2014.04.24 - 18th Symposium on Mediterranean Archaeology SOMA 2014 Wrocław – POLAND / 24-26 April, 2014 --- Conference programme

18^th Symposium on Mediterranean Archaeology

SOMA2014

Wrocław – POLAND / 24-26 April, 2014

The eighteenth annual meeting of theSymposium on Mediterranean Archaeology (SOMA) will be held in Wrocław-Poland on24-26 April 2014. As it has been in the past, this symposium will continue toprovide an important opportunity for scholars and researchers to come togetherand discuss their works in a friendly and supportive atmosphere. Our spectrumis growing wider due to the increased importance and knowledge ofinterdisciplinary works in today’s scientific era.

Since prehistoric times the Mediterranean has been acting as a locale for interaction betweengroups inhabiting regions that are now studied mainly within the differentsub-fields of ancient studies. In recent years, however, the development ofresearch techniques and analytical models of archaeological evidence haveidentified similar historical paths that are similar if not, in some cases,common to these different areas of the ancient world from the West (Iberianpeninsula) to the East (Anatolia and Levant) from the North (Europe, Black SeaCoast) to the South (Maghreb and Egypt).

The 18^th SOMA meeting welcomespresentations related to the above-mentioned topics and also arguments likesea, trade, colonization and piracy using archaeological data collected withincontexts located within the Mediterranean basin and the Ancient Near Easternarea, chronologically ranging from Prehistoric to Medieval periods.

Deadline forregistration of the paper is 1.03.2014

ORGANIZEDBY:

Centre for Late Antique and Early Medieval Studies of the Institute of Archaeology and Ethnology Polish Academy of Sciences

General Association of Mediterranean Archaeology

Institute of Classical, Mediterranean and Oriental Studies University of Wrocław

Institute of History at the University of Wrocław

The City Museum of Wrocław

SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE:

Prof. Dr. Ahmet Adil Tırpan

Prof. Dr. Andrzej Buko

Prof. Dr. Asuman Baldıran

Prof. Dr Osman Eravsar

Prof. Dr. Rościsław Zerelik

Prof. Dr. Sławomir Moździoch

Prof. Dr. Kadir Pektas

Prof. Dr. Gościwit Malinowski

Prof. Dr. Przemysław Wiszewski

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ertekin Doksanaltı

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Maciej Trzciński

Assist. Prof. Dr. Mehmet Tekocak

Assist. Prof. Dr. Sengul Aydingun

Dr. Sergey Fazlulin

Dr. Lihi Habas

Dr. Michele Stephanile

Dr. Hakan Oniz

ORGANIZING COMMITTEE:

Dr. Błażej Stanisławski

Dr. Hakan Oniz

Dr. Michele Stephanile

Dr. Barbara Szubert

Ceyda Oztosun

Kamran Kamaei

PAPERS:

Papers will be grouped in different sessions dedicated to the different regions of the Mediterranean. Each session will be developed following a chronological sequence, from the Prehistory to the Medieval Age:

1. Western Mediterranean

2. Central Mediterranean

3. Aegean and Eastern Mediterranean

4. Black Sea

5. Near East and Egypt

6. Mediterranean Interactions

Also papers regarding the following themes will be accepted:

- Archaeometry

- Marine / Seamanship History

- Conservation, preservation and archaeological site management

- Restoration and Museology

There are no other limitations regarding the subject and the period, but special consideration will be given to papers adopting an innovative theoretical and methodological approach.

Please note: no papers dealing with unprovenanced artifacts will be accepted.

The conference language will be English in order to maintain the usual organization of SOMA conferences. No translation services will be available during the congress.

All speakers are requested to observe a 20 minute limit for presented papers. Presentations will be given as Power Point presentations.

ABSTRACTS AND REGISTRATION:

Abstracts must be written in English and should be approximately 3000 characters in length (Title 200 characters).

Submission of abstracts: From 1 January to 1 March of 2014

Registered participants will be notified about their abstract acceptance within 20 days of the submission date. Information on accepted proposals will be sent, via e-mail, by this date. To submit an abstract, please fill-in the registration form from the official website: www.genama.info or www.arch.pan.wroc.pl submit the abstract to: soma18th@gmail.com  

The Deadline for Symposium registration is 1 March 2014.

PAYMENT METHODS:

All amounts are payable in Euro (€). All bank charges must be paid by the participants. Transfers will only be accepted until 1 April 2014.

Registration fees can be paid:

online through PayPal on the bank account of the General Association of Mediterranean Archaeology (please add 2 Euros to the main amount for the transfer expenses)

or on the bank account (PKOPPLPW 55124010401111001055400829) of the Centre for Late Antique and Early Medieval Studies of the Institute of Archaeology and Ethnology Polish Academy of Sciences

Once payment has been made, no refund will be given.

HOW TO COME:

The Organizing Committee cordially invite you to come to Wroclaw – the captivating city in the South-West Poland, the centre of science and culture. More information about the city at www.wroclaw.pl (in English, Russian, Italian, Spanish, German and French).

By car: The highway E 40 (A4)

By train: The connections with Warsaw, Dresden, Berlin, Hamburg, Kiev, Lviv and via Warsaw with Moscow, more international and local connections of Polish railway at www.pkp.pl (in English, Russian and German)

By plane: Air port Wroclaw (www.airport.wroclaw.pl) – the connections (with cheap air lines: Wizzair and Ryanair, and LOT, Lufthansa and Qatar Airlines) with Warsaw and Germany, England, Greece, Italy, Ireland, Spain, Norway, Sweden, Denmark and charter airlines with Turkey, Greece, Italy and Spain; and many air connections via air ports in Warsaw, Poznan, Katowice and Kraków

Accommodation:

Wroclaw is offering the different kinds of accommodation. More information at www.booking.com/city/pl/wroclaw.pl

CONTACT:

Dr. Błażej Stanisławski,

Institute of Archaeology and Ethnology Polish Academy of Sciences,

Więzienna St. 6, 50-118 Wrocław, Poland

Tel. +48 71 344 16 08, Fax +48 71 344 33 52

e-mail st-wski@wp.pl

soma18th@gmail.com

www.genama.info  &  www.arch.pan.wroc.pl

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