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Pilgrimage, Travel and Cult: Conference

May-24-2013 – May-26-2013

Interdisciplinary examination of pilgrimage, travel, and cult in the context of Judaism and early Christianity up until Late Antiquity held in Dublin. Contributions encouraged from any historiographic and/or archaeological field of research. Deadline for abstracts 31.1.13. Early bird fee €60 (before 28.2.13), €65 from 1.3.13 online, €75 on the door.

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Piety, politics and prelates: a conference celebrating the 650th anniversary of the unification of the dioceses of Waterford and Lismore: Conference

June-14-2013 – June-16-2013

Waterford Museum of Treasures is organising a major conference to mark the 650th anniversary of the unification of the Dioceses of Waterford and Lismore. This conference is being organised in association with Most Rev Dr William Lee, Roman Catholic Bishop of Waterford and Lismore, Right Rev Dr Michael Burrows, Church of Ireland Bishop of Cashel, Waterford, Lismore, Ossory, Ferns and Leighlin, the National Museum of Ireland and His Grace the Duke of Devonshire. The world-famous Lismore Crosier will be on display at the Medieval Museum in Waterford from Friday 14th June until the end of September 2013. Download the booking form from the website.

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Continental Connections: exploring cross-channel relationships from the Lower Palaeolithic to the Iron Age: Conference

June-14-2013 – June-15-2013

Two day conference with a stimulating programme of leading academic speakers and discussants exploring cross-channel relationships from the Lower Palaeolithic to the Iron Age. Foresight Centre, Liverpool. Tickets £35 (full)/£25 (students/concessions).

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Historical Metallurgy Society Conference: Conference

June-14-2013 – June-16-2013

This international academic conference is the culmination of a series of events marking the 50th Anniversary of the Historical Metallurgy Society and will provide a high-level 'state of the nation' profile of current and future developments in the various disciplines which HMS represents. This is the final conference in a series of conferences to mark the 50th Anniversary of the Historical Metallurgy Society. Includes AGM.

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Annual Student Archaeology Conference: Conference

June-19-2013 – June-20-2013

The 1st Annual Student Archaeology Conference offers students an unprecedented opportunity to share and discuss innovative research and views on the past. The conference theme, 'Developing Integrated Archaeology', is designed to encourage and inspire different ways of thinking about the past, and emphasise the goal of ASA conferences to allow students to produce new ideas on the way we think about the past. There is a current call for paper abstracts (up to 500 words) and posters. The deadline for posters is 15 May. Tickets are on sale from the ASA website. £15 (with accommodation included); £10 (accommodation not included). Follow us on Facebook www.facebook.com/ASAconference or Twitter www.twitter.com/ASAconferen

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Croatia at the Crossroads: Conference

June-24-2013 – June-25-2013

Welcome Croatia Festival, archaeological conference to explore the connections or interconnectedness of 'Croatia' with neighbouring peoples and cultures, as well as more distant links, from the earliest times up to the medieval period. Entrance is free, but registration is required in advance (see website).

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New Developments in Kentish Urban Studies: Conference

June-29-2013 – June-29-2013

A one-day conference looking at recent research into the history of Canterbury, Dover, Faversham, Folkestone, Gillingham, Grange, Hythe and Sevenoaks. Held at Old Sessions House, Canterbury Christ Church University.

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Style and Function: Cultural Identities in Stone: Conference

June-29-2013 – June-29-2013

Lithic Studies Society day conference presenting new research on Holocene flint and stone tools. Themes include: use-wear, replication studies, typology and interdisciplinary approaches. Call for papers now open. Tickets £20 (LSS members/students/unwaged)/£30 (non-members).

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International Medieval Congress 2013: Conference

July-01-2013 – July-04-2013

Advance notice of new venue and dates: held at the main campus of the University of Leeds, close to the city centre.

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Rust, Regeneration and Romance: Conference

July-10-2013 – July-14-2013

This conference seeks to engage in an open multi-disciplinary analysis of iron and steel landscapes and cultures, from the ancient to the modern. It looks toward the legacies of both production and consumption and how these metals have influenced all aspects of social life. We wish to explore the relationships that communities, regions, nations share with iron and steel through its functional use, creative and artistic use and its symbolic use. Indicative questions the conference will address are: How are economies and societies transformed by the extraction and processing of iron? How does the environmental impact and legacy of iron and steel sites shape social and political life? How do governments and communities deal with both the expansion and decline of the iron and steel industries? What are the forms and formats of regeneration for iron and steel landscapes and communities? To what extent are global communities connected through iron and steel, economically and culturally? How have the landscapes and cultures of iron and steel found expression through various art forms? How are these landscapes managed and understood? The conference welcomes academics from the widest range of disciplines and wishes to act as a forum for exchange between the sciences, social sciences and the humanities. The conference will draw from anthropology, archaeology, art history, architecture, engineering, ethnology, heritage studies, history, geography, landscape studies, linguistics, metallurgy, museum studies, sociology, tourism studies etc. The conference will take place at the Ironbridge Gorge World Heritage Site.

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Infertility and Sacred Space: Conference

July-15-2013 – July-16-2013

Conference investigating relations between human reproduction, divinity and sacred space with thematic panels which cover the following issues: - Gender and Reproduction: are requests for divine assistance made by women or men, or both? To female deities and saints or not? - Fertility and Healing: do healing sanctuaries and saints specialise in fertility? Or is reproduction joined with other concerns? - Reproductive objects: do concerns about fertility have particular affinities with particular kinds of artefacts or materials? - Narrative reproduction: is there anything distinctive about stories of miraculous births in miracle collections?

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CIPA 2013 - Recording, Documentation and Cooperation for Cultural Heritage: Conference

September-02-2013 – September-06-2013

CIPA Heritage Documentation is a dynamic international organization that has twin responsibilities: keeping up with technology and ensuring its usefulness for cultural heritage conservation, education and dissemination. Along with these keynote speeches, important ICOMOS International Scientific committees have joined CIPA to organize joint sessions. For this reason a session on Energy Efficiency in Heritage Buildings will be chaired by Peter Cox, president of this committee. This activity will be an opportunity to explore tools supporting the assessment of performance in this important area. Moreover, the committee on Risk Preparedness and the Stone Conservation committee will also provide a platform to evaluate the role of documentation tools for the mitigation of risk to cultural properties and the conservation of stone monuments. Finally, a documentation of World Heritage Sites will be jointly organized with the collaboration of the International Association of World Heritage Professionals. CIPA 2013 will not only be a technology platform to learn about heritage documentation best practices and research, but also a unique opportunity to learn about key initiatives around the world.

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War and Peat: the Military Heritage of moors, heaths, bogs and fens: Conference

September-04-2013 – September-06-2013

Professor Ian D. Rotherham and colleagues are organising a major event on the theme of military heritage of Britain's moors, heaths, bogs and fens. The conference will bring together speakers and poster presentations from a range of disciplines: Military history, landscape history, environmental conservation, ecology, history, heritage, tourism, archaeology, and geography. We are happy to receive offers of poster presentations and papers relating to specific small case study areas, major conflicts or different branches of the military including home defence, aviation, etc., and papers on wider landscape or heritage issues. And particularly welcome links to relevant community projects and educational outputs - Britain and Europe-wide or global. A key part of the conference will be the promotion of relevant landscape & heritage conservation in local & national initiatives. Cost business/Academic £85 per day or all 3 days for £240, Self-employed and presenters £45 per day or £125, Volunteers, students, public £25 per day.

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War and Peat: the Military Heritage of moors, heaths, bogs and fens: Conference

September-04-2013 – September-06-2013

Professor Ian D. Rotherham and colleagues are organising a major event on the theme of military heritage of Britain's moors, heaths, bogs and fens. The conference will bring together speakers and poster presentations from a range of disciplines: Military history, landscape history, environmental conservation, ecology, history, heritage, tourism, archaeology, and geography. We are happy to receive offers of poster presentations and papers relating to specific small case study areas, major conflicts or different branches of the military including home defence, aviation, etc., and papers on wider landscape or heritage issues. And particularly welcome links to relevant community projects and educational outputs - Britain and Europe-wide or global. A key part of the conference will be the promotion of relevant landscape & heritage conservation in local & national initiatives. Cost business/Academic £85 per day or all 3 days for £240, Self-employed and presenters £45 per day or £125, Volunteers, students, public £25 per day.

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Society for Church Archaeology conference 2013: Conference

September-06-2013 – September-08-2013

This year's conference will be held in the ancient cathedral city of Gloucester, where we will be joined once again by the Association of Diocesan and Cathedral Archaeologists. Formerly the Roman town of Glevum, there is some evidence for ecclesiastical continuity at Gloucester from the Romano-British period through to the Anglo-Saxon and beyond, making it one of the most ancient centres of Christianity in Britain. The conference will be based at Gloucester cathedral itself, which traces its origins to the minster church of St Peter, founded within the old Roman fortress around 679 AD. It came under the Benedictine Rule in the early 11th century, before being wholly rebuilt under its early Norman abbots. Much of this late 11th-century work survives in the present church, which was made a cathedral in 1541. On Saturday September 7th, there will be a programme of lectures in one of the cathedral's 14th-century timber-framed buildings, followed by the conference dinner. On Sunday September 8th, we will visit a range of Romanesque sites in Gloucester, including St Mary, Kempley, Tewkesbury Abbey, and Deerhurst Church. As an added bonus, for conference delegates who arrive on Friday September 6th, there will be an additional trip to 13th-century Black Friars church, one of the most complete Dominican friaries in England.

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Society for Clay Pipe Research conference: Conference

September-21-2013 – September-22-2013

The 29th annual SCPR conference will be held this year at the United Church Hall in Dorchester. The Saturday programme of lectures will focus on the Dorset clay tobacco pipe industry and will be complemented by displays. In the evening there will be the optional conference dinner at a local restaurant. A guided tour of Dorchester is to follow on the Sunday morning. There will be a small charge to cover the cost of the meeting and/or guided walk. Non-members of the Society will be very welcome to attend on either day but are asked to contact the conference organiser in advance to book a place.

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Upland Landscapes of North West of England: Conference

September-28-2013 – September-28-2013

One day conference focussing on the North Pennines and Lake District and following the themes of settlement, industry, literature, and management at Newton Rigg College, Penrith.

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Postgraduate Conference in Conflict Archaeology: Conference

October-10-2013 – October-12-2013

The second Postgraduate Conference in Conflict Archaeology providing a lively forum to present, discuss and discover the latest research in conflict archaeology. Paper and poster proposals are accepted until 30 June 2013 from any period of the past and in all aspects of conflict archaeology.

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Modern Conflict Archaeology Conference: Conference

October-19-2013 – October-19-2013

The Bristol Modern Conflict Archaeology team is pleased to announce that it will be holding its 5th annual Modern Conflict Archaeology Conference at Bristol University. The conference was started to open up the research of modern conflict across the globe. We pride ourselves in our multi-disciplinary approach and welcome papers from all academic areas from archaeology and anthropology to literature and military history. The conference is free to attend and is open to anyone interested in the study of modern conflict. The conference is usually heavily subscribed, so please use the contact page to let us know if you are interested in attending. Call for papers deadline is 30 June. Proposals should be sent to team@mcaconf.com

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The forgotten Past: post-medieval small finds and their contribution to our understanding of the past: Conference

October-21-2013 – October-21-2013

Once given little consideration by most archaeologists, post-medieval material was the 'stuff machined through' to get to the 'interesting layers' below. However, thanks to changing attitudes amongst archaeologists and also a growing dataset of finds recovered by metal-detectorists and others now being recorded with the Portable Antiquities Scheme, there is increasing awareness of the importance of post-medieval finds for understanding the past. It is this interest, and research into such finds, that will be highlighted at this conference. People giving papers at this conference have been asked to consider the following questions while highlighting their research. Why record post- medieval material, and are there aspects that can be disregarded or selectively studied? What types were once thought of rare, but are now considered quite common, and does that change how we feel about what we record? What have we discovered that is new, and does this help with future research agendas? Post-medieval finds have greater potential to link objects to specific people or occasions, so does that make certain objects more interesting or important? How does the recording of post-medieval finds advance research? The cost of the conference is £10 for members of the FRG and £15 for non-members. To book a place please send a cheque made payable to 'The British Museum' to Janina Parol, Department of Portable Antiquities & Treasure, British Museum, London, WC1B 3DG.

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The forgotten Past: post-medieval small finds and their contribution to our understanding of the past: Conference

October-21-2013 – October-21-2013

Once given little consideration by most archaeologists, post-medieval material was the 'stuff machined through' to get to the 'interesting layers' below. However, thanks to changing attitudes amongst archaeologists and also a growing dataset of finds recovered by metal-detectorists and others now being recorded with the Portable Antiquities Scheme, there is increasing awareness of the importance of post-medieval finds for understanding the past. It is this interest, and research into such finds, that will be highlighted at this conference. People giving papers at this conference have been asked to consider the following questions while highlighting their research. Why record post- medieval material, and are there aspects that can be disregarded or selectively studied? What types were once thought of rare, but are now considered quite common, and does that change how we feel about what we record? What have we discovered that is new, and does this help with future research agendas? Post-medieval finds have greater potential to link objects to specific people or occasions, so does that make certain objects more interesting or important? How does the recording of post-medieval finds advance research? The cost of the conference is £10 for members of the FRG and £15 for non-members. To book a place please send a cheque made payable to 'The British Museum' to Janina Parol, Department of Portable Antiquities & Treasure, British Museum, London, WC1B 3DG.

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Digital Heritage 2013 International Congress: Conference

October-28-2013 – November-01-2013

Join us in the 2013 European Capital of Culture, Marseille, this fall for the world's largest gathering ever focused on Digital Heritage. A federated event of the leading scientific meetings in information technology for heritage, the Congress will for the first time bring: VSMM, Eurographics GCH, UNESCO's Memory of the World, Arquaeologica2.0, Archeovirtual, Digital Art Week and special events from CAA, CIPA, Space2Place, ICOMOS IPCH, and multiple others together in one venue with a prestigious joint proceedings. A ground-breaking public display of cutting edge digital heritage projects will grace the conference venue at the new museum complex on the Marseille waterfront.

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