Red Sea Project Part III:
Natural Resources and Cultural Connections of the Red Sea
This two-day event was held in the Stevenson Lecture Theatre, Clore Education Centre,
British Museum, on Friday 27 and Saturday 28 October 2006. As well as the British Museum,
it was generously supported by the British Academy, the Leigh Douglas Memorial Trust,
The Seven Pillars Trust and the Triplow Trust.
Sessions were based on 'culture' and 'connections' of the Red Sea in order
to bring together historical, ethnographic, ecological and archaeological sources.
Topics included:
• Maritime Networks:
commercial connections, traditions and
industries — particularly the cultural roles of
harbours, boats, boat-building and navigation.
• Natural Resources and
ecological connections of the Red Sea — the natural
distribution of plants, crops, fish, mammals, and birds —
which have, at some time, influenced local 'culture’.
• Spiritual and religious
connections within the Red Sea region and beyond.
There was also an associated exhibition entitled Sketches from the north Red Sea,
depicting David Martin's encounter with the Red Sea in June 2006, as part of his
Alastair Salvesen Travel Scholarship from the Royal Scottish Academy.
The Red Sea III conference followed two previous conferences, also held at the
British Museum in association with the Society for Arabian Studies:
Trade and Travel in the Red Sea Region (2002); and People of the Red Sea (2004).
The Proceedings of each conference have been published by Archaeopress
(click here for details).
Link to the Red Sea Project website: http://www.dur.ac.uk/mlac/arabic/redsea
For further information, please contact:
Janet Starkey
School of Modern Languages and Cultures
Durham University
Elvet Riverside
New Elvet
Durham DH1 3JT
Email: j.c.m.starkey@durham.ac.uk
Tel: 01388 745569.
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