The International Congress on the Archaeology of the Ancient Near East has been organised since 1998 by the scientific community of scholars working on and in the Near East. It is an exceptional forum for dialogue and scientific exchanges between all colleagues involved in the study of the Ancient Near East.  After twelve years, the ICAANE comes back to France to the city of lights Lyon. From June 2 to 7 2025, the fourteenth International Congress on the Archaeology of the Ancient Near East will take place in Lyon. It is organised by the Université Lumière Lyon 2 and the Maison de l’Orient et de la Méditerranée.

Presentation

The 14^th ICAANE Lyon proposes eight thematic sessions covering interdisciplinary research and new approaches of the archaeology of the Ancient Near East, from Prehistoric to Islamic times.

• Advances in Near Eastern Archaeology
• Natural resources and anthropised landscapes
• Heritage and archaeology
• The materiality of inscribed and figurative objects
• Neolithic paths
• Life and death: Human behaviour and practices
• Characterizing culture?
• Islamic archaeology

The Organising Committee of the 14^th ICAANE warmly invites scholars working on subjects related to Near Eastern Archaeology to take part in the forthcoming event. We encourage early Career Researchers and PHD students to participate. Let us hope that our next Meeting will take place in a peaceful world.

Key dates

• Mar-24 : Call for workshops opening

• 30^th Jun-24 : Call for workshops deadline

• Jun-24 : Call for papers opening
• 31^st Oct-24 : Call for papers deadline
• Oct-24 : Registration opening
• 31^st Jan-25 : Early bird deadline
• 28^th Feb-25 : Registration deadline

Guidelines

• The attendance will be completely in person. 
• Registration will be possible from October 2024 onwards. 
• DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION OF ABSTRACTS FOR PAPERS, AND POSTERS: 31th October 2024. 
• No papers or posters dealing with unprovenanced artefacts will be accepted.
• All papers and posters should respect the UNESCO Convention of 1970. 
• The Scientific Committee will evaluate all submitted abstracts, and information on accepted proposals will be sent via e-mail.
• Early Career Researcher events are encouraged (workshop, meeting…).

Papers

• Papers can be submitted for review from June 2024 on the website.
• All speakers are requested to observe a 20-minute limit for their papers. 
• All speakers must be registered in the congress.
• Each participant can submit only one paper as the first author. 
• Abstracts submitted for papers, workshops or posters should be no longer than 200 words.

Posters

• All subjects, such as preliminary results or methodological reflections, are welcomed.
• At least one author of the poster must register (including conference fees) for the congress.  
• Posters of PhD students are encouraged. 
• A prize will be awarded to the best poster. 
• Accepted poster format is A0 (Portrait).   

Workshops

• The workshop should be integrated into one of the main themes.  
• DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION OF ABSTRACTS for WORKSHOPS: 30th June 2024.   
• Participants wishing to organize a workshop are invited to propose themes to the Scientific Committee and submit an abstract.  
• Proposals must include the titles of at least 6 talks, and not more than 12 talks for each workshop.  
• The organizer of the workshop must ensure the participation of at least 66% of the presenters.  
• Workshops will be accepted after evaluation by the scientific committee, in order of their date of submission – according to the time available.   
• Workshops must not last more than one day.   

Committees

Organising Committee

• Johnny Samuele Baldi, Archéorient
• Ingrid Berthelier, MOM
• Sofiane Bouzid, Archéorient
• Jwana Chahoud (Chair), Archéorient
• Christian Dury, MSH LSE
• Véronique Faure, MOM
• Sabine Fourrier, MOM
• Claire Giguet, Archéorient
• Sébastien Gondet, Archéorient
• Isaac Kissane, Association Stud’Arch
• Camille Lamarque, Archéorient
• Karyn Mercier, MOM
• Nina Mitamona, MOM
• George Mouamar, Archéorient
• Gwenaëlle Pequay, Archéorient
• Pauline Petryszyn, MOM
• Modwene Poulmarc'h, Archéorient
• Khaldoun Rajab, Archéorient
• Sabine Sorin, Archéorient
• Emmanuelle Vila, Archéorient

Scientific Committee

• Philippe Abrahami, Université de Lille &Halm
• Waël Abu Azizeh, Archéorient
• Johnny Samuele Baldi, Archéorient
• Christophe Benech, Archéorient
• Laure Bézard, MOM
• Sofiane Bouzid, Archéorient
• Anna Cannavò, HiSoMA
• Corinne Castel, Archéorient
• Jwana Chahoud (chair), Archéorient
• Bérénice Chamel, Archéorient & IFPO
• Rémy Crassard, Archéorient
• Maêl Crépy, HiSoMA
• Julien Cuny, Archéorient & LouvreMuseum
• Hugo Delile, Archéorient
• Sabine Fourrier, MOM
• Jean-Philippe Goiran, Archéorient
• Sébastien Gondet, Archéorient
• Linda Herveux, Archéorient
• Françoise Le Mort, Archéorient
• Vincent Michel, Université de Poitiers
• George Mouamar, Archéorient
• Virginie Muller, Archéorient
• Bérengère Perello, Archéorient
• Fiona Pichon, Archéorient & IMF-CSIC
• Modwene Poulmarc'h, Archéorient
• Carole Roche-Hawley, IFPO
• Marie-Odile Rousset, Archéorient
• Sabine Sorin, Archéorient
• Elodie Vigouroux, CIHAM
• Emmanuelle Vila, Archéorient
• Yona Waksman, ArAr

Advisory Committee

• Frédéric Abbes, Archéorient
• Cécile Batigne, ArAr
• Sabine Fourrier, MOM,
• Madalina Dana, HiSoMA
• Carole Roche-Hawley, IFPO