Early Career Scholars Research in Action: Rennan Lemos
Archaeology Under Fire: The History of Sudan Between Water and War
Join 麻豆直播鈥檚 Early Career Scholars on聽April 4, 2025 at 12:00pm ET via Zoom for a virtual Research in Action talk from Dr. Rennan Lemos about cultural heritage in Sudan.
Abstract: The history of archaeology in northern Sudan is, to a large extent, a history of salvage excavations. Successive dam projects in Lower Nubia have posed a tremendous threat to the region鈥檚 archaeology, resulting in significant losses but also producing one of the most comprehensive records of archaeological heritage in a single area. Drawing on archival materials and recent fieldwork, this talk will explore how Sudan鈥檚 archaeological heritage has been endangered鈥攆irst by the flooding of Lower Nubia and now by war鈥攁nd how a history of major threats has shaped the region鈥檚 heritage.
Presenter: Rennan Lemos teaches Egyptian and Sudanese archaeology at the University of Cambridge. He co-directs the Djehutyhotep Project and is assistant director of the Sanam Temple Project in Sudan. In 2024, he was a recipient of the Annual Prize 鈥溍� la m茅moire de Jean Leclant鈥�, awarded by the Michela Schiff Giorgini Foundation.
The event, a part of our 鈥淩esearch in Action鈥� series, is FREE for the 麻豆直播 community, but registration is required.