Pourdavoud Lecture Series- From Šalām to to Drōd: A History of Middle Iranian Epistolary Traditions with Adam Benkato

Royce Hall 306 10745 Dickson Court, Los Angeles, California

The Pourdavoud Institute for the Study of the Iranian World invites you to the next in its lecture series, From Šalām to Drōd: A History of Middle Iranian Epistolary Traditions featuring Professor Adam Benkato (Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures, UC Berkeley). The event will take place on Wednesday, January 8 at 4:00 pm in Royce...

Global Antiquity Faculty Lunch Series- Lineage Histories in Early Chinese Historiography with David Schaberg

Royce Hall 306 10745 Dickson Court, Los Angeles, California

Global Antiquity is pleased to invite you to its first Faculty Lunch Series talk of the new year, featuring Professor David Schaberg (Asian Languages and Cultures, UCLA). On Friday, January 10 from 12:00–1:30 pm in Royce 306, he will speak on Lineage Histories in Early Chinese Historiography. Lunch and refreshments will be served at 12:00 pm followed immediately by the...

Global Antiquity Distinguished Speaker Series- Myth, Time and Cosmology in the Ancient Maya Murals of San Bartolo with David Stuart

Royce Hall 314 10745 Dickson Plaza, Los Angeles, CA

Myth, Time and Cosmology in the Ancient Maya Murals of San Bartolo In-Person and Online This talk will present new interpretations of one of the most important artworks from ancient Maya civilization — the wall paintings of San Bartolo, Guatemala. Discovered in a buried room in 2001, the paintings are among the earliest examples of...

Pourdavoud Lecture Series- The Rise of Persian with Carlo Cereti

Royce Hall 306 10745 Dickson Court, Los Angeles, California

The Pourdavoud Institute for the Study of the Iranian World invites you to the next in its lecture series featuring Professor Carlo Cereti (Classics and Religions, UC Irvine), who will speak on The Rise of Persian: Understanding the Evolution of Writing in the Sasanian and Early Islamic Periods. The event will take place on Wednesday,...

Meet the People Who Built Japan: Early Medieval Craft and Technology in the Aftermath of Disaster with Ariel Stilerman

Royce Hall 243 10745 Dickson Court, Los Angeles, CA, United States

The Yanai Initiative presents a lecture by Professor Ariel Stilerman (East Asian Languages and Cultures, Stanford), who will deliver a talk titled Meet the People Who Built Japan: Early Medieval Craft Technology in the Aftermath of Disaster. This event will take place on Sunday, February 23 from 4:00–5:30 pm in Royce 243.

Pourdavoud Lecture Series- Regal Metamorphosis: A Transcultural Journey of the Achaemenid Royal Women to the East with Wu Xin

Royce Hall 306 10745 Dickson Court, Los Angeles, California

The Pourdavoud Institute for the Study of the Iranian World invites you to the next iteration of its lecture series featuring Professor Wu Xin (Classical and Near Eastern Archaeology, Bryn Mawr), who will speak on a Regal Metamorphosis: A Transcultural Journey of the Achaemenid Royal Women to the East. The event will take place on...