Archaeology Lecture on the Worship of Demeter in Archaic Sicily
Archaeology Lecture on the Worship of Demeter in Archaic Sicily
Public lecture by Dr. Alex Moskowitz on "Breaking Bronze for Demeter: Indigenous Religion and the Making of Greek Sicily." Dr. Moskowitz is a Fellow at the Center for Humanistic Inquiry and a Visiting Lecturer in the Department of Classics at Amherst College. Among other roles, he co-directs the Khora of Archaic Morgantina Project in Sicily, and he supervises fieldwork for the Agora Valley Project. In this talk, he will dive into the indigenous origins of Demeter worship in Archaic Sicily (8th-5th century BCE).
Skinner Hall 216, Mount Holyoke College
05:30 PM - 06:30 PM on Tue, 24 Mar 2026
Event Supported By
Western Massachusetts Society of the Archaeological Institute of America
rseifried@umass.edu
Skinner Hall 216, Mount Holyoke College
9 Blanchard Circle
South Hadley,
Massachusetts
01075