ISA 2026
Abstract submission is open for the 45th International Symposium on Archaeometry (ISA 2026), to be held on 18-22 May 2026 in Torino, Italy. Further information and the link to submit abstracts is available at https://isa2026torino.it/. The subjects of the symposium are grouped into the following sessions:
• Theme Session - Cultural heritage experiences and community engagement through archaeometry
• Field methods and remote sensing in archaeological science
• Dating methods
• Bioarchaeology and biomolecules
• Material Culture 1 - Stone, pigments, plasters
• Material culture 2 - Ceramic, vitreous materials
• Material culture 3 – Metals
• Human-environment interactions
• Digital tools for archaeometry
Lessons from the Past
On 27 October 2025 abstracts (300 words maximum) are due for an international hybrid conference entitled Lessons from the Past: United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, to be held on 23–24 March 2026 by the Department of Archaeology, Classics and Egyptology of the University of Liverpool, in partnership with the University’s Interdisciplinary Centre for Sustainability Research (ICSR) and the Victoria Gallery and Museum. Talks must result in a tangible recommendation to a specified body (e.g. a non-profit institution, local council, University, Government department, or even the United Nations). Presentations should explain how knowledge of the past supports the recommendation. Talks will be selected based on the feasibility of their recommendation and strength of linkage between the proposal made and the evidence used to support it. Poster submissions do not require a recommendation but should include relevant information linking knowledge of the past with a specific UN sustainability goal. Further information is available at https://lessonsfromthepast.info/.
In Poseidons Realm XXXI
On 31 October 2025 abstracts (250 words, plus 2 figures) are due for the conference In Poseidons Realm XXXI. Pontos Axeinos - Pontos Euxeinos: Underwater archaeology in the Black Sea, to be held on 4–10 May 2026 in Batumi, Georgia. As with all IPR conferences, contributions from all areas of research into underwater archaeology and cultural heritage are appreciated in addition to the main topic. Further information is available at http://www.deguwa.org/.