Art of the Chalcolithic Southern Levant
Innovation, Creativity and Cultural Transformation
Online Lecture
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Lecturer: Dr Bernadette Drabsch
Date: Thursday 16 May, 2024
Duration: 1 hour
Start Time: 10.00am AEST | 9.30am SA | 8.00am WA | 12.00pm NZST
Price: $25 AUD
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Overview
The 6000-year-old artworks associated with the Chalcolithic period in the Southern Levant are striking and important to our understanding of preliterate societies, yet few people know about them.
In the 1000 years that the Ghassulian Chalcolithic culture flourished (named for the type-site of Teleilat Ghassul in Jordan), there were many innovations, including the introduction of complex metallurgy, intricately crafted, wheel-turned ceramics, as well as polychrome frescoes - all of which were laden with cultic symbology. Yet all of that knowledge abruptly disappeared.
Join Dr Bernadette Drabsch to find out why with this compelling lecture about one of the most intriguing periods of prehistory.
Your Expert lecturer
Dr Bernadette Drabsch is a scientific illustrator and historian who has worked in the field of archaeology for 15 years. She has a strong interest in the visual arts, nature, science, archaeology, and ancient history.
Bernadette holds a BA (Ancient History and Classical Languages), Honours (Natural History Illustration) and PhD (Design/Archaeology) all from the University of Newcastle. She worked as a senior lecturer at the University of Newcastle for 10 years before transitioning into the world of cultural heritage management. Bernadette continues to lecture online and volunteers her time biennially as an archaeological illustrator at the University of Sydney’s Pella excavations in Jordan.
Bernadette’s historical and artistic knowledge stretches from the Neolithic period through to the early 20th century. She has travelled extensively within Australia, New Zealand, United States, Europe and the Middle East.
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