April 1998




ASPECTS OF BILINGUALISM IN THE ANCIENT WORLD

2.iv.98 - 4.iv.98

Reading

The conference fee is £15 per day (£7.50 for postgraduates), or £40 for the full three days (£20 for postgraduates). Accommodation, which must be booked by 31 January 1998, will be available in a modern University Hall of Residence.

All enquires should be addressed to Prof J.N. Adams or S.R.D. Wallis (Conference Secretary), Department of Classics, University of Reading, Faculty of Letters and Social Sciences, Reading, RG6 6AA email from whom booking forms are available.



Northern Pasts: interpretations of the later prehistory of northern England and southern Scotland.

University of Newcastle

3.iv.98 - 5.iv.98

The intention of this conference is to provide a forum for ideas and discussion that will allow a rethinking of the Neolithic, Bronze Age and pre-Roman Iron Age archaeology of this 'cinderella' region.

If you would be interested in contributing a paper, please contact the organisers, Dr Jan Harding or Dr Joshua Pollard at: Department of Archaeology, University of Newcastle, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE1 7RU. Tel: 0191-222 7844.

Email Dr Jan Harding or Dr Joshua Pollard



The Evolution of Language

6.iv.98 - 9.iv.98

London

Themes: From Proto-Language to Language; Modelling Language Evolution

Fees: £70 full conference; £15, half day 6.iv.98, or 9.iv.98; £20, one day 7.iv.98 or 8.iv.98 Meal and accommodation fees separate.

Enquiries: Joan Tremble, UEL Buisness Services, Duncan House, High Street, London, E15 2JB Tel: 0181 215 0705 Fax: 0181 849 3619 email

Or see the website



3rd International Symposium C14 and Archaeology

Lyon, France

6.iv.98 - 10.iv.98

Conference secretariat: Centre de Datation par le RadioCarbone, Universite' Claude-Bernard Lyon 1, Bat. 217, 43 Boulevard du 11 Novembre, 69622 Villeurbanne France.

Tel: 33 (0)4 72448257. Fax: 33 (0)4 72431317

You could also email at cdrc14@cismsun.univ-lyon1.fr.



Cambridge Conference on Archaeology and World Religion: the examples of Judaism, Islam, Christianity, Hinduism, and Buddhism

14.iv.98 - 16.iv.98

St John's College, Cambridge

The archaeology of religion has been a neglected study area until recently, and this conference aims to redress the balance. Its main theme is to examine the relationship between and the contribution archaeology can make to the study of what are today termed 'world religions'. Discussion will focus on methodological and theoretical issues, with an emphasis upon a broad focus and cross-cultural applicability.

For further details contact Dr Timothy Insoll, St John's College, Cambridge, CB2 1TP. Tel: +44 (0) 1223 338600, fax: +44 (0) 1233 337720, or email: TAI1000@hermes.cam.ac.uk.



THEORETICAL ROMAN ARCHAEOLOGY CONFERENCE 1998

16.iv.98 - 17.iv.98

Leicester

The focus of the conference concerns any aspect of our how we gather and deploy archaeological data in our interpretations of the Roman period, by explicitly acknowledging the theoretical basis of all archaeological research. Four preliminary sessions - Perceptions and Definitions of the Body and Gender; embodi-building - situated approaches to the study of built space; Negotiating Identities and the End of Roman Britain; Discrepant Discourses: Constructing Roman Histories.

Comments and/or proposals for other session themes are welcome and should be e-mailed to the TRAC98 Committee as soon as possible. The deadline for the submission of abstracts for any of these sessions, or on any other topic relating to aspects of Roman archaeology with a theoretical angle, is 31st December 1997.

For further details please contact TRAC 98 by e-mail at TRAC98; or by telephone at: 0116 2522603; by fax at: 0116 2525005; by `snail-mail' at TRAC 98, c/o School of Archaeological Studies, Leicester University, University Road, Leicester, LE1 7RU

Or visit the TRAC98 website



Crossing Boundaries

An International Interdisciplinary Postgraduate Conference

17.iv.98 - 19.iv.98

Sheffield

Themes include: Postgraduate liminality, staus and politics in academia; Irresistable force and immovable object, science and literature; Challenging sexual transformation and categorisation; Theory, practice and the vanishing middle ground; Exchanging words, literature, language and interdisciplinarity.

For further information contact: A. Waste or J. Scanlon Department of English Literature, University of Sheffield, Shearwood Mount, Shearwood Road, SHEFFIELD, S10 2TD Tel: 0114 222 8480 Fax: 0114 222 8481

For Further details see the conference Web site



Making Records

20.iv.98

British Museum Education Department, Montague Place, London WC1.

A seminar on the recording process in archaeology and the creation of the archive. Topics will include why and how we record sites, and what happens after we've done it. Papers and discussion will look particularly at the production of the archive.

For details and booking contact Dr. R Pollard, 54 Wyngate Drive, Leicester, LE3 0US.



Pots, People and Processes

Society for Post-medieval Archaeology and the Northern Ceramic Society Joint Conference

24.iv.98 - 26.iv.98

Stoke-on-Trent

The theme of this joint conference is recent work on British post-medieval ceramics, from historical and archaeological perspectives. Aspects will include pottery manufacturing and firing technologies, pottery types, factory excavations and waste assemblages, distribution and consumption.

For further details contact David Barker, City Museum and Art Gallery, Bethseda Street, Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, ST1 3DE. Tel: 01782 232323. E-mail: david.barker@stoke01.stoke-cc.gov.uk.



Medieval Settlement

Medieval Settlement Research Group Spring Conference

25.iv.98 - 26.iv.98

Royal Holloway, London.

This two day conference takes Surrey as its focus in looking at medieval settlement sites, and will comprise a day of lectures and a day of site visits.

For further details contact Stephen Coleman, Hon Sec MSRG, tel: 01234 228072, fax 01234 228232, e-mail colemans@bedfordshire.gov.uk.



Technology Symposium with a Difference

Institute of Field Archaeologists Symposium

27.iv.98 - 28.iv.98

New Clare Hall, Cambridge University.

A conference and workshop to provide a background in new technology and approaches to archaeology for all professional archaeologists. The first day will look at the ramifications of changes in the speed and accuracy of new techniques, as well as the potential for interpretation offered. The second day will be a workshop open to the general public, giving opportunities to visit sites, handle finds, and explore ancient and modern technologies.

For futher details contact the IFA, University of Reading, 2 Earley Gate, PO Box 239, Reading, RG6 6AU.



Wells, Pits and Other Watery Places: Archaeology from waterlogged contexts in Yorkshire and the Roman North

YAS Roman Antiquities Section and Yorkshire Philosophical Society Dayschool

25.iv.98

Tempest Anderson Hall, Yorkshire Museum

This dayschool on the subject of finds from waterlogged contexts and their potential for research will cover insects, wood, leather and other material, and provide an opportunity to focus on finds from the Roman military and urban centres of York and Carlisle, as well as smaller settlements and urban sites. The speakers inclue Professor M. Millett, J. Huntley, Dr. H. Kenward, Dr. C. van Driel-Murray, J. Spriggs and T. Padley.

For information and registration contact: Hon. Secretary, Roman Antiquities Section, Stables Cottage, 331 Havant Road, Farlington, Portsmouth, PO6 1DD.



Places of Worship: the archaeology of Peculiars, Chapels and Synagogues

29.iv.98

Oxford

A day school considering the relationship between places of worship and conservation and heritage management. Fee: £51.00 (£57.50 including lunch)

Details from: Universtity of Oxford Department for Continuing Education, 1 Wellington Square, Oxford, OX1 2JA Tel: 01865 280349/270360



31st International Symposium On Archaeometry

Hungary

27.iv.98 - 1.v.98

To be held at the Hungarian National Museum in collaboration with a number of research centres and academic institutions from Hungary. Symposium topics will include dating of organic and inorganic materials, ancient and historical technology, artifact provenance studies, geoarchaeology, prospection, the study of biological materials, mathematical and statistical methods. There will be a special theme session on the scientific aspects of experimental archaeology and its impact on contemporary archaeological research.

Further details from Katalin T Biro, Hungarian National Museum, Dept of Information, H-1450 Budapest Pf 124, Hungary, tel/fax +(36) 1 2101 338.

You could also email at h5852tbi@ella.hu or vist their web site.



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