10/30 McClanahan Lecture: Discovering Ancient Dalmatia – Archaeological Research on the Croatian island of Brač
Presented by Associate Professor Sarah James
October 30, 2025 | 7PM | Eaton Humanities 250
The Brač Island Project explored a 3,000 year old hillfort site overlooking the Adriatic Sea in southern Croatia. Excavations revealed archaeological evidence for many firsts. First contacts with early Italic peoples, first relations with Greek colonies, and finally first impacts on the region of its conquest by Rome and its incorporation into the Empire. This lecture will examine the final results of this project which offer incredible new insights into this seemingly marginal part of the Classical world.
Sponsored by Mary E.V. McClanahan and the Department of Classics