‘Publication by Press Release: The Macedonian Tomb at Amphipolis’

This free talk by Jolene McLeod (Department of Classics and Religion) will discuss the recent archaeological finds at Amphipolis in Northern Greece, which include a tumulus burial mound 500 meters in diameter and a multi-chambered tomb. This has been touted as the largest and most important tomb ever excavated in Greece. However, all information about this site has been revealed through press releases and media reports rather than scholarly publications. This approach has been criticized as being both overtly political and unscholarly, as information about the find that is presented in the press one week is then hastily altered the next. The talk will examine the relationship between scholarship and the media, while presenting an overview of the Amphipolis tomb finds so far, and addressing the most compelling question: who is buried there?

Location:

Social Sciences 113

Speaker:

Jolene McLeod (Department of Classics and Religion, Faculty of Arts)

More information at http://www.ucalgary.ca/events/calendar/publication-press-release-macedonian-tomb-amphipolis