Fragments of Ritual: Using human remains to explore the “hearth and tomb” of Kura-Araxes Communities (3500 - 2400 B.C.)

Event Type

Lecture

Sponsor

Illinois State Archaeological Survey Brown Bag Lecture Series

Location

Forbes Natural History Building, Room 1005, 1816 S. Oak St. Champaign

Date

Sep 25, 2019   12:00 pm  

Speaker

Maureen Marshall, Associate Director of the Russian, East European, and Eurasian Center, UIUC

Cost

Free

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Originating Calendar

Illinois State Archaeological Survey Calendar

In this presentation, bio-archaeologist Maureen Marshall will discuss recently excavated Early Bronze Age tombs from sites in Armenia, using preliminary results of bio-archaeological analyses to examine ritual practices and lived experience of Kura-Araxes populations.