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SUMMARY:Memory\, Cosmology and Materiality in Prehistoric Malta  - Isabell
 e Vella Gregory (Christ's\; Archaeology) 
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CONTACT:Ruth Rushworth
DESCRIPTION:Dr Isabelle Vella Gregory (Christ's\; Archaeology) presents at
  the CRASSH Postdoctoral Research Seminar.\n\nRegistration: http://www.cra
 ssh.cam.ac.uk/events/2432/\n\nAbstract\n\nThe Maltese Islands have a rich 
 archaeological heritage that includes prehistoric megalithic temples. Thes
 e architecturally imposing buildings are a dominant feature of the physica
 l and conceptual landscape up to our day. However\, if we want to understa
 nd Neolithic society we need to reconfigure our view of space and consider
  the multi-dimensionality of Neolithic life on the islands. The Neolithic 
 period was a time of increasing social complexity that is reflected materi
 ally both at a broad level (temples) but\, more importantly\, at a smaller
  scale (pottery\, stone tools\, figurines and various other objects). In t
 his talk I will present my research on how memories and social relations a
 re created across a complex landscape. The examination of the complex figu
 ration (figurines and other complex imagery) and the so-called daily techn
 ology reveals an entanglement of social relations and a complex cosmology 
 in a setting that was dominated by the power of memory and embodied perfor
 mance.\n\n \n\nAbout Isabelle Vella Gregory\n\nIsabelle Vella Gregory is a
 n archaeologist with a strong interest in social anthropology. Her researc
 h interests include Mediterranean prehistory\, figurative representation a
 nd the body\, memory\, and social complexity. Isabelle's approach is based
  on multidisciplinarity\, paying particular attention to how people have c
 onceptualized power and its performance in the landscape. Her doctoral res
 earch (Magdalene\, Cambridge) resulted in a new approach to the archaeolog
 y of Sardinia and the study of figurative representation in Mediterranean 
 prehistory. She is currently a Junior Research Fellow at Christ's College\
 , working on Maltese prehistory. She is the author of The Human Form in Ne
 olithic Malta.
LOCATION:CRASSH\, Alison Richard Building\, 7 West Road\, Cambridge\, CB3 
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