On Friday 13 November, Stephen Shennan, Professor in theoretical archaeology at University College London (UCL), will give the lecture Long-term demographic patterns in the prehistory of Europe. After the lecture, there will be a Q&A session where you have the opportunity to ask questions to Professor Shennan about the lecture or his work in general. An excellent opportunity to assess deeper knowledge of both archaeology and international collaborative projects. Shennan also has an extensive scientific production that includes nine books, monographs, anthologies and around 180 articles.
Stephen Shennan is a prominent researcher in European prehistory, especially the Neolithic period, and his interdisciplinary research combines archaeological issues with evolutionary biology methods. He has been Principal Investigator (PI) for several internationally successful research projects and has visited the Department of Historical Studies at the University of Gothenburg several times, where he collaborated closely with the researchers.
Through his interdisciplinary perspective, Shennan explains cultural dynamics, innovations, and dispersion patterns in prehistoric societies. He is also prominent in prehistoric demography and has contributed to the study of the social and economic institutions that shaped change and organization in early societies.
Shennan is a Fellow of the British Academy, a member of the Academia Europaea and a recipient of the Huxley Memorial Medal from the Royal Anthropological Institute.
The lecture lasts for 75 minutes including questions and award ceremony. The lecture is primarily aimed at teachers and students at the university, but the interested public is also welcome.
The lecture will be held in English.
A warm welcome!
About the Felix Neubergh Lecture
Every year since 1977, a Felix Neubergh Lecture has been arranged at the University of Gothenburg. Every other year, the lecture concerns archaeology and every other year economics.
The lecture series has been created through a donation from Felix Neubergh, a Swedish banker who was born in Gothenburg in 1896 and moved to London after the end of the First World War. There he achieved an outstanding career, married and became a permanent resident. From their considerable wealth, he and his wife Bertha donated funds to various institutions in their hometown, especially to the University of Gothenburg. He strived to support the university's contacts with culture and science in English-speaking countries. Felix Neubergh lived to be almost 100 years old and died in December 1995.
