{"id":115336,"date":"2020-11-04T12:45:34","date_gmt":"2020-11-04T17:45:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/?p=115336"},"modified":"2022-04-14T15:00:11","modified_gmt":"2022-04-14T19:00:11","slug":"ucf-programs-add-to-pompeii-exhibit-at-orlando-science-center","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/ucf-programs-add-to-pompeii-exhibit-at-orlando-science-center\/","title":{"rendered":"Âé¶¹Ó³»´«Ã½ Programs Add to Pompeii Exhibit at Orlando Science Center"},"content":{"rendered":"
Several Âé¶¹Ó³»´«Ã½ programs are being presented in partnership with the Orlando Science Center\u2019s exhibit of Pompeii: The Immortal City, which will run through Jan. 24.<\/p>\n
The traveling display, the third and final stop in the United States, presents artwork, artifacts, interactive devices and multimedia experiences to show the effects of the AD 79 eruption of Mount Vesuvius, which buried the Roman city of Pompeii.<\/p>\n
Life and Death in Pompeii will be a Âé¶¹Ó³»´«Ã½ webinar presentation and discussion at noon Friday, Nov. 6, about the era and what was going on at the time of the eruption. Historians of art, archaeology, and classical languages and literatures will present their research. Ilenia Col\u00f3n\u00a0Mendoza will moderate the symposium and a Q&A will follow each of three topics:<\/p>\n
Registration for the online program is required.<\/p>\n
The College of Sciences has scheduled Zoom virtual talks and Q&As to help exhibit visitors walk back in time. The one-hour programs begin at noon and are recommended for those 13 and older. Reservations can be made by clicking on the program titles:<\/p>\n
Dailies and Delicacies: Getting a Taste of Pompeii<\/em> \u2013 Nov. 19 with Lana Williams, associate lecturer from the Department of Anthropology. Williams, a bioarchaeologist, specializes in research of human health and diet.\u00a0Her program will discuss the food and drink of the day: fresh breads, herbed olives, raisin wine, posca (cold, watered-down vinegar), peppery fish sauce and other items<\/p>\n Fleeing Pompeii: Bodies Frozen in Time<\/em> \u2013 Dec. 10 with Sandra Wheeler, associate lecturer from the Department of Anthropology. Wheeler, who specializes in bioarchaeology, will talk about the research undertaken on so called \u201cash mummies,\u201d the city\u2019s inhabitants whose bodies were preserved in the volcanic eruption. Ash from the eruption of Mount Vesuvius covered them and formed formed a shell around their bodies.<\/p>\n Learning From Lasers: Uncovering Pompeii With Chemical Laser Analysis<\/em> \u2013 Jan. 14 with Matthiew Baudlet, associate professor from the Department of Chemistry. Baudlet, who specializes in spectroscopy, will discuss the research of Pompeii using laser spectroscopy.<\/p>\n Some original Pompeii frescos that were buried under ash will be part of the science center\u2019s ongoing exhibit \u2014 as well as some frescos made by elementary school students from Lake Eola Charter School. The plaster-and-pigment examples were made as part of the Âé¶¹Ó³»´«Ã½ Center for Research and Education in Arts, Technology and Entertainment (CREATE)\u2019s Extended Classroom Experience program.<\/p>\n