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Seminars of Archaeobotany 2022-2023 (May 12/16/19, 2023)
This year a cycle of seminars of archaeobotany will be offered in the MedArch program. Officially the seminars are attached to the course of Archaeology and Art History of Ancient Western Asia, but all MedArch students are welcome to participate in these seminars. Students of other programs are equally welcome. The 10 hours cycle will […]
ReadTutorials on fieldwork techniques: topographic survey and use of the total station
PhD student Giacomo Casucci is offering a tutorial that aims at providing basic skills for topographic survey in archaeological excavations. The tutorial consists of a theoretical overview on the main surveying operations and a practice on survey techniques and on the use of technical instruments (dumpy level and total station). The tutoring includes 10 hours of theoretical and […]
ReadSafety course (advanced level) in Aula Pagnin, Palazzo San Tommaso, on March the 2nd, 9-13
The safety course (advanced level, therefore you must have already completed the online formation), compulsory in order to take part in archaeological field activities, will be held in Aula Pagnin, Palazzo San Tommaso, on March the 2nd, 9-13.Presence in class in mandatory (no recorded version will be made available). A second safety course (advanced level) […]
ReadEARTHQUAKE IN SOUTHERN TURKEY AND NORTHERN SYRIA
Instructors, staff and the community of the MedArch program at UNIPV wish to express their deep sympathy for the Syrians and the Turks that were heavily hit by the last, horrible earthquake. We are particularly close to our Turkish students and their families, and to the scholars and students and the museum staff and the […]
ReadTel Dor and Maritime Adaptation from the Bronze Age to the Roman Period – Dr. Assaf Yasur-Landau, University of Haifa (Collegio Ghislieri, Dec. 15th at 6.30 pm)
Dear community of the MA Program, this week Dr. Assaf Yasur Landau from Haifa University is presenting a lecture on the recent results of his ongoing maritime excavations outside of the site of Tell Dor, from the Bronze Age to the Roman Period (link to the attachment). The lecture will take place at the Collegio […]
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Call for application for Winter school: Entangled food histories
The International Winter School Entangled food histories – Mobility in food cultures from ancient history to contemporary times (12 -16 December at the University of Pavia; 21 December online) aims at investigating the concept of mobility both in a practical and symbolic sense and to consider different spatial and temporal contexts, from the ancient to […]
ReadJoined ISAW-NYU & UNIPV seminar begins on 09/14/2022
The course of Archaeology and Art History of Ancient Western Asia is scheduled in the first semester, starting regularly after September 27, 2022. However, wIthin the course of Archaeology and Art History of Ancient Western Asia there is an elective, non-mandatory research seminar on: Archaeology of Religious Institutions and Sacred Space in Syria and Anatolia (2nd-1st millennium BCE). The seminar is […]
ReadPre-course of Archaeology of the Mediterranean for 1st year students
Dear students, this year our program has activated a pre-course of Archaeology of the Mediterranean. It is an introductory course that is not mandatory and offers no credits but our archaeology faculty invite all first year students to attend it, particularly those who have never taken classes of Archaeology of the Mediterranean. The course covers a range of […]
ReadLectures on archaeology and religion of ancient Mesopotamia
Dear students, Dr. Lassen (Yale University) and Dr. Barjamovic (Harvard University) are visiting us next week and offer one lecture each on the archaeology (Monday May 16, 5pm), and the religion (Tuesday May 17, 9am) of ancient Mesopotamia. You are welcome to participate. Regards, Elena Balza Lorenzo d’Alfonso Mauro Giorgieri
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