The Izmir Center of the Archaeology of Western Anatolia (EKVAM) is organizing a symposium entitled „Unguentarium. A terracotta vessel form in the Hellenistic, Roman and early Byzantine Meditterranean” that will take place on May 17-18, 2018 at the Dokuz Eylul University (DEU) in Izmir, Turkey. The first circular of this symposium as well as its poster are attached below.
An unguentarium is a small ceramic or glass bottle, found in relatively large quantities in the entire Mediterranean, from Spain to Syria, from Egypt to France, where they were produced from the early Hellenistic (i.e. mid fourth cent. B.C.) to the early Medieval periods (i.e. mid sixth cent. A.D.). In this symposium we only focus on terracotta unguentaria between c. 4th century B.C. and 6th century A.D., and attempt to set out a comprehensive model for the study of terracotta unguentaria, including their definition, typology, chronology, contexts, function, regional characteristics, and distribution patterns in the whole Mediterranean geographies, including whole eastern Mediterranean, Roman provinces in the western Mediterranean, north of Alps (Germania, Britannia etc.) and north Africa. We warmly invite contributions by scholars and graduate students from a variety of disciplines of ancient studies related to this vessel form. The symposium is free of charge. A post-symposium excursion is planned on May 19-21 to Lesbos, Greece through Ayvalik.
We would be delighted, if you could consider contributing to our symposium and contact us with the required information below before January 1, 2018. Our e-mail addresses are: gulserenkan@hotmail.com or terracottas@deu.edu.tr
First Circular – English – Notice
Poster
Author: JIAAW (Page 11 of 51)
In 2010, SQCC established its Research Fellowship Program, which aims to promote and cultivate scholarly research about Oman across several academic disciplines. The fellowship is open to PhD candidates and university academics who are US citizens or affiliated with an American university, and funds one scholar or team of scholars to carry out research in Oman each year. The fellowship awards up to $51,000 for the fellow or team of fellows.
To read more about previous fellows and their research, visit this page.
The 2018 Fellowship application period is open.
To submit an application or find additional information, visit the website: https://www.sqcc.org/Scholarships-0024-Fellowships/Research-Fellowship-Program.aspx
Deadline to submit an application and supporting materials is September 17, 2017.
Call for Papers:
State of the Field 2018:
Archaeology and Social Justice
Friday, March 2 – Saturday, March 3, 2018
Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island
Brown University’s Joukowsky Institute for Archaeology and the Ancient World will host a workshop called State of the Field 2018: Archaeology and Social Justice on March 2-3, 2018. The workshop will be the culmination of two years of discussion on this theme, and is also intended to raise new issues, ask new questions, and encourage ongoing dialogue. Our gathering builds on a tradition of “State of the Field” workshops hosted by the Joukowsky Institute to reflect upon trends in archaeological work, each year focusing our discussion on issues impacting an area of particular interest to our faculty and students. While previous versions have dealt with a country or region of archaeological significance, this year’s event will focus on archaeology’s relationship to ongoing movements for social justice.
Within the context of archaeology, we conceive of social justice as pertaining to issues of privilege and opportunity that affect the makeup of scholars in the field, efforts among archaeologists to engage with the public and with broader social and political discussions, and the degree to which archaeological scholarship and pedagogy intersect with or impact these issues. It also refers to the asymmetries of power and structural inequalities in society at large. This choice of topic has been inspired by recent global social and political concerns, responses from universities and academia that seek to address issues of representation and access, and, most importantly, grassroots movements for social justice.
This workshop thus seeks to engage primarily with the role of archaeology in contemporary social justice movements, while insisting that discussions of diversity in the past can inform experience in the present. We welcome papers that explore the relationship between archaeology and the present political climate, with the intention of addressing the challenges currently facing the field of archaeology and the academy more broadly. We also seek to engage in conversations about the biases and structural problems that make archaeology more accessible to some than to others, in order to help the discipline reach a broader and more inclusive public.
The workshop will include four sessions, each addressing issues of the relationship of archaeology to ongoing struggles for social justice and/or the role of archaeology in those struggles. Rather than predefining the content of these sessions, we intend to shape them with contributions from this call for papers; we wish to offer an open space for discussion of the following, and other, relevant issues:
- The materiality and temporality of current social issues
- Disciplinary decolonization
- Archaeology’s role in discussions of “diversity and inclusion”
- Identity and inequality in the past and present
- Structural and practical access to archaeology and the academy
- Activism and engagement within archaeology
- Archaeology in/of social justice movements
- Archaeology’s relationship to white nationalism
- Archaeology in moments of crisis
To submit a proposal for a paper of approximately 20 minutes, please send an abstract of 350 words or less to Joukowsky_Institute@brown.edu by October 1, 2017.
For questions about this CFP, or about the conference, please see our conference website, www.brown.edu/go/sotf2018 or email Joukowsky_Institute@brown.edu.
The 2018 Call for Participation for the 106th Annual Conference, taking place February 21–24, 2018, in Los Angeles, is now open.
Contributors are sought to present their own work related to session topics outlined in CAA’s 2018 Call for Participation. This document shows only Sessions Seeking Contributors via an open call. Check the CAA website in October for full CAA 2018 conference listings (including Complete and Composed Sessions).
The 2018 Call for Participation (CFP) is available as a PDF download; CAA will not mail hard copies of this document. Send paper/project proposals directly to the appropriate session chair(s) listed in the CFP. Instructions for sending Poster Session Proposals are also included.
The deadline for CFP proposals is August 14, 2017.
Additionally, there is also still time to propose a Professional Development Workshop for CAA 2018 (deadline: July 9, 2017).
We look forward to your participation in the annual conference; see you in LA!
Contact and Questions:
For questions about the CAA Annual Conference, please contact Tiffany Dugan, CAA director of programs at tdugan@collegeart.org, or Katie Apsey, CAA manager of programs, at kapsey@collegeart.org.
Assistant Professor of Roman Art, Archaeology, and Architecture
Brown University, Providence, RI
Brown University’s Joukowsky Institute for Archaeology and the Ancient World and Department of History of Art and Architecture invite applications for an assistant professor in the fields of Roman archaeology, art, and architecture, whose research focuses on any region of the Mediterranean and/or Near East. We seek exceptional junior scholars who augment or complement the present strengths and diversity of our communities at Brown University, and who enhance our commitment to inclusive education and research.
Applications are welcome from candidates who have demonstrated a capacity for innovative research and cross-disciplinary thinking in the fields of Roman archaeology, art, and architecture. Candidates must have an outstanding record of scholarly achievement, as well as a proven record of publication, outreach, and service commensurate with their career stage. Excellence in, and commitment to, undergraduate and graduate teaching are essential. We particularly value active involvement and leading roles in ongoing fieldwork projects.
All candidates should submit a letter of application and curriculum vitae by October 10, 2017. Applicants should provide the names of three referees with up-to-date contact information (including email, if possible); referees will be contacted directly by the Search Committee. The Search Committee may also contact candidates to request additional materials, such as course descriptions or writing samples. Applications received by October 10, 2017 will receive full consideration, but the search will remain open until the position is closed or filled.
Please submit application materials online at apply.interfolio.com/42728. There is no need to provide hard copies of application materials for those that have already been submitted electronically.
For further information:
| Professor Sheila Bonde | Professor Peter van Dommelen |
| Co-Chair, Search Committee | Co-Chair, Search Committee |
| Chair, Department of History of Art & Architecture | Director, Joukowsky Institute for Archaeology |
| Brown University | Brown University |
| Box 1855 | Box 1837 / 60 George Street |
| Providence, RI 02912 | Providence, RI 02912 |
| Sheila_Bonde@brown.edu | Joukowsky_Institute@brown.edu |
Brown University is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive academic global community; as an EEO/AA employer, Brown considers applicants for employment without regard to, and does not discriminate on the basis of, gender, race, protected veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status.
19th International Congress of Classical Archaeology:
Archaeology and Economy in the Ancient World
Cologne/Bonn (Germany), 22 – 26 May 2018
The International Association for Classical Archaeology (AIAC) would like to invite you to the XIXth International Congress of Classical Archaeology with the theme: ‘Archaeology and Economy in the Ancient World‘.
The objective of this congress will be to understand economy as a central element of classical societies and analyse its mutual interaction with current geographical, political, social, religious and cultural backgrounds. The theme of the congress is therefore addressed to all disciplines of classical archaeology and related sciences.
The main theme will be discussed in 11 different sessions. Session 12 is a general session open to various topics.
- The human factor
- The impact of natural environmental factors
- Systems of production
- Systems of extraction
- Distribution
- Consumption
- Economy of cult
- The role of the city in the ancient economy
- The military economy at war and peace
- Economy of knowledge
- Methodology
- Other topics outside the main theme
CALL FOR PAPERS
Papers (20 min.) will take place within thematically structured panels. Proposals can be submitted either for one of the already accepted panels or for one of the 12 session topics.
CALL FOR POSTERS
A poster session is scheduled for 24 May 2018. Proposals for the main theme of the congress are desirable.
CALL FOR WORKSHOPS
Two-hour workshops can be organized, which should be oriented towards methods or practical applications.
The call for papers, posters and workshops is open until 31 August 2017. For all three categories the submission of an abstract (1500 characters incl. spaces) is required. For further information, please see our homepage: www.aiac2018.de
REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN
Early Bird: 15 May – 15 August 2017
Regular: 16 August – 31 January 2018
Late: 1 February – 21 May 2018
On-site: 22/23 May 2018
Discounts: AIAC-Members; Students/Unemployed/Retired; Student groups
A certain number of travel grants can be provided.
Call for Papers
Deadline for Submissions is April 1st 2018
KOINON: The International Journal of Classical Numismatic Studies
A New Annual Journal Published by the Societatis De Tauro Cum Facie Humana
General Editor:
Nicholas J. Molinari, US
njmolinari@gmail.com
Editorial Board:
Shawn Caza, CA
Alberto Campana, IT
Curtis Clay, US
Phil Davis, US
Tjaart de Beer, CH
Mark Fox, US
József Géza Kiss, HU
David MacDonald, US
Gavin Richardson, US
Martin Rowe, SE
David Sear, US
Andrew Short, CA
Nicola Sisci, IT
Lloyd W. H. Taylor, AU
Joseph Uphoff, US
John Zielinski, US
Papers concerning virtually any topic of ancient coinage are welcome, including papers on non-western coinages. Reviews and short notes are also encouraged, as are translations of important excerpts from antiquarian works. Special preference will be given to papers that are engaging to a fairly wide audience (Art Historians, Classicists, Archaeologists, Historians, etc.).
All submissions will be subjected to blind review from a member of the editorial board. Submissions can be in any language, but if in a language other than English, must be accompanied by an English abstract. The Editor can help prepare the English abstract upon request. All papers submitted in a language other than English will require approved independent peer review organized by the author, unless a member of the editorial advisory board is proficient in both the language in question and subject matter discussed.
Please visit https://koinonjournal.wordpress.com for additional information and submission guidelines.
Global Archaeology
Volume 33.1, April 2018
Theme editors: Lindsey J. Fine, Jess E. Thompson
Throughout its history, archaeology has been concerned with understanding both local and large-scale processes. Far too often, however, the questions and methods used to examine these processes have tended to dichotomise each end of this scale. Yet as sociologists have recently identified, communities in the present as well as the past contain a mixture of both local and global elements – a concept which has been termed glocalisation. Originally used to describe the adaptation of products to suit local communities and cultures, this theory may be understood in broader terms as the interconnection between global and local contexts, encompassing issues such as economy, territoriality, identity and power. Although current work recognises glocalising practices mainly within the last few centuries, the adoption, or resistance to, widespread developments in technology, subsistence, and ritual practices are identifiable from prehistory onwards.
Volume 33.1 of the Archaeological Review from Cambridge provides a forum to facilitate interdisciplinary discussion surrounding the application of glocalisation to archaeological practice. Papers integrating Archaeology with other subjects such as History, Anthropology or Sociology are thus encouraged. This volume aims to add to the growing body of work within archaeological research dedicated to addressing the dialectical relationship between small-scale and broader processes. Contributions might explore, although are not limited to, the following questions:
- What challenges and/or opportunities does the application of glocalisation offer for archaeological research? Alongside theoretical developments such as agency, network theory, and assemblage theory, does it allow us to address the interaction of processes on multiple scales in the past?
- How might the concept of glocalisation change our definition of ‘local’ or ‘global’?
- Moving beyond hybridity, how are local, regional and global structures, practices and ideologies related to one another, and what are the social, cultural, political and economic effects of these processes?
- Does glocalisation help to critically address archaeological typologies, chronologies or ‘revolutions’?
- What impact does glocalisation have on modern archaeological practice and heritage management? How do tensions between local and global perspectives affect the identification, excavation, and conservation of sites of cultural significance?
Papers of no more than 4000 words should be submitted to Lindsey J. Fine (ljf51@cam.ac.uk) and Jess E. Thompson (jet71@cam.ac.uk) any time before 1st August 2017, for publication in April 2018. Potential contributors are encouraged to register interest early by either submitting an abstract of up to 250 words or contacting the editors to further discuss their ideas.
More information about the Archaeological Review from Cambridge, including back issues and submission guidelines, may be found online at http://www.societies.cam.ac.uk/arc/.
New methods and techniques in archaeological recording and exploration
The archaeological interventions of the 70th Empúries Archaeology Course are part of the project that started in the Roman city in 2000 with the excavation of the so-called Insula 30, and will focus specifically on the tabernae and domestic structures located in the southern half of the insula. The objective is to study evidence related to the previous occupation of this part of the city during the Late Republican Period, which preceded the transformation of the insula in the Augustan age.
With the aim of complementing the practical knowledge acquired during excavation, “New methods and techniques in archaeological recording and exploration” has been chosen as the monographic subject for this year’s course, given the importance that these questions have nowadays in the planning and undertaking of archaeological excavations. Over several theoretical sessions, as well as through practical demonstrations, an approximation will be made to the application of different methodologies, such as geographical information systems, remote sensing, geophysical prospecting and geomorphology, to archaeology. On Saturdays, several visits are also planned: the Iberian settlement in Ullastret, the cities of Girona and Tarragona.
The Empúries Archaeology Course is aimed at second cycle university students studying a degree in Archaeology or History, and at Master’s students, preferably with previous experience in archaeological excavation. People interested in participating in the course should contact their university’s archaeology department, which will be able to process applications. The deadline for applications is 31st May 2017.
In the coming weeks the final program of the course will be published together with information about lectures and other activities.
- Date: 2nd to 22nd July 2017
- Place: MAC Empúries
- Price: 300€ This price includes accommodation and board during the course, attendance at practical and theoretical sessions and the planned visits.
MAC-Empúries offers the possibility for two students to be able to obtain a grant to cover the price of the course.
Further informations:
Museu d’Arqueologia de Catalunya-Empúries
C/ Puig i Cadafalch, s/n. 17130, L’Escala, (Alt Empordà), Spain
Tel. (+34) 972 77 02 08 | macempuries.cultura@gencat.cat
Registration will be closing soon for our 2017 field schools. Whether you are interested in archaeology, conservation or art history expeditions, there is a project for you:
Archaeology
- Ancient Greeks in the Land of Dionysos – Excavation of Emporion Pistiros, Thrace
- Apollonia Pontica Excavation Project
- Bona Mansio – Roman Road Station on Via Diagonalis
Bresto: Digging in the Time of Troy - Byzantine Cold Case File: Excavations of an Early Christian Мonastery near Varna on the Black Sea
- Stobi (The Capital City of Macedonia Secunda) Excavation Project
- Tell Yunatsite Excavations – Seeking Europe’s First Civilization TWO scholarships available!
- The Birth of Europe – Excavations of the Neolithic Settlement Ilindentsi
- Romans in Illyricum – Doclea Excavations
Conservation
- Workshop for Conservation of Ancient Greek Pottery
- Workshops for Conservation of Roman Pottery and Glass
- Workshops for Conservation of Roman Mosaics and Mural Paintings
- Workshop for Interventive & Preventive Conservation of Textiles, Paper & Metal
Art History Expeditions
- ”Fresco-Hunting” Photo Research Expedition to Medieval Balkan Churches
- Archaeology of Communism – Expedition to Communist Monuments of Bulgaria
And if you can’t decide, choose one of our packs which combines two projects for double the experience, but not double the cost!
- Ancient Greek Pack
- Prehistoric Pack Ancient
- Ancient Greek and Roman Pack
- Conservation of Ancient Pottery and Glass
- Black Sea Pack
- European Archaeology in Brief – All in one pack (combines 3 projects!)
Reminder: BHFS alumni receive a 10% discount!
For project details, visit: https://www.bhfieldschool.org/program
