First trans-national conference on Current Research Trends in Archaeological Examination Works will be held in Hamburg.
The Organizer of the meeting is the Regional Association North of the
Federation of the Archaeological Student Representatives (DASV e.V.).
More info: http://e-a-a.org/docs/cfp.pdf
Call for Papers: 18th EAA Annual Meeting 2012, Helsinki, Finland http://e-a-a.org/EAA2012_CallForPapers.pdf
ICAHM’s annual meeting, themed around the 40th anniversary of the World Heritage Convention, will be held in Cuzco, Peru. The confirmed dates are November 27-30, 2012
PhD position Graduate School for the Humanities: Archaeology – Aegean Prehistory (0,9 fte) (212041) http://www.rug.nl/corporate/vacatures/vacaturesRUG
Organisation
Since its foundation in 1614, the University of Groningen has enjoyed an international reputation as a dynamic and innovative centre of higher education offering high-quality teaching and research. Balanced study and career paths in a wide variety of disciplines encourage what are currently 27,000 students and researchers to develop their own individual talents. Belonging to the best research universities in Europe and joining forces with prestigious partner universities and networks, the University of Groningen is truly an international place of knowledge.
The university is an equal opportunities employer. Because women are still underrepresented in a number of fields, they are particularly encouraged to apply.
Job description
The Graduate School for the Humanities offers 1 position to MA graduates in Archaeology with a specialisation in Aegean Prehistory. Candidates should submit a research proposal (max. 1500 words). Preference will be given to topics related to the Aegean Bronze Age, the Greek mainland, mortuary studies and the study of ritual, the archaeology of houses and households, or the history of Greek prehistoric archaeology. Candidates are expected to complete a PhD thesis within a four-year period. Candidates and their proposals will be judged on:
Qualifications
Conditions of employment
The University of Groningen offers a salary of € 2,042 gross per month in the first year to € 2,612 gross per month in the fourth year (figures based on full employment). The appointment is temporary for a specified period of four years.
Affiliation
The PhD candidate will be affiliated with and enrolled in the research training program of the Graduate School for the Humanities. A staff-member of the Groningen Institute of Archaeology will be the principal supervisor (‘promotor’). The position requires residence in Groningen, 36 hours/week research and research training, and must result in a PhD thesis. After the first year there will be an assessment of the candidate’s results and the progress of the project to decide whether the employment will be continued.
How to apply
Please adhere to the guidelines of the GSH format for applications to write your application. See: http://www.rug.nl/gradschoolHumanities/admissions/phdPositions
Send us your entire application in just 1 pdf-file please + motivation letter in a separate file. Incomplete dossiers will not be taken into consideration. Interviews with a selection of the best candidates will take place in the course of May.
Starting date of the PhD project: 1 September 2012.
You may apply for this position before 1 March 2012, 24:00 CET.
For practical information you can contact Ms M.R.B. Wubbolts, MA, Coordinator of GSH, phone +31 50 3637336, e-mail: m.r.b.wubbolts@rug.nl
Information
For more information please contact:
Prof D.J. Wolffram, Academic Director of the Graduate School of Humanities, +31 50 3637699, d.j.wolffram@rug.nl
Prof. S. Voutsaki, Professor of Greek Archaeology, +31 50 3636726, s.voutsaki@rug.nl
Additional information
GIA (Groningen Institute of Archaeology)
Information on the research institutes at the Faculty of Arts
Buffalo TAG 2012: Bridges to New Worlds
17 – 20 May 2012
State University of New York at Buffalo, USA
Buffalo TAG 2012 is the fifth meeting of TAG-USA, an organization dedicated to the exploration and debating the implications of theoretical issues for archaeological practice and interpretation, worldwide. We welcome the submission of papers from faculty and students alike and aim to foster a lively environment for the discussion of theory within the field of archaeology, classical archaeology, visual studies/art history, and cultural heritage. Our theme “Bridges to New Worlds” emphasizes both the multidisciplinary and international focus of this conference. The conference will feature an opening panel on the “Past and Future of Theory” on Thursday, May 17 and an invited interdisciplinary symposium on “The Future of Heritage: Laws, Ethics and Sustainability” on Friday, May 18.
If you have any further questions, please contact our Buffalo TAG 2012 secretary Eugen Ruzi
The University at Buffalo seeks a Post-doctoral Scholar (PS) for its interdisciplinary Institute for European and Mediterranean Archaeology (IEMA). During a 10 month tenure, the PS teaches one graduate seminar (preferably on the topic of the symposium), organizes a symposium, and edits a subsequent volume reflecting IEMA’s focus on post-Pleistocene European and Mediterranean anthropological and classical archaeology. Symposium focus is open, but should stress contemporary theory, topics of broad current interest, and be inclusive of the Institute’s broader geographic/temporal foci. The PS receives stipend and benefits. US and international archaeologists with Ph.D. by August, 2012 in Anthropology, Classics, Archaeology or related disciplines are encouraged to apply.
Application letter, vitae, list of references, and 3-page description of proposed symposium topic, including intended invitees, must be received by February 15, 2012 for an August 2012 start, pending final budgetary approval.
Email application or inquiries to the director, Dr. Peter F. Biehl: pbiehl@buffalo.edu
The University at Buffalo is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer.
12th-13th May 2012
380 Millard Fillmore Academic Center Ellicott Complex
North Campus University at Buffalo, SUNY
Buffalo, NY 14261
Conference Organizer: Dr. James Osborne
The building of sculpted monuments and monumental architecture seems to be a universal human trait at all levels of social complexity and in all parts of the world, from the grand pyramids of ancient Egypt to the modest inuksuit cairns of the Inuit. Unfortunately, the words “monumental” and “monumentality” as used by scholars have different meaning and intent in nearly every work in which they appear. This symposium seeks to clarify just what we mean by “monumentality,” but more than that, to understand the social and political significance of monumentality as it was manifested in various ways around the world. The primary purpose of the symposium is to study the role of sculpted monuments and public buildings in the creation and maintenance of political and social discourses, and to evaluate how monuments were received and understood by human actors. Approaching Monumentality brings together archaeologists, art historians, epigraphers, historians, and architects whose areas of expertise span from the Neolithic to the Classical era, and from Europe and the Mediterranean basin to the New World. In this way we will be able to explore monumentality both as a general human phenomenon as well as in its rich and varied particular social contexts.
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Please register by Sunday 6 May
Please complete the Registration Form. Please return the Registration Form by:
Registration fees can be collected on arrival or sent with the registration form.
Students $20
University at Buffalo Faculty and Students: Free. There is no charge for University at Buffalo students. (Please bring Student ID)
Waged $35
ACCOMODATION
Invited speakers: accommodation is provided. Attendees: please make your own hotel reservation. Several hotels are in the vicinity of Greiner Hall, North Campus, including the Ramada Amherst (2402 North Forest Rd, Amherst, NY 14226) and the Buffalo Marriott Niagara (1340 Millersport Highway · Amherst, NY 14221).
http://www.iema.buffalo.edu/conference/
Twenty-two years ago, the Division of Archaeology, University of Cambridge, first introduced the study of heritage to its curriculum. The introduction coincided with a moment of confrontation between various approaches to the study of the material past. Heritage was seen by many as a post-modern baby, a result of government pressure to make the study and preservation of the past pay for itself. With a boom in the building of museums, the declaration of heritage sites and the increased visibility of English Heritage and the National Trust, heritage studies were, often disparagingly, represented as the management of the past, dealing with counting ‘bums on seats’ and generally commercializing the past.
Our understanding of heritage has come a long way since then. It has expanded to include the realm of the intangible, practices and traditions, know-how and beliefs, and diverse forms of expressions. Heritage Studies has delved into the terrains of war and politics, of memory and identity, of the construction of meaning and value, and of sustainable forward-looking uses of heritage. It has questioned power structures and critically tackled outdated frameworks of thought and analysis. Above all it has been reflective, questioning itself, and the repercussions of decisions and definitions made to today.
Throughout this period, a generation of students and researchers has passed through the heritage programme at the University of Cambridge. For this, the 13th edition of the Cambridge Heritage Seminar, we propose to bring our alumni back to share their professional experiences, thoughts and narratives of where Heritage Studies has led them. Our intention is to weave together an image of the evolution of the heritage field and its stories in the making.
We invite you all to Cambridge for a day of lectures, panel discussions and seminars.
Practical information:
We are unfortunately not able to provide financial support for the conference, and have to charge a modest fee for lunch and coffee/tea (£24 for waged and £12 for students).
We are not able to organize accommodation, but are happy to provide advice. Please contact the accommodation officer, Calum Robertson at cas207[at]cam.ac.uk.
For information specifically regarding registration, contact Cydney Stasiulis at cgr23[at]cam.ac.uk.
For general inquiries about CHS13 Heritage Studies: Stories in the Making, contact Meghan Bowe at mkb40[at]cam.ac.uk or Marie Louise Stig Sørensen at mlss[at]cam.ac.uk.
http://www.arch.cam.ac.uk/heritage-seminar/chs13/Home.html
Registration form: http://e-a-a.org/CHS13_RegistrationForm.pdf
The University of Queensland will be in Florence, Italy in 2012 teaching a course in cultural heritage management for Indigenous cultures. Students and professionals are welcome to attend.
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The world is changing rapidly, and the adverse impacts of change are being felt disproportionately by Indigenous cultures. How should heritage practitioners respond to the challenges to Indigenous cultural heritage presented by large-scale mining and other significant development activities? What mechanisms exist for the identification, assessment and management of Indigenous cultural heritage values? Precisely what are the heritage values that require conservation? And, perhaps most importantly, what is the role of Indigenous peoples themselves in the conservation of their own heritage?
The University of Queensland is conducting a course entitled ‘Cultural
Heritage Management and Indigenous Cultures’ in July 2012, in Florence, Italy that will explore the fundamental concepts underpinning cultural heritage management within the context of Indigenous cultures. The course will take a strongly practical approach, exposing participants to the statutory frameworks and heritage challenges of Australia and the Pacific, North and South America, and South Africa. ‘Cultural Heritage Management
and Indigenous Cultures’ will be an intensive, exciting and thoroughly
rewarding workshop series of direct application to students of
archaeology, anthropology and cultural resource management, in addition to heritage practitioners of all backgrounds. Heritage students and professionals interested in working in developing countries will find the course of particular interest. For more information see our link below or contact Andrew Sneddon at a.sneddon@uq.edu.au
http://www.lifebeyondtourism.org/wp-content/themes/k2/workshop/dett_workshop.asp?id_work=373
SUMMARY OF STUDENTSHIP
• Title: Remote sensing in the Tripillye group, Ukraine
• A three-year Full-Time studentship, funded by the UK Research Council, the AHRC, to be held at the Durham University Department of Archaeology;
• Joint supervision by Professor T. J. Wilkinson and Dr. John Chapman; working with Ukrainian colleagues (Dr. Mikhail Videiko, Kyiv) and the Project’s Post-Doctoral Research Assistant, Dr. Bisserka Gaydarska;
• Starting Date of Studentship: negotiable but latest 1st October 2012;
• Stipend: £ 13,590 per annum (approx. € 15,600) plus full Home / EU fees;
• Eligibility: Home or EU students with a good first degree and an excellent Masters degree;
• Method of Application: for an extended Project summary, please contact Mrs. Helen Wood (Helen.wood@dur.ac.uk); for further discussion of project, please contact Dr. John Chapman (j.c.chapman@dur.ac.uk)
• Closing Date for applications: 20th February 2012;
• Interviews: March 2012.
AIM OF THE DOCTORAL RESEARCH
The proposed PhD thesis will assess the potential for the recovery of plan information for Tripillye mega-sites and other, smaller Tripillye sites from satellite imagery, as well as supplying regional settlement context, land use potential and possible palaeo-environmental change in the study region (25 x 25 km) around the Nebelivka mega-site.
KEY SKILLS
1. A good first degree (1st or II.1) and preferably a Distinction at Masters level.
2. Experience and training in the manipulation, processing, analysis and interpretation of satellite imagery (ideally to include CORONA, LANDSAT and more recent high resolution imagery (e.g. Quickbird, GeoEye etc.) as well as archaeological data bases and GIS.
3. A good understanding of archaeological settlement patterns and palaeo-environmental reconstructions.
DESIRABLE SKILLS
4. A knowledge of the prehistory of Eastern Europe.
5. Experience of archaeological fieldwork
6. Knowledge of a Slavic language (especially Russian)
Dr. John Chapman, Project PI, Department of Archaeology (j.c.chapman@dur.ac.uk)
