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The Late Bronze Age Collapse in the Eastern Mediterranean: Paleoenvironmental, Archaeological, and Textual Evidence

Submitted by mswanson on August 9, 2017 - 3:27pm

Speaker: Dafna Langgut

Cores obtained from the Dead Sea and the Sea of Galilee were used to reconstruct past climate conditions in the Levantine region during the Bronze and Iron Ages. The records were studied in high resolution for their lithological and palynological patterns. Their chronological framework is based on radiocarbon dating of short-lived organic material. The detailed paleoclimate reconstruction points to a dramatic dry event in the later phase of the Late Bronze Age, around the middle of the 13th century BCE.

Cotsen Institute of Archaeology Open House

Submitted by mswanson on March 3, 2017 - 7:15pm

Connections

Archaeology is a collaborative field and archaeological teams always consist of specialists from many disciplines. This interconnectedness is an integral part of a holistic understanding of our past. Join us for an open house that illuminates the relationship between the Fowler Museum and archaeological research, beginning with two gallery talks in the Fowler Museum.

Screening of The Archaeologist: A Documentary by Kimon Tsakiris

Submitted by mswanson on February 28, 2017 - 12:57pm

Please join us for a screening of the documentary film The Archaeologist by Kimon Tsakiris. The film will be preceded by a panel discussion with Professor John Papadopoulos (UCLA, Cotsen Institute of Archaeology) and Professor Katerina Zacharia (Loyola Marymount University, Classics) and followed by a reception.

A synopsis of the film follows:

Sea Peoples and Neo-Hittites in the ‘Land of Palistin’: Recent Discoveries at Tayinat on the Orontes

Submitted by mswanson on January 9, 2017 - 12:01pm

Recent archaeological discoveries have begun to challenge the prevailing view of the Early Iron Age (ca. 1200-900 BCE) as an era of cultural devolution and ethnic strife, or a ‘Dark Age’, in the eastern Mediterranean, as depicted in the Homeric epics and the Hebrew Bible. This illustrated talk will highlight the exciting discoveries of the University of Toronto’s ongoing excavations at ancient Tayinat.

The Ancient Athenian Naval Bases in the Piraeus – the Backbone of the World’s First Democracy

Submitted by mswanson on December 21, 2016 - 5:35pm

Speaker: Bjorn Loven

The Zea Harbor Project, digging on land and underwater from 2002 to 2012, uncovered extensive
archaeological remains of the Athenian naval facilities. The lecture will show how the archaeological
finds inform us about developments from the dawn of Athenian power in the late 6th and early 5th
centuries BC, to the young democracy at the time of the Persian Wars, to the age of empire when
Athens ruled the eastern Mediterranean, and to the waning years of the 4th century BC, when Athens
stood in the shadow of Macedonia.

CIoA Press Holiday Book Sale

Submitted by dwhitmore on October 24, 2016 - 4:49pm

Up to 50% off!

The CIoA Press invites you to celebrate the holidays with a great book! 

  • 20% off new titles

  • 50% off slightly damaged books

  • Bargain Bags! Buy a tote for $10 and fill with all of the bargain books you can fit!

  • And the chance to win holiday prizes including free books, water bottles, and t-shirts!

CIoA water bottles, t-shirts, postcards, and hats will also be available.