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In its fifth iteration, the annual Harvard Medieval Material Culture Series is intended as an interdisciplinary research forum for the study of the Middle Ages. The series is jointly organized by the Department of History of Art + Architecture and the Standing Committee on Medieval Studies. This year the theme is Medieval Archaeology (please, see attached program). Our distinguished visiting speaker is Professor Martin Carver, FSA, Hon FSA Scot, University of York, a giant in the field of Early Medieval Archaeology.
- On April 2 Professor Carver will be delivering the keynote address Driven by Ideas: Some Archaeological Investigations of Early Medieval Transition (The Barker Center, 6pm)
- On April 3 he will be offering a seminar on Wearing Wealth: A Discussion about Social Change from Coinage to Clothing (The Sackler Building, #323, 6-7pm) for the benefit especially of our undergraduate and graduate community.
The seminar is co-sponsored by the Medieval Studies Interdisciplinary Workshop, the Graduate Medieval History Workshop, and the Harvard College Numismatic Association.
- April 4, Sardis Office, Harvard Art Museums Somerville Research Facility, 10am - 12pm; Harvard Art Museums Study Center, 2-4pm
The two workshops I will be leading on April 4 in the Somerville Research Facility (The View from the Trenches: Sardis and the Practice of Medieval Archaeology) and the Harvard Art Museums Study Center (The View from the Benches? Museum Collections and Medieval Archaeology) will address the value and limitations of archaeological finds and museum collections for the reconstruction of medieval material culture.
Space is limited.
To register for the morning workshop and the shuttle bus to the Sardis Office in Harvard’s Somerville Research Facility please visit The View from the Trenches: Sardis and the Practice of Medieval Archaeology
To register for the afternoon workshop in the Harvard Art Museums Study Center please visit The View from the Benches? Museum Collections and Medieval Archaeology
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