Iron Age

Archaeological Approaches to the Study of the Potter’s Wheel

Date
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Organised by
University of Amsterdam (NL) / University of Hradec Králové (CZ) / EXARC (NL)
Country
the Netherlands

The recent past has witnessed a flowering of scholarship explicitly addressing the way that individuals, communities, and societies responded to the introduction of the pottery wheel.

National Institute of Advanced Studies (IN)

Member of EXARC
No

National Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS) is a premier institute in India engaged in interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary research in natural sciences, social sciences, arts and humanities. 

It was founded by J. R. D Tata for providing an avenue for administrators, managers and social leaders for interaction and exchange of information with notable academics in the areas of science, arts and humanities. With these objectives, the institute conducts multi-level research programmes and mentors talented doctoral students. The institution, based in Bengaluru, in the south Indian state of Karnataka, started functioning on 20 June 1988 with Dr. Raja Ramanna as its founder director.

EAC12: 12th Experimental Archaeology Conference - World Tour

Date
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Organised by
EXARC
Country
the Netherlands

The #EAC12 Conference will be an “around the world in 80 experiments” taking place in March 2021 (exact dates to be confirmed). It will start in New Zealand & Australia, turning towards Asia, Africa, Europe, North and South America as the time proceeds. #EAC12 has online lectures as well as presentations by local hotspots in different time zones.

Theme weekend: Art through the Millennia

Date
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Country
Austria

From Cave Painting to Graffiti

What does cave painting have in common with modern graffiti pictures in public spaces? What methods and materials did the ice age artists use? Why were the pictures created then and are they created today? Try to create your own picture with earth colors and the simplest tools!

Call for Papers TAG2020: Sensing Textiles and Cogitating Craft Technology

Date
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Organised by
Country
United Kingdom

Call for Papers, deadline 21 September

TAG2020, Leicester, UK, Session 29: Sensing Textiles and Cogitating Craft Technology

The 2020 annual meeting of the Theoretical Archaeology Group will take place in Leicester from Friday 18th to Sunday 20th December

Session Abstract:

Uniwersytet Warszawski (PL)

Member of EXARC
No

The University of Warsaw established in 1816, is the largest university in Poland. It employs over 6,000 staff including over 3,100 academic educators. It provides graduate courses for 53,000 students (on top of over 9,200 postgraduate and doctoral candidates). The University offers some 37 different fields of study, 18 faculties and over 100 specializations in Humanities, technical as well as Natural Sciences. 

Institute of Archaeology

The Institute of Archaeology at University of Warsaw is the largest academic institution of its kind in Poland and one of the largest in the world. It is divided into 17 Departments and 7 Laboratories. The Institute hires c. 100 staff, including researchers, lecturers, technicians and administrators. We teach about almost every branch of modern archaeology and related sciences to over 1500 students from different areas of study.

Eberhard-Karls-Universität Tübingen (DE)

Member of EXARC
No

The University of Tübingen, officially the Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen is a public research university founded in 1477. The University of Tübingen is especially known as a centre for the study of medicine, law, archaeology, ancient cultures, philosophy, theology and religious studies

Faculty

The Faculty of Science of the University of Tubingen conducts research applying an interdisciplinary approach to current challenges of societal significance. The University offers a variety of majors and fields of study, combining traditional disciplines with modern and ambitious research fields. This strength in research also benefits the roughly 8.900 students of our Faculty. In more than 70 study programs they study the latest research results during the course of their studies.