Results by the Paphos Theatre Archaeological Project

• Stephen Bourke - Pella in Jordan: Exploring Village, Town and City across 8000 Years

When: 10am – 2.30pm Saturday 18 May 2024

Where: Vere Gordon Childe Centre, Madsen Building, University of Sydney NSW; and Online

Cost (in person): $80 (member), $100 (non-member), free (student)

Cost (online): $60 (member), $80 (non-member), free (student)

Registration: https://pay.sydney.edu.au/NEAF

For more information: Download the flyer