Mapping Past Societies (MAPS) replaces and expands the acclaimed Digital Atlas of Roman and Medieval Civilizations (DARMC), which attracted more than a million visits a year. MAPS is a free and public tool that enables users to peer into the human past with cutting-edge data analytics: this includes geospatial coverage of historical societies in Afro-Eurasia, North Africa and the overseas Spanish Colonial Latin America, with a rich selection of data in health, environmental, economic, and social themes.
This special event—chaired by Henry Gruber (University...
The Braun Room, Swartz Hall, Harvard Divinity School, 45 Francis Avenue
An intersectional, interdisciplinary conference drawing together religious studies, queer studies, the history of Christian social care, LGBTQ+ activism in the community, and ‘popular medievalisms’. Keynote lecture on 21 March, 5:00 pm, by Miles Pattenden (University of Oxford) and...
Pere Benito Monclús (University of Lleida): Beyond Climate: War, Crusade, and the Making of Famine in Mediterranean Europe, 11th-13th Centuries
Over the last two decades, the paleoscientific revolution has had a profound impact on the way we make history, generating new narratives that have challenged older historiographical paradigms. Studies on premodern food crises have been undergoing a similarly important renewal, spearheaded by specialists in the social and economic history of the Atlantic and Mediterranean worlds....
Jordan Pickett (University of Georgia), Recycled Cities: Sardis and the Fortifications of Early Byzantine Anatolia. Co-sponsored by the Mary Jaharis Center for Byzantine Art & Culture and the Mashtots Chair for Armenian Studies at Harvard University. This talk will take place on the Zoom meeting platform; please click... Read more about East of Byzantium Lecture Series
Parchment at Harvard, Past and Present: An Introductory Workshop, a hands-on examination of parchment from the Houghton Library, led by Bruce Holsinger (University of Virginia). Co-sponsored by the Houghton Library and the Committee on Medieval Studies. Space in the workshop is limited; to reserve a space, please register... Read more about Houghton Library Parchment Workshop