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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
Minoan Seminar
The Minoan Seminar has announced the following lectures, to take place at 6:30 pm at the Archaeological Society, 22 Panepistimiou, Athens; those planning to attend should inform the
30 October 2015: Ε. Παπαδοπούλου, "Ταφικές πρακτικές κατά την Υστερομινωική ΙΙΙ περίοδο στη δυτική Κρήτη: τα παραδείγματα των νεκροταφείων στους Αρμένους και στο Μαρουλά Ρεθύμνου. LM III mortuary practices in west Crete: the cemeteries of Armenoi and Maroulas at Rethymno"
20 November 2015: M. Devolder, "Minoan Builders. New Research on the Scale and Organisation of Architectural Projects in Bronze Age Crete. Μινωίτες κτίστες. Μια νέα έρευνα για την κλίμακα και την οργάνωση των αρχιτεκτονικών προγραμμάτων στην Κρήτη της Εποχής του Χαλκού"
18 December 2015: Ν. Μαρινάτου, "Σχήματα ευρείας συνεργασίας: Αίγυπτος και Κρήτη κατά την 12η και 18η Δυναστεία. Broad Coalitions: Egypt and Crete during the 12th and 18th Dynasties"
On 5-7 November the International Young Scholars Conference II: Mediterranean Anatolia will be held by the Suna - İnan Kıraç Research Institute on Mediterranean Civilizations (AKMED) in Antalya, Turkey. Further information is available at http://gbb.kaleicimuzesi.com/. Papers of interest to Nestor readers will include:
R. Vandam, "Reconstructing the Late Prehistoric Cultural Landscape (6500 to 2400 B.C.) in the Burdur Plain, South-West Turkey: An Insight into Settlement Patterns, Preferences and Interaction"
O. Kara, "Kumyeri Nekropolü Erken Tunç Çağı Seramik Sanatı"
S. B. Kanbur, "Bademağacı Kazılarında Bulunmuş Olan İlk Tunç Çağı Çanak Çömleği Üzerine Bir Araştırma"
H. Bulut, "Karain, Suluin ve Öküzini Mağaraları Kemik Alet İşçiliğinde Tekno-Tipolojik Özellikler ve Karşılaştırmalı Değerlendirmeler"
Aegean Lecture
On 13 November 2015 M. Ntinou will address the Aegean Lecture series on "Prehistoric communities and woodland resources in Greece. Anthracological (wood charcoal) analyses in context" at 7:00 pm at the Swedish Institute at Athens (Mitseon 9). Further information is available at http://www.aegeussociety.org/en/index.php/aegean-lectures/.
SOMA 2015
On 12-14 November 2015 the 19th Symposium On Mediterranean Archaeology (SOMA 2015) will be held in Kemer/Antalya, Turkey. Further information is available at http://www.genama.info/soma/2015/index.html. Papers and posters of interest to Nestor readers will include:
G. Dönmez, "An Example to the Submerged Prehistoric Settlements in Marmara Sea: Avşa Island"
A. Zafer and A. Aslan, "Bronze Age Stone Anchors in Cilicia Coast"
ΙΣΤ΄ Επιστημονική Συνάντηση Νοτιοανατολι κής Αττικής
On 18-22 November 2015 the ΙΣΤ΄ Επιστημονική Συνάντηση Νοτιοανατολι κής Αττικής will be held in Laurion, Greece. Further information is available at http://www.aegeussociety.org/images/uploads/lectures/2015/16th-Scientific-Meeting-of-Southeast-Attica-programme.pdf. Papers of interest to Nestor readers will include:
Κ. Ντούνη, "Τεχνικά έργα κατά την Πρώιμη Εποχή του Χαλκού (3η χιλιετία) στη Νοτιοανατολική Αττική"
Ε. Χαριτάκη, "Η διασπορά της αττικής γεωμετρικής κεραμικής στον κόσμο"
POCA 2015
On 25-27 November 2015 the 15th annual Postgraduates in Cypriot Archaeology: An Unexpected Journey. Cypriot Ancient Communities in Continuity and Transition. (POCA 2015) conference will be held in Torino, Italy. Further information is available at http://poca2015turin.jimdo.com/. Papers and posters of interest to Nestor readers will include:
F. Heil, "Rituals: Spaces of Gathering and Adaption in Bronze Age Cyprus"
M. Cultraro, "The Child and the Foreign God: reconstructing a Late Bronze Age ritual practice in Tomb 12, Kalavassos-Ayios Dimitrios"
E. Scarsella and S. Ruzza, "Changes and burial practices. Social interaction on Cyprus between LC IIC and LC IIIB"
On 4-5 December 2015 a conference entitled Regional Approaches to Society and Complexity: Studies in Honor of John F. Cherry will be held at the Joukowsky Institute for Archaeology and the Ancient World, Brown University, Providence, R. I. Further information is available at http://blogs.brown.edu/archaeology/workshops/regional-approaches-to-society-and-complexity/. Papers of interest to Nestor readers will include:
C. Renfrew, "From the Beginning..."
S. Alcock, "Building Programs"
B. Knapp and P. Van Dommelen, "Shaping a Field: Editorship at the Journal of Mediterranean Archaeology"