2011 Theoretical Archaeology Group (TAG)

On 31 December 2010 abstracts (100 words) are due for session contributors and volunteered papers at the 2011 Theoretical Archaeology Group (TAG), to be held on 6‐8 May 2011 at Berkeley, CA. Further information, a list of sessions, and forms are available at http://arf.berkeley.edu/TAG2011/about/.

Symposium On Mediterranean Archaeology (SOMA 2011)

On 25 January 2011 abstracts for 20‐minute presentations in English are due for the 15th annual Symposium On Mediterranean Archaeology (SOMA 2011), to take place on 3‐5 March 2011 at Catania University, Sicily. SOMA provides a friendly and supportive forum for young scholars and researchers to discuss their work without limitation regarding subject matter or period. The proceedings will be published by Archaeopress as a volume of British Archaeological Reports International Series. Further information and the registration form are available at http://ml.ci.uc.pt/mhonarchive/archport/msg10207.html or from This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Papers addressing subjects such as the sea, trade, colonization, and piracy are particularly invited; sessions on the following topics are planned:

 

Archaeology (general)

Underwater Archaeology

Art History (general)

Ancient History (general)

Numismatics

Epigraphy

Archaeogeophysics

Archaeometry

Conservation and Restoration

Museology

Management of Archaeology

Archaeology, its history and its meanings

8th International Congress on the Archaeology of the Ancient Near East (8ICAANE)

From 10 December 2010 to 15 April 2011 proposals for themes of workshops (7 participants minimum) will be accepted via email (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) for the 8th International Congress on the Archaeology of the Ancient Near East (8ICAANE), to be held on 30 April–4 May 2012 at the University of Warsaw. From 3 January 2011 to 15 October 2011 abstracts for papers (20 minutes) or posters will be accepted. On 25 April 2011 submission of workshop paper abstacts will begin. Further information and the registration form are available at http://www.8icaane.org/. The following themes have been announced:

Townships and villages

Excavation reports and summaries

High and low — minor arts for the elites and the populace

Archaeology of fire

Conservation, preservation and site management

Bioarchaeology in the Ancient Near East

Islamic session