<html><body><div style="font-family: trebuchet ms,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000066"><div data-marker="__QUOTED_TEXT__"><div style="font-family:'trebuchet ms' , sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:#000066"><div><div style="font-family:'trebuchet ms' , sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:#000066"><div><div style="font-family:'trebuchet ms' , sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:#000066"><br><div><div style="font-family:'trebuchet ms' , sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:#000066"><div><div style="font-family:'trebuchet ms' , sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:#000066"><div><div id="zimbraEditorContainer" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms' , sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:#000066" class="6"><br><div><div class="WordSection1"><p align="center" style="margin:0in;text-align:center"><strong><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:'trebuchet ms' , sans-serif;color:#333300">NEAR EASTERN STUDIES PUBLIC EVENT</span></strong><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'trebuchet ms' , sans-serif;color:#000066"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:'arial' , sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:16pt;font-family:'arial' , sans-serif;color:#c5972f">The astral sciences and early cultures: why do we study them, and how do we share our interest with the public? </span></b><b><span style="font-size:16pt;font-family:'arial' , sans-serif"><br><span style="color:#7f7f7f">Alexander Jones</span></span></b><span style="font-size:16pt;font-family:'arial' , sans-serif;color:#7f7f7f"> </span><span style="font-size:16pt;font-family:'arial' , sans-serif">(ISAW, NYU) in conversation with <b><span style="color:#7f7f7f">Sonja Brentjes</span></b><span style="color:#7f7f7f"> </span>(IAS, MPIWG)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:'arial' , sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:'arial' , sans-serif">Sponsor: Sabine Schmidtke, IAS; Convenor: Sonja Brentjes, IAS and MPIWG</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:'arial' , sans-serif"> </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:'arial' , sans-serif">Hybrid Event: 14 February, 6:00-6:45 pm</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:'arial' , sans-serif">White-Levy Room, Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'arial' , sans-serif">Registration is required for both in-person and online participation.<br>Register at: <a href="https://bit.ly/4b9DbTp" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer nofollow noopener noreferrer nofollow noopener noreferrer nofollow noopener noreferrer nofollow noopener noreferrer nofollow noopener noreferrer nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/4b9DbTp</a></span><br></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:'arial' , sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><img width="205" height="137" style="width:2.1354in;height:1.427in" src="cid:image003.jpg@01DA5387.08295DB0" align="left" hspace="12"><span style="font-family:'arial' , sans-serif;color:#231f20;letter-spacing:0.15pt">Alexander Jones will present a brief survey on his experience, as a faculty member and director of the Institute for the Study of the Ancient World (NYU), with different approaches to the study of the astral sciences in early cultures and the presentation of the research results to varied audiences in academia and beyond. He will answer questions by Sonja Brentjes on how, during his time at ISAW, changes have occurred in the ways that researchers and audiences have come together, exchanged views and insights, and found new paths for exploring the wealth of historical artifacts testifying to the multifaceted engagement of people of long gone times with the night sky and its marvels and threats. </span><span style="font-family:'arial' , sans-serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:'arial' , sans-serif"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'arial' , sans-serif"></span></p><p class="MsoFooter" style="margin-right:0.25in;line-height:115%"><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:115%;font-family:'arial' , sans-serif">Funding for this event provided by the Otto Neugebauer Fund.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br></div></div></body></html>