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  • Dig into Archaeology!

    Friday, December 03, 2021 | By

    Info session on Teams, Tuesday 7 December at 5:30 pm

    CLAS 3F75: Archaeological Practicum: Khavania/Gournia
    Archaeological Projects in Crete, Greece, 4 weeks in June / July 2022.

    The Khavania Archaeological Project is investigating a Bronze Age Minoan harbour site on the western coast of the Mirabello Bay in eastern Crete, Greece. Participants will have the opportunity either to participate in excavations of the site or will aid in the processing and analysis of artifactual materials from Khavania as well as the nearby Minoan site of Gournia (www.gournia.org). Students earn one full credit at the 3rd-vear level. For information and application contact Dr. Angus Smith, Department of Classics, rsmith@brocku.ca.

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  • Classics students explore Roman Nature

    Wednesday, November 24, 2021 | By

    Roman Nature poster

    Wednesday, December 1, 3.30pm

    From Wednesday, December 1, 3.30pm visitors to the Department of Classics can view “Perspectives on Roman Nature”, a poster exhibition of work by students from Nature and the Roman Landscape (CLAS 4P67). These posters are publicly available throughout Winter Term 2022 to view at your own leisure.

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  • Classics Peer Mentoring

    Tuesday, November 23, 2021 | By

    Starting Monday November 15, 2021 you can visit IC 304B to take advantage of the experience and skills of third and fourth year Classics students!

    Learn more
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  • Read all about the Marzamemi Project

    Tuesday, March 23, 2021 | By

    The Marzamemi Project Field Report by Justin Leidwanger, Elizabeth S. Greene, and Andrew Donnelly has just been published on AJA Online. The report covers the 2013-2019 fieldseasons of excavating a 6th century CE shipwreck off the southeast coast of Sicily.

     

    Dr Greene would like to thank the many Brock students who have volunteered for the project over the years: Michael Anderson, Calantha Babineau, Sydney Bryk, Carol Buckingham, Charles Craik, Nicole Gavin, Liz Hoffer, Esther Knegt, Aileen Lawless, Colin Mackenzie, Alex Moore, Matthew Snider. Additional students who enrolled in the Brock practicum from elsewhere are: Sarah Crabbe, Kyle Hubbard, and Sheri Kapahnke.

    AJA Online April 2021

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  • New Spring 2021 CLAS courses on offer!

    Wednesday, March 10, 2021 | By

    We might not be able to travel the world this spring but the Department of Classics has created two new spring courses to look forward to!

    CLAS/VISA 3V20 Virtual Study Tour of Italy (0.5 credit)

    Archaeological and art historical investigation of Etruscan and Roman Italy. Archaeological sites and museums that will be visited virtually through synchronous and asynchronous online sessions include Rome, Pompeii, Hadrian’s Villa, Cerveteri, and Tarquinia. Coursework will also involve movies and some cooking! The course will run for five weeks from early May to early June.
    Offered online.
    Restriction: Permission of the Instructor.
    Contact Dr Carrie Murray for more information.

    CLAS/HIST 3V70 Digital Modeling in Archaeology (0.5 credit)

    Introduction to digital modeling of archaeological artifacts, alongside ethical considerations associated with their utilization. Course includes training in computer applications for processing and analysis of digital models created as part of the Marzamemi Maritime Heritage Project. If in-person contact is possible, we will also produce models locally using photogrammetry, laser scanning, and structured light scanning.
    Offered online.
    Restriction: permission of the Instructor.
    Contact Dr Elizabeth Greene for more information.

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  • Brock’s Dr von Stackelberg talks gardens and Caligula with Salon

    Friday, February 26, 2021 | By

    Recent excavations in Piazza Emanuele II in Rome have revealed the pleasure gardens, Horti Lamiani, connected with Caligula. An exciting new exhibition is being mounted to display the numerous sculptures and other finds from the site. See the NY Times article for more information.

    Brock’s resident expert on ancient Roman gardens, Dr Katharine T. von Stackelberg, was interviewed by Salon to get her take on the importance of the Horti Lamiani. See the Salon article for more.

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  • CAC’s Desmond Conacher Scholarship due April 1st

    Friday, February 19, 2021 | By

    Brock students, are you thinking of studying Classics for a graduate degree?

    Apply for the Canadian Classical Association’s Desmond Conacher Scholarship for a $3000 prize, applications are due April 1st.

    See the CAC website for details

     

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  • Dr Greene to Give Upcoming Research Talks Online

    Tuesday, February 16, 2021 | By

    Dr Liz Greene, from Brock’s Department of Classics, is due to give three upcoming research talks online about maritime archaeology in the ancient Mediterranean. Because of the pandemic these will all be available to join online. Please use the suggested links from the other institutions for further details.

    Friday, February 19, 2021 @12:00 PM EST
    “Ephemeral Heritage: Migration, Boats and Heritage in the Central Mediterranean Passage.”
    Art and Archaeology of the Mediterranean World Lecture Series, University of Pennsylvania.

    Tuesday, February 23, 2021 @6:00 PM EST
    “Exchange in the Age of Lyric Poetry: The 6th-century BCE Shipwreck at Pabuç Burnu, Turkey.”
    New York Society of the Archaeological Institute of America, New York, NY.

    March 2021– Further details TBD
    “Ephemeral Heritage: Migration, Boats and Heritage in the Central Mediterranean Passage.”
    Department of Classics, Western University, London, ON.

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  • Access AIA Annual Meeting 2021

    Saturday, January 16, 2021 | By

    The joint annual meeting of the Archaeological Institute of America (AIA) and the Society for Classical Studies (SCS) was held virtually for the first time Jan 5-10, 2021.

    If you are interested in seeing the presentations, you can register and access the recorded sessions for 30 days following the conference.

    Be sure to look out for Dr Greene in her research presentation with Justin Leidwanger: “Ephemeral Heritage: Migration, Boats and Heritage in the Central Mediterranean Passage”

    and a workshop in which she acted as the respondent: “Examining the Context of Monuments, Monumentality, and Counter-monuments” (sponsored by the Cultural Heritage Committee).

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  • Congratulations to Jazz Demetrioff for her recent publications!

    Wednesday, December 16, 2020 | By

    Congratulations to Jazz Demetrioff, a second-year MA student in Classics at Brock, for her two recent publications.

    In Past Imperfect, her paper explores how malarial stricken landscapes in ancient Rome, both the city and the marshland, were negatively affected by the parasite, and how it became a problematic infestation in both ecological environments. Jazz’s article originated as a research paper while she was an undergraduate student at the University of Winnipeg. The concept behind this study is related to Jazz’s overall research interests that encompass the study of health, pharmacology and archaeology in Rome. The Past Imperfect journal is a peer-reviewed, graduate student journal based at the Department of History and Classics at the University of Alberta.

    Demetrioff, J. 2020 “Miasma: Malaria’s Breeding Grounds and its Effects on Rome.” Past Imperfect 22: 3-32.

    Jazz continues to pursue an interest in health in the ancient world for her current MA research here at Brock with a study of the snake and its association with health in antiquity. Related to this, she has just published a second piece in Electra, a journal published by the Department of Philology at the University of Patras, Greece. Here, she investigates the varied roles that the snake has played in ancient literary sources and material culture with a focus on its role in health.

    Demetrioff, J. 2020 “Ambiguous Snake Manipulations: The ‘Powers’ and Entity of Health in Antiquity.” Electra 5.

    Well done to Jazz on both of these publications and continuing her research for the MA and beyond.

     

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