Category: Dissemination

Next GIAP Seminar: “Review of stable isotopic research on human diet, subsistence and mobility in Mesopotamia”

14 May 2024, 12h CEST (UTC +2) “Review of stable isotopic research on human diet, subsistence and mobility in Mesopotamia” Prof. Arkadiusz SołtysiakFaculty of Archaeology, University of Warsaw, Poland Access the webinar here: https://bit.ly/GIAPseminars2024Open event. No registration required. Hosted in Microsoft Teams (no Microsoft/Teams account needed). Abstract:  Since 40 years, research on stable isotopes has become…
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Aristocracy and animals in the Roman residence of els Munts (Tarragona)

This week Lídia Colominas is in Belgrade (Serbia) presenting a collaborative work (ICAC, Bucknell University, UAB) on aristocracy and animals in the Roman residence of els Munts (Tarragona) at the ICAZ- 4th RPWG Conference https://bioarchlab.rs/icaz-4thrpwg/ Abstract: “Aristocracy and animals: A glimpse of human diet and animal and animal products supply systems in the Roman residence…
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Next GIAP Seminar: “La arqueología de la Guerra Civil española. Paisaje, memoria y materiales”

18 April 2024, 12h CEST (UTC +2) “La arqueología de la Guerra Civil española. Paisaje, memoria y materiales” Prof. Jordi Ramos RuizUniversidad de Barcelona (UB) & ATICS SL Access the webinar here: https://bit.ly/GIAPseminars2024Open event. No registration required. Hosted in Microsoft Teams (no Microsoft/Teams account needed). Abstract:  Estado de la cuestión del papel que desempeña la arqueología…
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Feeding the Roman cities: an archaeobotanical approach to tastes and commerce in the Roman provinces

Today, Dr. Alexandra Livarda is presenting in the Winter Seminars – Discussing Long-Term Analysis, organized by CEIS20 Centro de Estudos Interdisciplinares of the Universidade de Coimbra, with a session on “Street food: feeding the city“, which will take place on March 21 at 4.00pm (GMT – Lisbon). Open registrations, free of charge: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSepxa0nlZbCxUOnizJclNHOsRHRpp-7qbM_jr-TiWVPtF7gyA/viewform It will feature Dr. Livarda’s…
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The archaeology of the Bronze Age in South Asia

Today afternoon (3:00 PM in the Canary Islands), Dr. Francesc C. Conesa will give an invited lecture on the Indus Civilization and our work in India and Pakistan at the University of La Laguna. Francesc will summarise the main highlights and recent discoveries of the archaeology of the Indus Civilisation to first-year undergraduates of the…
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The rural world in the Roman period: new journal and CfP conference

Dr. Lídia Colominas, Ramón y Cajal researcher at GIAP (ICAC-CERCA) is participating in the new Fundus project, led by the University of Girona and the Archaeological Museum of Banyoles. This project centers around the investigation of the rural world during the Roman period, following a line of research initiated years ago with the publication of…
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EU-PoTaRCh’s 1st General Meeting and Conference

Dr. Valentina Pescini will be attending EU-Potarch’s 1st General Meeting and Conference, as management committee member representing Spain in this COST Action project. The meeting will be held in Prague on 5-7 March, focusing on the cultural heritage and future of non-wood forest byproducts: potash, tar, resin, and charcoal. This event provides members with their…
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Mapping Heritage Decline and Conservation in the Riverine Monsoonal Plains of Jammu

Today, postdoctoral researcher Navjot Kour is presenting in the 16th Annual Workshop on South Asian Archaeology, organised by Hartwick College and hosted by the University of Chicago from the 1-3 March 2024. ROOM 2: HERITAGE AND HERITAGE MANAGEMENTMapping Heritage Decline and Conservation in the Riverine Monsoonal Plains of Jammu: Integration of Geospatial Legacy Data, Multi-Source Remote Sensing and…
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Open CfP! JIA Madrid 2024

The call for papers for JIA Madrid 2024 XV Jornadas de Jóvenes en Investigación Arqueológica, is open! We are co-organising one session. Deadline 21 April 23:59 UTC+2Please submit your abstracts to: s5decampoaciudad@gmail.comLanguages accepted: Catalan, Spanish, Basque, Galician, Portuguese and English. Organisers: Abstract: Session 5. From the countryside to the city. Food production, exploitation of natural…
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Immersive reconstructions of Sanctuaries and Rituals in Space and Time

Today, Efrosyni Boutsikas (MSCA researcher at ICAC & senior lecturer at University of Kent) is offering a seminar at the at the Department of the Study of Religion of Aarhus University. Towards a Cognitive Understanding of ancient Greek Ritual: Immersive reconstructions of Sanctuaries and Rituals in Space and TimeEfrosyni BoutsikasWednesday 21/02/24 at at 12h About the…
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