Archive for June, 2008

Nordic TAG 2009

Monday, June 30th, 2008

The tenth Nordic Theoretical Archaeology Group (Nordic TAG) meeting will be held from 26th to 29th May 2009 in Trondheim, Norway. The organizers have just issued the following call for sessions: Call for sessions We would like to invite you to submit proposals for sessions and/or session leaders. The deadline for session proposals ...

New Books (not to be reviewed)

Sunday, June 29th, 2008

The following books have arrived on the Book Review Editor’s desk but will, for one reason or another, not be reviewed in the journal. O’Connor, Anne (2007) Finding Time for the Old Stone Age. A History of Palaeolithic Archaeology and Quaternary Geology in Britain, 1860-1960. Oxford. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-921547-8. ...

EAA Student Award 2008

Friday, June 27th, 2008

Sylvie Kvetinová, the EAA Administrator, writes: Dear colleague, Let me please encourage our student members to submit their papers for the EAA Student Award. The European Association of Archaeologists instituted the EAA Student Award in 2002. The prize is awarded annually for the best paper presented by a student or archaeologist, working ...

Exhibition Review: Neolithic Art in the Region of the Republic of Macedonia

Wednesday, June 25th, 2008

Matthew Omolesky reviews the exhibition "Neolitska umetnost na območju Republike Makedonije (Neolithic art in the region of the Republic of Macedonia),” Narodni Muzej Slovenija, Ljubljana (28 May to 21 September 2008): Balkan archaeology has had an unfortunate tendency to be subjected to exogenous political pressure, most infamously when Croatian strongman and ...

Public discussion about the politics of re-enacting the Germanic past

Sunday, June 15th, 2008

Lebendige Wissenschaft oder verdeckte Propaganda? Germanendarstellung zwischen experimenteller Geschichtsforschung und völkischem Gedankengut Moderation: Christiane Poertgen Sonntag, 29. Juni 2008, 11.00 bis 13.00 Uhr Ort: Bürgerhaus im Schlosspark Marstallstr. 20, 33104 Paderborn-Schloss Neuhaus, Germany Historische Darsteller sind ausgesprochen beliebt – sowohl bei Medien als auch bei Museen. Sie vermitteln Geschichte eingängiger, intensiver und nachhaltiger als jedes ...

Conference: The Archaeology of Post-Medieval Religion

Friday, June 13th, 2008

12th-14th September 2008 The Maids Head Hotel, Tombland, Norwich The Society for Post-Medieval Archaeology and the Society for Church Archaeology are pleased to announce a forthcoming joint conference on the archaeology of religion in Britain and Europe from 1580 to 1900. The joint SPMA/SMA (2001) conference The Archaeology of Reformation, 1480-1580 demonstrated the ...

CFP: What’s Religious about Ancient Mediterranean Religions?

Monday, June 9th, 2008

A call for papers from Celia E. Schultz: What's Religious about Ancient Mediterranean Religions? Inaugural Meeting of the Society for Ancient Mediterranean Religion June 28, 2009 Pontifical Biblical Institute Rome, Italy

Europa Nostra Prize 2009

Thursday, June 5th, 2008

Entries are sought for the 2009 Europa Nostra Prize: 2009 EU Prize for Cultural Heritage / Europa Nostra Awards Architectural heritage, cultural landscapes, works of art and collections of artistic and historic significance, archaeological sites, industrial and engineering heritage CALL FOR ENTRIES Categories: Outstanding achievements in the field of heritage conservation and enhancement will ...