WAC-8 Kyoto

On 30 November 2015 proposals for sessions are due for themes at the Eighth World Archaeological Congress (WAC-8 Kyoto), to be held on 28 August - 2 September 2016 at Doshisha University in Kyoto, Japan. On 31 March 2016 proposals for papers are due. Further information is available at http://wac8.org/. The themes of the conference will include:

Archaeology and Development

Politics

Post-colonial Experiences, Archaeological Practice and Indigenous Archaeologies

Archaeological Ethics: Where Are We Now?

Comparative Archaeologies in the Globalized World

Regional Archaeologies in the Globalized World

Education: Learning and Unlearning

The Public, Heritage and Museums

Theory for the Future

Science and Archaeology

Religion and Spirituality

Interactions

The Archaeology of Disaster: Exploring the Past for the Future

Art and Archaeology

War and Conflict

Other important topics: understanding and explaining the past

LAC 2016

On 1 December 2015 proposals (250 words maximum) for sessions are due for the 4th International Landscape Archaeology Conference (LAC 2016), to be hosted on 23-25 August 2016 by the Department of Archaeology and Ancient History at Uppsala University. From 15 January through 1 April 2016 proposals for papers and posters are due. Further information is available at http://www.arkeologi.uu.se/LAC_2016+/?languageId=1. The themes of the conference will include:

Integrated Approaches in Landscape Archaeology

Landscape Historical Ecology and Climate Change

Urban Landscapes

Landscapes and Water

Creating and Sustaining Landscape Heritage Values

Mediterranean Landscape Archaeology

Frontier Landscapes, Landscape Frontiers

Digital and Virtual Landscapes

Maritime and Island Landscapes

Mobility and Landscape