The Ötzi paradox: what does the Iceman tell us about the Copper Age of the SE Alps

*This lecture was postponed from December 2022.*

This lecture, the Accordia Anniversary Lecture, which will be given in person, is entitled The Ötzi paradox: what does the Iceman tell us about the Copper Age of the southeastern Alps and northern Italy? and all are welcome.  This is a joint lecture with the Institute of Classical Studies and will be held in Room G22/26, Senate House, Malet Street, London WC1.

For any enquiries about the Accordia Lectures on Italy 2022-23 series, please contact Prof Ruth Whitehouse (accresearch20@gmail.com). 

Programme | Accordia Lectures on Italy 2022-23

• 18 October 2022: Rome before ancient Rome: a Pleistocene site-museum in the city of the Colosseum - Letizia Silvestri, Archaeological Curator, Casal de’ Pazzi Museum
• 8 November 2022: Neighbours in Bronze Age Italy: geophysical survey at Frattesina and other sites - Wieke De Neef, University of Ghent
• 13 December 2022: The Ötzi paradox: what does the Iceman tell us about the Copper Age of the southeastern Alps and northern Italy? - Mark Pearce, University of Nottingham - Postponed
• 17 January 2023: Our Lady of the Ruins: the topography of devotion in 19^th century Pompeii - Jessica Hughes, Open University
• 14 February 2023: "Potter and clay endure”: shedding light on South Italian red-figure pottery - Edward Herring, University of Galway - Postponed
• 7 March 2023: Beyond the walls: the results of the Roca Archaeological Survey and the Bronze Age of southeastern Italy - Francesco Iacono, University of Bologna
• 28 March 2023: The Ötzi paradox: what does the Iceman tell us about the Copper Age of the southeastern Alps and northern Italy? - Mark Pearce, University of Nottingham - Rescheduled
• 9 May 2023: Motherhood, infancy, status and urbanisation intertwined in Iron Age central Italy and beyond - Francesca Fulminante, University of Bristol
• 23 May 2023: "Potter and clay endure”: shedding light on South Italian red-figure pottery - Edward Herring, University of Galway - Rescheduled

The Accordia lecture series is jointly sponsored by the Institute of Classical Studies (Institute of Advanced Study, University of London) and the UCL Institute of Archaeology.