Location

University of Richmond, Richmond, Virginia

Document Type

Slide Presentation (UR Campus Only)

Description

This project examines ancient migration through the phenomenon of the blue glass Evil Eye in the Mediterranean, whose image and meaning traveled throughout the region and have remained remarkably consistent since before the Bronze Age. Data was collected using archaeological records from the 1930s through the present day and modern compositional and historical analysis of Evil Eye artifact. Locations where artifacts were found, as well as periodization of artifacts, were entered into ArcGIS software to trace the spread and regional concentrations of the Evil Eye. This project highlights how the interaction between cultures, ideological and material diffusion, and cultural evolution in antiquity were achievements to be considered in discussion around modern migration.

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Departments: Classical Studies, English, History

Faculty Mentors: Dr. Elizabeth Baughan, Dr. Abigail Cheever, Dr. Joanna Drell

Humanities Fellows Program

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Fascination in Antiquity: Understanding the Evil Eye as an Ancient Migratory, Multicultural Phenomenon

University of Richmond, Richmond, Virginia

This project examines ancient migration through the phenomenon of the blue glass Evil Eye in the Mediterranean, whose image and meaning traveled throughout the region and have remained remarkably consistent since before the Bronze Age. Data was collected using archaeological records from the 1930s through the present day and modern compositional and historical analysis of Evil Eye artifact. Locations where artifacts were found, as well as periodization of artifacts, were entered into ArcGIS software to trace the spread and regional concentrations of the Evil Eye. This project highlights how the interaction between cultures, ideological and material diffusion, and cultural evolution in antiquity were achievements to be considered in discussion around modern migration.