Call for papers

Deadline for abstracts: 15 November 2009

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Deadline for registration and payment: 31 December 2009

The Science and Technology in Archaeology Research Center (STARC; http://starc.cyi.ac.cy/) of the Cyprus Institute (http://www.cyi.ac.cy/) is pleased to announce an open call for papers for the International Congress on Archaeological Sciences in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Near East (ICASEMNE). This international congress aims to highlight recent advances in natural and material science applications to archaeology and cultural heritage in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Near East, and to provide an international academic forum, hitherto not available, for dissemination of results of current research in these fields in the region. The congress is addressed to the international scientific community of archaeologists, archaeological scientists, and researchers applying natural and material sciences to archaeology and cultural heritage in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Near East.

Congress topics: Papers (podium or poster presentations) on all aspects of research on natural and material science applications archaeology and cultural heritage in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Near East are welcome. Problem oriented, comparative studies, as well as papers addressing advances, problems and potential on regional and local scales are also called for. The geographical scope of the workshop is inclusive, encompassing the Eastern Mediterranean, the Middle East, and Southwest Asia. The chronological scope ranges from the earliest prehistory to medieval and historical periods. Tackled topics are zooarchaeology, archaeobotanic, ceramic, lithic, archaeometallurgy, polychromy, stable isotopes, trace element, datation, palaeoanthropology, technologies, etc. These topics are not exclusive and all the studies involving material and natural sciences are welcome.

Further information: Please contact the ICASEMNE Congress Secretariat, Science and Technology in Archaeology Research Centre (STARC), The Cyprus Institute, Guy Ourisson Building, PO Box 27456, 1645 Nicosia, Cyprus. Tel +357 22208600 (ext 669), Fax +357 22208625, Email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

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