International Young Scholars Conference II

On 15 April 2015 abstracts (350 words or 2500 characters maximum) are due for the International Young Scholars Conference II: Mediterranean Anatolia, to be held on 5-7 November by the Suna - İnan Kıraç Research Institute on Mediterranean Civilizations (AKMED) in Antalya, Turkey. The symposium is open to young scholars who are currently working on or have recently completed (in the last three years before the application deadline) their graduate theses regarding the archaeology, ancient history, art history, architectural history and protection of the cultural heritage of the above-mentioned regions from their prehistory through the end of Middle Ages. Further information and application forms are available at http://gbb.kaleicimuzesi.com/.

SOMA 2015

On 15 September 2015 abstracts (3000 characters with title 200 characters) are due for the 19th annual Symposium on Mediterranean Archaeology (SOMA 2015): Time, Space and People, to be held on 12-14 November at Kemer/Antalya, Turkey. Further information is available at http://www.phaselis.org/en/soma2015. Papers will be 20 minutes each in English. The conference sessions and themes will include:

The Western Mediterranean

The Central Mediterranean

The Aegean and Eastern Mediterranean

The Black Sea

The Near East and Egypt

Mediterranean Interactions

Archaeometry

Marine / Seamanship History

Conservation, preservation and archaeological site management

Restoration and Museology