21.07.2022: RTG Conference 2022
The RTG invites to the Conference "Concepts of Humans and Nature in Historical Perspective: Universals and Variation, Continuities and Transformation" on the 6th-8th September 2022. Prior Registration is kindly requested. Further Information you find here.
09.05.2022: Exhibition beZAUBERnde ORTE
The exhibition "beZAUBERnde ORTE - Naturbegegnungen in vormodernen Gesellschaften" of the RTG 1876 has been on display at the Schule des Sehens at the Johannes Gutenberg University from 28 June 2022 to 29 July 2022. The content can still be accessed digitally. You can find the digital exhibition here.
21.04.2022: Dissertation "Concepts of non-indigenous animals in ancient Egypt" published!
The Dissertation "Concepts of non-indigenous animals in ancient Egypt" of Imke Fleuren is published. More information here.
11.04.2022: Lecture: Dr. Anna Perdibon - "A tree growing at the mouth of the two rivers. Reflections on animism, materiality and sacred landscape in ancient Mesopotamian religion"
The Research Training Group 1876 invites to the lecture of Dr. Anna Perdibon (Venice) on the topic "A tree growing at the mouth of the two rivers. Reflections on animism, materiality and sacred landscape in ancient Mesopotamian religion" on April 26, 2022 at 4 p.m.. The lecture will take place digitally.
10.03.2022: Dissertation "Im Naturraum. Poetologische Untersuchungen über mittelhochdeutsche Erzähltexte 1270-1320" published!
The Dissertation "Im Naturraum. Poetologische Untersuchungen über mittelhochdeutsche Erzähltexte 1270-1320" of Mirna Kjorveziroska is published. More information here.
28.02.2022: Lecture by Prof. Dr. Paul Pettitt
On 21.03.2022, 5 p.m., Prof. Dr. Paul Pettitt will give a lecture on his field of expertise in cognitive archaeology entitled "The animal inside us all. The behavioural evolution of Homo sapiens and the earliest art."
14.02.2022: New Mercator Fellow Prof. Dr. Paul Pettitt
We are very pleased to welcome Prof. Paul Pettitt to the GRK 1876. He will offer a seminar on cognitive archaeology during his stay. Further information can be found here.
05.10.2021: Lecture Series in winter semester 2021/22
In the upcoming winter semester, the RTG offers a lecture series on "Concepts of Man and Nature: Universal, Specific, Interchanged". The lecture series focuses on the results of various dissertation projects that have been developed in the RTG. The event is open to all as an online offer.
05.10.2021: Dissertation "Konzepte von Müdigkeit und Schlaf im alten Ägypten" published!
Simone Gerhards Dissertation "Konzepte von Müdigkeit und Schlaf im alten Ägypten" is published. More information here.
31.08.2021: Dissertation "Didaxe und Natur. Darstellung und Funktionalisierung der Natur in Thomasins von Zerklaere ,Welschem Gast‘, in Freidanks ,Bescheidenheit‘ und in Hugos von Trimberg ,Renner‘" published!
The Dissertation "Didaxe und Natur. Darstellung und Funktionalisierung der Natur in Thomasins von Zerklaere ,Welschem Gast‘, in Freidanks ,Bescheidenheit‘ und in Hugos von Trimberg ,Renner‘" of Sandra Hofert is published. More Information here.
29.07.2021: International Method Workshop 'Quality and Quantity' on October 7th - 9th
The international method workshop 'Quality and quantity - approaches to humans and nature in an interdisciplinary dialogue' takes place on October 7th - 9th. In the workshop, interdisciplinary methodological questions from ancient studies are discussed in the context of qualitative and quantitative approaches.
18.05.2021: Congrats on appointment!
We congratulate Prof. Dr. Claudia Lauer warmly on her appointment to the professorship 'German Literature of Older Epochs' at the University of Mainz. Ms. Lauer has been a member of the core faculty since 2018 and represents Medieval German Studies in the RTG. We wish her a good start and look forward to continued good collaboration.
15.04.2021: International Workshop: „In no way does life differ from the sea” on May 10, 2021
Co-organized by our colleague Laura Borghetti the workshop “In no way does life differ from the sea”: Approaching the Non-Human in Byzantium and Beyond takes place on May 10, 2021 from 2 to 6 p.m. The workshop will explore how the human and non-human interact within Ancient and Medieval Greek and Latin literary texts. Further information, also on the registration, can be found on this flyer.
25.02.2021: Digital Workshop: Body and Society on April 16 and 17, 2021
The RTG Fellows cordially invite you to the digital workshop "Body and Society: Body Symbolisms as a Mirror of Ancient Societies" on April 16 and 17, 2021. The Programm can be found here.
09.11.2020: New team of spokespersons
At the meeting of the executive committee on November 5, 2020, Prof. Dr. Jochen Althoff (Class. Philology/Greek studies) was appointed as new spokesperson. From now on, the position of vice spokesperson will be taken over by Prof. Dr. Alexander Pruß (Near Eastern Archaeology). The RTG in all its parts knows what it owes to its former spokesperson and founder, Prof. Dr. Tanja Pommerening. The new team of spokespersons will strive to continue the RTG in her spirit.
26.10.2020: Congratulations on appointment!
The long-time spokesperson of the RTG 1876, Prof. Dr. Tanja Pommerening (Egyptology), accepted an appointment to a professorship at the University of Marburg. Mrs. Pommerening developed the idea of the RTG 1876 more than 7 years ago and worked out the concept with great energy and persistence until it was ready for application. The scientific work within the RTG has been professionalized continuously and further developed in all directions under the constant guidance of Mrs. Pommerening. As organizer and supervisor, she has worked with untiring energy in all places within and outside of the university and has been very committed to the RTG, the Egyptology in Mainz and young scientists. Fortunately, Mrs. Pommerening will remain with the core faculty and she will continue her supervising activity to a full extent. We wish her a good start and a successful work in Marburg and thank her for the many years of support and collaboration!
The Book "Systems of Classification in Premodern Medical Cultures: Sickness, Health, and Local Epistemologies", edited by Dr. Ulrike Steinert is published. More Information here.
25.06.2020: Call for Applications: 1 doctoral position as of October 1st, 2020.
The RTG 1876 is filling 1 doctoral position, starting on October 1st, 2020. Application deadline is on July 31st, 2020. For more information see here.
27.02.2020: Call for Applications: 5 doctoral positions as of October 1st, 2020.
The RTG 1876 is filling 5 doctoral positions, starting on October 1st, 2020. Application deadline ends on April 30th, 2020. For more information see here.
19.02.2020: Dissertation "Politische Tierbildlichkeit in Byzanz" published!
The Dissertation "Politische Tierbildlichkeit in Byzanz - Spätes 11. bis frühes 13. Jahrhundert" of Tristan Schmidt is published. More Information here.
06.01.2020: Call for Papers: 40th meeting of the interdisciplinary working group "Ancient Medicine"
This year, the 40th meeting of the interdisciplinary working group "Ancient Medicine" takes place. Proposals for panels or lectures are requested until January the 31st, 2020. Further informationen here.
01.10.2019: Lecture Series of the RTG 1876 in winter semester 2019/20
The RTG 1876 invites to its Lecture Series "Lebendig oder tot, gesund oder krank? Der menschliche Körper in vormodernen Kulturen“. More Information here (in German).
15.07.2019: Dissertation "Konzepte der 'exotischen' Tierwelt im Mittelalter" published
The Dissertation of Dr. Stephanie Mühlenfeld "Konzepte der 'exotischen' Tierwelt im Mittelalter" has been published. Find more information here.
15.07.2019: International Conference on 15th-17th July 2019
The RTG invites to the International Conference "Concepts of Humans and Nature between Specificity and Universality" on the 15th-17th July 2019. Prior Registration is kindly requested. More Information here.
15.06.2019: "Impious Dogs, Haughty Foxes and Exquisite Fish" published!
The volume "Impious Dogs, Haughty Foxes and Exquisite Fish. Evaluative Perception and Interpretation of Animals in Ancient and Medieval Mediterranean Thought" edited by Tristan Schmidt and Johannes Pahlitzsch has recently been published. This volume results from the International Conference 2016 of the RTG 1876 "Finding, Inheriting or Borrowing? Construction and Transfer of Knowledge of Man and Nature in Antiquity and the Middle Ages". For further information, please click here.
15.06.2019: 39. Meeting of the Ancient Medicine Interdisciplinary Working Group
The Ancient Medicine Interdisciplinary Working Group will meet for the 39. time on 15. and 16. June. The Topic is "Ungesagtes und Unsagbares - Leerstellen und Ambiguitäten in der Heilkunde als epistemologische Herausforderung". More Information on the Flyer (German).
05.03.2019: "Finding, Inheriting or Borrowing?" published!
The RTG-Members Jochen Althoff, Dominik Berrens and Tanja Pommerening published their book "Finding, Inheriting or Borrwoing? Construction and Transfer of Knowledge in Antiquity and the Middle Ages". This volume results from the International Conference 2016 of the RTG with the same title. More Information here.
06.02.2019: Dissertation "MondSymbolik - MondWissen" published!
The Dissertation "MondSymbolik – MondWissen. Lunare Konzepte in den ägyptischen Tempeln griechisch-römischer Zeit" of Victoria Altmann-Wendling is published. More Information here.
17.12.2018: Dissertation "Hirtenbilder – Untersuchungen zur kulturimmanenten Sicht auf eine altägyptische Personengruppe" published
The dissertation of Dr. Sonja Guth (née Gerke) "Hirtenbilder – Untersuchungen zur kulturimmanenten Sicht auf eine altägyptische Personengruppe" has been published in the series Studien zur Altägyptischen Kultur (SAK). More Information can be found here.
06.12.2018: New Mercator Fellow
Since the 1st December 2018 is Prof. Dr. Douglas Cairns Mercator Fellow at the RTG 1876. Further information follows.
29.10.2018: Volume "Naturvorstellungen im Altertum" published
The edited volume "Naturvorstellungen im Altertum - Schilderungen und Darstellungen von Natur im Alten Orient und in der griechischen Antike" has been published as proceedings of a workshop, organised by the PhD students of the RTG 1876 in spring 2016. More Information can be found here.
08.09.2018: RTG 1876 represented on Science Fair in Mainz
On September 8th – 9th the RTG will be represented at the Mainz Science Fair with an own booth on the topic of „Communication & Body – Concepts of Early Cultures“. More information can be found here.
Doctoral student Laura Borghetti M.A. published an article in the series Studia Byzantina Upsaliensia: "Storytelling in Byzantium: Narratological approaches to Byzantine texts and images". It is based on the results of her Master thesis. More Information can be found here.
11.06.2018: Dissertation "Soziale Insekten in der Antike. Ein Beitrag zu Naturkonzepten in der griechisch-römischen Kultur" published
The dissertation of Dr. Dominik Berrens "Soziale Insekten in der Antike. Ein Beitrag zu Naturkonzepten in der griechisch-römischen Kultur" has been published in the series Hypomnemata. More Information can be found here.
16.06.2018: 29th AKAN Conference
The 29th conference of AKAN - "Arbeitskreis antike Naturwissenschaft und ihre Rezeption" takes place June 16th in Mainz. You will find the programme here.
06.04.2018: CALL FOR APPLICATION: 1 Postdoc position at RTG 1876, starting on October 1st, 2018
The RTG 1876 invites applications for a four-year postdoc position (wissenschaftliche/r Mitarbeiter/in, 13 TV-L 100%) starting on October 1st, 2018. ...
The Research Training Group 1876 and the department of Egyptology invite to the lecture „Die Maschine der Weisen. Ein utopisches Projekt, ein Lehrer der schweigt, und eine überzählige Hand in koptischen Papyri der Bodleian Library aus frühislamischer Zeit.“ by Univ.-Prof. Dr. Tonio Sebastian Richter (FU Berlin). ...
The Research Training Group 1876 "Early Concepts of Man and Nature" invites to the lecture "Byzantine Studies in an Age of Environmental Crisis: Ecocritical Readings in Medieval Greek Literature" by Dr. Adam Goldwyn (North Dakota State University). ...
11.01.2018: Lecture: PD Dr. Petra Schierl (TU Dresden/Mainz) "Gessner und Agricola über 'Fossilien': Naturforschung zwischen Autopsie und Tradition"
The Research Training Group 1876 "Early Concepts of Man and Nature" invites to the lecture "Gessner und Agricola über 'Fossilien': Naturforschung zwischen Autopsie und Tradition" by PD Dr. Petra Schierl (Mainz).
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