Victoria C. Moses
“Meat Distribution and Consumption in Early Rome (8th–6th Centuries BCE)”

Victoria C. Moses will speak about the meat distribution and consumption in Rome in the 8th–6th centuries BCE, when the city was rapidly growing into an urban center. With this increasing population size came increased demands for animals, both for meat consumed in the home and for sacrifice at Rome’s new sanctuaries. This research uses the analysis of animal bones from archaeological sites from this time period to understand meat distribution and consumption as they relate to religion and authority as the city grew. It includes newly analyzed data from Area Sacra di Sant’Omobono, Veii, Gabii, the Regia, and the Palatine.

Moses is the Lily Auchincloss/Samuel H. Kress Foundation/Helen M. Woodruff-Archaeological Institute of America Pre-Doctoral Rome Prize Fellow in Ancient Studies and a PhD candidate at the School of Anthropology at the University of Arizona.

Francesco Zorzi
“MACULA: The Theatre Is in the Mind”

Vision and perception are interconnected in a much deeper way than we imagine. Even more so when hypovision and vision loss lead to distorted vision and distorted perception. This talk is an introduction to MACULA, the project Francesco Zorzi is currently developing at AAR: and exploration of the close interrelation between eyes and brain, using design and visual art to bring awareness to macular degeneration and the visual hallucinations often associated with it, improving our understanding of what happens in the everyday reality of those who live with these conditions.

Zorzi is the Tiffany & Co. Italian Fellow in Design and a visual designer and illustrator in Amsterdam.

The event will be held in English.