Sunday, April 17, 2016Part of the Archaeological Institute of America Lecture Series
Eighteen years (1997–2015) of archaeological activities in Palestine at Jericho, a site which epitomizes humankind’s conquests and defeats over ten millennia, also provides a valid example of cooperation in the field of archaeology. Nigro suggests it as a model of how to build up peace in a very complicated international scenario: What is the Past and to whom does it belong? Can archaeology help promote the respect due to objects of scientific investigations and relics of the human past? Do archaeological discoveries strengthen appreciation of the material heritage of humankind, and how? What is the relationship between ancient peoples and us? Our experience in Palestine may suggest how to re-start a global conceptualization of cultural heritage and—especially—the field of archaeology in the light of respect for a shared memory of diverse pasts. As part of this lecture, an overall summary of the finds in ancient Jericho and their historical interpretation will be offered to the audience.
Visit http://www.archaeological.org/societies/centralillinoisurbana (external link) for more information.
Location: Knight Auditorium, Spurlock Museum, 600 S. Gregory St., Urbana, IL (Univ. of IL Campus)
Time: 3:00 p.m.
Cost: Free Admission
Eighteen years (1997–2015) of archaeological activities in Palestine at Jericho, a site which epitomizes humankind’s conquests and defeats over ten millennia, also provides a valid example of cooperation in the field of archaeology. Nigro suggests it as a model of how to build up peace in a very complicated international scenario: What is the Past and to whom does it belong? Can archaeology help promote the respect due to objects of scientific investigations and relics of the human past? Do archaeological discoveries strengthen appreciation of the material heritage of humankind, and how? What is the relationship between ancient peoples and us? Our experience in Palestine may suggest how to re-start a global conceptualization of cultural heritage and—especially—the field of archaeology in the light of respect for a shared memory of diverse pasts. As part of this lecture, an overall summary of the finds in ancient Jericho and their historical interpretation will be offered to the audience.
Visit http://www.archaeological.org/societies/centralillinoisurbana (external link) for more information.
Location: Knight Auditorium, Spurlock Museum, 600 S. Gregory St., Urbana, IL (Univ. of IL Campus)
Time: 3:00 p.m.
Cost: Free Admission
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