Skyscape Archaeology Keynote Lecture Series 2021/22

The Journal of Skyscape Archaeology, the Sophia Centre at the University of Wales Trinity Saint David, the Sophia Centre Press and the Department of Archaeology and Anthropology of Bournemouth University are teaming up for the second series of monthly online Skyscape Archaeology Keynote Lectures.

Continuing from the success of last year, this second series draws on a number of different and unique voices to inform future trajectories, research questions and methods for skyscape archaeology. We aim for these keynotes to generate constructive dialogue around these topics, therefore each Zoom session will consist of a single 45 minute lecture followed by discussion.

The schedule for the 2021/22 series is as follows:

Date and Time
Title
Speaker and Programme 
Nov 17, 2021
4pm GMT 
Secret Societies and the Origins of Astronomy 
Dec 15, 2021
4pm GMT 
The Sun's light at Michaelmas and the Cistercians of Britain and Ireland 
Postponed to 25 May 2022, see below
Jan 26, 2022
4pm GMT 
Light, darkness and religious experience: Cognitive interpretations of ancient Greek Mystery cults 
Feb 9, 2022
4pm GMT 
Relations with the upper world in late Neolithic Britain: square-in-circle timber monuments and orientations at monument complexes 
Mar 30, 2022
4pm BST 
Making Time at Stonehenge 
Apr 13, 2022
4pm BST 
Sky Gods and Climate Change: Alignments of Earth, Water, and the Moon from the Caddo to Cahokia 
May 25, 2022
4pm GMT 
The Sun's light at Michaelmas and the Cistercians of Britain and Ireland 


The proceeds from the lecture series will be used to fund another round of the JSA/Sophia Centre Student Research Grants and the Lionel Sims Award.

All sessions will be recorded and you will have access to the recordings for a month afterwards (useful if you can't join live).

The cost is £10 per session or £50 for all six.

For booking, please click here.

Please note: the link for the meeting will be sent to the email address associated with your PayPal account the day before each seminar. Please check this account. If you cannot find the email with the link, please check your spam folder.

If you haven't received the link before the seminar starts, contact Dr Dr Fabio Silva at fsilva@bournemouth.ac.uk.

Download a copy of the lecture series poster here.


The Journal of Skyscape Archaeology is the only academic journal in the world to explore the relationship between archaeolgical sites and the sky, stars and planets, including archaeoastronomy. The journal’s advisory board includes senior academics and researchers from across the field.

The Sophia Centre for the Study of Cosmology in Culture is a research and teaching centre at the University of Wales Trinity Saint David. It examines the relationships between cosmology and culture through history, anthropology philosophy and archaeology. and teaches the Master’s degrees in Cultural Astronomy and Astrology and Ecology and Spirituality.




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