Global Antiquity

While the usual rendering and  understanding of the Tower of Babel narrative (Gen 11:1–9) presumes the existence of one unified divine and human language (usually Hebrew, but with other candidates) between Eden and Babel, an alternative narrative imagines there having already existed a totality of ‘seventy” languages from the beginning, and only at Babel having...

The Center for the Study of Religion invites you to a talk by Steven D. Fraade on Tuesday, May 14 from 4:00–5:00 pm in Royce 306. While the usual rendering and  understanding of the Tower of Babel narrative (Gen 11:1–9) presumes the existence of one unified divine and human language (usually Hebrew, but with other...

The Graduate Student Association of Archaeology (GSAA) will be holding the 10th annual UCLA Graduate Archaeology Research Conference on Tuesday, May 16 – Wednesday, May 17. This year's theme is Plural Geographies: Exploring Alternative Ecologies and Navigating Through the Field. The conference will take place in person at UCLA, with some hybrid aspects on Zoom. The...

Weaving Community: A Presentation of the UCLA SNF Hellenic Center’s Work in Greece and Los Angeles Lecture by Professor Sharon Gerstel Director, UCLA Stavros Niarchos Foundation Center for the Study of Hellenic Culture September 29, 2024 2:00 PM Huffington Center, St. Sophia Greek Orthodox Cathedral Reception to follow Introductory remarks by the Honorable Christina Valassopoulou, Consul General...

The Cotsen Institute of Archaeology is pleased to invite you to its first Wednesday Talk of 2024-25. On October 9 at 12:00 pm, Kylie Thomsen (PhD Candidate, Near Eastern Languages and Cultures, UCLA) will speak on “Approaches to Studying Statuary Reuse in Ancient Egypt”in Fowler A222. As usual, pizza will be provided. For more information, please see...

Pourdavoud Institute Fall 2024 Welcome Reception Wednesday, October 9, 2024 4:00 – 6:00 pm Royce Hall 306 Registration Required The Pourdavoud Institute for the Study of the Iranian World is pleased to announce their fall reception. In the company of its supporters, colleagues, academic affiliates, students, and esteemed guests, the director and staff shall be...

The UCLA Center for the Study of Religion invites you to join for its annual Study of Religion Fall Reception. The event will be held on Thursday, Oct 10 from 4:00–5:30 pm in Royce Hall, Room 306. Please come gather with colleagues, students, and friends of the center to celebrate the start of the new...

UCLA's departments of Classics and History invite you to a lecture by Professor Dan-el Padilla Peralta (Classics/African American Studies/Latino Studies/Center for Human Values, Princeton) titled On the Wings of Locusts: Ancient Rome and New Ecological Histories. The event will take place on Monday, October 14 in Bunche Hall 6275 at 4:00 pm. We hope to...

Era of the Living Dead: Memory, Sacrifice and the "Royal" Tombs at Umm el-Marra, Syria Thursday, October 17 James West Alumni Center, Founders Room Reception at 6:00 pm Lecture at 7:00 pm Excavations at Tell Umm el-Marra (perhaps ancient Tuba) in northern Syria revealed a large Early Bronze Age elite mortuary complex raised up in...