The following are listings for conferences; they are organised by month rather than topic, for ease of management, but it is easy to simply scroll through them all in sequence. Few have Web sites, but contact addresses are provided for those who would like more information.
9 October
New Hall, Cambridge
Day seminar on historic landscape, recording and evaluation of data, design and planning. Speakers include A. Farmer, O. Rackham, P. Herring, S. Rippon, G. Fairclough & R. Tregay
Details from V. Amos, 29 Pearse Grove, Walton Park, Milton Keynes MK7 7DH
10 October - 12 October
Amsterdam, Netherlands
The central theme of Restoration 96 is the restoration and conservation of our cultural heritage.. There will be a series of meetings and symposia organised around the central theme.
Further details from W. Buining, RAI, PO Box 77777, NL-1070 MS Amsterdam, The Netherlands, tel +(31) 20 549 1212, fax +(31) 20 646 4469.
12 October 1996
Sussex Archaeological Society will be holding its annual autumn conference at Michelham Priory.
Speakers include J. Bradbury, Dr K. Keats-Rohan, K. Lawson & Dr K. Thompson.
Price UKP20 includes lunch (members UKP14, students UKP12).
Further details from Dr R. Jones, Anne of Cleves House, 52 Southover High Street, Lewes, East Sussex BN7 1JA, tel 01273 474610.
18 October 1996
Bury St. Edmunds
Special dayschool with IFA and Dept. of Planning and Transport. Discussions on development control, buidling recording. Speakers include D. Baker, J. Wood, B. Morton, J. Kennedy & S. Gould.
Details from J. Miller, Gifford & Partners, Carlton House, Ringwood Road, Woodlands, Southampton SO30 7HT
19 October 1996
Lincoln
Origins and development of farming, fishing and industry. Keynote speaker A. Mitchell MP.
Information from I. George, 170 Hykeham Road, Lincoln lN6 8AP
A Finds Research Group AD 700-1700 meeting on identifying women through inscription such as personal seals, objects used by women, objects buried with women and skeletal analysis, objects with symbolic importance for women, and the portrayal of women on objects.
Further details from J. Stevenson, Dept of Early London History and Collections, Museum of London, London EC2Y 5HN, tel 0171 600 3699 ext 307.
29 October 1996
UCL, London
CBA South-east's Conference focussing on recent work on domestic and miltary fortification in south east England. Speakers include J. Hellis, M. Fulford, S. Hamilton, T. Pollard & J. Manley
Details from D. Lindsey, 86 Lincoln Street, Brighton, East Sussex BN2 2UH
26 October - 27 October
A conference on recent archaeological work on the evidence for Julius Caesar's invasion of Gaul, and the nature of the society which he found there. The conference is jointly organised by the Dept of Archaeology & Prehistory, and the Dept of Adult Continuing Education, University of Sheffield, and is sponsored by Sheffield Academic Press. Speakers include Prof J. Collis, Dr G. Kaenel, M J. L. Flouest, M J. Metzler, Prof C. Haselgrove, Prof B. Cunliffe, Dr I. Ralston & M V. Guichard.
Further details from Dr D. Crossley, Dept of Adult Continuing Education, University of Sheffield, 196-8 West Street, Sheffield S1 4ET, tel 0114 282 5373.
30 October 1996
King's Manor, York
Work being done by the EAU and projects for the future.
Details from D. Jaques/H. Kenward, EAU, University of York, York YO1 5DD tel. 01904 433843/3848, fax.01904 433850, email [email protected]
31 October 1996
A one-day course to be held at the University of Leicester, in conjunction with the Society of Museum Archaeologists and the Institute of Field Archaeologists.
A rare opportunity to consider the legal implications (copyright etc) of transferring archaeological archives from archaeology units to museums with some of the leading legal advisors in the field. Cost UKP60.
Further details from B. Lloyd, Dept of Museum Studies, University of Leicester, 105 Princess Road East, Leicester LE1 7LG, tel 0116 252 3973.
2 November 1996
University of Newcastle
Equipment and tactics. Speakers include L. Allason-Jones, D. Breeze, J. Couston,J. Crow & N. Hodgson
Details from The Secretary, Arbeia Roman Fort, Baring Street, South Shields NE33 2BB tel. 0191 454 4093
2 Novenber 1996
Billericay
Latest archaeological work in Essex, Neolithic to Bronze Age
Full details from P. Greenwood, Newham Museum Service, 31 Stock Street, Plaistow, London E13 0BX tel.0181 472 4785
7 November - 9 November 1996
Albi
The change from forest glassmaking to industrial glassworking, mid 18th century to 1920's
Details from Secretariat de l'AFAV, Hotel des Societes Savantes, 198 rue Beauvoisine, 76000 Rouen, France
9 November 1996
The annual conference of the Council for Kentish Archaeology, at Christ Church College,Canterbury.
Focusing on The Defence of Britain project, with a review of Kent's defences from Tudor times to the 20th century. Speakers include J. Earle, A. Saunders, D. Burridge, C. Dobinson & V. Smith.
Further details from Council for Kentish Archaeology, 5 Harvest Bank Road, West Wickham, Kent BR4 9DL
9 November 1996
Stockton Library
The annual dayschool of Tees Archaeology (formerly Cleveland Archaeology Section) will examine the evidence for the Mesolithic in north-east England. The speakers will be I. Simmons, M. Waughman, R. Young, C. Tolan-Smith, P. Rowe, P. Spikins and P. Rowley-Conwy.
Further details from Mr G Green, Tees Archaeology, Clarence Road, Hartlepool TS24 8BT, tel 01429 523455.
9 November
Netteswellbury Barn, Harlow, Essex
It will provide an examination of the type of medieval buildings found in towns, their plan, function, structure, position within the town and their development. It will also consider the effect of topographic factors and type of town. Speakers include J. Schofield, D. Stenning, A. Gibson & P. Aitkens.
Cost UKP15.
Further details from Mr J L Walker, 48 Theydon Grove, Epping, Essex CM16 4PZ, tel 01992 574961.
14 November
National Railway Museum, Leeman Road, York, YO2 4XJ.
Forging a past: railway workshops in historical perspective. A one day conference looking at the history and historical archaeology of railway workshops in Britain. The meeting will cover all aspects of the history of railway workshops, including their labour forces, the communities in which they were located, and their buildings.
Contact: Prof C. Divall, Dept of History, University of York, Heslington, York, YO1 5DD, UK e-mail: [email protected] or: Dr M. Stratton, IoAAS, King's Manor, York, e-mail: [email protected]
14 November - 15 November
A conference at the British Museum jointly organised by the Societies for Medieval & Post-Medieval Archaeology. The conference will challenge the traditional divide of medieval and post-medieval archaeology, and will evaluate the contribution of archaeology to the question of continuity and change in both public and private life in England over the 15th and 16th centuries. European perspectives on the late medieval to early modern transition will be included, and the conference will range over a broad spectrum of society, from royal palace and country house to the monastery, castle, urban merchant house and rural dwelling.
Further details from Dr P. Stamper, Archaeology Service, Winston Churchill Building, Radbrook Centre, Shrewsbury SY3 9BJ.
14 November - 16 November 1996
Verulamium Museum, St. Albans
Portable antiquities, information technology and recent approaches to interpreting open air sites, Roman period to World War Two.
Details from V. Holgate, Verulamium Museum, St. Michaels, St. Albans, Hertfordshire AL3 4SW tel 01727 809339
16 November 1996
London
Day meeting of the Wind and Watermill Section of S.P.A.B.
Details from L. Worsley, 37 Spital Square, London, E1 6DY tel 0171 377 1644
16 November 1996
Small Shandon Theatre, Cardiff University
Papers welcome. Contact A. Warren, 18 Bullen Street, Cwmffrwdoer, Pontypool, Gwent NP4 6QP tel 01495 752906, or email: [email protected]
16 November 1996
Museum of London
Organised by Mid Anglia CBA. Speakers include T. Brigham, N. Bateman, A. Westman, M. Hutchinson, A. Wardle, R. Symonds, J. Sidell, P. Rowsome, D. Samkey, B. Watson & M. Millett
Details from D. Hills, CBA Mid Anglia, 34 Kingfisher Close, Wheathampstead, Herts AL4 8JJ
16 November 1996
Hexham
Tynedale between the Romans and the arrival of St. Wilfred in 670s.
Speakers include P. Bidwell, T. Corfe, R. Cramp, J. Crow, M. Snape & T. Wilmott, chair - E. Cambridge
Details from T. Corfe, Hexham Local History Society, 20 Hudshaw Gardens, Hexham, Northumberland tel.01434 603562
29 November
London
One-day conference, organised by RCHME with the Garden History Society. The study of living and relict parks and gardens through their field remains is advancing rapidly. The intention is to present a series of recent case studies ranging widely over the British Isles, which illustrate the breadth and diversity of fieldwork being undertaken, and the excitement and novelty of what is being revealed. Speakers include C. Taylor, J. Phibbs, T. Williamson & P. Everson.
Further details from P. Pattison, RCHME, The Lodge, Anstey Hall, Maris Lane, Trumpington, Cambridge CB2 2LD, tel 01223 841210.
University of Leicester
Organised by the Association for Industrial Archaeology. Sessions will look at new legislation relating to industrial monuments and archaeology in towns; urban landscapes; the problems an urban landscape poses for the archaeologist; and the interaction between the developers and the industrial archaeologist.
Cost: UKP 35.50. 10% deposit required by 1 October 1996
Further details from Mrs V A Beauchamp, Division of Adult Continuing Education, 196-8 West Street, Sheffield S1 4ET, tel 0114 2762484, fax 0114 2768653.16 December-18 December
University of Liverpool
The Theoretical Archaeology Group 1996 conference. Provisional sessions include: archaeology and film, new perspectives on human evolution, archaeology and environmentalism, archaeology and subcultures, the externalisation of knowledge, archaeology and folklore, teaching archaeological theory, boundaries and space in Classical times, and critical theory and the history of archaeology.
Contact the Dept. of Archaeology, Brownlow Street, University of Liverpool, PO Box 147, Liverpool L69 3BX or click here for more details6 February 1997
Cantebury, Kent
Review of stratigraphic analysis in post-excavation. Offers of papers welcome.
Further details from P. Clark Canterbury Archaeological Trust, 92a Broad Street, Canterbury, Kent CT1 2LU
21 February-23 February
University of Edinburgh, Department of Archaeology
SOMA will be a gathering of Post-Graduate and Post-Doctoral research students based in British institutions working on aspects of the archaeology of the Mediterranean. Its aims are to allow students to present their work, to promote discussion and interaction between fellow researchers and to meet future colleagues in an informal setting. Presentations will be in the form of POSTERS, and/or 10 & 20 MINUTE PAPERS, a combination of Poster/Paper can be given if desired.
Waged: UKP 8. Student / Unwaged: UKP 5
WebPage: SOMA
Further details from [email protected] Tel: 0131-650-2373/2560, Fax: 0131-662-4094, Snailmail SOMA'97 Administration, Department of Archaeology, University of Edinburgh, Old High School, Infirmary Street, EDINBURGH, EH1 1LT
15 March 1997
London
Day meeting organised by the Wind and Watermill Section of S.P.A.B.
Details from L. Worsley, 37 Spital Square, lond E1 6DY tel 0171 377 1644
17 March 1997
Portsmouth
Spring meeting of the Finds Research Group AD 700-1700
Details from The Secretary, The Finds Research Group AD 700-1700, c/o Charlotte House, The Lawn, Union Road, Lincoln LN1 3BL
11 - 13 April 1997
University of Nottingham Click here for more information
4 April - 6 April 1997
University of Exeter
Conference in honour of John Coles, reflecting his interests: Scotland, the Bronze Age, Experimental Archaeology, Wetland Archaeology and Rock Art, with an international panel of speakers
Details from Ms. T.C.S. Machling, The Prehistoric Society, Institute of Archaeology, 31-34 Gordon Square, London WC1H 0PY
2 April-4 April
University of Edinburgh, Department of Archaeology
Forum for young researchers in the fields of palaeoecology, palaeoenvironmental reconstruction and environmental archaeology to meet, discuss aspects of their work and to establish a research network with other researchers from around Britain in an interdisciplinary atmosphere.
For more information and an on-line registration form visit our homepage , email us or write to PPC, Department of Archaeology, The Old High School, Infirmary Street, Edinburgh, EH1 1LT telephone: 0131 650-2554 fax: 0131 650-6512
.10 April -13 April 1997
The 25th anniversary CAA conference will be held at the University of Birmingham. Offers of papers and posters are now invited.
Further details from CAA97 Organising Committee, Birmingham University Field Archaeology Unit, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT, tel 0121 414 5513, fax 0121 414 5516, email: [email protected]11 April -13 April 1997
A residential/non-residential conference to be held at Kelly College, Tavistock, Devon
A part of a commemoration of Viking raid of AD 997.
Speakers confirmed include Dr P. Addyman, Dr D. Hooke, Prof C. Holdsworth, Prof N. Lund, J. Allan, P. Claughton, J. Seal & D. Gore. Topics will include: 10th century landscape, the Viking raids, Saxon Lydford, Tavistock Abbey, Lydford Mint, sources of silver, Viking boats, Saxon literature, and will include excursions to Lydford and Tavistock.
For further information send SAE to Vikings '97, 39 Bannawell Street, Tavistock, Devon PL19 0DN
12 May - 14 May 1997
Worcester
Annual conference of the Medieval Pottery Research group, focussing on the use of pottery and interpretation Papers welcome on method, theory, overviews and integration.
Further details from V. Buteux, 220 Ombersley Road, Worcester WR3 7HA
14 July - 17 July 1997
University of Leeds
The fourth International Medieval Congress will see an expansion in the number of sessions presented, and will adopt conversion as its special theme to mark the anniversary of St. Augustine�s arrival in Kent. Although individual papers and sessions are especially encouraged on this theme, the IMC seeks to provide an exposition of all spheres of research into the European Middle Ages (c.450 - 1500).
Cost: UKP 115 (estimated student cost with residential stay; 1996 student non-residential cost UKP 40)
Contact A. M�ller or J. Opmear, IMC, The University of Leeds, International Medieval Institute, Parkinson 1.03, LEEDS L52 9JT UK. Tel: 0113-233 3614. Fax: 0113-233 3616. Email International Medieval Congress
Medieval Art and Architecture of Glasgow and Environs
19 - 23 July 1997
Call for papers. The focus of the conference will be Glasgow Cathedral, but will also include other abbeys and castles in the area. Excursions included.
Further details from R. Gwynne, 44 Montagu Mansions, London, W1H 1LD, on receipt of a stamped addressed envelope. Details will be sent out in May 1997.
24 September - 27 September1997
Centralne Muzeum Morskie, Gdansk, Poland.
Call for Papers.
Contact: Dr. Jerzy Litwin, Secretariat ISBSA 8, Centralne Muzeum Morskie, ul. Szeroka 67/68, 80-835 Gdansk, Poland. Telefax: +48 58 318453.
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