Theorising invisibility in the art museum

UCL Institute of Archaeology Research Seminars Programme | Term I, 2022-23

The Term I seminar series will again highlight current Institute of Archaeology research. The format of the series is still to be confirmed and will involve either hybrid events or virtual seminars only.

Mondays, 4pm 

• 3 October: Georgia Andreou (World Archaeology): Reconstructing Gaza's maritime past: New surveys at Tell Ruqeish and Tell es-Sakan
• 10 October: Kevin MacDonald & Eloise Noc (World Archaeology): Remote Sensing Ancient Mali: Situating Monuments, Redefining Settlement Systems 
• 17 October: Rafie Cecilia (Heritage Studies): Creating accessible digital images for visually impaired museum audiences and researchers
• 24 October: Miljana Radivojevic (Archaeological Sciences) & Ben Roberts (Durham): The Rise of Metallurgy in Eurasia: archaeological science and new interpretations
• 31 October: Claudia Naeser (World Archaeology): Life and Death in Medieval Nubia: New discoveries from Mograt island

[7 November: Reading Week - no seminar]

• 14 November: Ellen Pavey (Heritage Studies): Theorising invisibility in the art museum 
• 21 November: Sada Mire (Heritage Studies): The impact of endangered research in archaeology and heritage into myths (such as sacred blood) and their role in sustainability, past and present 
• 28 November: Bill Sillar (Archaeological Sciences) & Louise Rayner (ASE), Ian Jackson et al: From the Medway to Butser: The excavation and experimental reconstruction of a Romano-British Kiln
• 5 December: Dominic Perring (World Archaeology): The archaeology of Roman London and its contribution to our understanding of the ancient world
• 12 December: Matthew Pope (Archaeological Sciences; ASE) & Letty Ingrey (ASE): Discovering Neanderthal landscapes in southern Britain: New research strategies and results