Lecture Reminder: Friday 6th November, 5.30pm Cameron Petrie (Cambridge) will speak on: Adaptation to variable environments, resilience to climate change; Land, Water and Settlement and the Indus Civilisation Cameron Petrie is Senior Lecturer in South Asian and Iranian Archaeology in the Department of Archaeology and Anthropology, University of Cambridge. His archaeological research has predominantly been carried out in Iran, Pakistan and India, and in this lecture he will present the results of the Land, Water and Settlement project (2008-2014) and introduce the ERC funded TwoRains project (2015-2020). All welcome. Refreshments …
Almut Hintze Elected to the British Academy
The Trustees of the Ancient India and Iran Trust are delighted to congratulate fellow Trustee Almut Hintze, Zartoshty Brothers Professor of Zoroastrianism at SOAS, on being elected a Fellow of the British Academy. Prof. Hintze joins our Chairman, Prof. Nicholas Sims-Williams and Prof. Julius Lipner as the third trustee to be a fellow of the British Academy. Prof. Hintze was elected along with three colleagues from SOAS, all of whom were recognised for their outstanding research. Professor Hintze’s work focuses on Indo-Iranian philology and Zoroastrian literature and religion. She is …
Teaching the Avestan language in Pune
AIIT Trustee Almut Hintze, Zartoshty Brothers Professor of Zoroastrianism at SOAS, is currently teaching an Avestan language course in Pune. While there, she has given the following interview: http://www.punemirror.in/pune/others/The-meaning-beyond-words/articleshow/48009125.cms An article in the Indian Express describes the course: http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/pune/avestan-an-ancient-indo-iranian-language-travels-to-pune/99/