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Welcome
to the European Association of Archaeologists, the association for all
professional archaeologists of Europe and beyond! |
On this
site you can find details of our aims, our activities and publications,
and our forthcoming conferences.
The
main forum for our members to interact is represented by our Annual
Meetings. These lively and well-attended conferences, held every
September in a different country of Europe, are one of the highlights of
the archaeological year.
The
official language of the EAA is English, but if you have difficulties with
English you can communicate with us in any major European language.
Click
on the membership button for information
about how to join. We look forward to meeting you!
Who are
the members?
The EAA
is a membership-based association open to all archaeologists and other
related or interested individuals or bodies. The EAA currently has over
1100 members on its database from 41 countries world-wide working in prehistory,
classical, medieval and later archaeology. They include academics, aerial
archaeologists, environmental archaeologists, field archaeologists, heritage
managers, historians, museum curators, researchers, scientists, teachers,
conservators, underwater archaeologists and students of archaeology.
What are
the Aims of the EAA?
In 1994
at the Inaugural Meeting of the European Association of Archaeologists
(EAA) held in Ljubljana, Slovenia, the EAA Statutes were formally approved.
They stipulate that the EAA was created:
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to promote
the development of archaeological research and the exchange of archaeological
information
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to promote
the management and interpretation of the European archaeological heritage
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to promote
proper ethical and scientific standards for archaeological work
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to promote
the interests of professional archaeologists in Europe
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to promote
co-operation with other organisations with similar aims
The Journal
and Newsletter
In promoting
its aims the EAA publishes, together with Sage Publications Ltd., the European
Journal of Archaeology (EJA) which members receive three times
a year. For more information go to The Journal.
Members
are kept informed of the activities of the Association and current events
in European archaeology through a biannual newsletter, The
European Archaeologist and the Internet.
Members
are entitled to submit papers and articles to both publications. For further
details on how to do this please contact the Secretariat or the Editors
direct using the addresses below.
Activities
of the EAA
The Association
organises conferences and seminars and acts as an advisory body on all
issues relating to the archaeology of Europe. The EAA
Annual Meetings offer a unique opportunity for archaeologists from
all over Europe and beyond to exchange ideas and opinions on archaeological
practice and theory following the aim to contribute to a continuing discussion
concerning the numerous identities and contexts of European archaeology.
Our
previous Annual Meetings have taken place at Ljubljana, Slovenia
(1994); Santiago de Compostela, Spain (1995); Riga, Latvia
(1996); Ravenna, Italy (1997); Göteborg, Sweden (1998);
Bournemouth,
UK (1999); Lisbon, Portugal (2000), Esslingen am Neckar,
Germany (2001), Thessaloniki, Greece (2002), St. Petersburg,
Russia (2003), Lyon, France (2004), Cork, Ireland (2005)
Cracow,
Poland (2006), Zadar, Croatia (2007), Valletta, Malta (2008)
and Riva del Garda, Italy (2009).
The
16th
Annual Meeting will take place in The
Hague, Netherlands in September 2010.
Working
groups constantly examine various aspects of European archaeology
whereby representatives from different countries work together to develop
policies. Once proposed and thorougly revised these are then formally put
to the Membership at the Annual Business Meeting for approval. At the 3rd
Annual Meeting, held in Ravenna, Italy, the EAA
Code of Practice came into effect and more recently in Gothenburg,
the Principles of Conduct for archaeologists
involved in contract archaeology work, was approved. Still on the agenda
for discussion are a European Heritage Prize and training in archaeology.
In addition various round tables have been held to set up a groups
of Heritage Management experts and a directory of archaeological training
opportunities in Europe.
The
Association is a fully democratic body, governed by an Executive
Board elected by the Full members and is representative of the different
regions of Europe. At all times the EAA adheres to its Statutes. |
