A talk hosted by the OEB Seminar Series: Reception to follow talk
Human populations have been shaped by past catastrophes, some of which may have left long-lasting signatures in our genomes. Although numerous tools have been developed that enable such signatures to be developed using genomic datasets generated from contemporary materials, an alternative approach that is becoming increasingly feasible is to harness the power of population palaeogenomics - i.e. sequencing of ‘...
Harvard Art Museums, 32 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA
Sardis was one of the most important ancient cities of western Turkey—it was the birthplace of coinage, capital of the Lydian king Croesus, and site of one of the Seven Churches of Asia. In this biennial lecture, director Nicholas Cahill, professor of art history at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and director of the Sardis expedition, will present new discoveries, research, and conservation projects of 2017–18. He will share new evidence for occupation in the Early Bronze Age, almost a millennium earlier than previously believed; the remains of the Palace of Croesus and the capture...