Free lecture by Elizabeth Barer.MAIDENS, MOTHERS, AND BIRD-WOMEN Until quite recently, rituals deemed important for fertility and protection were carried out seasonally in many rural agricultural areas of southeast Europe. Traces of some of these same rituals are now being recognized in Greek archaeological materials as a result of careful comparison with ethnographic eth·nog·ra·phy n. The branch of anthropology that deals with the scientific description of specific human cultures. eth·nog data. Speaker: Elizabeth Barber, world-renowned scholar on ancient textiles Wednesday, November 4, 2009, 5:30 to 6:30 pm Signy and Cleophee Eaton Theatre Free with ROM Membership. Free to the general public after 5 pm. Admission is first-come, first-served “FCFS” redirects here. For the figure skating competition, see Four Continents Figure Skating Championships. This article is about a general service policy. For the technical concept, see FIFO. . For details, visit rom.on.ca/whatson. Sponsored by the Royal Ontario Museum The Royal Ontario Museum, commonly known as the ROM (rhyming with Tom), is a major museum for world culture and natural history in the city of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. , The Hellenic Republic and Greek Communities of Canada, and The Toronto Society of the American Institute of Archaeology The Institute of Archaeology is an academic department of University College London (UCL), in the United Kingdom. The Institute is located in a separate building at the north end of Gordon Square, Bloomsbury. |
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