Libya Matters Workshop

Saturday 18 February 2012

Safra Lecture Theatre, Strand Campus, King’s College London

The Centre for Hellenic Studies at King’s College London and the Society for Libyan Studies present a workshop, open to all, as an opportunity to record and celebrate the historical and cultural importance of Libya.

The surge of recent events in Libya may have left people with a sense of a country which is nothing but a battlefield – rather than the home of five World Heritage sites, reflecting an exceptionally long and diverse cultural heritage. The transformations which are now taking place in Libyan society should include a transformation in examining and protecting the cultural monuments. We aim to present this rich tradition to a wider audience, and explain its importance for our understanding of several phases of human history – to make clear why Libya Matters to us all.

Programme

From 9.15Registration: Coffee and tea

9.45 – 11.15Unique and diverse: Libya before the historical record

Kevin WhiteThe Physical Geography of Libya

Marta LahrA sand bridge across Africa – prehistory of the Libyan Sahara

Graeme BarkerDeep prehistory in the Haua Fteah cave, Cyrenaica.

11.15 – 11.30Break

11.30 – 12.30

Tertia BarnettThe engraved landscape: rock carvings of the Wadi al-Hayat, Fazzan

Robert MorkotThe Libu and the Meshwesh: Egypt’s view of “Libyans”

12.30 – 13.30Sandwich lunch

13.30 – 15.30Greek and Roman Libya

Susan WalkerApollo’s children: Cyrene’s story in sculpture

Andrew WilsonThe focus of trade: Lepcis and Sabratha

Philip KenrickOn the desert margin: rural settlement in Tripolitania and Cyrenaica

Paul BennettLayers of culture: Euhesperides/Berenike

15.30 – 16.00Tea break

16.00 – 17.30Continuities and changes

David MattinglyThe Garamantes and other Desert Cultures

Isabella SjöströmAfter Rome: the archaeology of Islamic Libya

Saul KellyWars in the Desert: Libya in the two world wars

17.30 – 18.30The present and the future

Hafed WaldaThe current situation

Round-table discussion: The Future for Libya’s Past

Admission (to include tea, coffee and a sandwich lunch): £25.00.

Discount price for members of the Society of Libyan Studies and for alumni of King’s College London: £15.00.

Booking procedure:

either

  • Complete the accompanying form and return it with your cheque (made out to the Society for Libyan Studies) to the address shown on the form, to arrive no later than 11 February

or

  • Visit and book online. This facility will be available at the beginning of January and the latest date for bookings to be accepted will be 15 February.

Please note that access to King’s College on a Saturday is controlled, and for this reason pre-booking is essential. There is disabled access from the Strand.


Libya Matters Workshop

Saturday 18 February 2012

Safra Lecture Theatre, Strand Campus, King’s College London

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