Symposium Announcement – Open Call for Presentations & Lecture at the High Commission of Cyprus

Thursday 04 Apr 2019

UCL Institute of Archaeology, the British Museum & The High Commission of Cyprus in the UK – Cultural Section are co-organising the symposium:
Cypriot archaeology, pre-modern material culture, and cultural heritage in the UK
Friday, 5th April 2019

Auditorium G6 and A.G. Leventis Gallery, Institute of Archaeology, University College London

This is an open call to researchers and museum curators in the UK with an interest in Cypriot ancient history and archaeology, and cultural heritage to present their work in a one-day symposium that will take place at UCL Institute of Archaeology. The symposium will consist of fifteen-minute presentations followed by discussion, primarily on UK-based projects related to pre-modern Cypriot archaeology, ancient history with an emphasis on material culture, and cultural heritage, including museum collections. This event will provide a platform to meet, network, present research and explore possibilities for future research collaborations. While this event is organised primarily for researchers and heritage professionals working in the UK, scholars from other institutions, especially in Cyprus, are also welcome.
Interested individuals should submit the title of their presentation and a short description (maximum
150 words) to m.dikomitou@ucl.ac.uk by Friday, 8th of February 2019.

There is no participation fee,
but the participants are responsible for covering their own transportation and accommodation
expenses.

The symposium will be inaugurated on Thursday, 4th of April 2019, at 18:30
with a keynote lecture by Dr Jennifer M. Webb
Adjunct Professor, Department of Archaeology, La Trobe University, Melbourne &
Senior Research Fellow, Department of History and Archaeology, University of Cyprus
“Cyprus in the Middle Bronze Age:
New evidence from the Anglo-Cypriot excavations at Lapithos in 1913”
The lecture will be hosted at the High Commission of Cyprus, 13 St. James’s Square, SW1Y 4LB