Presented by The Australian Archeological Institute at Athens AAIA Fieldwork at Zagora in 2012 this public lecture, given by Professor Margaret C. Miller (University of Sydney Professor of Classical Archaeology & Co-Director of the The Zagora Archaeological Project), looks at the site of Zagora.
The uniquely well preserved 9th-8th century BC Greek site of Zagora on the island of Andros provides us with an unparalleled opportunity to study community life at the dawn of the Greek city-state. Fieldwork conducted under the direction of Prof. A Cambitoglou in the 1960s and 1970s exposed a tenth of the site, revealing a flourishing settlement, but one that was abandoned after a mere six or seven generations in a time of widespread social and economic change.The Zagora Archaeological Project, under the auspices of the Archaeological Society at Athens and the AAIA, now aims to build on those research achievements. But how, most effectively, with the resources at our command, can we “take the pulse” of this short-lived town? How can we chart its own social and economic development? The field season of 2012 has already raised some interesting perspectives.
When: Thursday 25 July, 8:00 pm
Where: Poseidon Room of the Hellenic Club, Woden
Cost: Free