{"title": "Vortrag James Harland - The ‘Anglo-Saxon’ Migration in light of old debates and new DNA research", "start": "2026-11-04T18:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-04T20:00:00+01:00", "place": "FB Geschichts- und Kulturwissenschaften", "address": "Koserstraße 20, 14195 Berlin", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["history/antiquity/roman", "science/biology/genetics"], "description": "James M. Harland, a research assistant in Ancient History at the University of Bonn, gives a talk in English on the so-called Anglo-Saxon migration. He examines new ancient DNA studies in relation to the debate about the end of Roman Britain and migration across the North Sea, asking how far these findings actually challenge earlier debates in archaeology and historiography.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/vortrag-james-harland-the-anglo-saxon-migration-in-light-of-94409/", "official_url": "https://www.geschkult.fu-berlin.de/e/praehist/termine/Vortrag_James_Harland__Inhalt.html", "image": "", "dates": [{"start": "2026-11-04T18:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-04T20:00:00+01:00", "place": "FB Geschichts- und Kulturwissenschaften", "address": "Koserstraße 20, 14195 Berlin", "tickets": ""}], "similar": [{"title": "'Rethinking the ‘Anglo-Saxon’ migration in light of old debates and new research' – James M. Harland (Bonn) im Forschungskolloquium Spätantike und Frühmittelalter in Kooperation mit dem Institut für Prähistorische Archäologie", "start": "2026-11-04T18:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Campusbibliothek", "address": "Fabeckstraße 23/25, 14195 Berlin", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["history/antiquity"], "description": "An academic lecture in the research colloquium on Late Antiquity and the Early Middle Ages at Freie Universität Berlin. James M. Harland from Bonn discusses new ancient DNA studies and their role in the debate about the so-called migration period and the end of Roman Britain. He asks what these studies actually contribute on migration across the North Sea and calls for care in distinguishing media discourse from the debate as practiced by specialists. The colloquium takes place in cooperation with the Institute of Prehistoric Archaeology, and an online link is offered.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/rethinking-the-anglo-saxon-migration-in-light-of-old-debates-31407/", "official_url": "https://www.geschkult.fu-berlin.de/e/fmi/bereiche/mittelalter/ab_esders/termine/Harland-04_11_26.html", "image": ""}, {"title": "Voneinander lernen und gemeinsam agieren: Provenienzforschung und Vermittlung zu NS und Kolonialismus zusammendenken.", "start": "2026-11-16T18:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Haus Bastian – Zentrum für kulturelle Bildung", "address": "Am Kupfergraben 10, 10117 Berlin", "price": "0 €", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["history/provenance-research"], "description": "An evening talk and discussion in the lecture series „Provenienz und Vermittlung im Gespräch“, part of the project „Kunst, Raub und Rückgabe – Vergessene Lebensgeschichten“. Dr. Sven Haase, provenance researcher at the Central Archive of the Stiftung Preußischer Kulturbesitz, and Dr. Patrick Helber, curator for education and outreach at the Ethnologisches Museum, report on their projects on the intersections of the Nazi era and colonialism. Moderated by Dr. Lilja-Ruben Çaharnas Vowe, they discuss similarities and differences between the two disciplines from a transhistorical perspective and what public debate can learn from discussions on colonial looted art. The project is a cooperation between the Stiftung Preußischer Kulturbesitz and the Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden with the Deutsches Zentrum Kulturgutverluste; admission and participation are free, registration is requested.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/voneinander-lernen-und-gemeinsam-agieren-provenienzforschung-10956/", "official_url": "https://www.smb.museum/veranstaltungen/detail/voneinander-lernen-und-gemeinsam-agieren-provenienzforschung-und-vermittlung-zu-ns-und-kolonialismus-zusammendenken-2026-11-16-180000-160852/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/97a02728430dd9e7149162dc18524e394401c06a15d53d6b2957f6956f8ece5a-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Jurtengespräche", "start": "2026-11-05T17:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "James-Simon-Galerie", "address": "Berlin", "price": "Kostenfrei mit gültigem Ausstellungsticket", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["history/archaeology", "society/culture"], "description": "The „Jurtengespräche“ are a format in which experts with various personal and professional ties to Mongolia share insights into their work inside the special atmosphere of a yurt. It is hosted by the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Museum für Vor- und Frühgeschichte, as part of the exhibition „Dschingis Khan. und die Welt der Mongolen“. The guests first give a short introduction to their work and their connection to the country, after which visitors are invited to ask questions and engage directly with them. The guest on this occasion is Matthias Wemhoff, director of the Museum für Vor- und Frühgeschichte and Berlin's state archaeologist.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/jurtengesprache-33413/", "official_url": "https://www.smb.museum/veranstaltungen/detail/jurtengespraeche-2026-11-05-170000-163155/", "image": ""}, {"title": "Vortrag Michal Smisek - Beyond spondylosis", "start": "2026-11-11T18:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-11T20:00:00+01:00", "place": "FB Geschichts- und Kulturwissenschaften", "address": "Koserstraße 20, 14195 Berlin", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["history/archaeology"], "description": "Michal Smisek of Masaryk University Brno gives a lecture in English in lecture room 2.2058 (second floor). The talk is titled \"Beyond spondylosis? Diagnostic challenges in equine spinal hyperostosis: a comparative perspective\". Using a horse find from the Roman-period site of Gerulata in southwestern Slovakia, he discusses diagnostic questions around spinal hyperostosis in horses. The talk examines the critical evaluation of comparative analogies when interpreting pathological changes in archaeological animal remains.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/vortrag-michal-smisek-beyond-spondylosis-94417/", "official_url": "https://www.geschkult.fu-berlin.de/e/praehist/termine/Vortrag_Michal_Smisek__Inhalt.html", "image": ""}, {"title": "Global History Colloquium: James Robertson (UC Irvine) on “Transnational Lives and Communist Worldmaking”", "start": "2026-11-16T18:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-16T20:00:00+01:00", "place": "FB Geschichts- und Kulturwissenschaften", "address": "Koserstraße 20, 14195 Berlin", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["history/communism"], "description": "A talk in the Global History Colloquium at Freie Universität Berlin. James Robertson, an associate professor of history at UC Irvine, speaks on “Transnational Lives and Communist Worldmaking”: using three little-known biographies, he reconstructs how international communism shaped lives, selves, and worldviews. He follows the African American nurse Salaria Kea, the Vietnamese Trotskyist Van Ngo, and the Argentinian-German spy Tamara Bunke. The colloquium takes place in person.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/global-history-colloquium-james-robertson-uc-irvine-on-trans-14860/", "official_url": "https://www.geschkult.fu-berlin.de/e/fmi/bereiche/global_history/Dates/Colloquium-Global-History_WiSe26-27_04-James-Robertson.html", "image": ""}, {"title": "Staging the Past: Living History, Live Audiences, Real Challenges", "start": "2026-11-12T09:30:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "PETRI Berlin", "address": "Gertraudenstraße 8", "price": "100 – 140 Euro", "price_from": "100.00", "price_to": "140.00", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["stage/theatre", "history"], "description": "\"Staging the Past\" is an open conference on living history and museum theatre, also accessible to anyone interested beyond the field. It is jointly organised by EXARC, an international network for archaeological open-air museums and experimental archaeology, and the team of the Museumsdorf Düppel of the Stiftung Stadtmuseum Berlin. The focus lies on the opportunities and challenges of presenting the past through living history and museum theatre, and on how authenticity, interpretation and practical conditions of experimental archaeology and museum work can be reconciled. The conference is held in English, and online participation is free of charge.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/staging-the-past-living-history-live-audiences-real-challeng-24462/", "official_url": "https://www.berlin.museum/veranstaltungen/staging-the-past-living-history-live-audiences-real-challenges", "image": "https://noky.io/images/d6cda723c7e0b6a14259d86f165c5f3a940d8459cc285fcef967e87112a1f4eb-600.webp"}]}