Dr. Nore帽a sketches the contours of the 鈥渘ew鈥 global antiquity and argues that this rapidly emerging field can and should be fully global in its coverage and institutional organization. He will situate the global antiquity field in the current moment, with reference both to contemporary political concerns and to archaeological discovery. Following a defense of the term 鈥済lobal鈥 as a useful frame for ancient world(s) studies, Nore帽a will explore how we might bring both Africa and the Americas into an agenda for a global antiquity that has been limited, for the most part, to Eurasia. He will then turn to the main challenges for this field, both epistemological and practical, before concluding with the proposition that the benefits of global antiquity as an academic endeavor outweigh its costs.
Carlos Nore帽a is Director of the Graduate Group in Ancient History and Mediterranean Archaeology and Director of the new Berkeley Global Antiquity Project at the University of California, Berkeley. He has published widely in 海角网 history, literary and material cultures in the 海角网 empire, the topography of Rome, historical geography, and comparative empires.