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Thinking Things: An Interdisciplinary Discussion on Materiality – 19 December 2024

Date: 19 December 2024 Location: University of Amsterdam, room TBA Credits: 1/2 ECT Materiality theory and material culture in archaeology has lately become more and more concerned with interdisciplinarity across disciplines, as well as the relationships between things. The conference seeks to engage with well established theories, such as materiality and semiotics. We also wish […]

At the Ends of the Earth? – 27 November 2024

At the Ends of the Earth? Date: 27 November 2024 Location: Reuvenshal, Faculty of Archaeology, Leiden University, Einsteinweg 2, Leiden Credits: 1 ECT At the Ends of the Earth? How novel methods and approaches are changing our understanding of Central Asian Landscapes and Objectscapes Central Asian landscapes and material repertoires are often interpreted in connection […]

Data Management for Archaeologists – 22 November 2024

Data Management for Archaeologists Date: 22 November 2024 Location: University of Leiden, Faculty of Archaeology, Einsteinweg 1, Corrie Bakelszaal (room A2.02A) or MS Teams (see below) Credits: 1 ECT The University of Leiden again organizes a workshop ‘Data Management for Archaeologists’ in collaboration with ARCHON. This workshop will provide the participants with a comprehensive knowledge […]

Open Science in Archaeology: an Unconference – 7-8 November 2024

Date: 7 – 8 November 2024 Location: PLNT, Langegracht 70, 2312 NV LEIDEN, Netherlands Credits: 1-2 ECT   Introduction We aim to provide a venue, in the form of an unconference, where archaeologists with a (budding) passion for Open Science can meet to exchange ideas and experiences. During the unconference we also hope to improve […]

No more Blind Dates: Enhancing Precision in Radiocarbon Dating – 4 September 2024

Date: 4 September 2024 Location: Energy Academy Europe, room 62 (ground floor), Nijenborgh 6, Groningen Credits: 1 ECT   Introduction One of the most common ambiguities in understanding human history stem from a poor understanding of chronologies of past events. Indeed, establishing past chronologies has always had crucial importance in archaeological research. While traditional methods […]

Mediterranean Landscape Archaeology: past, present and future. A one-day workshop to mark the retirement of Prof. Dr. Peter Attema – 31 October 2024

Date: 31 October 2024 Location: Academiegebouw, Broerstraat 5 Groningen Credits: 1 ECT Introduction Dutch archaeologists have a rich tradition of studies on Mediterranean Landscapes. Prof. Peter Attema is one of the key scholars within what is now internationally recognised as the Dutch school of Mediterranean landscape archaeology. This workshop celebrates the achievements of this school, […]

Fire in Human Evolution Symposium – 10th & 11th June 2024

Date: 10 & 11 June 2024 Location: Leiden University, Van Steenis Building, Room E0.01, Einsteinweg 2, 2333CC Leiden Credits: 1 ECT On June 10th and 11th, 2024, the Leiden Human Evolution Collective is organizing a small symposium on the topic of “Fire in Human Evolution”, hosted at the Faculty of Archaeology, and supported by the KIEM grant. The […]

HYDOR Conference – 12-16 June 2024

HYDOR: Water Resources and Management in the Aegean Bronze Age Date: 12-16 June 2024 Location: University of Amsterdam, Oudemanhuispoort D1.09, 1012 CN Amsterdam Credits: 2 ECT The twentieth International Aegean Conference will be held in Amsterdam, a city situated in a riverine delta below the sea level. We will focus on different aspects of water […]

ArcFieldLab symposium – 17 May 2024

Date: 17 May 2024, 11:00 – 17:00 Location: Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Kerkzaal (Main building), De Boelelaan 1105, 1081 HV Amsterdam Credits: 1 ECT Contents In this symposium, leading European experts in the fields of archaeological remote sensing and geophysics will present their research relating to the application of novel sensor technologies and methods for terrestrial […]