Lecture Reminder: Friday 27th November Robin Ackroyd will be at the Trust speaking about: Mongol nutag, Chingisiin Ongon – Mongolian homeland, Genghis Khan’s tomb Robin Ackroyd travelled extensively on horseback in northern Mongolia during an independent research expedition to reach remote locations that may harbour one of the greatest archaeological mysteries of all time – the secret tomb of Genghis Khan. In this illustrated talk, based on his new book about his journey, Robin will describe how he trekked, with his five horses, into wilderness once frequented by a young …
Cameron Petrie on ‘Land, Water and Settlement and the Indus Civilisation’
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 …