CACHE National Archaeology Week Public Lecture: Dr Emlyn Dodd

Talk Title: The Falerii Novi Project: New excavations at an old Roman city

Friday 20th May, 6:30PM AEST via ZOOM
Host: Prof. Ronika Power - CACHE Director

CACHE was delighted to host its 2022 National Archaeology Week Lecture, featuring Dr Emlyn Dodd. Emlyn is a Greek and Roman archaeologist specialising in the study of ancient food and drink, agriculture, technology and trade. He is currently Assistant Director for Archaeology at the British School at Rome, and holds Research Affiliate positions with the Australian Archaeological Institute in Athens and the Centre for Ancient Cultural Heritage and Environment, is an Honorary Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of History and Archaeology at Macquarie University, and an elected Fellow of the Royal Historical Society.

Abstract: Located 50km north of Rome, the ancient city of Falerii Novi lies buried beneath agricultural fields and olive groves with only monumental circuit walls still visible. Situated directly on the Roman Via Amerina, it has seen little modern occupation since antiquity. Archaeological survey using a variety of methods, including magnetometry and georadar, over the past 30 years has revealed a map of buried structures and created a comprehensive remote sensing dataset. New excavations have just begun.

The Falerii Novi Project, led jointly between the British School at Rome and universities of Harvard, Toronto and Ghent, is undertaking the first modern, scientific stratigraphic excavation of this Roman city. This research hopes to interrogate chronologies, urban development at a crucial point of Roman expansion, intercultural fusion, and themes of connectivity, migration, and daily commercial life. This talk will combine historical data, recent results from a preliminary season in 2021, and outline planned excavations in 2022 across three intramural zones.

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Conference: Living Digital Heritage

5–7 November, 2021

Modern, innovative data collection and digital visualisation capabilities are able to capture ancient artefacts and structures, contexts and traditions faster and in greater detail than ever before. Their sophistication and multi-dimensionality promise engagement with the past at many levels offering opportunities for deeper analyses and experiences to increasingly broader audiences. This event will explore the applications of digital and virtual reality techniques for experiencing, preserving, and understanding ancient cultural heritage.

See the conference website for more information.

Conference: Egypt and the Mediterranean World from the Late Fourth through the Third Millennium BCE

20 May – 2 June, 2021 via Zoom

As one of the earliest state-forming societies whose reach can be seen across the Mediterranean world, Egypt’s interaction with its neighbours has been of great interest to scholars inside and outside of Egyptology for over a century. The objective of this conference is to bring together the latest research on the interaction between Egypt and the Levantine and Aegean worlds in the late fourth – third millennium (Late Early Bronze I – EB IV / Intermediate Bronze Age), by engaging scholars working directly in these regions. Each region is represented by a different institutional partner that will host a series of invited papers in an online format to allow for global participation.

More information can be found on the conference webpage.

Conference: Humans in Deserts - Stories of Exploitation and Survival

7–8 November, 2020 via Zoom

Human history is marked by the need to adapt to changing environments and circumstances. Environmental aridification has been a foremost concern for past cultures and remains a key issue for contemporary society. While physical survival and continued access to resources essential for life are obvious considerations, there are also cult, socio-cultural, and political reactions and adaptations to arid environments and the process of aridification which are to be taken into account. This event will consider how humans in ancient times were able to survive in, but at the same time exploit, deserts and arid environments.

More information can be found on the symposium webpage.

Workshop: Mentoring Kick-Starter

November 5th 2019, 1:30–4:30pm, Room 3.202, Level 3, Australian Hearing Hub

This event is for early-career, mid-career, and senior researchers to come together and explore opportunities for mentorship and research funding. The event will begin with a mentoring workshop led by Vicky Jones from Best Practice Consulting. This will be followed by an advice session from Jan Zwar and Jo Chipperfield from the Arts Research Office about available grant funding in Categories 1, 2, and 3, tailoring their information to our disciplines of history and archaeology.

All ECRs and HDRs close to completion, as well as mid-career and senior researchers, are encouraged to attend to find out what's out there for you!