This may be of interest to some of you-
Tuesday 5 February, 18.15-19.30
BARRY CUNLIFFE
Along the Edge of the World: the Atlantic before Columbus
The foundation of the trading port of Gadir (modern Cadiz) by the
Phoenicians some time around 800 BC introduced the literate peoples of the
Mediterranean to the frightening and barbarous world of the Atlantic. Gadir
became the starting point for journeys of exploration both to the north and
the south. As news of the ocean shores spread Greek sailors took up the
challenge and one of them, Pytheas of Massalia, even circumnavigated Britain
in about 320 BC. Along the Atlantic Façade they found technically able
communities with traditions of sailing, navigation and time-keeping going
back for more than three millennia. Pytheas, in all probability, used local
ships to transport him - there are hints that they may have reached Iceland.
Barry Cunliffe is Professor of European Archaeology at Oxford. His books
include The Ancient Celts, Facing the Ocean and The Extraordinary Voyage of
Pytheas the Greek. He has excavated widely in Britain and in France and
Spain.
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