Creating Color: Opaque Red Glass Production in Celtic Europe with Rachel Wood

Fowler Museum A222 308 Charles E Young Dr N, Los Angeles, CA, United States

The Cotsen Institute of Archaeology invites you to the next in its series of Wednesday talks. On Wednesday, March 13 at 12:00 pm, Rachel Wood (Archaeology IDP) will speak on Creating Color: Opaque Red Glass Production in Celtic Europe in Fowler Museum A222. Please check back for more information in the coming weeks.

Interdisciplinary Approaches to Celtic Opaque Red Glass with Rachel Wood

Fowler Museum A222 308 Charles E Young Dr N, Los Angeles, CA, United States

The Cotsen Institute of Archaeology invites you to the final in its series of Wednesday afternoon talks of the winter quarter. On March 13, Rachel Wood (Archaeology IDP) will speak on Interdisciplinary Approaches to Celtic Opaque Red Glass in Fowler A222 at 12:00 pm.

How Zoroastrians Argued with Muslims in the Early Islamic Period with Christian Sahner

Royce Hall 314 10745 Dickson Plaza, Los Angeles, CA

Pourdavoud Lecture Series: How Zoroastrians Argued with Muslims in the Early Islamic Period This lecture will explore the early conflict between Zoroastrians and Muslims by examining the most important polemical treatise in the Zoroastrian tradition, the Škand Gumānīg-Wizār (“The Doubt-Dispelling Disquisition”), written by the ninth/tenth century theologian and philosopher Mardānfarrox son of Ohrmazddād. A sophisticated work of rationalist...

The Berenike Buddha: Early Buddhism and Indian Trade Diaspora in the Red Sea

Zoom

Monday, March 25, 2024 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM (Pacific Time) Via Zoom Global Antiquity, the Center for Buddhist Studies, and the Cotsen Institute of Archaeology are pleased to invite you to a workshop titled The Berenike Buddha: Early Buddhism and Indian Trade Diaspora in the Red Sea. The workshop will focus on a group...

Archaeology of Imperial Sacred Landscapes in Early China

Young Research Library Presentation Room 280 Charles E Young Dr N, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Thursday, March 28 | 1:00–5:00 pm Presentation Room, Young Research Library and via Zoom The UCLA Chinese Archaeology Workshop is pleased to invite you to a series of lectures presented by two archaeologists from the Shaanxi Provincial Academy of Archaeology. The event will take place on Thursday, March 28 from 1:00–5:00 pm in the Presentation Room of Young Research Library....

Patterns of Anomaly in African Ivories with Suzanne Blier

Royce Hall 314 10745 Dickson Plaza, Los Angeles, CA

The UCLA CMRS Center for Early Global Studies invites you to a Hammer Art History Lecture by Suzanne Blier (Harvard University) on Patterns of Anomaly in African Ivories on Tuesday, April 2 from 5:00–6:00 pm. To register to attend in person in Royce 314, please click here.  To register for the Zoom link, please click...

The Way and Its Poor: Bareness of Life in Roman Aesthetic Theory with Alex Dressler

Dodd Hall 248 315 Portolo Plaza, Los Angeles

The UCLA Department of Classics invites you to a talk by Professor Alex Dressler (University of Wisconsin-Madison) titled The Way and Its Poor: Bareness of Life in Roman Aesthetic Theory. The lecture will take place on Thursday, April 4 at 4:00 pm in Dodd 248 and will be followed by a reception.

Heritage at High Tide: Archaeology and Climate Crisis in the Eastern Mediterranean – A Deep Dive into Cyprus’ and Greece’s Imperiled Treasures

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a panel discussion organized by Professor Ioanna Kakoulli (Acting Director, UCLA SNF Center for the Study of Hellenic Culture) April 6-7, 2024 8:30 to 11:30 a.m PST 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. EET (Cyprus/Greece) 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. CET (Central Europe)  via Zoom RSVP here: https://ucla.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMpcuGppzgtG9MXuDP_KRmVSgGN_KqFrSMP#/registration The Eastern Mediterranean, a cradle of ancient civilizations, stands at the...

The Myth of the Twelve Tribes of Israel with Andrew Tobolowsky

Royce Hall 314 10745 Dickson Plaza, Los Angeles, CA

Presented by the Alan D. Leve Center for Jewish Studies. Co-sponsored by the UCLA Center for the Study of Religion and the UCLA Department of Near Eastern Languages & Cultures. The story of the Twelve Tribes of Israel begins in the Hebrew Bible. But all around the world, there are stories about what happened next...