A young monk approached Bush and showed him an
old dog. "Does this dog have buddha-nature?" he asked. Bush shot the dog and
replied, "The dog was a threat, and you said he was, too." Years later they were
both eaten by larger, angrier dogs, and the monk was
enlightened.
--Medium Lobster, Fafblog
Hi all list members,
Department of Archaeology and Ancient history, division Historical osteology, is pleased to invite you to the following two events:
1) A half day symposium: Animals and humans: Rituals, sacrifices and symbols
date: Thursday, February the 2nd 2006 in the afternoon
place: "Large lecture room" of the department, Sandgatan 1, Lund
13.15 Opening: Pirkko Ukkonen
13.30 Norbert Benecke (Berlin): Cocks and song-birds for Isis and Mater Magna: Animal sacrifice at a Roman sanctuary in Mogontiacum/Mainzabout
14.00 Kristiina Mannermaa (Helsinki): Birds as grave goods at the Stone Age burial site Zvejnieki in Latvia
14.30 Kristina Jennbert (Lund): Birds and identity
15.00 Coffee and cakes
15.30 Lembi Lõugas (Tallinn): Animal remains from the graves of Late Neolithic Corded Ware Culture of the eastern Baltic area
16.00 Ola Magnell (Lund): The symbolic meaning of pig mandibles in graves from Pitted Ware Culture and other prehistoric ritual contexts
16.30 Torbjörn Ahlström (Lund): Wild animals in supposedly tamed megaliths
17.00 Refreshments
17.15 Discussion
18.15 Concluding words: Elisabeth Iregren
19.00 Get-together: Registration for the get-together, please contact [log in to unmask]
2) A public defence of the doctoral thesis: Tracking Wild Boar and Hunters - Osteology of Wild Boar in Mesolithic South Scandinavia by Ola Magnell
date: Friday, February the 3rd, at 10 a.m.
place: "Högstidssalen" of the Zoological Museum, Helgonavägen 3, Lund
Welcome!
Dr. Pirkko Ukkonen
Research assistant
Lund University
Dept. of Archaeology and Ancient history
Historical osteology
P.O.Box 117
SE-221 00 Lund
Sweden
tel.: +46 (46) 222 36 20
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