January 22 - "The Past Keeps Getting Bigger: Living with the Past in the Present and the Future at Tell Dhiban, Jordan"

Join us on Thursday, January 22 from 4-5 p.m. in Business 2-09 for "The Past Keeps Getting Bigger: Living with the Past in the Present and the Future at Tell Dhiban, Jordan", a talk by Professor Bruce Routledge (University of Liverpool).

Abstract: Tell Dhiban is a large mound in central Jordan occupied since 3000 BCE. It is best known as the capital of the biblical kingdom of Moab and the site of a significant Nabataean temple. However, focusing on separate moments in time does not do justice to a site where the past has always formed the ground beneath one’s feet. This talk will consider how for 5,000 years inhabitants of Dhiban have lived with the past, including current residents for whom the past also plays a key role in their futures.

This talk is presented by The Edmonton Society of the Archaeological Institute of America and the University of Alberta Department of History, Classics, and Religion.