We are pleased to announce the first presentation in our 2025-2026 seminar series. We are especially delighted to welcome Professor John (Mac) Marston, Professor of Archaeology and Anthropology at Boston University.The presentation will take place on Wednesday, February 25, at 3 p.m. (CET) and will be online. Access the webinar here – there is no need…
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We are glad to announce that the next GIAP seminar will be conducted next 24th April between 12 pm – 1pm CEST (UTC+2). This new GIAP seminar will be conducted by Dr Margarita Fernández Mier, Full Professor of Medieval History at the University of Oviedo (Spain). Access the webinar here: https://bit.ly/3G7kt3M Open event. No registration…
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On Wednesday, February 19th, at 12:00 CET, we hosted our speaker, Dr Angela Trentacoste (British School at Rome), who talked to us about “Urban animals: zooarchaeological and isotopic insights into urbanisation.”. Dr Trentacoste talked about the current results of the UrbanHerds project, funded by the Humboldt Foundation, a project that she leads. She showed how…
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Access the webinar here: http://bit.ly/3C9S0bn. Open event. No registration required. Hosted in Microsoft Teams (no Microsoft/Teams account needed) Abstract: Although genomics confirm that the domestication of the grapevine occurred in south-west Asia, the process of domestication and westward diffusion remains partly obscure, particularly in terms of chronology. By identifying remains in well-dated archaeological sites, archaeobotany…
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20 June 2024, 18h CEST (UTC +2) “The botanical approach to Archaeobotany: plants behaviour and human adaptation” Prof. Anna Maria Mercuri Lab.of Palynology and Palaeobotany, Dept. Life Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy Access the webinar here: https://bit.ly/GIAPseminars2024Open event. No registration required. Hosted in Microsoft Teams (no Microsoft/Teams account needed). Abstract: The seminar will present…
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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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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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March 20th 12h CET “Sustainable hydraulic landscapes in southern Iraq“ Dr. Jaafar JotheriUniversity of Al-Qadisiyah Dr. Louise RayneUniversity of Newcastle Access the webinar here: https://bit.ly/GIAPseminars2024Open event. No registration required. Hosted in Microsoft Teams (no Microsoft/Teams account needed). Abstract: In the arid environment of southern Iraq, irrigation is necessary to facilitate cultivation. Dense networks of intersecting and overlying canal systems…
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Join us in the second GIAP Seminar of 2024! Open event, no registration required. February 15th 22nd 12h CET ‘Insects: silent witnesses of our history’ Prof. Stefano VaninDISTA – University of Genoa, Italy; IAS-CNR Genoa, Italy Access the webinar here: https://bit.ly/GIAPseminars2024Open event. No registration required. Hosted in Microsoft Teams (no Microsoft/Teams account needed). Abstract: Archaeoentomology is a…
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Join us in the first GIAP Seminar of 2024! Open event, no registration required. January 18th 12h CET ‘Cattle through time: a long-term perspective on cattle husbandry in the Netherlands’ Dr. Maaike GrootFreie Universität Berlin Access the webinar here: https://bit.ly/GIAPseminars2024Open event. No registration required. Hosted in Microsoft Teams (no Microsoft/Teams account needed). Abstract: From the Neolithic, cattle…
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