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37th Association for Environmental Archaeology Conference
Sept 29 – October 1, 2016, Rome
Formal registration for attendance still open until Mon 26 Sept, (if you wish to have morning and afternoon teas and lunch) (click on REGISTRATION tab above)
Casual attendance by payment of cash on the day also possible, but lunch cannot be provided:
Conference fees - AEA members €75 (2 days), €40 (1 day)
Conference fee - AEA member: student, unwaged €45 (2 days), €21 (1 day)
Conference fee - non-members €80 (2 days), €45 (1 day)
Conference fee - non-member student/unwaged €50 (2 days), €25 (1 day)
SCOPE: Synthesis and Change in Palaeo-Environmental studies in the Mediterranean
The discipline of environmental archaeology is approaching a number of cross roads that will challenge its existence and relevance in a world where humanities funding is shrinking, while archaeological scientific method is expanding. The former makes project funding difficult, especially for environmental work, the latter offers a myriad of increased interpretational possibilities, but with a cost, as well as methodological challenges. Archaeological funding generally is diminishing world-wide, although European funding appears to be increasing in the Horizon 2020 program for projects that will ‘make heritage a more economic and cultural social benefit.’ How environmental archaeologists respond to these challenges from both research and policy/strategy viewpoints in the next few years will be very important. To this end, this year's annual conference will be devoted to these issues.
Papers and posters will be accepted. Geographical range: the Mediterranean. Time Scale: any. Papers relating to Italian archaeology will be particularly welcome. As discussed above, the theme will address two major issues:
Synthesis - the challenges and results of combining environmental, archaeological, scientific, and (where appropriate) historical data. Single site reports will be less favored than multi-site/regional or Mediterranean syntheses. Other types of papers may explore the problems of combining organic or scientific data of different levels of reliability, and representativeness. Some work has been done in this area (especially in archaeobotany), but papers dealing with a wider range of data types will be welcome.
Change – this part of the program will look at changes evolving in ancient studies that environmental archaeology needs to embrace to survive and prosper. We paticularly encourage relevant papers on: the rise of heritage studies and their relationship to environmental archaeology; funding and international co-operation; and perhaps the need to overcome cultural disciplinary issues.
Languages: English and Italian. The American University of Rome will host papers, posters , lunches and coffee breaks. The plenary session will be held at the American Academy in Rome
Sept 29 – October 1, 2016, Rome
Formal registration for attendance still open until Mon 26 Sept, (if you wish to have morning and afternoon teas and lunch) (click on REGISTRATION tab above)
Casual attendance by payment of cash on the day also possible, but lunch cannot be provided:
Conference fees - AEA members €75 (2 days), €40 (1 day)
Conference fee - AEA member: student, unwaged €45 (2 days), €21 (1 day)
Conference fee - non-members €80 (2 days), €45 (1 day)
Conference fee - non-member student/unwaged €50 (2 days), €25 (1 day)
SCOPE: Synthesis and Change in Palaeo-Environmental studies in the Mediterranean
The discipline of environmental archaeology is approaching a number of cross roads that will challenge its existence and relevance in a world where humanities funding is shrinking, while archaeological scientific method is expanding. The former makes project funding difficult, especially for environmental work, the latter offers a myriad of increased interpretational possibilities, but with a cost, as well as methodological challenges. Archaeological funding generally is diminishing world-wide, although European funding appears to be increasing in the Horizon 2020 program for projects that will ‘make heritage a more economic and cultural social benefit.’ How environmental archaeologists respond to these challenges from both research and policy/strategy viewpoints in the next few years will be very important. To this end, this year's annual conference will be devoted to these issues.
Papers and posters will be accepted. Geographical range: the Mediterranean. Time Scale: any. Papers relating to Italian archaeology will be particularly welcome. As discussed above, the theme will address two major issues:
Synthesis - the challenges and results of combining environmental, archaeological, scientific, and (where appropriate) historical data. Single site reports will be less favored than multi-site/regional or Mediterranean syntheses. Other types of papers may explore the problems of combining organic or scientific data of different levels of reliability, and representativeness. Some work has been done in this area (especially in archaeobotany), but papers dealing with a wider range of data types will be welcome.
Change – this part of the program will look at changes evolving in ancient studies that environmental archaeology needs to embrace to survive and prosper. We paticularly encourage relevant papers on: the rise of heritage studies and their relationship to environmental archaeology; funding and international co-operation; and perhaps the need to overcome cultural disciplinary issues.
Languages: English and Italian. The American University of Rome will host papers, posters , lunches and coffee breaks. The plenary session will be held at the American Academy in Rome