TEA - The European Archaeologist Newsletter

THE EUROPEAN ARCHAEOLOGIST

Published by the European Association of Archaeologists, c/o Institute of Archaeology CAS, Letenská 4, 11801 Praha 1,
Czech Republic. Tel./Fax: +420 257014411,

ISSN 1022-0135

The European Association of Archaeologists (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.

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.

The main forum for EAA members to interact is represented by the 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.

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.

For more information visit EAA Website.

EAA MATTERS

EAA Committee on the Teaching and Training of Archaeologists: PhDs in Archaeology

Mark Pearce, University opf Nottingham, GB

After its research on the effect of the implementation of the Bologna agreement on the teaching of Archaeology in European Universities, which has been reported in recent issues of The European Archaeologist, the Committee is now turning its attention to examining the third cycle degree, the Doctorate (or PhD/DPhil). Whilst the Bologna agreement has led to restructuring of the first and second cycle degrees all over Europe, until now PhD regulations have largely not been affected, so that there is still much variability in the doctoral degree - in regulations, who can supervise a PhD, length of time taken, and even what is expected to obtain the degree of PhD. For example, can an excavation report be a PhD?

At the Oslo Meeting we shall be organizing a Round Table to discuss these issues. A number of brief presentations on the situation in different European countries have been offered and these will set the scene for a discussion - we hope that colleagues from many different countries and systems will contribute so that we can begin to build up a picture of the variability in PhD regulations across Europe.

The Round Table will also include a meeting of the Committee. Members of the EAA who wish to be added to the mailing list of the Committee should email the Secretary, Mark Pearce (mark.pearce@nottingham.ac.uk).