Research and Excavations at Sardis
By Harvard Art Museums
Join us for the Sardis Biennial Lecture, with field director Nicholas D. Cahill sharing recent excavations and discoveries.
Tuesday, March 28 6pm – 7:30pm
Doors will open at 5:30pm.
Ages: Adults.
Contact
No application or registration needed.
Free!
Free admission, but seating is limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis.
Location
- In-person only.
Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy
Cambridge, MA 02138
United States
The lecture will take place in Menschel Hall, Lower Level. Please enter the museums via the entrance on 480 Broadway.
Wheelchair accessible.
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Additional information
In this year’s Sardis Biennial lecture, Professor Nicholas D. Cahill of the University of Wisconsin-Madison will discuss recent excavations at Sardis, one of the great ancient cities of western Türkiye from the Bronze Age to the Middle Ages. Recent accomplishments at the site include the discovery of some of the world’s earliest silver coins in a historical context, the restoration of antiquity’s largest synagogue, and the unearthing of Roman houses destroyed by a devastating earthquake.
Last updated March 8, 2023.
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