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<br /> <br />EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER <br /> <br />November 10, 2010 <br /> <br /> City of Eugene <br /> 777 Pearl Street, Room 105 <br /> Eugene, Oregon 97401-2793 <br /> (541) 682-5010 <br /> (541) 682-5414 (FAX) <br /> www.eugene-or.gov <br /> <br />IN THIS WEEK’S EDITION <br /> <br />BUILDING TRAJAN’S COLUMN: ARCHAEOLOGY TALK AT EUGENE PUBLIC LIBRARY <br />YOGASLACKERS WORKSHOP <br /> <br />AROUND THE CITY <br />Building Trajan’s Column: Archaeology Talk at Eugene Public Library <br />The Downtown Eugene Public Library will host a free, illustrated talk by visiting archaeology professor Dr. Lynne <br />Lancaster on Wednesday, Nov. 17, at 6 p.m. Dr. Lancaster will explain how the ancient Romans built Trajan’s <br />Column, a great technological achievement for the time. <br /> <br /> <br />Trajan's Column in Rome is best known for its sculpted spiral frieze depicting Trajan's <br />victories in the Dacian Wars (101-106 AD). But it was also an amazing engineering <br />feat. Its blocks are among the heaviest to have been lifted during the Roman Imperial <br />period; the largest weighed 77 tons. <br /> <br />Dr. Lancaster will share evidence of how the blocks were quarried, transported, and <br />placed. She has developed a hypothetical reconstruction of the lifting tower used to <br />raise the blocks, based on archaeological evidence from this and other Roman sites, <br />literary evidence from technical writers including Vitruvius and Hero of Alexandria, and <br />a comparative analysis with the 1586 lifting of the Vatican obelisk. <br /> <br />A specialist in Roman art and archaeology and the topography of Rome, Dr. Lancaster <br />received her MA and PhD from Oxford University in England. She currently teaches at Ohio University. Her talk at <br />the Eugene Public Library is co-sponsored by the Eugene chapter of the Archaeological Institute of America and the <br />University of Oregon Classics Department. For more information, contact the Eugene Public Library at 541-682-5450 <br />or www.eugene-or.gov/library. <br /> <br />YogaSlackers Workshops <br />Recreation Service’s Outdoor Program presents a pair of workshops this Saturday, <br />Nov. 13, combining two popular sports activities, yoga and slack-lining (a balance <br />sport that features a nylon rope tensioned between two anchor points). The skills <br />taught at the workshops enhance balance and body awareness, making them <br />beneficial to rock climbers and other athletes.. <br /> <br />The first workshop, An Introduction to Flight: AcroYoga, blends the elements of <br />Vinyasa Yoga, acrobatics and Thai massage. These are powerful tools in helping to <br />improve a sport or practice. No partner is necessary. Some basic yoga (or other body <br />awareness practice such as rock climbing) is helpful. This workshop will be held from <br />9 a.m. – noon. <br /> <br />The second workshop, Redefining Balance, will take yoga to an entirely new level, reshaping the definition of balance <br /> <br />by teaching the basics of yoga on a slack-line. It’s a great way to improveoverall strength and balance for asana <br />practice on and off the mat. It will be held from 1 - 4 p.m. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER PAGE 1 <br />November 10, 2010 <br />