TAMED with Prof. Alice Roberts at Bristol Grammar School on Sunday 29th October 2017
Posted on: 23 Oct 2017Professor Alice Roberts will ask the pivotal question 'How do you tame wildness?' as part of a lecture she'll be presenting at Bristol Grammar School on Sunday 29th October 2017.
Her presentation will take the general conceit that, for hundreds of thousands of years, our ancestors depended on wild plants and animals to survive until a significant evolutionary shift occurred - namely, we began to domesticate wild species which became fundamental to our existence and survival.
The Bristol-born professor will plunge into history, genetics and archaeology to uncover the enthralling tales of species - cattle, dogs, horses, potatoes, wheat - that became our allies, and how this schism has irrevocably left its mark on all concerned.
The talk starts at 7.30pm. Tickets cost £15 and can be purchased here
Bristol Grammar School Performing Arts Centre is located at University Road, Bristol, BS8 1SR. Tel. 01179 736006
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