This year’s symposium will take place in a hybrid format on 8–10 May at the Institute of History. The conference program, abstracts, and a streaming link for online attendees will be available on the official website:
https://www.ceraneum.uni.lodz.pl/colloquia-ceranea
As in previous years, the event will bring together renowned scholars from Poland and abroad, representing a wide range of disciplines. Our discussions will focus on the history of food and medicine, approached from a variety of methodological and cultural perspectives. This year’s edition will also include a special panel on education in Constantinople.
Plenary lectures will be delivered by:
- prof. dr Albrecht Berger (Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München) – Constantinople – home of intellect and intellectuals (9 V, 9.00-10.00, abstract)
- dr Barbara Huber (Max Planck Institute of Geoanthropology, University of Tübingen) – From Molecules to Memories: Reconstructing Aromatic and Medicinal Practices in Ancient Arabia Through Biomolecular Archaeology (10 V, 8.00-9.00, abstract)
- dr Manuela Marai (badaczka niezależna) – Pharmaceuticals from the Mineral and Animal Kingdoms: Considerations on Ancient and Modern Uses (9 V, 8.00-9.00, abstract)
- prof. Joanita Vroom (Leiden University) – The Archaeology of Food and Consumption in Byzantium (8 V, 8.30-9.30, abstract)
We warmly invite you to participate!
