CMRS at the UofS

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Shoutout to Dr. Caroline Arbuckle of St. Thomas More and Master’s Student Rylan Golanowski in the Archeology program of the Anthropology department, as they have done some fantastic research with one of our artifacts! Using the Canadian Light Source Synchrotron, Dr. Arbuckle and Rylan tested the chemical signatures of our Bronze Osiris Amulet (Late Egyptian Period, c. 664-332 BCE). Here are some photos of the synchrotron in action!

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Our CMRS boys play the Art Bar tonight.

Townsend: The Ram in the Thicket.

Too Christian, Too Medieval As a scholar of medieval literature, I’m long used to writing books that only a few people read and that make virtually no money.

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/world/article-bayeux-tapestry-art-conservation-france/

Bayeux Tapestry too fragile to be shipped to Britain, art conservators warn French President Emmanuel Macron insists the 1,000-year-old tapestry can be transported to Britain, a move to signify warming relations between the countries

Classics prof earns national honour for equity-advancing work For Allison Glazebrook, deciphering ancient history is key to understanding the issues of present-day societies. The Professor of Classics explores the social and cultural history of ancient Greece, focusing on women, gender, sexuality and slavery. Her work centres the experiences ...

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The Long Life of Manuscripts: Mini Conference and Exhibit Manuscript exhibit and six ten-minute talks on the long history of manuscripts from the Middle East & Europe, from antiquity to the present.

Medieval Times!! September 21st 11:00 am to 5 pm in the Usask Bowl

The Museum of Antiquities is eager to host Saskatoon Historical Fencing (SHF) at our Medieval Times event on September 21! Join us in The Bowl from 11am - 5pm to witness masters of historical sword techniques wield their weapons in rousing mock combat!

SHF is the premier Historical European Martial Arts (HEMA) club in Saskatchewan and have been operating for over 10 years. Their focus is the understanding and practice of weapon martial arts, informed by historical documents.

SHF is a proud member of a growing and diverse group of sword enthusiasts, with a vast and accessible competitive community. SHF offers a place for casual enthusiasts looking to expand their knowledge and physical literacy, and those seeking a place to expand their competitive skills.

Culture Days | Fête de la culture

The next sculpture that we're featuring in honour of Pride Month is the Apollo Lykeios!

In ancient Greece, Apollo represented youthful male beauty. He was sort of like a counterpart to Aphrodite, the goddess of feminine beauty. The ideal male youth in Graeco-Roman culture displayed some feminine qualities and some masculine ones. Thus, sculptures of Apollo often represent this ideal by carefully balancing masculine and feminine physical attributes. Apollo also had many lovers in mythology, and pursued relationships with both men and women.

Happy Pride Month!

We’ve decided to celebrate by showcasing some highlights of our current exhibit “Not Set in Stone: An Exploration of Gender and Sexuality in Greek and Roman Art”. We’ll be posting a new one each week so stay tuned to see more and be sure to stop by this month to explore the whole exhibit yourself.

First up is the Sleeping Hermaphrodite! This sculpture is a first-century Roman copy of a Greek original. In the ancient world the Hermaphroditus figure was not an anomaly and there are references to Hermaphroditus which date as far back as the fourth century BCE. The most famous myth of Hermaphroditus is from Ovid’s Metamorphoses, which tells the story of how Hermaphroditus, the son of Hermes and Aphrodite, was transformed into a person who is both male and female after a nymph falls in love with him and begs the gods to allow them to be together forever.

However, an earlier version of the myth found near Halicarnassus tells a very different story. In this myth, Hermaphroditus is born with both male and female anatomy, just like they are in this sculpture. Hermaphroditus is an important deity who, through this fusion of masculine and feminine, is credited with inventing marriage. Interestingly, in Greek creation myths, intersex beings like Hermaphroditus were often at the forefront of all creation, and in some accounts, they created the gods themselves.

Read more in the Guardian story posted today:

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Medieval Wonders: Maps, Manuscripts, and Medieval Beasts See our new Hereford Mappa Mundi facsimile and a fabulous collection of Medieval Illuminated Manuscripts including Bestiaries.