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Bones, behaviour and belief. The osteological evidence as a source for Greek ritual practice
September 10, 2009
Scuola Archeologica Italiana, Parthenonos 14, 117 42 Athens
3-DAY INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE - 10 - 12 September, 2009
Presented by
The Swedish Institute at Athens
The Swedish Institute at Athens is organizing a conference entitled “Bones, behaviour and belief. The osteological evidence as a source for Greek ritual practice”. The event will take place in Athens, on the 10th-12th of September 2009.
The purpose of the conference is to highlight the role and contribution of the osteological evidence for our understanding of Greek sacrificial ritual, especially from a methodological perspective. It also aims at a discussion of the relation of the bone material to other source categories – texts, inscriptions, images and archaeological remains other than bones.
Of central interest are issues approachable from osteological evidence only and instances where the bone material presents a picture different from that derived from the written or pictorial sources. A group of prominent osteologists working on evidence from sanctuaries and cult places will present papers addressing questions of ritual practices. To stimulate an increased integration of osteology in the study of Greek cult in the future and to highlight the relation of various categories of sources to each other, a panel of leading scholars working on Greek religion mainly thought the use of non-osteological material will participate in the discussions as well as in the concluding table ronde.
Confirmed speakers include Gerhard Forstenpointner (Wien), Gunnel Ekroth (Stockholm), Valasia Isaakidou (Sheffield), Paul Halstead (Sheffield), Maria Vretemark (Museum of Västergötland), Armelle Gardeisen (Latte), Michel MacKinnon (Winnipeg), Dimitra Mylona (Rethymnon), François Poplin (Paris), Ola Magnell (Lund), Martine Leguilloux (Var), Hélène Siard (Paris), Sabine Sten (Gotland), Emmanulle Vila (Lyon).
Invited discussants: Robin Hägg (Göteborg), Stella Georgoudi (Paris), Scott Scullion (Oxford), Francis Prost (Paris), Véronique Mehl (Rennes).
The conference will be held at the Italian School, Athens and all interested listeners are welcome to attend.
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