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Tuesday, April 7, 2020 at 6:00pm
Goldwin Smith Hall, G64 - Kaufmann Auditorium
232 East Ave, Central Campus
On April 7, 2020 Megan A. Perry, Professor of Anthropology at East Carolina University will give a lecture on Beyond the facades: Exploring the Dead at Petra, Jordan.
Lecture summary:
The mysterious Nabataeans, builders of the magnificent city of Petra, have long fascinated scholars and the public. Scant archaeological research and minimal textual sources have not clarified the shift from a primarily nomadic encampment in the late 4th century BC into a major capital city by the 1st century BC. Our understanding of Petra’s urban life recently has been transformed with the excavation of tombs within the ancient city. The human skeletal remains from these tombs have illuminated the origins of the city’s residents, their disease profiles, and what foods they relied on in this desert environment. This lecture demonstrates how Petra’s dead can inform what life was like in this ancient city.
College of Arts & Sciences, History of Art and Visual Studies
Sarah Blitz
607-255-9861
Megan A. Perry
East Carolina University
Please contact slb343@cornell.edu for accommodations
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