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Victoria University of Wellington invites you to free public lectures to be presented by Professor Colin Wilson, from the School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences and Associate Professor Matthew Trundle, from the School of Art History, Classics and Religious Studies. Supereruptions: all you wanted to know but were afraid to ask Supereruptions are the biggest eruptions of all explosive volcanic eruptions, with hundreds to thousands of cubic kilometres of material ejected in single events. This talk shows how these eruptions and the underground chambers that stored the molten rock before an eruption are being reconstructed using innovative forensic studies from field and laboratory techniques. Colin Wilson is a leading volcanologist; his work focuses on trying to understand when, where, what and how volcanoes erupt. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand and the American Geophysical Union. In 2009 Colin received the Hutton Medal from the Royal Society of New Zealand and in 2011 he delivered the annual Daly Lecture to the American Geophysical Union. Pompeii: Discovery and excavation Mount Vesuvius buried Herculaneum and Pompeii in AD 79. The cities lay hidden for centuries. This lecture examines the rediscovery of these ancient Roman towns and their subsequent excavation from the eighteenth century to the present day. The lecture discusses the way that treasure hunting led to early archaeological research and finally to the scientific investigation of the modern era. Dr Trundle will discuss what the town told archaeologists at different periods about Roman life. The lecture concludes with the challenges facing the town’s preservation and potential future directions for research. Matthew Trundle worked on inscriptions at several sites on the Greek mainland before coming to New Zealand. He is currently an Associate Professor in Classics, Greek and Latin at Victoria University. Wednesday 2 May – 5.30pm–8.00pm Nelson School of Music 48 Nile Street Nelson If you would like to attend, please email [email protected] with ‘Nelson Lecture’ in the subject line or phone 04-472 1000 by Friday 27 April. Refreshments will at 6.30 between the two parts the lecture. Refreshments willbebeserved served at 6.30pm between part 1ofand 2 of the lecture
