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October 17, 2024
6:00pm
Era of the Living Dead: Memory, Sacrifice and the "Royal" Tombs at Umm el-Marra, Syria

 Excavations at Tell Umm el-Marra (perhaps ancient Tuba) in northern Syria revealed a large Early Bronze Age elite mortuary complex raised up in the center of the community.

Location James West Alumni Center, Founders Room
Contact Michelle Jacobson
Email mjacobson@ioa.ucla.edu
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October 24, 2024
4:00pm to 5:00pm
Archaeologies of Forced Migration: Approaches, Case Studies, and Prospects

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Archaeologies of Forced Migration:
Approaches, Case Studies, and Prospects

Cotsen Advanced Seminar, Cotsen Institute of Archaeology, UCLA
October 24–26, 2024

Organized by

Aaron A. Burke, Near Eastern Languages and Cultures
Li Min, Anthropology/East Asian Languages and Cultures

Location Cotsen Institute of Archaeology, the Young Research Library and the Lenart Auditorium
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November 4, 2024
6:00pm
Returns: Rethinking Objects, Knowledge, and Relationships at the Fowler Museum

On February 5, 2024, the Fowler returned a group of objects to His Majesty, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, the 16th Asante King (Asantehene). On July 23, 2024, 20 historical treasures were returned to the Warumungu community in Tennant Creek, in the northern Territory of Australia. Join Silvia Forni, the Shirley & Ralph Shapiro Director of the Fowler Museum, and Erica P.

Location Fowler A103B (Lenart Auditorium)
Contact Michelle Jacobson
Email mjacobson@ioa.ucla.edu
Phone