The High Commission of the Republic of Cyprus in the UK, UCL Institute of Archaeology and The British Museum cordially invite you to the symposium “Cypriot archaeology, pre-modern material culture, and cultural heritage in the UK” that will take place on Friday, 5 April 2019, in the Auditorium G6 and A.G. Leventis Gallery, at the Institute of Archaeology, University College London. Please see the symposium’s full programme and abstracts below.
As High Commissioner Euripides L. Evriviades said “We are really excited for the upcoming symposium that showcases the research conducted in the UK on Cypriot archaeology and cultural heritage! We are grateful to UCL Institute of Archaeology and the British Museum for this academic collaboration with the High Commission of Cyprus in delivering these stimulating events. The programme of the Symposium reflects the varied and high quality archaeological research conducted in the UK, and in many cases, in collaboration between Cypriot and UK institutions. I look forward to welcoming everyone at the inaugural lecture by Dr J. Webb on the 4th April at the High Commission of Cyprus”.
The symposium will be inaugurated on Thursday, 4th of April 2019, at 18:30 with a keynote lecture by Dr Jennifer M. Webb, Adjunct Professor, Department of Archaeology, La Trobe University, Melbourne & Senior Research Fellow, Department of History and Archaeology, University of Cyprus. Dr Webb will deliver a lecture on “Cyprus in the Middle Bronze Age: New evidence from the Anglo-Cypriot excavations at Lapithos in 1913” that will be hosted at the High Commission of Cyprus, 13 St. James’s Square, SW1Y 4LB.
You may find the Programme and Abstracts of the Symposium by clicking here.
If you are interested in attending the symposium on the 5th of April, please RSVP by clicking here.