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Real Bodies / Represented Bodies: Human-Animal Relationships in Cypriot Sanctuaries

Animals played an important role in Cypriot religion and ritual. Many Cypriot deities were conceived as having animal parts or attributes, animal iconography was prevalent among votive offerings, and animal masks were worn in rituals at some sanctuaries. Perhaps the most dramatic and widespread way that humans interacted with animals, however, was through animal sacrifice. […]

Kings, Queens, Commoners, and Captives: What Can Archaeology Tell Us About Dahomean Society in the Era of the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade?

Lecture: The Kingdom of Dahomey, in the modern Republic of Benin, stands as one of the most comprehensively researched kingdoms in precolonial West Africa. Decades of historical, anthropological, and art historical research have cast important light on the origins of the precolonial polity, and its rise, expansion, and transformation through its participation into the trans-Atlantic […]