Friday, March 12, 2010
8:00 PM
Miller 114, Loyola University

"The Transformation and Legacy of the Indus Civilization"

by Prof. Jonathan Mark Kenoyer

Robert J. Braidwood Lecture of the Archaeological Institute of America for the
New Orleans Society and Loyola University Classical Studies program

The lecture includes an overview of the chronology and major aspects of the Indus civilization with focus on new discoveries from recent excavations.
This illustrated lecture presents the most recent discoveries of the Indus Valley Civilization in Pakistan and western India. A special focus will be on the 2007 discoveries at the sites of Harappa  and Ganweriwala, Pakistan, and 2008-09 excavations in India, which have provided new evidence on the origins of writing and urbanism in the Indus Valley. Important topics will include the emergence of village cultures and eventually towns (3700-2600 BC), and the urban expansion of the Indus or Harappan Period (2600-1900 BC), and the transformation of the Indus cities (1900-1000 BC).

New discoveries on the development of writing, seals, and the use of standardized stone weights will be presented along with a discussion on Indus art, symbol and technology as well as the enigmatic undeciphered Indus script. The decline and reorganization of the Indus cities (1900-1300 BC) will also be discussed along with the gradual emergence of Indo-Aryan cultures in the northern subcontinent. Throughout the presentation the important contributions of the Indus culture to later civilizations in South Asia and other world regions will be highlighted.

For more information, contact Prof. Connie Rodriguez, rodrigue@loyno.edu.

Wednesday, April 14, 2010
8:00 PM
Miller 114, Loyola University

“Children in Wartime:  Ancient Athens and Modern Europe”

by Prof. John Oakley

Martha Sharp Joukowsky Lecture of the Archaeological Institute of America for the New Orleans Society and Loyola University Classical Studies program.

This lecture considers the depiction of children in Athenian funerary art during the time of the Peloponnesian War - 431-404 BC. A close examination, particularly of grave reliefs and white-ground lekythoi, demonstrates how there was a sudden increase of interest in representing children at this time. This new interest, the speaker suggests, is due to the effects of the war, when the life of each child became more important for the continuation of the polis. Wars produced a similar situation in Europe during the late 19th and early 20th century and resulted in pro-child movements that were likewise reflected in art and literature.

For more information, contact Prof. Connie Rodriguez, rodrigue@loyno.edu.

6 October 2009, 8:00 pm

Miller 114, Loyola University

“Pirates and Romans:  Cities of the Rough Cilicia Coast”

by Prof. Michael Hoff

This lecture highlights the work of the Rough Cilicia Archaeological Research Project; ancient sites included in this talk are Selinus, Lamos, Juliosebaste, and Antiocheia ad Cragum. Particular attention is paid to the city of Antiocheia where Dr. Hoff is currently excavating a Roman imperial temple.

Clarence and Anne Dillon Dunwalke Lecture of the Archaeological Institute of America for the New Orleans Society and Loyola University Classical Studies program.

For more information, contact Prof. Connie Rodriguez, rodrigue@loyno.edu.