The Edwin Cuthbert Hall Annual Lecture 2023
“Of Lost Gods and Gardens: Zoroastrian Echoes at the Royal City of Akchakhan-kala, Karakalpakstan“ Professor Alison BettsDate: Wed, 15 Nov 2023 5:00 PM – 7:30 PMLocation: Chau Chak Wing Museum Image courtesy of KAE (Karakalpak-Australian Expedition) The Karakalpak-Australian Expedition has been excavating at the massive, fortified site of Akchakhan-kala since 1994. Work there has revealed …
Richard’s Gift: Cyprus in the Age of the Crusades8 November at 6.30pm (by ZOOM Only)
Dear Members and Friends – Please join us for our November 8th lecture on Cyprus to be presented by our colleague Dr Stephen Bourke. After nearly a hundred years of crusading effort, the entire enterprise stood on a knife’s edge, hopelessly compromised by Saladin’s conquests after Hattin (1187 CE). The great rescue effort of the Third …
In the Time of the Pharaohs: Egypt and the Levant in the New Kingdom
Forthcoming Saturday Series NEAF is delighted to present its next Saturday Series, ‘In the time of the Pharaohs: Egypt and the Levant during the New Kingdom’, which will explore Egypt and its connections with the Levant during the New Kingdom. With the exciting upcoming Australian Museum exhibition, ‘Ramses & the Gold of the Pharaohs’, coming …
Recent excavations at Alambra: A Middle Bronze Age settlement in Cyprus
Dr Andrew Sneddon (Extent Heritage) Public Lecture: Wednesday 13 September 2023 The event will be held online on Zoom only Public Lecture Dr Andrew Sneddon has recently published the results of four seasons of excavation at the Middle Bronze Age site of Alambra in Cyprus. The settlement was destroyed by fire around 1700 BCE. It …
Middle Eastern Food Tour
Join Kate da Costa and Peta Seaton and experience Middle Eastern food and waresin our NEAF tour in the cultural heart of western Sydney! Saturday 16 September 20239.45am –2.30pm$95 (includes lunch ) Itinerary will be provided after booking To book: https://pay.sydney.edu.au/food-tour
Saturday Seminar Series: Ideology and Belief
Ideology and Belief Welcome to the June Saturday Series. This winter we are traveling back in time from early Islam to Chalcolithic Ghassul looking at manifestations of ideology and belief over a 6,000-year period. The series starts with an examination of theideology of the Ghurid dynasty in 12th Century Afghanistan and a case study of Late Antique Jerash exploring the interaction of politics, popular culture and the church. We will move on to the competing royal ideologies of Neo-Elamite Iran and the Neo-Assyrians, and the intersection of political power andits expression in the architecture in the Southern …
NEAF-British Museum Exclusive – Luxury and Power: Persia to Greece
Online Public Lecture by Dr James Fraser (British Museum), 9 August, 2023 The Council of the Near Eastern Archaeology Foundation invite you to an exclusive, personalised, live tour through the British Museum’s dazzling exhibition, Luxury and Power: Persia to Greece. When: Wednesday 9 August, 2023 | 6:00pm AEST Where: This event will be held online …
Greece 2023: Agamemnon to Alexander
Our tour of the great sites of ancient and medieval Greece focuses especially on the worlds of the Aegean Bronze Age and the Macedonian rulers Philip and his son Alexander the Great, whose exploits altered the ancient world forever.
Israel & Jordan 2023: A Cradle of Civilisation
This 20-day tour took participants on a leisurely and thorough fashion through the very birthplace of Western civilisation. From ancient archaeological tells to bustling markets, participants explored this fascinating region safely and enjoyably.
Ancient Arts and Crafts Workshops
Mosaic making is deeply absorbing and relaxing.
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