19–20 November 2026: Creating and transferring knowledge in the ancient world: astral science and beyond
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09. November 2026
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Veranstaltungen
Creating and transferring knowledge in the ancient world: astral science and beyond
Workshop ZODIAC - Ancient Astral Science in Transformation
Berlin/hybrid, 19–20 November 2026
Registration Deadline: 15 November 2026
This final workshop of the ZODIAC project contributes to a new account of the emergence, development, and first wave of the cross-cultural circulation of zodiacal astral science (ca. 400 BCE – 300 CE). It aims to achieve this by bringing together specialists from diverse disciplines (history of science, ancient philology, ancient history, history of religion, art history) in order to 1) compare the local contexts in which zodiacal astral science was successively adapted across the ancient world; 2) compare the cross-cultural transfer of zodiacal astral science with that of other areas of knowledge and social practice such as mathematics, medicine, and cult; 3) engage with models of innovation, cross-cultural transfer, and theory change.
Venues
Max Planck Institute for History of Science, Boltzmannstrasse 22, Main Conference Room
Visit to Exhibition (Neues Museum) Destiny in the Stars. The Beginnings of the Zodiac
Humboldt University, Faculty of Theology, Burgstrasse 26, Room 13
Registration
Since places may be limited, we ask anyone interested in attending to RSVP before November 15 by writing to zodiac@geschkult.fu-berlin.de and providing your full name, country of residence, and affiliation (if any), and indicate whether you want to attend in person or remotely.
Participation in the exhibition visit for non-speakers is only possible by registering with ZODIAC: zodiac@geschkult.fu-berlin.de
Organization
Mathieu Ossendrijver, Alessia Pilloni
Contact
zodiac@geschkult.fu-berlin.de
The complete program and further information can be found at the conference website.
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