Discussion of the archaeological ethics surrounding the collecting of antiquities and archaeological material.
Thursday, 1 March 2018
Making sense of pottery fragments
This seminar will consider the issue of how pot fragments have been acquired by museums. It will focus on the pots that have been returned to Italy where fragments have been supplied by a range of different donors. Do the patterns apply to other pots that have yet to be investigated? Why were museum curators unaware of the patterns of donation that allowed complete pots to be created? The more disturbing question relates to the possibility that pots were deliberately fragmented in order to allow them to move across international frontiers.
Entry is free but please reserve a place.
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