About
The London Centre for the Ancient Near East (LCANE) was founded in 1995 as an independent association of university and museum academics, independent scholars, and others with interests in the ancient Near East.
The London Centre organises regular seminar series on university premises in London. These and other ancient Near Eastern events in London and surrounding areas are publicised in the London Diary for the Ancient Near East, a periodic list of public lectures, seminars, and other events in London that bear on ancient Near Eastern topics.
LCANE activities are supported by membership subscriptions and donations.
Statement of aims
The purpose of the London Centre for the Ancient Near East is to promote London and surrounding areas as a centre for the study of the wider ancient Near East, namely, the geographical areas of Mesopotamia, the Levant, Egypt and the Sudan, the Arabian Peninsula, Iran, Anatolia, and the Aegean world, as well as the Indus Valley and other neighbouring regions.
LCANE fosters a community
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to establish closer relations between students and colleagues with interests in the ancient Near East based in academic institutions in and around London;
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to act as a focus for all people with the same interests who are otherwise based in London or are visiting;
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to publicise as widely as possible all activities in and around London relating to the ancient Near East.
In particular, LCANE acts as a forum in London for seminars, conferences, and international meetings; campaigns to make University of London libraries more accessible for non-university scholars; and to promote public greater public engagement with the ancient Near East.
Who’s Who?
The Steering Committee of the London Centre includes members from most of the institutions dealing with the Ancient Near East in London, as well as independent scholars.
Officers of the LCANE Steering Committee
Members of the LCANE Steering Committee
