Bloomsbury Summer School
Fascinated by ancient civilisations?
We offer anyone with any level of knowledge, inspiring short courses on ancient Egypt and other areas of the ancient world.
2024 course timetable (in person and online)
Monday to Friday 8 - 12 July 2024
FROM CHAVÍN, NASCA, AND MOCHE TO THE INCAS: AN IN-DEPTH JOURNEY INTO ANCIENT PERU
Course Director: Dr Cecilia Pardo (Independent Scholar)
Monday 8 July
10:45 – 11:00*
Students assemble in BSS Common Room, or login to Google Meet
11:00 – 11:30
BSS Director’s Welcome Address
11:30 – 13:00
1. Introduction: Andean sacred landscapes and worldviews
Welcome Lunch in BSS Common Room (14:00 Short optional tour of UCL with the Director)**
14:30 – 15:45
2. First Peoples of the Andes
16:15 – 17:30
3. Gods with Fangs: The Formative Period and Chavín de Huantar
17:30
Non-BSS event: Get together with fellow students for a drink in the Woolf and Whistle Bar on the ground floor of the Tavistock Hotel**
Tuesday 9 July
10:00 – 11:15
4. Surviving in the Desert: The story of Paracas and Nasc
11:45 – 13:00
5. The Moche – Case Study: Huaca de la Luna
14:15 – 15:30
6. Deciphering Moche Art – Case Study: Sipán and San José de Moro
16:00 – 17:15
7. More about the Moche and A Look at Ritual Paraphernalia
17:15 – 18:30
BSS Social on Common Room balcony**
Wednesday 10 July
10:00 – 11:15
8. Wari: The First Andean Empire – Case Study: Castillo de Huarmey
11:45 – 13:00
9. Moche’s Neighbours and Recuay (Guest Lecturer: Dr George Lau, University of East Anglia)
14:15 – 15:30
10. Coastal Kingdoms: Lambayeque and Chimu
16:00 – 17:15
11. Curating a Pre-Columbian Exhibition: The British Museum experience (Guest Lecturer: Mr Tom Cummins, British Museum)
17:30
Non-BSS event: Get together with fellow students for dinner at Poppadom Indian Kitchen in the Tavistock Hotel**
Thursday 11 July
10:00 – 11:15
12. The Incas: Empire of the Four Suyos
11:45 – 13:00
13. Stone and Mortar: Inca architecture (Guest Lecturer: Prof. Bill Sillar, UCL)
14:15 – 15:30
14. Surviving the Conquest: Adapting to a new regime
16:00 – 17:15
15. British Museum Visit: Andean and Amazonian Cases**
Friday 12 July
10:00 – 11:15
16. Khipu: The Andean record-keeping device
11:45 – 13:00
17. Andean Living Practices: 5,000 years of textile weaving
14:15 – 15:30
18. Insights into Peruvian Museums and Archaeological Projects
16:00 – 17:15
19. Pre-Columbian Legacy in Modern Peru
17:15 – 18:30
End-of-Course Drinks and Online Social (you are welcome to invite guests)
* All times are London UK time; Google Meet opens 15 minutes prior to the start.
** In-person participants only.
NB: Timetables, once published, are unlikely to change, but remain provisional until the first day of the course.
