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Before predatory looting, the site of the port city of Tharros in western Sardinia had extensive ruins, magnificent temples, and tombs stocked with jewels and other grave goods. In this roundtable, "The Ancient City of Tharros: Cultural Crossroads in the Mediterranean over Two Millennia," archaeologists will present the most recent discoveries; afterwards, guests will be invited to the opening reception for a linked photography exhibition (in the lobby).
Organizers:
Barbara Faedda, Italian Academy, Columbia University, and Paolo Carta, University of Trento
Speakers:
Nadia Canu, Mont’e Prama Foundation
Envisioning Tharros: Preservation, Research, and Progress
Carla Del Vais, University of Cagliari
Between Land and Sea: Research of the University of Cagliari in Tharros and its Territory
Steven Ellis, University of Cincinnati
New Directions in the Urban Archaeology of Tharros: the Cincinnati Excavations
Anna Chiara Fariselli, University of Bologna
The University of Bologna at Tharros and Capo San Marco: Forty Years of Excavations and Archaeological Enhancement Projects
Peter van Dommelen, Brown University
Colonial Settlements in Indigenous Landscapes: Tharros and the Gulf of Oristano across the 1st Millennium BCE
Moderator:
Francesco de Angelis, Columbia University
These events are part of the Sardinia Project within the Academy’s International Observatory for Cultural Heritage.
This project is sponsored by the Autonomous Region of Sardinia with the collaboration of the Mont’e Prama Foundation.
