Friends of Antiquity Sunday Series: the archaeological evidence for happiness in prehistory

 

Join UQ’s Friends of Antiquity at the September Sunday Series talk, titled 'The archaeological evidence for happiness in prehistory’.

 

In his masterpiece Leviathan (1651), Thomas Hobbes presents a bleak depiction of human existence prior to the advent of organised government, describing lives as "solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short."

 

Certainly, life was difficult, but was it entirely negative?

 

Join Dr Andrew Sneddon for a look through archaeological evidence showing that humans have persistently sought happiness even in the direst situations – through music and dance, family gatherings and feasts, love and intimacy, art, and even war.

 

The talk will be followed by afternoon tea.