Copper and Trade
On 31 October 2011 registration forms are due for a conference entitled Copper and Trade in South-Eastern Mediteranean, to be held on 5-7 May 2012 in Institute of Archaeology Jagiellonia University, Krakow, Poland. Further information and registration forms are available at http://www.copperandtrade.org/index.html or from
Copper mining and smelting
Copper tools production (organization of production, technology, typology ect...)
patterns of distribution
Copper tools in an archaeological context
Copper as a trading good
Ethno- archeometalurgy
Recent discoveries and case studies
Trade routes and other means of exchange
The connected past
On 20 November 2011 proposed titles and abstracts (250 words maximum) are due for a symposium entitled The connected past: people, networks and complexity in archaeology and history, to be held on 24-25 March 2012 at the University of Southampton, immediately preceding CAA2012 in Southampton. Further information is available at http://connectedpast.soton.ac.uk/. Contributions addressing but not restricted to the following themes are invited:
The diffusion of innovations, people, and objects in the past
Social network analysis in archaeology and history
The dynamics between physical and relational space
Evolving and multiplex networks
Quantitative network techniques and the use of computers to aid analysis
Emergent properties in complex networks
Agency, structuration and complexity in network approaches
Agent-based modelling and complex networks
Future directions for network approaches in archaeology and history
CAA 2012
On 21 November 2012 abstracts (250 to 400 words, submitted by on-line form only), grant applications, and early registration fees are due for the Annual Conference of Computer Applications and Quantitative Methods in Archaeology (CAA 2012), to be held on 26-30 March 2012 in Southampton, England. Further information is available at https://ocs.soton.ac.uk/index.php/CAA/2012.
Sacred Landscapes in the Peloponnese
On 30 November 2011 registration forms with paper proposals (20 minutes maximum, in Greek or English) are due for the 3rd Centre for Spartan & Peloponnesian Studies International Conference: Sacred Landscapes in the Peloponnese from Prehistory to Post-Byzantine Times, to be held 30 March – 1 April 2012 in Sparti. Further information and registration forms are available from
Sacred landscapes, identity/ethnicity
The Sacred in the natural landscape and seascape
'Sacred' economies and the ownership of land
Setting of the sacred in art, literature, folklore and mythology
Pollution and purity and their spatial configuration
Ritual performance in its setting
Pilgrimage and movement through the landscape
Embodied Identities
On 15 December 2012 abstracts (300 words) are invited for a conference entitled Embodied Identities in the Prehistoric Eastern Mediterranean: Convergence of Theory and Practice, to be held on 11-12 April 2012 in Nicosia, Cyprus, hosted by the Archaeological Research Unit, University of Cyprus. Abstracts should be sent to
Material culture and the body
The body in space
The represented body
The physical body as social body
Fortifications in Antiquity
On 31 December 2011 abstracts (500 words) are due for the Conference on the Research of Fortifications in Antiquity, to be held 6-9 December 2012 at the Danish Institute at Athens. Abstract should be submitted to Sine Riisager (
Origins of Fortifications in the Eastern Mediterranean
Physical Surroundings and Technique: The Building Experience
Function and Semantics
Historical Context
The Fortification of Regions
Regionally Confined Phenomena
EAA 2012
On 31 December 2011 proposals for sessions are due for the 18th Annual Meeting of the European Association of Archaeologists (EAA AM 2012), to be held in Helsinki, Finland from 19 August - 1 September 2012. On 31 December 2011 paper and poster abstract submission are due. Further information and forms are available at http://www.e-a-a.org/ or http://www.eaa2012.fi/index.html. The meeting will consist of sessions, round tables, and poster presentations focusing on the following main themes:
Archaeological Heritage Resource Management
Interpreting the Archaeological Record
Perspectives on Archaeology in the Modern World
SOMA 2012
On 15 January 2012 abstracts from postgraduate researchers are due for the 16th annual Symposium on Mediterranean Archaeology (SOMA 2012): Identity and Connectivity, to be held on 1-3 March 2012 in Florence Italy. Abstracts (150 words maximum) for 20-minute papers in English should be emailed to
New Journal: Chronika
Chronika, a new interdisciplinary journal of European and Mediterranean archaeology, welcomes submissions (2,500-3000 words) from graduate students in departments of Anthropology, Classics, and Visual Studies/Art History at any university. Students are encouraged to submit online, and to join Chronika's parent organization, The Institute for European and Mediterranean Archaeology. Further information and submission and membership forms are available at http://chronika.yolasite.com/.
New Journal: Aegean Studies
Aegeus – Society of Aegean Prehistory invites submission of papers in Greek or English to its new journal Aegean Studies. Papers are sought that present new theoretical approaches and innovative means of data analysis with the aim of illuminating and explaining the Prehistory and Early Iron Age of the Aegean and its neighboring areas. Papers may focus on subjects such as social relations and structures, economic practices, political institutions, ideology, and perceptions. Especially welcome are interdisciplinary contributions, as well as studies for the promotion and management of prehistoric culture. Further information is available from