Pitoti. Digital Humanities at the Barbarian Rock-face: Proto-cinema and tribal modernism in the classical art of the ancient Alps
Dr. Frederick Baker (Cambridge University)
Friday, September 18, 4-6pm
745 Commonwealth Avenue, School of Theology, Rm. 625
The Boston University Myth and Religion Study Group presents Dr. Frederick Baker of Cambridge University. He will present on his Pitoti project, Paleolithic rock carvings that he and his colleagues have studied with cameras under different lighting conditions. At different times of the day, they discovered that the carved figures are not static at all. Instead they seem to “move” and tell astonishing narratives. Dr. Baker is a senior researcher at the McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research at Cambridge.
This event is sponsored by the BU Classics Department and the BU Center for the Humanities. Refreshments will be served. The event is free and open to the public.
For further information, contact Meghan Kelly at 617-353-2427 or classics@bu.edu