Melbourne lecture to spotlight 30 years of Australian excavations in Cyprus

Members of Melbourne’s Greek and Cypriot assemblage are being encouraged to be an upcoming nationalist lecture highlighting much than three decades of Australian archaeological work successful Cyprus.

The event, hosted by the University of Melbourne, will diagnostic Dr Craig Barker presenting connected the Paphos Theatre Project, a long-running excavation inaugural led by the University of Sydney.

Scheduled for Saturday 23 May, the lecture will take spot from 6:30pm to 8:00pm astatine the Forum Theatre successful the Arts West gathering astatine the university’s Parkville campus. The lawsuit is escaped to attend, with registrations required online.

The lecture forms portion of a broader week-long programme centred connected the theme of theatre, organised by the University of Melbourne successful collaboration with the Hellenic Museum and CO.AS.IT Museo Italiano arsenic portion of National Archaeology Week.

Dr Barker’s presumption will research findings from excavations astatine the past ιστοσελίδα of Paphos, offering penetration into the relation of theatre successful the Greek and Roman world and what archaeological grounds reveals astir show successful antiquity.

The invitation has been extended to the wider assemblage by “Justice for Cyprus”, with Secretary John Milides encouraging strong attendance to some deepen understanding of shared past and recognise the contributions of Australian archaeologists working connected the island.

Organisers accidental the lawsuit provides a uncommon accidental for the nationalist to prosecute straight with starring probe into Cyprus’ past past, while reinforcing taste and humanities ties betwixt Australia and the Hellenic world.