The Herculaneum Society

Recent Research in Imaging and Archaeological Science: Herculaneum and Beyond
2020-11-07 14:00 - 18:00 UTC | Senate House, Malet Street, London, WC1E 7HU, United Kingdom
Please join us for this virtual conference on 7 November 2020 2:00-6:00 pm sponsored in conjunction with the Institute of Classical Studies, London. Programme:
Nigel Wilson, Oxford University and Herculaneum Society: “Digital restoration of classical texts: a parallel to the Herculaneum papyri”
Silvia Soncin, York University: “Diet at 79AD Herculaneum: A Metabolic Approach”
Ira Rabin, Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung, Berlin: “Black writing inks from the 3rd century BCE to the 5th-6th centuries CE: Detecting and Tracing their Evolution”
Brent Seales, University of Kentucky: “Virtual Unrolling of Herculaneum Fragments and Scrolls: Recent Results”
Admission is free.

Lecture by Michael Scott
2020-02-19 18:00 - 20:00 | Senate House, Malet Street, London, WC1E 7HU, United Kingdom
Join us for a special event being held jointly with the Institute of Classical Studies in London (Senate House, Malet St.) on Wednesday 19 February 2020 at 18:00.
Professor Michael Scott, who co-presented the BBC TV documentary series ‘Italy’s Invisible Cities’, is giving a talk on ‘Invisible Herculaneum’.
There will be a reception to follow.
Michael Scott, whose BBC series delved beneath Naples, Rome and Athens – amongst other cities – talks about his experiences at Herculaneum and examines what else may yet be uncovered. Academic, author and broadcaster, Michael is a Professor in Classics and Ancient History at the University of Warwick.

Visions of Vesuvius
2017-05-13 14:15 - 15:15 | Lecture Theatre, Weston Library, Broad Street, Oxford, OX1 3BG, United Kingdom
Professor David Pyle, Professor of Earth Sciences, University of Oxford and Curator, “Volcanoes” Exhibition, Weston Library, Oxford: “Visions of Vesuvius”.
