Διάλεξη της Δρ. Καλλιόπης Νικήτα στο πλαίσιο του μαθήματος "The Archaeology of Bronze Age Aegean"

Τετάρτη 15 Ιανουαρίου 12.30,στην Αίθουσα Σεμιναρίων (Κυψέλη 404)

"Τετάρτη 15 Ιανουαρίου 12.30 θα δώσει διάλεξη η Καλλιόπη Νικήτα, η οποία είναι διδάκτωρ και ερευνήτρια με ειδίκευση στο προϊστορικό γυαλί. Η διάλεξη θα πραγματοποιηθεί στην Αίθουσα Σεμιναρίων (Κυψέλη 404), στο πλαίσιο του μαθήματος "The Archaeology of Bronze Age Aegean" του Αγγλόφωνου ΠΜΣ του Τμήματος. Όλοι/ες οι φοιτητές/τριες είναι ευπρόσδεκτοι/ες.

Dr Kalliopi Nikita

Athens: Seminar – 15 January 2020

An introduction to the archaeology of early glass: the case of glass technology and production in the Late Bronze Age Mediterranean and Near East.

This two-hour seminar provides an introduction to the archaeology of early glass. Starting with the scientific definition of early glass and related vitreous materials such as glazes, faience, ‘frit’, and Egyptian blue the first part of the presentation will deal with the distinction amongst these materials and its significance in archaeology. Early glass-making and glass-working technologies will be explained in detail, i.e. raw materials, their procurement and processing, facilities and technical equipment, temperatures and working techniques as well as glass workshops and their operation, glass products and their use. The seminar examines early glass through the evidence from excavated sites, museum collections, compositional and micro-structural analyses of glass and vitreous objects in conjunction with epigraphy, experimental archaeology and ethnography.

Following an overview of the theories about the origins of early glass technology the second part of the discussion will focus on the fully fledged glass industries in the broader geographical area of the Mediterranean and the Near East during the mid-second millennium BC. The major glass industries of the Late Bronze Age World, namely those of Mesopotamia, Egypt, the Aegean, Cyprus, and Italy will be illustrated through the evidence for the production of plant-ash glass and the manufacture of distinctive glass objects. Moreover, it will be explained how these industries are differentiated despite their uniform glass technology, co-operation and interactions. Finally, the use and importance of glass in Late Bronze Age societies is outlined through an examination of specific glass finds from burial and non-burial contexts."

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