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Unconsidered Trifles? Environmental Archaeology at a Small Scale
Association for Environmental Archaeology Spring 2008 One-Day Meeting The 2008 Association of Environmental Archaeology Day meeting is to be held on Saturday 1 st March (St. David’s Day) at Cardiff University . The theme for the conference is the little things in life that fill the majority of peoples’ lives and how these intersect with larger events. The meeting will take place at 9.00am in the Wallace Lecture Theatre in the main building of the University. The deadline for registration is 14 th February. Archaeology has many grand narratives covering huge sweeps of time, mass accumulations of individuals and materials. Whilst an increasing interest in identifying smaller acts of ‘ritual’ significance has resulted in a greater understanding of more distinctive patterns in archaeological accumulations – the smaller scale practises of daily life remain largely unconsidered. As a science based discipline the need for valid sample sizes coupled to the cost of fine-grained analyses often result in an agglomeration of data that produces unrealistic archaeological results (e.g. considering hundreds or thousands of years as one cultural event). By examining what can be achieved through a detailed consideration of small scale acts different tales can be told about the human experience in the past. This conference seeks papers that explore the minor and intimate stories in environmental archaeology: the domestic and the mundane experiences that are played out on a daily, monthly, yearly or lifetime cycle and the effects that individual events have on people and places in the past. Suggested topics include, but are not limited to:
Proposals from for papers are invited by email to: aea2008@cardiff.ac.uk Proposal outlines should include a 300 word abstract for a 20 minute paper and must be submitted by 7 th January 2008 . Individual poster proposals are also very much welcomed by 7 th January 2008 . Registration information is can be found on the website and a small fee of £14 for members will be necessary to cover costs. This will include a buffet lunch, tea, coffee and abstracts. We will arrange evening entertainment for those staying on Friday or Saturday night (Skittles anyone?). Please send any questions or queries to aea2008@cardiff.ac.uk. For further, up-to-date information on registration, accommodation, amenities and travel, please consult the Association for Environmental Archaeology Meeting web pages at the Cardiff University Archaeology and Conservation Website. Accommodation Participants are invited to make their own arrangements. Cardiff has a number of high quality hotels in the city centre, most of which are within walking distance these include the Holiday Inn (from £65), and The Big Sleep (from £55). Good value, city centre, budget accommodation is available in Cathedral Road, a short and pleasant stroll across Bute Park to the conference and has been a popular hotel location for previous conference participants: please see the following web site for details http://www.a1tourism.com/uk/cardiff.html or alternatively call Cardiff Visitor Centre on Tel: 0870 909 2008 (UK only) +44 (0) 29 2022 7281 (from abroad) and they will book your accommodation. Hotel contact details:
Limited parking is available at all these hotels. Outside the City there are three hotels just off the A48, a distance of approximately three miles from the centre of Cardiff . They all have good parking facilities.
Other useful websites http://www.ukhotelnet.com/cardiff/hotels.htm There is also a youth hostel only a short distance from the University: Roath Park Youth Hostel tel: (029) 20462303 And a backpackers hostel and budget hotel NosDa right opposite the Millennium Stadium: http://www.nosda.co.uk/backpacker.php For further enquiries please contact Jacqui Mulville or Richard Madgwick aea2008@cardiff.ac.uk. Download the registration form aea-spring-08-registration.doc or aea-spring-08-registration.pdf
Archaeological Leather Group Weekend Conference HAVE WE GOT A TANNERY? Walsall Leather Museum , April 12 th and 13 th. , 2008 Members of the Archaeological Leather Group are frequently contacted by archaeologists who think they have uncovered a tannery site. Very often, the only evidence is a hole in the ground containing some pieces of leather. In order to increase knowledge and understanding of leather manufacturing techniques, the ALG is organising a conference entitled Have we got a tannery? It will take place on April 12 th and 13 th , 2008 at the Walsall Leather Museum . An international group of specialists experienced in examining stone, bone and environmental remains will contribute, as well as those who have excavated a wide range of skin processing sites, dating from pre-historic times to the nineteenth century. Skin working processes which leave no archaeological remains will also be discussed. Conference programme (.doc) to download file right click on link and select Save Target As...(IE) or Save Link As.. (Firefox) The cost for the two days will be £50 for ALG members and £65 for non-members. For further details and a booking form, please contact: Mike Glasson, Leather Museum , Littleton Street West , Walsall , WS2 8EG Tel: 01922 721153 Email: leathermuseum@walsall.gov.uk
37th International Symposium on Archaeometry The aim of the Symposium is to promote the development and use of scientific techniques in order to extract archaeological and historical information from the cultural heritage and the paleoenvironment. It involves all Natural Sciences and all types of objects and materials related with human activity. In general, papers should deal with the development and/or application of scientific techniques for extracting information related to human activities of the past, including the biological nature of man himself and the environment in which he lived.
World Archaeological Congress (WAC) in Dublin, Ireland The programme will be organized into large themes each containing several sessions that relate to the same overall issue. The following might be of specific interest to Environmental Archaeologists. Landscape Legacies: Archaeological Approaches to Domestication in the Landscape. The aim of this session is to discuss the relationship between anthropogenic transformations of the landscape and the use and intensification of plant and animal resources. A brief outline of the session can be found at Geoarchaeology and Dark Earths. The aim of this session is to bring together researchers of Amazonian and European dark earths, at first glance completely different types of anthrosols, in order to share and compare their research experiences. A brief descriptive summary of the session can be found at the WAC website Wetland archaeology and palaeoenvironment: moving beyond environmental determinism . The recognition of cycles of past use and abandonment of wetland areas has often been considered in terms of palaeoenvironmental change, whereby human activity in wetlands is deemed to have taken place only when environmental conditions were favourable, and to have ceased when conditions became adverse. While the influence of environment on activity in such vulnerable habitats cannot and should not be disregarded, this rather simplistic correlation of wetland activity with environmental change may obscure other possible influential factors, including population dynamics, socio-political developments and cultural change. Scientific techniques to reconstruct and date changes in past environments have greatly advanced in recent decades. The potential to understand the phenomenon of wetland occupation and exploitation is now considerable as sites are frequently encased within a natural archive of past environmental change. It is essential, however, to consider wetland sites in the context of the wider landscape and along an extended timescale, to appreciate fully the range of factors that may have prompted their construction. This session invites participants to consider palaeoenvironmental data that, through multidisciplinary approaches, can inform our interpretation of wetland archaeological sites and landscapes beyond environmentally-determinist models.
The Environment: Archaeological and Forensic Perspectives Cranfield University is launching a new residential short course entitled 'The Environment: Archaeological and Forensic Perspectives' between 14th-18th July 2008. It is aimed at professional and amateur archaeologists with an interest in environmental and forensic archaeology. It will explore the interplay between the three disciplines of archaeology, forensic science and environmental science in a lively, stimulating environment, with plenty of opportunity for networking and debate. Topics covered will include mass graves, sustainable archaeology, archaeology of past environmental disasters, environmental protection of cultural heritage sites, differential preservation of remains and artefacts in different environments, forensic soil profiling and much more. For further details, please see the attached brochure, or email Dr Anna Williams on a.williams@cranfield.ac.uk or visit the website http://www.cranfield.ac.uk/dcmt/materials/page21043.jsp
The Association for Environmental Archaeology (AEA) AEA-2008-Registration-form.pdf AEA-Conference-Aarhus-2008.pdf The Association for Environmental Archaeology (AEA) and Moesgaard Museum , Aarhus , Denmark are pleased to announce the Association's Annual Conference on the 12 th -14 th September 2008. The conference will by hosted by the Department of Environmental Archaeology and Conservation at Moesgaard Museum , located approximately 10 km south of the City of Aarhus . The subject for this year's conference is “The Consequences of Fire” in the preservation and interpretation of the environmental archaeological record. Charred organic material, bone, grain, wood etc. is often among the most abundant find type recovered during excavation. It is therefore of vital importance to understand the role of fire whether intentionally used or in catastrophic accidents. Participation, offers of oral presentations (20-25 minutes) and posters are still invited. Final Deadline: 30. aug. 2008 Oral presentations and posters should be accompanied by a comprehensive abstract. Abstracts should be 1-2 pages in length, including figures and bibliography if appropriate. Preliminary program: Friday 12/9
Saturday 13/9
Sunday 14/9
NB! Changes in the Final Programme may occur. Venue: The conference will be held at “Handelsfagskolen” located 15 minutes walk from Moesgaard Museum . The facilities are modern and include newly modernised rooms, restaurant, bar and computer access. Address:Handelsfagskolen Skåde Skovvej 2 DK-8270 Højbjerg Denmark Registration: Conference fee: 200 DKK (AEA members)/ 300 DKK (Non members)Download registration form here: AEA 2008 Registration form . (Due to limited space registration will close at approximately 100 participants. Participants who register for full participation including accommodation and meals will be prioritised. Deadline for Payment is 1st September 2008 Accommodation and Meals: It is possible to book a single or double room. Single room: 400 DKK pr. night. Double room 300 DKK pr. night/person. Travel information: From Aarhus Airport (90 DKK): From Billund Airport (180 DKK): Arrival by bus and train: The main bus and main train stations lie next to each other. The city bus (route 6) departs from both stations and will take you direct to Moesgaard/Handelsfagskolen. * * NB: In Aarhus you enter the City buses at the back and exit at the front. Payment is self-service. A ticket costs 18 DKK. Train tickets and long-distance bus tickets usually include the trip from the City to Moesgaard/Handelsfagskolen. It is important the take the bus in direction “ Moesgård Museum ” as not to end up in the wrong direction. Handelsfagskolen is one of the last stops before Moesgaard Museum . If something goes wrong you can always stay in the bus at the end station “Moesgård Museum” and travel back towards the city a couple of minutes later. For further information please contact us at AEA@hum.au.dk Contact address: AEA ConferenceAtt. Peter Hambro Mikkelsen Moesgaard Museum Moesgaard Allé 20 DK-8270 Højbjerg Denmark Telephone: +45 8942 4532 Organizing Committee: Peter H. Mikkelsen (Head of Environmental Archaeology and Conservation, Moesgaard)Jacob Kveiborg (Environmental Archaeology and Conservation, Moesgaard) Peter Mose Jensen (Environmental Archaeology and Conservation, Moesgaard) Marianne Høyem Andreasen (Environmental Archaeology and Conservation, Moesgaard) Renée Enevold (Environmental Archaeology and Conservation, Moesgaard) David E. Robinson (English Heritage) AEA Conference Fund (application form) The AEA is happy to announce the availability of the AEA Conference Fund to all members of the AEA, of at least six months standing, to assist attendance at annual symposia and day-conferences. Priority will be given to those with limited alternative sources of funding (particularly postgraduate students and those in the commercial field). Applications from postgraduates must be accompanied by a letter of support from their supervisor. This year there are 5 grants for sums up to £150 to attend the Annual Symposium in Aarhus , Denmark . Successful applicants will be required to provide a statement of expenditure and activities undertaken within 3 months after the event has taken place in order to receive reimbursement. Moreover, successful applicants will be requested to provide a report on the conference for the AEA Newsletter. Deadline for applications are 15 th August. Please submit the attached application form to Meriel McClatchie ( meriel.mcclatchie@gmail.com).
Pushing Up Daisies: Environmental, Archaeological and Forensic Interactions Cranfield University is launching a new residential short course entitled 'Pushing Up Daisies: Environmental, Archaeological and Forensic Interactions ' between 19th-21st November 2008. It is aimed at professional and amateur archaeologists with an interest in environmental and forensic archaeology. It will explore the interplay between the three disciplines of archaeology, forensic science and environmental science in a lively, stimulating environment, with plenty of opportunity for networking and debate. Topics covered will include mass graves, sustainable archaeology, archaeology of past environmental disasters, environmental protection of cultural heritage sites, differential preservation of remains and artefacts in different environments, forensic soil profiling and much more. For further details, please email Dr Anna Williams at a.williams@cranfield.ac.uk or visit the website and download the brochure and booking form www.cranfield.ac.uk/dcmt/materials/daisies.jsp Book early to avoid disappointment, as places are going fast!! Course Brochure (.pdf) |
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