Join us for a lunchtime lecture on the Gold of the Great Steppe exhibition and research programme, a partnership between the University of Cambridge’s Fitzwilliam Museum and the Regional Museum of Local History (East Kazakhstan). The exhibition explored explored the rich culture of the Saka people of Iron Age Kazakhstan.
Susi Pancaldo, liaison conservator, will discuss the challenges of an exhibition with over well over 370 spectacular objects, mainly precious metals but also recently excavated organic materials. PhD-candidate Saltanat Amir will talk about her research and in particular the application of non-invasive analysis at the McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research.
