Sponsored by The Academic Research Institute in Iraq (TARII), this colloquium session at the Archaeological Institute of America (AIA) will be offered in honor of the memory of Dr. Lamia Al-Gailani Werr, an internationally recognized scholar and one of Iraq’s first female archaeologists. Dr. Al-Gailani was also the first woman from the Iraqi government’s Antiquities service to serve as an official representative on a foreign expedition. 

As one of the first Iraqi women to run her own dig (Tell adh-Dhibai) and as the British Institute for the Study of Iraq (BISI)’s only honorary lifetime member, her legacy reaches into every aspect of the cultural heritage community in Iraq and internationally. Her scholarship and advocacy will have a lasting impact on generations of scholars.

Dr. Lamia Al-Gailani Werr died on January 18, 2019 at the age of 80. This collection of papers and discussion will focus on Dr. Al-Gailani’s work in Iraq and London to include both her scholarship, advocacy, her role as an advisor, and her legacy in projects that continue.

Speakers:

Dr. Abdulameer Al-Hamdani

Dr. McGuire Gibson

Dr. Katharyn Hanson

Dr. Amy Gansell

See the AIA annual meeting program, available here, for a full schedule of sessions and for the presentation abstracts of our speakers. You must register to attend the AIA annual meeting in order to join this or any other session during this annual meeting.

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