New contribution to Geoarchaeology
New contribution to Geoarchaeology
Word archaeological congress 8
Published on Wednesday, March 16, 2016
Abstract
Geoarchaeology, defined as the application of geosciences and geographical methods to prehistory, archaeology, and history, is now widely applied to study key subjects such as occupation patterns, territory and site exploitation, palaeoclimatic, palaeoenvironemental, and palaeogeographical changes, as well as anthropogenic impacts and system responses. The multidisciplinary and multiscalar dimensions of geoarchaeological approaches have encouraged continuous development and innovation of methods and approaches that have opened new possibilities for explorations in geographical sectors previously inaccessible, the development of large-scale data acquisitions and treatment, and also the development of microscopic scale analysis precision. This session will highlight global research in geoarchaeology with particular emphasis on innovative methods or cutting edge research using established approaches.
Announcement
Argument
Geoarchaeology, defined as the application of geosciences and geographical methods to prehistory, archaeology, and history, is now widely applied to study key subjects such as occupation patterns, territory and site exploitation, palaeoclimatic, palaeoenvironemental, and palaeogeographical changes, as well as anthropogenic impacts and system responses. The multidisciplinary and multiscalar dimensions of geoarchaeological approaches have encouraged continuous development and innovation of methods and approaches that have opened new possibilities for explorations in geographical sectors previously inaccessible (aerial, submarine, and underground), the development of large-scale data acquisitions and treatment (through spatial analysis and the use of GIS), and also the development of microscopic scale analysis precision (micro fauna or vegetal remains, micromorphology). This session will highlight global research in geoarchaeology with particular emphasis on innovative methods or cutting edge research using established approaches.
The Word Archaeological Congress is a great opportunity for presenting and promoting new fieldworks, tools and methodologies in geoarchaeology to an international audience. Proposals submission might be done online (it will close on the 30th of April) but you are welcome to contact us if you have any questions regarding this event.
Theme list
T01. Archaeology and Development
T02. Politics
T03. Post-colonial Experiences, Archaeological Practice and Indigenous Archaeologies
T04. Archaeological Ethics: Where Are We Now?
T05. Comparative Archaeologies in the Globalized World
T06. Regional Archaeologies in the Globalised World
T07. Education: Learning and Unlearning
T08. The Public, Heritage and Museums
T09. Theory for the Future
T10. Science and Archaeology
T11. Religion and Spirituality
T12. Interactions
T13. The Archaeology of Disaster: Exploring the Past for the Future
T14. Art and Archaeology
T15. War and Conflict
T16. Other important topics: understanding and explaining the past
Submission procedure
Please submit abstracts for this session (max. 250 words) by the end of April 2016 directly on the abstract submission website: http://wac8.org/call-for-submissions/call-for-papers/
Make sure you follow the editing guidelines.
Organizing committee
- Tara Beuzen-Waller (Paris-Sorbonne University /France) : tara.beuzen@gmail.com
- Yasuhisa Kondo (Research Institute for Humanity and Nature/ Japan) : kondo@chikyu.ac.jp
- Friederike Stock (University of Cologne / Germany) : stockf@uni-koeln.de
Scientific Committee
Chair: Robin Torrence
Members: Sahoko Aki, Joanne Farchakh Bajjaly's, Marcia Bezerra, John Carman, Neel Kamal Chapagain, Güneş Duru, Peter G. Gould, Cornelius Holtorf, Timothy Insoll, Lila Janik, Hirofumi Kato, Kristian Kristiansen, Akira Matsuda, Peter J Matthews, Alicia McGill, Katsuyuki Okamura, Gustavo Politis, Anne Pyburn, Uzma Z. Rizvi, Friedrich Schipper, Nathan Schlanger, Claire Smith, Hilary A Soderland, Makoto Tomii, Kunihiko Wakabayashi and Ken'ichi Yano
For general information on the congress: http://wac8.org/
Subjects
- Geography (Main category)
- Mind and language > Epistemology and methodology > Biographical approaches
- Mind and language > Epistemology and methodology > Mapping, imagery, GIS
- Society > Geography > Geography: society and territory
- Mind and language > Epistemology and methodology > Archaeology
- Society > Geography > Nature, landscape and environment
- Mind and language > Epistemology and methodology > Methods of processing and representation
Places
- Imadegawa Campus of Doshisha University
Kyoto, Japan
Date(s)
- Saturday, April 30, 2016
Attached files
Keywords
- geoarchéologie, paysage, environnement
Contact(s)
- Tara Beuzen-Waller
courriel : tara [dot] beuzen [at] gmail [dot] com
Reference Urls
Information source
- Tara Beuzen-Walller
courriel : tara_finn [at] hotmail [dot] fr
License
This announcement is licensed under the terms of Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal.
To cite this announcement
« New contribution to Geoarchaeology », Call for papers, Calenda, Published on Wednesday, March 16, 2016, https://doi.org/10.58079/umn