Category: Archaeozoology

Extended deadline for abstracts for the AEA2023Tgn conference!

We are pleased to inform you that the deadline for abstract submissions for the 43rd Conference of the Association for Environmental Archaeology (AEA) has been extended to September 15, 2023 (23:59h CET). The conference will be held in Tarragona, Catalonia, from November 24 to 26, 2023. You may submit your abstracts at this link: https://bit.ly/abstractsAEA2023.…
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News from the Mongolian steppe: latest campaign sheds further light on nomadic societies and pastoralism 

During late May and June, we conducted new excavation and exploration work in Züünkhangai, as part of the project that aims to investigate Bronze Age nomadic societies and pastoralism in Mongolia.  ZK513: A 4000-Year-Old Winter Camp Still in Use Today The objective of the 2023 archaeological campaign was multifaceted. The team primarily excavated the site…
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Open Access! Presenting the PALAP dataset: Unraveling Ancient Lifestyles in Crete

New publication presents dataset with records of primary archaeobotanical and zooarchaeological remains from the ‘Palace and Landscape at Palaikastro’ (PALAP) excavation project, providing insight to ongoing debates surrounding the Bronze Age, including the emergence and economic organisation of urban centres during this era. We are thrilled to announce the release of a comprehensive dataset of our latest findings…
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Open registration for the 43rd Conference of the Association of Environmental Archaeology!

You can now register for the 43rd Conference of the Association for Environmental Archaeology, which will take place in Tarragona from 24-26 November 2023, hosted by the ICAC. The title for the conference is Telling Environmental Archaeology Stories, with which we aim to explore the contributions of environmental archaeology in creating history and how our research has helped…
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The archaeozoology team gets bigger!

We are very glad to welcome Abel Gallego-Valle back to the group, who won our latest postdoctoral call, and will contribute with his expertise to the archaeozoology team at GIAP. He will contribute with his expertise on the research on animal husbandry and archaezoology in the framework of the GIAP projects. In particular, the dental…
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The bioarchaeology team presents in the VII Oikos Meeting of Bioarchaeology

The Catalan Association of Bioarchaeology organizes the VII Oikos Meeting of Bioarchaeology (VII Reunió Oikos de Bioarqueologia), which is conceived as a meeting space to favor the circulation and exchange of knowledge among all people who are interested in bioarchaeological research and the various disciplines that integrate it. The conference takes place on 26-27th May…
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The archaeozoology team presents at the international conference ‘Ager Mutabilis’

Today, the archaeozoology team is presenting in the international conference “Ager Mutabilis: Exploitation of the Territory During the Roman Period“, which is taking place in Castell de Calonge, Calonge i Sant Antoni (Baix Empordà, Catalunya) on May 18-19th. Abstracts in Catalan below. Keynote presentationAnimal husbandry during the Roman period in the northeastern peninsula: some examples and…
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Call for papers! 43rd Conference of the Environmental Archaeology Association

The call for papers for the 43rd Conference of the Association for Environmental Archaeology, which will take place in Tarragona (Spain) next 24-26th November 2023, is open! Please submit your abstracts here: https://bit.ly/abstractsAEA2023Deadline 31 July 2023 23:59h CET  Registration fees:    Early bird (deadline 15/09/23)  Regular (deadline 31/10/23)  AEA member  80 € 100 € Non…
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The Conference of the Association for Environmental Archaeology (AEA) comes to Tarragona! 

Members of the Landscape Archaeology Research Group (GIAP) of the Catalan Institute of Classical Archaeology (ICAC) are coordinating the 43rd edition of the The Conference of the Association for Environmental Archaeology (AEA), which will be held in Tarragona (Spain) on 24–26 November 2023.  Registration will open soon – Watch out for news on the conference page!  The conference will start…
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New paper! Reproductive patterns and livestock management in the Iron Age Iberian Peninsula (3rd c. BC)

Lídia Colominas (Ramón y Cajal researcher at ICAC) has published a new open access paper in the journal Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences, in collaboration with Chiara Messana and Carlos Tornero, researchers at Institut Català de Paleoecologia Humana i Evolució Social (IPHES-CERCA) from the Universitat Rovira i Virgili (URV). Messana, C., Tornero, C. & Colominas, L.…
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