The Center for Multidisciplinary Area Studies (CenMAS) is launching a call for applications for 6 small research grants of approximately €5,000 each. The grants are open to junior and senior researchers and Ph.D. candidates at the Faculty of Arts, Charles University, who are members of the CenMAS Hub.

We invite you to a public lecture by Yonas Seifu Desta and Tsegaye Zeleke Tuffa, Assistant Professors of History at Jimma University, Ethiopia, who will explore Ethiopia’s historical relationship with the Red Sea and examine how the country’s long-standing quest for maritime access continues to shape its politics and regional relations.

A new international study shows that ceramic tableware—which has been produced and used continuously for nearly 1,600 years—is a valuable source of information about the daily life, manufacturing traditions, trade, and dietary habits of the inhabitants of Roman Thrace in what is now Bulgaria.