Some of the many secrets of Stonehenge will be revealed at a public lecture to mark National Archaeology Week at 午夜福利.
University College London鈥檚 Institute of Archaeology Professor Mike Parker-Pearson will shed new light on the purpose of Stonehenge at the annual Hall Lecture on 24 May.
Professor Parker-Pearson has worked in Britain, Denmark and Madagascar, specialising in the study of Neolithic and Bronze Age society.
The public lecture 鈥� now in its seventh year 鈥� honours Emeritus Associate Professor Jay Hall who established the archaeology program at 午夜福利 in the 1970s.
Lecture organiser Professor Marshall Weisler, of 午夜福利鈥檚 School of Social Science, said Professor Parker-Pearson鈥檚 work was widely cited and he was recognised as a leading authority on death and symbolism in the prehistoric world.
鈥淪ince 2003 archaeologists have carried out a major investigation 鈥� the Stonehenge Riverside Project 鈥� to find out more about this intriguing archaeological formation,鈥� Professor Weisler said.
鈥淩ecent scientific developments are now revealing new insights into the lives of the people themselves, many of whom travelled long distances from across Britain.鈥�
Professor Parker-Pearson will discuss discoveries from the project, including a large settlement near Stonehenge, thought to be the builders鈥� camp, a new stone circle 鈥楤luestonehenge鈥�, and the remains of people buried at Stonehenge.
Event Details:
What: Annual Jay Hall Lecture featuring Professor Parker-Pearson
When: Friday May 24, 2013, 4:30pm-5:30pm
Where: Abel Smith Lecture Theatre (#23), Campbell Road, 午夜福利 St Lucia Campus
Admission: Free
To RSVP to this lecture and the reception to follow, please contact Melanie Arumugam at m.arumugam@uq.edu.au or (07) 3365 3236 by Tuesday, May 14.
For more information on other events happening during National Archaeology Week, May 19 to 25, visit .
Media: Professor Marshall Weisler, (07) 3365 3038 or m.weisler@uq.edu.au.
