In a lecture at the University of Bath, people will be able to explore how different cultures in the area of Bronze Age Greece, known as the Aegean, expressed and shaped identity and power through the archaeology of religion and ritual.
Using examples, the lecture on Wednesday 3 March, will journey through time and discover the cultures, identity, politics and power through the artefacts, images and texts that have been left behind.
The Bronze Age Aegean (3rd-2nd millennia BC) was a hive of social, economic and artistic activity for the Cycladic, Minoan and Mycenaean cultures and much more remains to be discovered.
Dr Simandiraki-Grimshaw added: “Some scripts have yet to be deciphered. However more and more material is unearthed every year, which greatly refines and enhances our knowledge.
“The lecture will focus on two aspects of the cultures: religion and ritual. It may seem straightforward at first, but reconstructing how people expressed and shaped ideas can be very challenging.”
Dr Simandiraki-Grimshaw lectures at the Universities of Oxford, Cambridge and Bristol. She also lectures for the Foreign Languages Centre of the Department of European Studies & Modern Languages at the University of Bath.
The lecture is part of the General University Lecture Programme.
Other lectures in the current series include:
- An introduction to Islamic art and architecture – June Ward, 10 March
- Nuclear explosives: The technology of destruction – Dr Rick Marshall, 17 March
- Climate change: Challenge or swindle? – Revd Prof Ian James, 24 March
All lectures are free and open to the public, start at 5:15pm and will be held in Lecture Theatre 8 West 1.1
Parking is available in the west car park at the Claverton Campus.
For more information go to GULP Lecture Website or call Helen Redfern on 01225 386587.