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.

UNIVERSITY OF THE AEGEAN
SCHOOL OF HUMANITIES
DEPARTMENT OF MEDITERRANEAN STUDIES
Religion and Cult in the Dodecanee during the first millennium BC: Recent discoveries and research results
International Conference
Rhodes, October 2018
FIRST CIRCULAR
Rhodes, 09 June 2017
Dear colleagues and friends,
We are pleased to invite proposals for papers at the international conference Religion and Cult in the Dodecanese during the first millennium BC to be held at the University of the Aegean on Rhodes in October 2018.
Religion has always been one of the major components of peoples’ lives, an integral part of social, economic and political contexts, contributing to the formation of culture and history. In order to study and understand the religious and cult practices of a particular region, it is necessary to explore their various expressions through material culture and written sources.
The oldest known cult remains in the Dodecanese can be dated to the end of the tenth and early ninth centuries B.C. and throughout the first millennium B.C. These display the existence of a vibrant island society with various evolving cult practices. As a major stopover on maritime trade routes, the southeastern Aegean was influenced by contacts from throughout the Greek world and beyond. This conference will explore the archaeology and literature that testify to the development and continuation of cults in the Dodecanese, from the Early Iron Age through to the first century B.C.
The conference will particularly welcome papers in the following thematic circles:

• New archaeological finds on sanctuaries and cult practices in the Dodecanese
• Epigraphical and literary evidence on the religion and cults in the Dodecanese
• The context of religion and cult practice in the Dodecanese
• Theoretical issues on the relation of archaeology, religion and cult

Please complete and return the attached participation form (Religion_and _Cult_participation_form) by Monday 30th October 2017 to the Colloquium Secretariats at the following e-mail addresses:
gmavroudis@rhodes.aegean.gr  and  msd15001@aegean.gr
Notifications of acceptance will be announced in early January of 2018. A second circular with further information concerning the conference and a provisional programme will be circulated in January 2018.
The duration of papers should not exceed 20 minutes.
CONFERENCE LANGUAGE
English
REGISTRATION
There is no registration fee. Participants are required to cover their own travel and other costs.
ACTS of the Conference: The acts of the Conference will be published (following peer review) in a volume by Archaeopress Publishing Limited, Oxford.
CONTACT INFORMATION
Georgios Mavroudis: gmavroudis@rhodes.aegean.gr
Eirini Savigkou: msd15001@aegean.gr
CONFERENCE WEBSITE
to be announced
THE ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
Manolis I. Stefanakis (University of the Aegean)
Georgios Mavroudis (University of the Aegean)
Fani Seroglou (Ephorate of Antiquities of the Dodecanese)
Paolo Daniele Scirpo (National and Kapodistrian University of Athens -Italian Archaeological School at Athens)
Nicholas Salmon (Birkbeck College – The British Museum)
Eirini Savigkou (University of the Aegean)
Evangelia Demetriou (University of the Aegean)
 
Religion_and _Cult_Circular-01
Religion_and _Cult_participation_form

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.

1. The human factor
2. The impact of natural environmental factors
3. Systems of production
4. Systems of extraction
5. Distribution
6. Consumption
7. Economy of cult
8. The role of the city in the ancient economy
9. The military economy at war and peace
10. Economy of knowledge
11. Methodology
12. 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/.

Call for Posters and Paper Proposals:

Change and Resilience: The Occupation of Mediterranean Islands in  Late Antiquity

An International Conference at the
Joukowsky Institute for Archaeology and the Ancient World
Brown University, 60 George Street, Providence, RI  02906  USA

1-3 December 2017

Proposal Deadline: 1 June 2017

During the last three decades, growing interest in the human  occupation of islands has incited the development of numerous  surveys and excavations throughout the entire Mediterranean and beyond. Island archaeology has grown exponentially as islands are now considered ideal laboratories for the study of sociocultural transformations and cross-cultural interaction. The focus has been traditionally centered on prehistory and in the colonization of islands. However, the study of islands can make momentous contributions to the understanding of the Mediterranean Sea during the transition from the Roman to the Medieval periods. This conference will explore the Mediterranean islands with a primary focus on the transformation of settlement patterns, landscapes, and mindscapes. The focus will be on change and resilience, on innovation and tradition, on the creation of new settlements, and on the reoccupation of prehistoric sites.
We extend an open invitation to propose posters on any theme related to Mediterranean islands in Late Antiquity. These posters will be displayed and discussed during the conference.  All poster presenters will be invited to contribute a paper for publication. Manuscripts will need to be submitted at the starting date of the conference, although there will be time to revise the manuscripts after the meeting to incorporate ideas and suggestions made during the conference. Manuscripts are limited to a maximum of 8000 words and ten to twelve images.  Note that authors are encouraged, but not required, to attend the conference; attendance in person is nevertheless not required for acceptance of the poster (and we regret that we are not able to support travel or accommodation).
To submit a poster proposal, please send an abstract of 500 words or less to miguel_cau_ontiveros@brown.edu and catalina_mas_florit@brown.edu by 1 June 2017.
For questions about this CFP, or about the conference, please see  our conference website, www.brown.edu/go/changeandresilience, or email Joukowsky_Institute@brown.edu.

The 2018 AIA/SCS Annual Meeting will be held in Boston, Massachusetts from January 4-7 at the Boston Marriott Copley Place. The online submission system is now open. We encourage everyone to review the full Call for Papers (available at www.archaeological.org/meeting/CFP) prior to submitting. Submission forms can be accessed at www.archaeological.org/meeting/CFP/forms.
Deadline for Submissions
As in past years, all colloquium sessions must be submitted by the first round of deadlines in March. Workshops and open session submissions may be submitted to meet either the March deadlines (if an early decision is needed to acquire a visa or obtain funding) or the second set of deadlines in August. The full submission system will be open through August 20, 2017. Lightning Session and Roundtable proposals will be accepted through November 1, 2017.

• First Deadline: Sunday, March 12th and Sunday, March 26th (with $25 fee)
• Second Deadline: Sunday, August 6th and Sunday, August 20th (with $25 fee)

All submissions must be made electronically by means of the online submission system via the AIA website. All submissions, of course, must pass the PAMC’s vetting process to be put onto the program. The online submission forms and supporting documents are available on the AIA website.

• View the 2018 Call for Papers: www.archaeological.org/meeting/CFP
• Online Submission Forms: www.archaeological.org/meeting/CFP/forms

Journal of Intercultural and Interdisciplinary Archaeology

(JIIA.it/JIIA.eu) Peer reviewed online journal.
Available at http://journals.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/index.php/jiia/index
Editor: Dr. Antonella D’Ascoli
JIIA N.3/2016

1. Issue 3 of JIIA (Section 1) will focus on the complex class of mythological beings belonging to the netherworld. Hybrid creatures, demons, benevolent or malevolent entities, autonomous or serving a divinity, residing in the humane or divine world, will be considered. The issue will take in account and religious and ritual spaces, as well as texts of the ancient world, both in the public and private domains of life, limited to the regions surrounding or in contact with the Mediterranean Sea:

Thematic issue: Hybrid, therioantropomorphic, liminal, and demon beings of antiquity
Possible aspects to explore:

• Origin of such beings, and their role in mediating between human and supernatural world
• Functions, activity areas, desired and actual effects, and context of hybrid beings (conceptual and physical place)
• Visual representations and descriptions in texts, performances: iconography and textuality; symbology of their abnormal anatomy
• Hybrid artefacts mediating between supernatural and natural worlds: masks, rhyta, figurines, etc.
• Ritual dances and songs assuring contacts with liminal creatures
• Connection with public, religious and political systems, and subdivision of such beings to suit such systems
• Presence in cults (as part of established religion) or private rituals (magic and witchcraft)
• Traditional representations and ritual disguises of human as animal body in indigenous societies
• The human body transferred to metaphysical beings: which elements are preserved to maintain a recognizable interaction with the human world and which are substituted?
• The embodiment of such beings through performance frequency and physical stimulation
• Links among ancient ritual and religious systems, transfer of ideas, notable similarities among world-systems or comparisons of geographically or chronologically adjacent ones

2.  Section 2 will include papers on other themes but with the same geographical constraints, and relevant to antiquity. Authors are welcome to submit any proposal, but priority will be given to thematic papers.
JIIA is an online peer-reviewed journal, hosted by the Heidelberg University Library (Open Journal Systems dell’ Universitätsbibliothek Heidelberg): http://journals.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/index.php/jiia/index
Scientific Committee of ‘Journal of Intercultural and Interdisciplinary Archaeology’ (in progress):

• Marilina Betrò (Professore Ordinario di Egittologia – Università degli Studi di Pisa)
• Antonio Corso (Lord Marks Charitable Trust – Benaki Museum -Archaeological Service of Serres (Amphipolis)
• Martine Denoyelle (Conservateur en chef du Patrimoine Institut National d’Histoire de l’Art INHA)
• Andrea Vianello (University of Oxford)
• Matteo Vigo (Saxo Institute, University of Copenhagen)
• Antonella D’Ascoli (Editor of JIIA, independent researcher)

Please send abstracts of no more than 500 words to Dr. Antonella D’Ascoli jiia.dascoli@gmail.com by the end of May 2017.
Accepted papers (papers can be submitted preferably in English, French, Italian, German, Spanish) should not exceed 5,000 words with colour figures at 300 dpi (CMYK).
Bibliographical References and Notes:
http://www.ajaonline.org/submissions/references
Deadline for drafts is August 2017, final publication is expected by December 2017.

The Department of Classical Philology and the Department of Spanish Studies of the University in Lodz would like to invite you to an interdisciplinary academic conference entitled

Rome and Iberian Peninsula
Diversity of mutual relationships from ancient to modern times.
26–27th April 2017

The history of the Iberian Peninsula did not start with the Roman conquest, but the entrance of Romans on the Peninsula had a major influence on the history of peoples residing there. Since the Punic Wars, the Peninsula was gradually conquered, the administrative division changed, and the social structure was subject to transformations, just like commercial and economic relations. A remarkable role was played by linguistic, cultural and religious influences, as the Peninsula was the place where modern Romance languages of Spain and Portugal were created, and where Latin literature was written under the Roman influence. This was the place of origin of Seneca and Martial, who were distinguished for Rome, as well as two emperors: Trajan and Hadrian. Roman occupation influenced the development of the construction branch, the road system and technology, and that is still reflected by well-preserved remains of Roman cities and aqueducts. Even though that Roman power was eventually forced out of the Iberian Peninsula, consequences of those relationships proved to be incredibly persistent. The elements of the ancient Rome’s culture are still present not only on the Peninsula, but also in other countries which were under its influence.

The aim of our reflections on those issues will be to investigate the state of research on the aforementioned subject and an opportunity to exchange experiences from research focused on those issues with Polish and foreign speakers. We also hope that new and interesting research topics will emerge from discussions and will become a subject of studies conducted as part of joint projects.

We would like to invite literary scholars, linguists, culture scholars, historians, art historians, archaeologists and other researchers interested in the subject to take part in our interdisciplinary conference.
Please, send papers concerning the following topics related to the mutual relationships between the residents of the ancient Rome and the Iberian Peninsula: