[WEBCAST] From Extinction to Market: New Frontiers in Bio-archaeology
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“From extinction to market” is an intellectual and academic journey to revive ancient agricultural landscape, extinct fruit crops and animal breeds and bygone tastes that formed the heart of Mediterranean cuisine. This, together with various imported goods that include spices and textiles, brought all the way along the Silk Road from China, offer unparalleled clues to restore local, regional and global international networks of commerce more than 1,500 years ago.
During this discussion, we will explore the exciting scientific, commercial, and heritage aspects of this new road we have taken. You are most welcome to join us in this intriguing journey!
Prof. Guy Bar-Oz’s research focuses on the cultural and biological heritage of the ancient Lands of Israel. His research team is a hub for a collaborative scientific network with a strong foundation in anthropological and biological research. His main research efforts deal with developing and applying novel methods for reconstructing in high resolution the culture and environmental landscape of extinct past societies.
S. Alice Mong is the Executive Director of Asia Society Hong Kong Center (ASHK). Prior to ASHK, she worked in New York for almost a decade in the non-profit sector in senior management position. While in New York, Ms. Mong was the Director of the Museum of Chinese in America (MOCA) from 2009 till 2011. Ms. Mong left MOCA in July 2011 after successfully transforming the museum from a New York Chinatown institution to become the leading national museum. Ms. Mong also served as the Executive Director for the Committee of 100 in the United States, a Chinese-American non-profit membership organization founded by architect, I.M. Pei and cellist, Yo-Yo Ma. Prior to New York, Ms. Mong worked in Hong Kong from 1992 to 2002.
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