The Dynamics of Discovery:
Unearthing Lost Histories of the Ancient World
By Joan Breton Connelly, New York
University
Tuesday, November 19, 2013, 5:00 pm,
reception to follow
Hemmerdinger Hall
Silver Center for Arts and Science
32 Waverly Place or 31 Washington
Place (wheelchair accessible)
From excavation trenches to the history books, the discovery of new
evidence and the ways in which this shapes what we call “knowledge” is an
ever-dynamic process. Focusing on a series of recent breakthroughs, Professor
Connelly takes us from the Acropolis of classical Athens, to the island
sanctuary of Yeronisos off Cyprus in the final years of Cleopatra’s reign, to
Failaka Island in the Arabian Gulf where descendants of Alexander’s armies kept
Greek culture alive centuries after his death. New archaeological and textual
discoveries turn conventional wisdom on its head as they
rewrite history. The study of new evidence calls for teamwork, open-minds, and
innovative thinking. The learning process itself is recreated.
The Robert Foster Cherry Award was created by Robert Foster Cherry who
graduated from Baylor University in 1929.
As part of the selection process, award finalists give a public lecture
at their home institutions as well as on the Baylor campus.
This event is free and open to the
public. For more information, please contact the Center for Ancient Studies at
212.992.7978, or at ancient.studies@nyu.edu
Presented by New York University CENTER FOR ANCIENT STUDIES
in conjunction with the
DEAN OF THE COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCE / DEAN FOR THE HUMANITIES / CENTER FOR TEACHING EXCELLENCE / DEPARTMENT OF ART HISTORY / DEPARTMENT OF CLASSICS
