News and Events
News and Events at the Nemea Center
Nemean News
The following is a list of current Nemea related news:
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The Spring 2009 issue of the Berkeley Science Review features an article on research from the Nemea Center. Please read the article, "Peering into the Past: How archeology informs our modern lives".
LionBytes
The Nemea Center has begun an occasional electronic publication designed to keep friends and supporters of Nemea connected to what is happening at the Center both in Berkeley and in Greece.
LionBytes current edition
If you would like to be on the email list for receiving LionBytes, please send your request to Robert Knapp, Editor, LionBytes, at rcknapp@berkeley.edu.
LionBytes Back Issues
Previous issues of LionBytes are available below in Adobe Acrobat format
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| LionBytes2008-2-Mar-Apr.pdf | 359.31 KB |
| LionBytes2008-1-Jan-Feb.pdf | 518.55 KB |
| LionBytes2007-5-Dec.pdf | 465.32 KB |
| LionBytes2007-4-Nov.pdf | 279.29 KB |
| LionBytes2007-3-Sep-Oct.pdf | 77.15 KB |
| LionBytes2007-2-aug.pdf | 251.48 KB |
| LionBytes2007-1-Jun.pdf | 243.5 KB |
Nemea Center Lectures and Seminars
Two events were held in March 2009:
Lectures
Speaker: Dr. James C. Wright, Professor and Chair, Department of Classical and Near Eastern Archaeology, Bryn Mawr College
Topic: The Excavation of Barnavos and Ayia Sotira: Methods of Recovery. An illustrated lecture on recent field activity in the Nemea Valley of Greece centered on two Late Bronze Age chamber tomb cemeteries, their discovery, perilous circumstances of preservation, and the innovative research methods used for their excavation and analysis.
When: 7:00 pm Thursday, March 12th
IMPORTANT UPDATE AS OF March 11, 2009 - VENUE NOTE- This lecture was originally scheduled in 370 Dwinell Hall. However the venue must change:
Where: Walter A. Haas Jr. Club Room in the Haas Pavillion.
Sponsored by: The Nemea Center for Classical Archaeology and the AIA San Francisco Society
Seminars
Speaker: Dr. James C. Wright, Professor and Chair, Department of Classical and Near Eastern Archaeology, Bryn Mawr College Topic: Master Narratives, Interpretive Strategies and Regional Archaeology: The Case of the Nemea Valley in Greece.
When: 5:00 pm Friday, March 13th
Where: 7205 Dwinelle Hall, UC Berkeley Campus
Sponsored by: The Nemea Center for Classical Archaeology and the AIA San Francisco Society
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| Dr. James Wright Lecture Flyer | 697.18 KB |
Nemea Night
Nemea Night is a festive and informative event held in December of each year in honor of the Nemea Center's donors. This event includes a reception of Mediterranean morsels and Nemean wine followed by an illustrated lecture, in which Dr. Shelton reports to the donors on the activities of the Center during the previous year that were undertaken and/or accomplished as a result of their generous support.
Nemea Night 2009 will be held on Tuesday, December 1, 2009.