Night Vision in the Late Ancient Mediterranean

Night Vision aims to create a new history of wakeful nighttime activities in the late ancient world by combining study of material remains (e.g. lighting and timekeeping technologies) with literary descriptions of what humans do at night. Grounded in our night studies network, the project will generate new knowledge of late ancient culture,illuminating overlooked people and experiences with the new analytical category of night vision. Expected outcomes include scholarly publications and a robust agenda of co-designed outreach with museums and observatories. This should provide significant benefit by consolidating historical night studies in the Australian academy and enriching the cultural knowledge of night for the Australian community.