September 30 (Week 1): Bri Stellini (University of Chicago)

Vessels of Memory: The Makings of the Senwosret III Boat Burials

October 21 ( Week 4): Anthony Ray (University of Chicago)

Hidden Wealth and Public Displays: The Function of Silver Rings in Bronze Age Mesopotamia

October 28 (Week 5): Elizabeth Lambourn (De Montfort University)

What can containers tell us about trade networks? Neglected approaches to the study of transport jars in the medieval Indian Ocean

November 11 (Week 7): Adam Goldwyn (North Dakota State University)

The Byzantine Tale of Achilles and Tale of Troy: Classical Reception in the Multicultural Mediterranean

November 18 (Week 8): Andrew Ollett (University of Chicago)

Writing in Ancient India: A Love/Hate Relationship