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In this video recording from our seminar series ‘The Materials of Ancient Religion’, Michael Bamforth and Katie Rask discuss ritual uses of wood in the ancient world.

Follow this link or click on the image above to watch the recording of the presentations.

  • Michael Bamforth - “Vignettes from the trenches: Examples of the symbolic use of wood in ancient Britain from the Neolithic to Romano British periods”

  • Dr Katie Rask - “Wood in Ancient Greek Sanctuaries: Self-Made Offerings at Brauron and Samos?”


IMAGE: WOODEN EX-VOTOS FROM THE SPRING SANCTUARY AT CHAMALIÈRES, ON DISPLAY AT THE MUSÉE BARGOIN IN CLERMONT. END OF FIRST CENTURY BCE - C. 70 CE. PHOTO © NICOLAS THIERRY