Speaker: Sydney Hunter, Graduate Candidate, Ohio State University, ARISC Fellow
Date & Time: Monday, August 26, 2024, at 7pm Yerevan, 11:00am US EDT
Zoom: https://bit.ly/3yGCBxQ
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New archaeobotanical research – the study of ancient plant remains (carbonized seeds and plant parts) – on the Medieval Period of Armenia provides important insights into agricultural economies, social life, and the process of globalization via the Silk Road. The Silk Road connected Asia, the Caucasus, and Europe through a network of trading routes and facilitated the movement of ideas, commodities, and artistic styles across regional boundaries of the Medieval world. By examining several archaeological sites (Ambroyi Village Site, Arai-Bazarjugh Caravanserai, and Aruch Castle) of various socio-economic status which are all connected to the Silk Road, Hunter explores the role of power dynamics and socio-economic status in influencing the diffusion of globalization during the Medieval Period and in shaping the everyday lives of Medieval villagers.
Sydney Hunter is an Anthropology graduate student at the Ohio State University where her research focuses on the archaeology of the Caucasus and Central Asia. Specifically, Hunter uses archaeobotany (the study of ancient plant remains) to investigate the relationship between socio-political organization, agricultural production, and agricultural economies. Hunter received her bachelor’s degree from Boston University in Archaeology and her master’s degree from the University of Liverpool in Archaeology. She was awarded an ARISC Graduate/Postdoctoral Fellowship for this project.
Funding for this fellowship is provided by ARISC General Funds and private donations. This event is sponsored by the American Research Institute of the South Caucasus (ARISC). The lectures are free and open to the public. Learn more at www.arisc.org
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