Get all the latest entries as the database is uploaded.Local Economies? Production and Exchange in Late Antiquity
12.3.10-13.3.10
Late Antique Archaeology event, held at the Strand Campus of King's College, London. Answering questions of Studies of the late antique economy often stress sea-borne interregional trade as a motor of prosperity. But why were inland regions able to flower at this time? Was wealth generated mainly by local production and exchange? How important was this to the economy as a whole? Entrance is free, though places are limited. To reserve a place please email.
Cost £free, but prebook.
Contact Luke Lavan,
Classical and Archaeological Studies, School of European Culture and Languages, Cornwallis North West, University of Kent CT2 7NF, tel 01227 823944, email info@lateantiquearchaeology.com, web www.lateantiquearchaeology.com/
AD 410: the end of Roman Britain
13.3.10-14.3.10
Held by The Roman Society and the Department of Portable Antiquities and Treasure at the British Museum, London. This two day event will feature at least 20 speakers from several countries, including Martin Henig, Tony Birley, Kenneth Painter, Andrew Breeze and Michael Jones. The topics covered range from linguistic and historical to archaeological and numismatic, in addition to some papers on relevant Continental subjects. It is intended that proceedings will be published. The conference is part of a broader programme of events being held in 2010 which concern the end of Roman Britain. 2-day fee includes registration and refreshments. Cheques payable to 'The Roman Society'.
Cost £50.
Contact Roman Society,
Senate House, Malet Street WC1E 7HU, email office@romansociety.org, web www.romansociety.org
LAMAS London Archaeologists
13.3.10
Annual gathering of the London and Middlesex Archaeological Society. Held 11am to 5.30pm at the Weston Theatre, Museum of London. Varied programme to present the latest projects and fieldwork in and around Londonas well as special afternoon session 'Saxon and Medieval London: Forty Years On'. Plus displays of work and publications. Fee includes refreshments.
Cost £10 non-members/8 members.
Contact Jon Cotton,
Department of Archaeological Collections, and Archive, Museum of London, 150 London Wall EC2Y 5HN, tel 020 7814 5736, email jcotton@museumoflondon.org.uk
Portable Antiquities: Archaeology, Collecting, Metal Detecting
13.3.10-14.3.10
The Council for British Archaeology and the International Centre for
Cultural and Heritage Studies are organising and hosting a major
conference to look at issues surrounding portable antiquities, with
speakers from archaeological, metal detecting and antiquities trade
backgrounds. Venue in Newcastle upon Tyne to be confirmed. Check online for further updates.
Contact Suzie Thomas,
Community Archaeology Support Officer, CBA, email caf@britarch.ac.uk, web www.ncl.ac.uk/sacs/icchs
The End of Roman Lincolnshire
20.3.10
The Lincolnshire Archaeology Day 2010 by Society for Lincolnshire History and Archaeology in conjunction with RESCUE - The British Archaeological Trust. Held 9.30am to c4.15pm at University of Lincoln Riseholme campus. Fee includes lunch.
Cost £25.
Contact the organisers,
SLHA, Jews Court, Steep Hill LN2 1LS, tel 01522 521337, email slha@lincolnshirepast.org.uk, web www.lincolnshirepast.org.uk/
Sussex Archaeology Symposium 2010
20.3.10
Run in conjunction with the Sussex Archaeological Society, this annual event provides illustrated accounts of recent fieldwork and research into different archaeological periods in Sussex. Held 9.15am to 5pm in the Chichester Lecture Theatre. Course Code X90198, other fees: 26GBP SAS members; 20GBP concessions; 10GBP under 18s.
Cost £28 full.
Contact Joe Francis,
Conference Coordinator, Centre for Community Engagement (CCE), Essex House, University of Sussex, Falmer BN1 9QQ, tel 01273 872718/678300, email cce@sussex.ac.uk, web www.sussex.ac.uk/cce/1-1.php?id=2326
RAC and TRAC 2010
25.3.10-28.3.10
The Roman and Theoretical Roman Archaeology Conference, held at University of Oxford. The conference also marks the Roman Society's Centenary. For TRAC, contact Dragana Mladenovic.
Contact Hannah Friedman,
Institute of Archaeology, University of Oxford, 36 Beaumont Street OX1 2PG, tel 01865 278243, email rac2010@classics.ox.ac.uk, web rac2010.classics.ox.ac.uk/
Mediterranean Identities: Formation and Transformation
26.3.10-28.3.10
The Universities of Leicester and Nottingham would like to announce a three-day cross-disciplinary conference at the University of Leicester. the first of a series of conferences under the project heading MICHA ('Mediterranean Identities: Culture, History and Archaeology') addressing the theme of identities in the Mediterranean world from a range of different perspectives. A full programme and registration form is available online, register by 10.3.10. Recent studies of the Mediterranean have been dominated by the construction, reinforcement, representation and renegotiation of identities. As a departure point, this conference will address theoretical approaches to the formation and transformation of these identities throughout time and space. In particular, the use of comparative methods in the history of communal identities in the Mediterranean will highlight not only the course of their development but also will explain the extraordinary longevity of influential identities such as Greek and Jewish. Questions to be addressed will include, but are certainly not limited to: 1) How are identities formed? 2) How are they represented? 3) How do communities and societies organize and express themselves spatially? How does their identity relate to that of surrounding spaces and surrounding communities? How permeable are the boundaries? 4) How is power distilled from heterogeneity? 5) To what extent is the formation of identities governed by economic considerations? 6) How do wars, revolutions and migrations affect collective identities? 7) How do identities develop and evolve over time? 8) To what extent can we identify a 'Mediterranean identity'? 9) Can we recognize patterns of identity that cut across different Mediterranean communities and cultures? 10) How far did the elite centres of Greece and Rome inform the ways peripheral communities and later societies deployed and understood their populations, geography and environment? 11) How should we approach the archaeology of identity? This conference is part of a larger project that aims to assess the value of 'identity' as a tool of intellectual enquiry in the disciplines of archaeology, classics, history, literature and art history. It sets out to explore identities in the full range of spheres - social, political, cultural, religious and economic - and their value as a tool of historiographical enquiry into ancient and modern societies in the Mediterranean world. Furthermore, it seeks to depart from the 'traditional' social constructionist interpretations, which focus only on the impact of culture. The challenge that remains is to develop a more sophisticated understanding of the relationship between society, religion, culture, economics and ethnicity in the formation of identities in the Mediterranean. Other fees availble (Student day 20GBP, 35GBP two days, 50GBP full fee; Staff fees 35GBP one day, 65 GBP two days).
Cost £90 full fee.
Contact Mark Bradley,
Lecturer in Ancient History, Department of Classics, University of Nottingham, University Park NG7 2RD, tel 0115 95 14814, email micha@nottingham.ac.uk, web www.nottingham.ac.uk/classics/research/conferences/mediterranean.aspx
New Landscape Archaeology of Mendip
27.3.10
Seminar held by and at Wells and Mendip Museum. Other events include Treasures from the Earth and New Landscape Archaeology of Mendip exhibitions (27.2.10--16.5.10); Priddy Gold and responsible metal detecting seminar (10.4.10).
Contact ,
Wells and Mendip Museum, 8 Cathedral Green BA5 2UE, tel 01749 673477, email Wellsmuseum@ukonline.co.uk, web www.wellsmuseum.org.uk
Members research
27.3.10
CBA East Midlands and Bingham Heritage Trails Association joint meeting. An opportunity for all members of CBA East Midlands to present their research. Held at Lowdham Village Vall, Nottinghamshire. Further details to be circulated Feb 2010.
Contact Daryl Garton,
Hon Meetings Secretary, 12 Collington Street, Beeston NG9 1FJ, email daryl@dgarton.plus.com
Archaeology in Suffolk
27.3.10-28.3.10
Held at University College Suffolk (UCS) at Ipswich, Suffolk Institute of Archaeology and History with CBA East Anglia, Suffolk County Council and UCS present the latest research into Suffolk’s rich archaeology from Palaeolithic to recent times, with 16 national, regional and local speakers. Fee includes refreshements.
Cost £35.
Contact Jane Carr, , email generalsecretary@suffolkarch.org.uk, web www.suffolkarch.org.uk
Archaeology in Conflict
6.4.10-10.4.10
Annual international meeting of the World Archaeological Congress, to be held in Vienna International Center, UN-City, Vienna, Austria. Earlybird fee and abstract (c200 words) deadline 31.12.09. Call for papers particularly for 'The Ethics of Conflict Archaeology' session, organised by John Carman and Martin Brown.
Cost £175 full early / 250 after EUROS.
Contact Friedrich Schipper, , email archaeology@interconvention.at, web www.archaeologyinconflict.org/
Classical Association Conference
7.4.10-10.4.10
Held at Cardiff University with the Roman Society Centenary Panel. Speakers will include: Mr Richard Brewer, Dr Andrew Burnett, Professor Christopher Smith and Dr Chris Stray. The Roman Society is also delighted to sponsor a reception to mark its centenary. Alternative contact Mrs Claire Rees (Conference Administrator).
Cost £from 45/day to 130 full plus options.
Contact Guy Bradley,
CA 2010 Conference Coordinator, School of History and Archaeology, Humanities Building, Colum Drive, Cardiff University CF10 3EU, tel 029 2087 4821, email ca2010@cf.ac.uk, web www.cf.ac.uk/hisar/newsandevents/ancienthistory/2010-classical-association-annual-conference.html
The Twilight of the Empire; a view from Kent and Sussex
10.4.10
Held at Sevenoaks Museum and Library, Buckhurst Lane, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN13 1LQ by West Kent Archaeological Society (WKAS) to tie-in with the AD410 events surrounding the 1600th anniversary of the end of Roman rule in Britain. Program still to be finalised but speakers will be from Sussex University, University of Kent, Canterbury Archaeological Trust and others. Tickets due to go on sale in February, numbers restricted.
Cost £15/10 members.
Contact the organisers,
PO Box 174 TN17 9DN, email wkas@archaeologywkas.co.uk, web www.archaeologywkas.co.uk/
IfA 2010
14.4.10-16.4.10
The IfA Annual Conference has become established as the premier archaeological conference in the UK, attracting over 400 participants. The 2010 event will be held at the Southport Theatre and Convention Centre. With its combination of keynote addresses,wide-ranging sessions, workshops, displays, poster sessions and other events, it is a vital forum for discussing topical professional issues, as well as providing updates on current research. The provisional sessions have now been announced, including 2 chaired by CBA staff (Archaeology and Media; Community Archaeology). See webpage for up-to-date list.
Cost £tba.
Contact Alex Llewellyn,
Administrator, Institute for Archaeologists, SHES, Whiteknights, University of Reading, PO Box 227 RG6 6AB, tel 0118 378 6446, email alex.llewellyn@archaeologists.net, web www.archaeologists.net/modules/icontent/index.php?page=18
Wessex Culture
16.4.10-18.4.10
A joint Bournemouth University and Prehistoric Society Weekend Conference, subtitled 'Revolution of Late Beaker Evolution; defining changes in the early 2nd millennium BC'. Full programme and registration details online. This conference will address a problem that archaeologists of the Early Bronze Age have faced since William Cunnington and Sir Richard Colt Hoare first dug into the barrows of Salisbury Plain. What happened to Beaker burial practice in Southern Britain between the late Third and early Second Millennium BC? In cemeteries across Wessex burial practices changed from inhumation to cremation burial in a relatively short time. This change was also accompanied by changes in barrow form, agricultural patterns, ceremonial monuments and artefacts - many similar to artefacts on the Continent. Archaeologists have struggled to characterise these different practices. Recent research has now shed doubt on the new artefacts as a diagnostic for change. This has led some to see the change as an evolution from the Beaker phenomenon – yet other changes were so pronounced as to be seen as revolution. Conference will pool knowledge from archaeologists working with early second millennium artefacts, burials and other evidence from Britain and the Continent to better understand the dynamics of this change termed the 'Wessex Culture'. See also: www.prehistoricsociety.org.
Cost £55/15 students.
Contact Rebecca Dolling,
School of Conservation Sciences, Bournemouth University, Talbot Campus BH12 5BB, tel 01202 961754, email csconferences@bournemouth.ac.uk, web www.bournemouth.ac.uk/conservation/conferences/wessexculture
Agriculture and Farm Buildings
17.4.10
A CBA South Midlands regional group event held in the sixteenth century Northolt Barn at Chiltern Open Air Museum, Chalfont St Peter, Buckinghamshire.
Contact Julia Wise,
Secretary, see CBA Groups page fpr postal address, tel 01296 382072, email cbasouthmidlands@britarch.ac.uk, web www.cba-southmidlands.org.uk/
Enemies of Rome
17.4.10-21.4.10
Annual residential Roman Army School course meeting held in Durham by The Hadrianic Society. Open to anyone interested in the Roman Army, suitable for both the beginner and advanced student. The fact that it is residential allows the participants to exchange views with the speakers in an informal atmosphere outside the programmed sessions. This year's theme is Enemies of Rome, although not all speakers will be talking on this subject. Topics include Hannibal, 6AD Illyrian Revolt, Mark Antony, Boudica, Arminius, Garamantes, the Parthians, Palmyra, Persians and Justinian. Leading speakers have been invited to present, many of whom are closely connected to the Society: Mark Corby, Jon Coulston, Adrian Goldsworthy, Nick Hodgson, Birgitta Hoffmann, Lawrence Keppie, Kurt Kleemann, Val Maxfield, Matthew Symonds, Blanka Misic, Ed Valerio, Jorit Wintjes and David Woolliscroft. The accommodation available consists of standard rooms (with wash basin in room, shared bathroom) and en-suite rooms. There are a limited number of twin en-suite rooms (early booking is recommended). Non-residential places also available. The costs include course fees, accommodation and all meals from Saturday dinner through to lunch on Wednesday. Vegetarian options can be provided on request. Cheques payable to the 'Hadrianic Society'.
Cost £68-350.
Contact Pat Burgess,
Bluebell Cottage, 59 Station Road, Golcar HD7 4ED, tel 01484 647815, email pat@patburgess.co.uk, web www.hadrianicsociety.com
Displaying the Medieval World
19.4.10
The next meeting of the Finds Research Group will be in London visiting Britain's newest Medieval galleries. The day will start at the British Museum, where we will visit the Paul and Jill Ruddock Gallery of Medieval Europe. Our host will be James Robinson, Curator of Medieval Collections, who will give us a talk on the highlights of the gallery. Visitors will then be free to look at the gallery and James will be on hand to answer questions about the gallery and collections. In the afternoon we will visit the Victoria and Albert Museum's Medieval and Renaissance galleries where we will meet Glyn Davies, Curator, Medieval and Renaissance Galleries, and will get an insight into how the galleries were developed and designed. Free to members, but booking required.
Contact Quita Mould,
Eastmoor Manor, Eastmoor PE33 9PZ, email quita@onetel.com
Food and drink in archaeology
22.4.10-24.4.10
Fourth multidisciplanry conference, held at Department of Archaeology, University of Exeter. The subject of food and drink is a topic that has long been central to archaeology, encompassing as it does studies related to material culture, ideology, economics, utilisation of biological resources (plants and animals), nutrition and its effect on the population, and the environment within which this occurred. The study of food and drink in all its guises has therefore necessitated a diversity of approaches, from more traditional techniques to newer methods that employ experimentation and biomolecular research. As with the previous conferences in this series it aims to unite researchers from the various fields that link this common theme, enabling a more holistic view and understanding of the topic. This conference particularly encourages postgraduate students, though all submissions from food and drink-related subjects are welcome. Paper (by 31.1.10) or poster (by 31.3.10) proposals of 200 words max wanted. Alternative contacts: Pip Stone and Landon Karr. The 22nd is an evening plenary session before the main paper presentations on the following two days. Varying food and accomodation options available for additional fee. Payments via cheque payable to "University of Exeter".
Cost £35/day or 195 all inc.
Contact Wendy Howard,
c/o Archaeology Department, Laver Building, North Park Road, University of Exeter EX4 4QE, tel 01392 269330, email w.j.howard@exeter.ac.uk, web huss.exeter.ac.uk/archaeology/conferences/food2010.shtml
Heritage impact 2010
22.4.10-23.4.10
Held at University of Brighton on Socio-economic impact measurement, impact drivers and strategies for change, including Heritage and its use as a regeneration tool.
Contact Christopher Matthews, , email c.r.matthews@brighton.ac.uk, web www.brighton.ac.uk/bbs/research/heritage/index.php?PageId=700
CBA SW AGM
24.4.10
Held in Taunton with presentations from the Mount Folly Enclosures Project (South Hams, Devon) and the Blacklands Project (Bath and Camerton Archaeology Society).
Contact , , email cbasw@britarch.ac.uk, web www.britarch.ac.uk/cbasw
Vernacular Architecture in the Fens
24.4.10
Held 10am to c5pm at Room LG18, Faculty of Law, 10 West Road, CB3 9DZ; register by 7.4.10 with application form and cheques payable to 'University of Cambridge'. Fee includes refreshments. Programme: King's Lynn, Wisbech and Boston (Dr Paul Richards, Anglia Ruskin University); The vernacular buildings of East Cambridgeshire (Ms Rosie Burton, East Cambridgeshire District Council); The vernacular traditions of the fen-edge (Mrs Beth Davis, formerly South Cambridgeshire District Council); Norfolk stone and stone buildings (Dr John Selby,West Norfolk District Council); Building materials in fenland (Mr Ian Harper, English Heritage); and Railway buildings: the end of the vernacular tradition? (Mr Tony Kirby, Anglia Ruskin University).
Cost £35pp.
Contact Susan Oosthuizen,
Historic Environment Research Conferences, Institute of Continuing Education, University of Cambridge, Madingley Hall, Madingley CB23 8AQ, email smo23@cam.ac.uk, web www.cont-ed.cam.ac.uk/research/conferences.html
Wales and the West during the Bronze Age
24.4.10-25.4.10
Character, Comparison and Contacts. The Royal Archaeological Institute, in conjunction with Amgueddfa Cymru - National Museum Wales and the Cambrian Archaeological Association is hosting a two day weekend conference at the National Museum Cardiff. The conference will give a timely overview of the character, richness and diversity of the Bronze Age archaeology of western Britain. Confirmed speakers include Bill Britnell; Professor Tim Darvill; Stuart Needham; Andy Jones; Professor John Koch & Catriona Gibson; Adam Gwilt, Sally Worrell and Mark Lodwick; Henrietta Quinnell; Robert Johnston; Kate Waddington; Professor Martin Bell and Jacqueline Nowakowski. Session chairs: Frances Lynch and Ben Roberts. The basic conference fee includes abstracts, morning/afternoon refreshments; plus Optional inclusive catering package (two light lunches and evening wine reception and Origins archaeology gallery viewing 33GBP) or two light lunches only (21GBP)
Cost £47.
Contact Caroline Raison,
Meetings Organiser, Royal Archaeological Institute, 2 Main Street LE7 9GD, tel 0116 2419595, email admin@royalarchaeolinst.org
GAO 2010
24.4.10-25.4.10
Annual conference by Graduate Archaeology at Oxford, this year's theme being 'Death, Destruction, Downturn: The Archaeology of Crises. Held in Oxford at Ioannou centre for Classical and Byzantine Studies. Registeration closes 24.3.10.
Contact GAO Committee, , email gao@arch.ox.ac.uk, web arch.ox.ac.uk/conferences/articles/gao-annual-conference.html
TAG US 2010
30.4.10-2.5.10
International meeting of the Theoretical Archaeology Group (US Chapter)at Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, USA on 'The Location of Theory'. The deadline for individual papers or other forms of participation (to be submitted directly to specific session organisers) is 15.2.10. Please submit proposals of 250 words max as a single electronic pdf document.
Contact organising committee, , email TAG2010@brown.edu, web proteus.brown.edu/tag2010
Sacre Vert!
8.5.10
Held at Cardiff University. Alpine Axeheads and the Social Dynamics of Neolithic and Chalcolithic Europe including the FREE Europa Lecture 2010 by Dr Pierre Petrequin on Programme JADE - understanding Alpine axeheads in Neolithic and Chalcolithic Europe. Fee includes refreshments but not lunch; register by 9.4.10. PLease make cheques payable to 'The Prehistoric Society'.
Cost £40/30 concs.
Contact Tessa Machling,
Prehistoric Society, c/o Institute of Archaeology, 31-34 Gordon Square WC1H OPY, email Prehistoric@ucl.ac.uk, web www.prehistoricsociety.org/
Agriculture and food in southern Roman Britain
8.5.10
A day conference organised by the Roman Studies Group of Surrey Archaeological Society will explore the results of recent research into the characteristics of agriculture and diet in the Southern part of the Province, and the rural landscape as it developed during the Roman occupation. Speakers will include Professor Mike Fulford and Dr Petra Dark (Reading University), Paul Booth (Oxford Archaeology), David Rudling (Sussex University), Dr Mike Allen, (Allen Environmental Archaeology and Bournemouth University) Gill Campbell (English Heritage) and Mark Maltby (Bournemouth University).
Cost £16.
Contact Edward Walker,
Conference Organiser, Surrey Archaeological Society, Castle Arch GU1 3SX, tel 01483 532454, email edwardwalker2@googlemail.com, web www.surreyarchaeology.org.uk/content/agriculture-and-food-southern-roman-britain-conference
Milestone Society Spring Meeting
15.5.10
Preliminary announcment, to be held in Chelmsford, Essex. More details to follow.
Contact John Atkinson, , email john113atkinson@btinternet.com
EMASS 2010
19.5.10-20.5.10
The 4th annual Early Medieval Archaeology Student Symposium will be held in University College Dublin. EMASS is a discussion group dedicated to the study of the early medieval period, run by and for postgraduates and early career researchers. It provides a forum for those interested in the early medieval period to discuss their ideas, methodologies, and theories in a friendly and open environment. This year's symposium will take place over two days, featuring both oral and poster presentations, keynote lectures and a reception. Fee includes refreshments and lunch on both days. there may also be a fieldtrip to sites of interest either during or after the papers. We would appreciate it if you could tell us if you would be interested in participating in this, so that we can judge how best to organise this.
Cost £20EUROS.
Contact EMASS 2010,
UCD School of Archaeology, Newman Building, Belfield 4, email info@emass2010.com, web www.emass2010.com/
Revisiting new towns of the Middle Ages
21.5.10-23.5.10
Convened by Dr Keith Lilley (Queens University Belfast) and the Winchelsea Archaeological Society. Held in memory of Prof Maurice W Beresford. How far has ourunderstanding of medieval new towns come since Beresford published his seminal work, 'New Towns of the Middle Ages'? Leading academics challenge some of his ideasand explore the landscapes, material cultures and societies of medieval new towns in both their international context and local settings. The conference takes place in Winchelsea, East Sussex, a classic medieval new town, and includes a field-seminar. Fee includes refreshemts but not lunch. Register by 30.4.10.
Cost £25.
Contact the organisers,
Winchelsea Archaeological Society, Firebrand House TN36 4EA, tel 01797 22446, email was@winchelsea.net, web www.winchelsea.net/conference.htm
Dressing the Dead
27.5.10
Organised by the Department of Archaeology at the University of Sheffield to explore a multidisciplinary approach to clothing, textiles and bodily adornment from funerary contexts in the context of death and burial in the Graeco-Roman world from the C5thBC to the C5thAD and from the Bosporus to Rome. With 13 speakers from the UK, Europe, the Middle East and North America, topics include textiles in graves, clothing associated with death rituals, funerary portraits displaying dress, and jewellery and dress accessories. Fee includes registration, lunch and refreshments. Email alternative contact.
Cost £40/20 students.
Contact Rachel Symonds,
Department of Archaeology, University of Sheffield, Northgate House, West Street S1 4ET, tel 0114 222 2913, email r.symonds@sheffield.ac.uk, web www.sheffield.ac.uk/archaeology/conferences/dressing-dead.html
Sutton Hoo Society
29.5.10
Hear Dr Kevin Leahy talk about his involvement in the finding and recording of the Staffordshire Hoard. This should be a fascinating insight into this fantastic and eye-opening discovery. With comparisons to the discoveries at Sutton Hoo, the Staffordshire Hoard is a fantastic find. Dr Kevin Leahy comes to the heartland of the 7th Century East Anglian Kingdom in Suffolk to recount his involvement in such a rich discovery. Held at The Riverside Theatre, Woodbridge from 11am.
Cost £6.50 members/7.50 non-members.
Contact Robert Anderson, , email suttonhoo@ntlworld.com, web www.suttonhoo.org/news.asp#35
Iron Age Research Student Seminar
3.6.10-4.6.10
The Division of Archaeological, Geographical and Environmental Sciences, University of Bradford is proud to host the thirteenth annual IARSS meeting. This is a forum for those studying any aspect of Iron Age archaeology to hear about the latest projects and discoveries with discussion sessions chaired by leading experts in Iron Age archaeology. Fee includes a drinks reception on the evening of the 2nd June, lunch and tea/coffee breaks throughout the conference. Conference dinner an adiitional 10GBP per person plus an optional field trip to the Yorkshire Dales on Saturday 5th June 5GBP per person.
Cost £10 students, 15 non-students.
Contact Fiona Tucker, , email f.tucker@bradford.ac.uk, web www.bradford.ac.uk/archenvi/events/IARSS/
Roman Society AGM
5.6.10
Society for the Promotion of Roman Studies event held at Institute of Classical Studies, University of London WC1E 7HU from 2-6pm. Resolutions by 5.5.10.
Contact Fiona Haarer,
SPRS Secretary, Room 244, South Block, Senate House, Malet Street WC1E 7HU, tel 020 7862 8727, email office@romansociety.org, web www.romansociety.org
Community and Public Archaeology
11.6.10-13.6.10
Exploring the Present, Defining the Future at University of Oxford, Department for Continuing Education and sponsored by the CBA with funding from English Heritage. Debating whether Archaeology is for the people or of the people. The rise of archaeological projects involving local people has sparked debate about the ethos of the exciting new sub-discipline of community and public archaeology. This conference will draw out important themes highlighted by recent and ongoing projects in the UK, exploring the wider issues which face everyone involved. Topics will include: ways of making archaeology both accessible and inclusive; who really benefi ts from public participation in archaeology; community archaeology: top-down/bottom-up does it matter; the impact of community and public archaeology on the rest of the archaeological world; and addressing national issues at a regional level. Speakers will share their experiences about initiatives which have sought to involve both community groups and the public in their local heritage at a number of different levels. Code O09P246AHR [B0 X7246], online booking available. See also courses.
Cost £72GBP plus options.
Contact Department for Continuing Education,
Rewley House, 1 Wellington Square OX1 2JA, tel 01865 270380, email ppdayweek@conted.ox.ac.uk, web www.conted.ox.ac.uk/courses/details.php?id=O09P246AHR
CBA West Midlands AGM
3.7.10
Advance notice of forthcoming event, details to follow when available. Held in the Community Classroom at Weoley Castle, Birmingham B29 5RJ.
Contact Emma Collins,
Secretary, email cbawm@britarch.ac.uk, web www.britarch.ac.uk/cbawm/meetings.php
Museums and Restitution
8.7.10-9.7.10
An international conference held at University of Manchester, organised by the Centre for Museology and The Manchester Museum. The conference examines the issue of restitution in relation to the changing role and authority of the museum, focussing on new ways in which these institutions are addressing the subject. Restitution is one of the most emotive and complex issues facing the museum world in the twenty first century. Its current high profile reflects changing global power relations and the increasingly vocal criticisms of the historical concentration of the world's heritage in the museums of the West. The 2002 Declaration of the Importance and Value of Universal Museums, which was signed by the directors of eighteen of the world's most powerful museums, pushed the subject to the forefront of debate as never before. Over recent years, the issue of restitution has taken on a new complexion with different processes emerging. We have seen an increasing emphasis on museums working with source communities, and with new forms of restitution other than object restitution - such as visual and knowledge restitution. The language of discussion too has changed, with the term 'reunification', for example, rather than 'repatriation' now often being used in relation to the Parthenon Marbles. The opening of New Acropolis Museum in Athens in June 2009 has added a further dimension to the debates. We are also seeing new countries gaining increasing prominence in restitution debates: for example, the official response from the government of the People's Republic of China to the Yves Saint Laurent auction of Chinese looted bronzes at Christie's in Paris in March 2009. This is a trend clearly set to continue. This conference will bring together museum professionals and academics from a wide range of fields (including museology, archaeology, anthropology, art history and cultural policy) to share ideas on contemporary approaches to restitution from the viewpoint of museums. Possible themes include New museums, new development; Visual, knowledge and digital repatriation; Authority and power: voices listened to, voices heard; Beyond ownership? Loans, travelling exhibitions, exchanges; Reflections on returns. Send abstracts of 300 words max, with biographical details, by 11.12.09 to ALSO Louise Tythacott.
Contact Kostas Arvanitis, , email kostas.arvanitis@manchester.ac.uk, web www.manchester.ac.uk/museumsandrestitution/
Trebuchet to Cannon: Military technology 1000-1600
26.7.10-29.7.10
For the last two decades the Middelaldercentret in Denmark has carried out research into the construction and performance of medieval military technologies. The Ho Group for the study of early gunpowder and gunpowder weapons has met in recent years to experiment with gunpowder recipes and reconstructed artillery. The tenth meeting of the Ho group will be an international conference to discuss all aspects of medieval military technology, including artillery, siege engines, gunpowder and cannon and other weapons. The Organizing Committee extends an invitation to all those interested in this area – textual scholars, experimental archaeologists, curators and historians – to attend and present their work and discuss solutions to, and further problems in, the understanding of military technologies in the Middle Ages. The conference will include a series of workshops and hands-on demonstrations by the Ho Group of medieval technologies, including trebuchets, gunpowder and incendiary weapons, and reconstructions of cannon. The conference will be four days in length, with three days of papers and workshops and one day-long excursion, a medieval banquet and Renaissance fireworks. The venue will be the Middelaldercentret (Danish Medieval Centre) and the adjacent Femern Link Hotel and Conference Centre. The primary language will be English and presented papers will be considered for publication. The organisers request a brief abstract for a paper proposal or an expression of interest to attend without presenting a paper by 15 November 2009. Full details of the conference and accommodation fee will be finalised by the end of 2009. Register by 15.5.10. For more information or to submit your proposal (200 words, along with a brief CV).
Contact Robert Smith, , email HoX@basiliscoe.fsnet.co.uk, web www.middelaldercentret.dk/Projekter/hox.html
Addressing Dress: Clothing in the Ancient World
28.7.10-31.7.10
Papers are invited for the session at the forthcoming Celtic Conference in Classics (University of Edinburgh). The session aims to contribute to exciting new developments in dress-related research in Classics by bringing together scholars from a wide range of fields, historical periods and places in the hope of engendering debate and comparison across these lines. As such, we welcome contributions from both text- and material culture-based researchers working on any aspect of dress in: ancient and classical Egypt; the ancient Near East; ancient Greece; the Roman Empire (Republic/Principate); Byzantium and late antiquity in general. We are also keen to inspire discussion on approaches to dress in the ancient period and hope to address some of the methodological problems inherent in trying to piece together ancient dress practices and their meanings from such a fragmentary source base. We envisage papers on a wide range of subjects from class, status and gender to ethnicity and cultural identity as well as considerations of links between dress and political institutions or roles, all forms of resistance, and the role of dress in ancient literature. Papers could address very specific topics, such as the use and meaning of a particular garment or the role of dress in a particular classical work, or discuss broader phenomena by looking at wider patterns of social behaviour and their links to dress. Abstracts of no more than 300 words should be submitted as an email attachment by the 31st March 2010. Session also chaired by Glenys Davies, Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones.
Contact Ursula Rothe,
School of History, Classics and Archaeology, University of Edinburgh, David Hume Tower, George Square EH8 9JX, tel 0131 650 3853, email ursula.rothe@ed.ac.uk
EAA 2010
1.9.10-5.9.10
The 16th Annual Meeting of the European Association of Archaeologists will be held at the Hague, Netherlands. The intention is to publish the papers in a single volume.
Call for papers for session 'Aspects of Embodiment: Tattoos and Body Modification in Antiquity'. From Oetzi the Iceman to today's full-sleeved and pierced urbanite, it seems that body modification has always formed an integral part of the human animal's relationship to its body. Some adornments are temporary or purely situational, such as particular body paints, jewelry or hair treatments, while others are quite permanent and, when we are very lucky, preserved in the archaeological record. The archaeologist's arsenal in studying preserved tattoos and other body modifications has expanded in recent years. At the same time, anthropological interest in "the body" and embodiment has greatly increased theoretical interest in practices that "inscribe" upon the body. Few still see tattooing simply as a display of art; they look instead for distinctions of status, rank, age or gender, for medicinal uses, for punitive or laudatory uses, for manifestos or other propagandistic uses, as marks of belonging or exclusion, as marks of transition or transformation... As the body arts of, eg, Oceania and Asia, are better understood, the ideas have cross-pollenated with European archaeology. In fact, the serious and scientific attention accorded to body modification today contrasts starkly with earlier dismissal by Europeans of tattooed "barbarians." We feel that, in the current atmosphere of acceptance, it is time for a multidisciplinary session on the archaeology of body modification. We invite papers from all relevant disciplines, but particularly welcome bioarchaeologists who work with the detection and analysis of ancient tattoos; archaeologists who work with preserved tattoos and/or modifications; and all those whose reconsiderations of ancient tattooing practices promise to expand our field and contribute to richer understanding of the ancient body and mind. Email abstracts of 300 words max for submissions as soon as possible to Prof Philippe Della Casa, University of Zurich.
Contact Conference Secretariat,
Congrex Holland, A.J. Ernststraat 595k 1082 LD, tel +31 20 5040 200, email eaa2010@congrex.com, web ww.eaa2010.nl/
Experimental archaeometallurgy
2.9.10-3.9.10
Annual conference of the Historical Metallurgy Society, held at West Dean College, near Chichester, West Sussex. The lectures will be held in the College and the experiments will take place on adjacent college land. Overnight accommodation will be available at the college. With this conference we aim to combine both oral presentations on various aspects of experimental archaeometallurgy as well as experimental smelting, melting, smithing, etc. At this stage we would be interested in hearing expressions of interest for either presentations or experiments. Alternative contact Roger Doonan, Department of Archaeology, University of Sheffield, tel 0114 222 2939.
Contact David Dungworth,
English Heritage, Fort Cumberland, Fort Cumberland Road, Eastney PO4 9LD, tel 023 9285 6783, email david.dungworth@english-heritage.org.uk, web www.hist-met.org/conf2010.html
Engaging the recent past
3.9.10-5.9.10
Held at the University of Glasgow on Public, Political, Post-medieval Archaeology by the Society for Post-medieval Archaeology (SPMA). Announcement and Call for Papers; send titles and abstracts of 200 words max by 11.12.09. Proposals for papers are sought from established and emerging academics and professionals.
The recent past is a tangible past, a past which saw the emergence and development of modern society, a past which merges seamlessly with the contemporary world, a past which cannot be divided from the present. In engaging with this past we inevitably engage with questions surrounding the nature of our own society and the role of archaeology in the present day. This conference will offer an opportunity for reflection and debate on the public nature of our engagement with the archaeology of the recent past (the period from c 1500 AD to present). The conference will consider subjects including public archaeology, community archaeology and the politics of archaeology. Contributors will analyse, evaluate and debate current and future practice.
Contact Chris Dalglish,
Lecturer, Department of Archaeology, University of Glasgow, The Gregory Building, Lilybank Gardens G12 8QQ, tel 0141 330 4194, email c.dalglish@archaeology.gla.ac.uk, web www.spma.org.uk
Biomolecular Archaeology (ISBA 4)
8.9.10-11.9.10
To be held at Geological Museum in Central Copenhagen, Denmark (new venue). Following on from the success of the previous three symposia, held in Amsterdam (2004), Stockholm (2006) and York (2008), the general aim of the symposium is to stimulate research in the subject area and encourage the exchange of information between researchers in different disciplines. The focus of the symposium will be on the application of biomolecular techniques to the study of the past, across the disciplines of biology, anthropology, archaeology and medicine. The conference will consist of both oral and poster presentations, and the official language of the conference will be English. We anticipate a range of presentations that span the frontiers of biomolecular archaeology - including such disciplines as ancient DNA, proteomics, lipids and isotopes. Submission deadline for abstracts is 1.5.10, deadline for early registration is 1.6.10. Due to venue restrictions, the conference will likely be limited to c180 participants.
Cost £100-150 EURO (tbc) inc lunch.
Contact Organisational Committee, , email info@isba4.net, web www.isba4.net
Perth: a place in history
10.9.10-11.9.10
Held at Perth Concert Hall. This conference is being organised as part of Perth800, celebrating the 800th anniversary of the granting of the Royal Burgh Charter to Perth by King William the Lion of Scotland in 1210. The conference will focus on the history and development of Perth from it's pre-burgh origins to the present day. The conference, including international speakers, will highlight key aspects of the town's history and development. Until 19th Feb, the contact is STEVEN Timony, Outreach Officer.
Contact the organisers,
Perth and Kinross Heritage Trust, The Lodge, 4 York Place PH2 8EP, tel 01738 477089, email pkht@pkc.gov.uk, web www.pkht.org.uk
The End of Tradition?
15.9.10-17.9.10
Aspects of Commons and Cultural Severance in the Landscape. Held at Sheffield Hallam University. Earlybird discounts before end Dec 09. More info online, email via web contact form. This international symposium will address Issues of 'cultural severance' with the ending of traditional
management and utilisation of landscapes and the separation of people from nature; The uses and management of 'commons' now and historically and the consequences of the loss of subsistence uses or local
'ownership'; The 'common' uses of landscapes and environmental resources now and historically, from medieval coppice woods to deer parks, from alpine pastures to grazing meadows, from coastal flats to
peat bogs and fens; The impacts of changes from subsistence often rural communities and landscapes to technology driven agri-industry and urbanisation, and the consequences for local people; The debates around perceived 're-wilding' of natural areas or 'abandonment' and 'dereliction' of cultural landscapes
Commons in the urban landscape. Cheques payable to 'South Yorkshire Biodiversity Research
Group'.
Cost £varied.
Contact Conference Team,
Hallam Environmental Consultants Ltd, Venture House, 105 Arundel Street S1 2NT, tel 0114 272 4227, email info@hallamec.plus.com, web www.ukeconet.co.uk/index.php/events/50-conferences/100-tradition-conf
AARG 2010
16.9.10-18.9.10
Annual conference of the Aerial Archaeology Research Group, this year in conjunction with Institute for Cultural Memory (CIMEC) and held in Bucharest, Romania. Proposals for sessions, papers and posters are invited by 31.5.10. Pre-conference workshop held 15.9.10 on Remote-sensing mapping programmes in archaeology: planning, organisation, results. Field trip held 18.9.10 to Neolithic sites south of Bucharest, towards the Danube
Limited Students and Young Researchers bursaries also available. These are to support bona fide students and young researchers who are interested in aerial archaeology and wish to attend the conference. Applications to Dave Cowley at the above address, by letter or email. There is no formal application form but please provide the following information: Your interests in archaeology and aerial archaeology; place of study; the name and contact details of a supervisor or employer who can provide a reference; an estimate of travel costs to attend. Apply by 31.5.10.
Cost £tba.
Contact David Cowley,
RCAHMS, 16 Bernard Terrace EH8 9NX, email dave.cowley@rcahms.gov.uk, web aarg.univie.ac.at/
Archaeology, Language, Identity and Ownership
24.9.10-26.9.10
CBA SE AGM and conference held in conjunction with Christchurch University, Kent. Discussing public/community archaeology.
Cost £tba.
Contact Rose Hooker,
Secretary
Big Stuff 2010
6.10.10-8.10.10
Held at the Imperial War Museum, Duxford on the conflict and avoidance of conflict between the display and conservation requirements of Large Technology Objects within the museum setting. The theme of the conference will be the conflict and avoidance of conflict between the display and conservation requirements of Large Technology Objects within the museum setting. It is anticipated that day one will cover conservation, day two will cover display and day three, to be held on-board HMS Belfast in London, will look towards generating compromise between the two disciplines. The international programme committee will be looking for case studies, where conflict arose in a project dealing with display and conservation, that detail the nature of the conflict, the manner in which the conflict was handled and resolved and how the conflict could have been avoided. Proposals should include the title of the presentation, details of all contributors and the contact details of the proposer. Proposals should be no more than 250 words. Successful speakers will be required to submit their full paper electronically not less than four weeks in advance of the conference for inclusion, digitally, within the conference delegate pack. Please submit proposals electronically by 5pm, 11.1.10.
Contact Chris Knapp ACR,
Conservation Manager, Imperial War Museum CB22 4QR, tel 01223 835 000, email cknapp@iwm.org.uk
From Tweed to Tees
9.10.10
Re-assessing Roman life and society in North-East England by the Archaeological and Architectural Society of Durham and Northumberland (AASDN), held at County Hall, Durham. The traditional image of Roman society in north-east England has been of one dominated by the military. Not surprisingly, Hadrian's Wall and the forts of the northern frontier have proved a focus for much archaeological research in the region over the last hundred years. More recently, however, an increasing number of native and civilian settlements are being excavated allowing archaeologists to develop a more sophisticated understanding of the impact of Roman rule on the indigenous population and the relationship between the army and the non-military population. This conference will assess how our understanding of life and society in north-east England in the Roman period has changed, looking back at past work, exploring current projects and looking forward to new developments. Speakers to include: Rob Collins, David Mason and David Petts.
Contact David Petts, , email d.a.petts@durham.ac.uk, web www.romansociety.org/events/roman-society-centenary/conferences.html
Scotland's Rural Past
30.10.10-31.10.10
The third annual SRP conference will be held in the wonderful surroundings of Crieff Hydro, Perthshire. The conference will include an exciting mix of presentations and displays by SRP groups, workshops and other activities. It will be followed by a wine reception and optional conference dinner. Guided walks to rural settlement sites in the local area will be provided the following day. Further details about the conference and booking forms will be available on this website later in the year.
Contact Tertia Barnett,
SRP Team, RCAHMS, John Sinclair House, 16 Bernard Terrace EH8 9NX, tel 0131 662 1456, email Tertia.Barnett@rcahms.gov.uk, web www.scotlandsruralpast.org.uk/
Emperors, Usurpers and Tyrants
30.10.10-31.10.10
To commemorate the 1600th anniversary of the End of Roman Britain, and to celebrate The Roman Society's centenary, Cardiff University and the Monmouthshire Antiquarian Association are hosting a two-day conference to explore the evidence for Roman continuity in western Britain in the 5th century. The traditional date of A.D. 410 for the end of Roman rule in Britain has less resonance in Wales where, since Gildas, the important date has always been AD 383 when Magnus Maximus, the Macsen Wledig of medieval Welsh tradition, allegedly removed the last Roman troops from western Britain. The archaeological evidence, however, indicates that a Roman way-of-life and perhaps formal Roman administration too, continued in Western Britain for far longer than further east where the coming of the Angles, Saxons and other German settlers marks the beginning of English history. Did the end of Roman rule mean the sudden abandonment of Roman culture throughout Britain? How much of Roman culture and traditions survived into the 5th century in Wales and the West? Did people continue to think of themselves as Romans or Roman Britons after 400? How did events in England affect how population of Western Britain saw themselves and the world around them?These and many other fascinating questions will be the subject of ‘Emperors, Usurpers, Tyrants’. The results of new archaeological research have an important contribution to make to the study of the emergence of an early Welsh identity from the legacy of Roman Britain, and 2010 is a timely opportunity to bring this work together and attempt a synthesis. The conference will include a wide range of papers on the history and archaeology of 5th century Wales and Western Britain, delivered by experts at the forefront of current research who have been invited to speak on their specialist subjects. Themes and topics include the survival of town life, the Roman army, Roman and ‘post’-Roman material culture and the transition to Christianity, as well as coinage, pottery and inscriptions. Members of the audience will be able to put questions to the experts during a 'Question Time' panel discussion on the second day.
Contact Claire Rees,
School of History and Archaeology, Cardiff University CF10 3EU, tel 029 20870505, email ReesCL@cardiff.ac.uk, web www.cf.ac.uk/hisar/newsandevents/events/
American Anthropological Association
17.11.10-21.11.10
To be held in New Orleans, by the Archaeology division on the overalll theme of 'Circulation'. Aiming to debate the following questions. The idea of circulation invites us to consider what triggers, facilitates, constrains, disrupts or stops flows, what is at stake for whom in these processes, and what their consequences might be, for humans and for the environment. It opens up questions about what exactly circulates: signs? objects? bodies? Do different things circulate in different ways? Do they change or remain constant? What new phenomena, new arrangements and new inequalities, does circulation produce? How are resources, and ways of understanding them, identified, made sense of, produced and distributed in the process? How (and why) do rates and types of circulation vary across time and space? What crystallizes and what continues to flow and re-shape? ‘Circulation’ also invites us to think across boundaries, whether those are boundaries organizing phenomena we seek to describe and explain, boundaries within and across disciplines, or boundaries among anthropologists or other social groups, and along various kinds of organizing principles. It turns our attention to zones of encounter, conjunctions and liminal passages.
Contact Stephen (Steve) Silliman,
Archaeology Division Program Editor, Department of Anthropology, University of Massachusetts, email ADProgramEditor@gmail.com, web www.aaanet.org/sections/ad/
Kent Archaeological Fieldwork Evening 2009
24.11.10
An evening of illustrated lectures: free, and open to all. Come and hear about the trials and triumphs of Kent teams in Italy, Greece, Lincolnshire ... and Kent, excavating and surveying sites from Minoan to Medieval in date. Held in Room GLT1, University of Kent (Canterbury Campus, Grimond Building) 7.15 to 10pm. Refreshments provided.
Contact Laura Withers, , email L.Withers@kent.ac.uk?Subject=Fieldwork%20Evening
Historical and Underwater Archaeology
5.1.11-9.1.11
Opportunity for Early Proposal Submission to the Society for Historical Archaeology 2011 Conference held at The Hilton Austin, Austin, Texas, USA. In order to encourage more international participants, the planning committee for SHA 2011 is offering an opportunity for early review of session and paper proposals. Our customary deadline for submission of proposals for SHA is in the summer, with acceptances in the early fall, but we have learned that this does not allow sufficient time for some of our international colleagues to apply for travel funds and visas. Therefore, for sessions which include international participants, we will review proposals and provide written acceptances early, in the hope that more people from outside the US will be able to attend. If you submit a proposal to us early, we will review it and respond (via email) no later than within month of proposal submission. We can also provide our response on SHA letterhead on request, either by snail mail or as a signed PDF. If you do have a "right away" deadline let us know and we will make every effort to respond quickly. Letters for accepted proposals will indicate that the session has been accepted as part of the professional program for SHA 2011 However, please note that all sessions and papers would still need to be submitted (by the session organisers and individual authors) by the "regular" deadline in the "customary" fashion - either by regular mail or online, using the following timetable: Call for papers opens 1.5.10 (to be announced in SHA's Spring Newsletter); online call for papers available from 1.6.10; final submission deadline 10.7.10. Alternative contact Carol McDavid, Programme Chair.
This early opportunity is available ONLY for sessions which include participants from outside the USA, although all of the participants in any given session do not have to be from outside the USA.
The conference theme is 'Boundaries and Crossroads in Action: Global Perspectives in Historical Archaeology Over Time'. Texas has been variously referred to as a frontier, colony, empire, borderland, hub, republic, and state. This changing configuration of Texas' role in the modern world was shaped by multiple factors, including forced and voluntary immigrations and the attempts at empire building by various nations. The contributions of Native Americans, Euroamericans, African Americans, and peoples of diverse nationalities, including Mexicans, Germans, Spaniards, and the French, underscore the state's rich legacy. Boundaries and crossroads both conceptualise and capture the subsequent exchanges, conflicts, challenges, and accomplishments of a range of individuals and groups as they sought to establish themselves in an ever-transforming world. Yet, we are interested in a broader application of the theme and view it as related to a much wider scope of issues, questions, and practices both in the past and present.
Boundaries and crossroads evoke two distinct but related spheres of engagement and interaction, in geographical, social, and intellectual terms. While "boundaries" seek to demarcate space and cohesiveness, in reality the lines drawn are porous and subject to multiple, and often disputed, crossings. Similarly, while "crossroads," as intersections, imply points of contact and exchange, these processes are often fraught with contestation. Together, boundaries and crossroads are sites of action and simultaneously represent negotiated spaces, processes, identities and change. We propose an inclusive and more universal definition of these concepts and seek theoretical, thematic, and geographical translations of "boundaries" and "crossroads" in session papers and topics that emphasise the global nature of historical and underwater archaeology.
As sites of potential conflict, negotiation is often required when travelling across boundaries, and moving within crossroads. We see this challenge as an opportunity for enriching the discipline with regard to theory and practice, and reconceptualising traditional subject matters. For example, we recognise the need to cross geographical and intellectual boundaries to develop more global, comparative bodies of research in order to address such issues as social inequality, capitalism, trade, and alternative strategies of colonisation. Sessions might interrogate the crossroads of identity formation by considering the intersection of ethnicity, gender, race, and/or class. Cultural contact is a nexus of interaction that as a process serves as a vehicle by which people construct, negotiate, and deploy boundaries and crossroads. Yet we also see boundaries and crossroads in the realm of public archaeology, where practitioners work emphatically to transgress boundaries and to establish inclusive, mutually beneficial relationships with various publics. Heritage and archaeological sites and museums often signify cultural crossroads or archaeology/public boundaries. How do we constructively negotiate these spaces? Finally, sessions might explore the boundaries between and crossroads/intersections of academic and CRM archaeology, or terrestrial and underwater archaeology, in search of more productive ways to work together.
ROMANES EUNT DOMUS: Session. Despite the title, it will not focus only on the Roman Empire and papers will also be presented on the Mediterranean and Near East. Finding evidence for (cultural) resistance has been a part of archaeological and art historical research since the inception of these disciplines. Despite the application of multiple models and a wide variety of approaches, however, there is little consensus on how to identify resistance in the material record. The purpose of this panel is to continue this discussion from the perspective of the Mediterranean and Near Eastern worlds (c2000 BCE-500 CE). The evidence of this region includes well-documented wars and revolts, but also lesser known settings of potential resistance such as colonies, displaced communities, liminal areas and frontiers, religious groups, and subaltern identities. Within this framework, we hope that a cross-cultural perspective will allow us to start developing a methodology for identifying resistance in the material record. Contact Session Organisers via email. Deadline for abstracts now passed.
Contact John Carman,
International Liaison Chair, email J.Carman@bham.ac.uk
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