ane Conf: Greater Anatolia and the Indo-Hittite Language Family (fw

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> On March 17-19 of 2000 a colloquium entitled "Greater Anatolia and the
> Indo-Hittite Language Family" will be held at the University of Richmond in
> Richmond, Virginia. The conference will be hosted by Robert Drews,
> Professor of Classics and History at Vanderbilt University and visiting
> Professor of Classics at the University of Richmond.
>
> Assuming the Indo-Hittite theory as a point of departure, the organizers
> hope that the colloquium will explore but also narrow the possibilities for
> the relationship of Greater Anatolia (everything from the Aegean to the
> Caspian, and from the Caucasus to the Jazirah) to both the Anatolian and
> the "traditional" Indo-European branches of Indo-Hittite. The colloquium
> will begin on Friday evening with a public lecture by Professor Lord Colin
> Renfrew, followed by a reception for participants and registrants. The
> title of Professor Renfrew's address is, "The Hittites and Indo-European:
> Some Historical Questions." On Saturday and on Sunday morning invited
> speakers will present eight papers, approaching the topic from a wide
> variety of disciplines and perspectives, and the papers will be followed by
> two critical responses. It is hoped that all papers and responses will e
> intelligible to scholars outside the presenter's own specialty.
>
> Papers will be presented by Elizabeth Wayland Barber, William Darden,
> Margalit Finkelberg, Vyacheslav Ivanov, Peter Kuniholm, Alexander Lehrman,
> Colin Renfrew, and Paul Zimansky. Craig Melchert and Jeremy Rutter have
> agreed to present critical responses. Funding for the colloquium will be
> provided by a matching grant made to the University of Richmond by the
> National Endowment for the Humanities.
>
> All conference details can be accessed at
> <http://hermes.richmond.edu/anatolia>.
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