Report of PFAP 2009 Event in Palo Alto: The Story of the Persepolis Fortification Archive

Report of PFAP 2009 Event in Palo Alto: The Story of the Persepolis Fortification Archive

Matthew Stolper, Head of the Persepolis Fortification Archive Project, kicked off the event by discussing the languages of the Persian Achaemenid Empire, as a symbol of inclusiveness of the empire of many people and many languages

Cracking the Code: using language to unlock ancient history

The Persepolis Fortification Archive Project at the AIA

[Originally posted 10/08/09. Corrected 10/22/09]

The Persepolis Fortification Archive Project at the Annual Meeting of the Archaeological Institute of America (AIA), Anaheim CA, January 6-9, 2010

Preliminary Schedule of Paper Sessions

Session: 1D: The Persepolis Fortification Archive Project: Current Research
Type: Colloquium

Timeslot: Thursday, January 7, 8:30 AM - 11:30 AM

Organizer(s): Mark B. Garrison, Trinity University

Session Papers

1.	The Persepolis Fortification Archive: Elamite Documents Matthew W. Stolper, Oriental Institute, University of Chicago
2.	The Persepolis Fortification Archive: Aramaic Documents Annalisa Azzoni, Vanderbilt University
3.	Seal Impressions on the Persepolis Fortification Aramaic Tablets Elspeth Dusinberre, University of Colorado
4.	The Persepolis Fortification Archive: Uninscribed Documents Mark B. Garrison, Trinity University
5.	Imaging and Image Distribution of the Persepolis Fortification Archive Marilyn Lundberg, West Semitic Research and Bruce Zuckerman, University of Southern California
6.	On-Line Cultural Heritage Research Environment Dennis R.M. Campbell, Oriental Institute, University of Chicago

Mark Garrison's lectures at the Collège de France

Les professeurs du Collège de France, sur la proposition du Professeur Pierre Briant,
vous prient de leur faire l’honneur d’assister aux leçons qui seront données par

M. Mark GARRISON
Professeur à Trinity University, San Antonio (USA)
sur le sujet suivant :

New Light on Persepolis: The Glyptic Imagery from the
Persepolis Fortification and Treasury Archives

1. Seals and Archives at Persepolis: An Introduction
2. Glyptic Imagery as Social Identity: The Seals of Ziššawiš
3. The Religious Landscape at Persepolis: New Glyptic Evidence
for the So-Called "Fire Altars"
4. Glyptic Imagery and Ideology: The Emergence of a Visual
Language of Empire at Persepolis

Ces leçons auront lieu le mercredi 4 novembre et les jeudis 12, 19, 26 novembre 2009, à 11 heures.

salle 5
11, place Marcelin-Berthelot, 75005
www.college-de-france.fr

The PFAP '09 Event to raise awareness and funds for the Persepolis/Parsa Fortification Archive Project [PFAP] at the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago on October 11th, 2009, is only a week away:

Friends of Persepolis Fortification Archive Project (PFAP)
&
World Association of International Studies (WAIS)

cordially invite you for an informative evening

to hear the story of the Persepolis Fortification Archive.

PFAP '09
Sunday, October 11^th, 2009
16:00 – 22:00
Four Seasons Hotel
Silicon Valley at East Palo Alto
CA, USA

Friends of Persepolis Fortification Archive Project

The PFAP '09 Event to raise awareness and funds for the Persepolis/Parsa Fortification Archive Project [PFAP] at the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago on October 11th, 2009, is only a week away:

Friends of Persepolis Fortification Archive Project (PFAP)
&
World Association of International Studies (WAIS)

cordially invite you for an informative evening

to hear the story of the Persepolis Fortification Archive.

PFAP '09
Sunday, October 11^th, 2009
16:00 – 22:00
Four Seasons Hotel
Silicon Valley at East Palo Alto
CA, USA

Tickets*

Couple	$75
Single	$50
Academia	$30
Student	$15

*Non-profit Organizational Friends Rate: $30

Cocktail Attire

Further details will be available soon...
Limited seating.
Please email PFAP-09@pavasta.com for availability.

All proceeds will benefit

Persepolis Fortification Archive Project

at the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago.

Planning is underway to create and post an educational video on YouTube, Google Video, etc., suitable for K-12 level audience,
therefore we graciously limit the attendance of PFAP ‘09 event to 18+ age group.

Speakers

Matthew W. Stolper
Head of Persepolis Fortification Archive Project
the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago

Nema Milaninia
President of the Iranian American Bar Association

Glenn Schwartz
Professor of Archeology
Johns Hopkins University
Representative of Archaeological Institute of America

Followed by:

Roundtable Discussion
Moderated by:
Richard Saller
Dean of Humanities and Sciences
Stanford University

Partial List of Roundtable Participants:

Touraj Daryaee
Professor of the history of Iran and the Persianate World
University of California, Irvine

Renée Dreyfus
Curator in Charge of Ancient Art and Interpretation
Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, Legion of Honor Museum

Babak Hoghooghi
Executive Director
Public Affairs Alliance of Iranian Americans (PAAIA)

Fredun Hojabri
Former Academic Vice-President of Sharif (Aryamehr) University of Technology

Gita Kashani
Board Member
National Iranian American Council (NIAC)

Sabrina Maras
Visiting Scholar in Near Eastern Studies
White-Levy Award Recipient-Persepolis Fortification Seal Project

Dr. Ali Mousavi
Assistant Curator of Ancient Iranian & Near Eastern Art
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Member of Academic Committee of Farhang Foundation

Martin Schwartz
Professor of Iranian Studies
University of California, Berkeley

Related lecture...

Matthew W. Stolper

Wednesday, October 14th, 2009
16:00 - 18:00
Department of Near Eastern Studies
250 Barrows Hall
University of California, Berkeley
nes@berkeley.edu