– Issue no. 30: Winter 2008–2009 –

Published by the European Association of Archaeologists, c/o Institute of Archaeology CAS, Letenská 4, 11801 Praha 1, Czech Republic. Tel./Fax: +420 257014411 [email protected]. ISSN 1022–0135 Editor: Michael Potterton ([email protected]) Assistant Editor: Sylvie Květinová ([email protected]) Contents © named authors and the EAA. The views expressed are those of the individual authors and do not necessarily represent official EAA policy

In this issue (Press the ctrl button and click your mouse over the item you would like to read): Articles, notes and project updates Midea in the Argolid: a Mycenaean stronghold (by Ann-Louise Schallin)....................... 3 WODAN: an archaeological wood and charcoal database (by Ingelise Stuijts, Lorna O’Donnell and Susan Lyons) ................................................................................. 4 The Forum for Island Research and Experience (‘FIRE’) (by J. Cooper, H. Dawson and R. Rennell)...................................................................................................... 6 Western Poland in Europe from Antiquity to the Middle Ages (by Adriana Ciesielska) .. 7 Archaeology of the disappearing landscape: the Tušimice survey project (by Zdeněk Smrž, Aleš Káčerik and Martin Kuna).................................................................... 8 Landscape and the EAA (by Graham Fairclough and Marie-Jeanne Ghenne) ............ 10 EAA Committee reports Committee on Professional Associations in Archaeology (by Gerhard Ermischer) ...... 13 Committee for Training and Education (by Mark Pearce) ............................................. 14 Reports on sessions and round tables at the EAA conference, Malta, September 2008 Archaeology as Time Travel (session report by Cornelius Holtorf and Bodil Petersson) ........................................................................................................... 15 Material connections: mobility, materiality and Mediterranean identities (session Report by Bernard Knapp and Peter van Dommelen) ......................................... 16 Becoming European? The transformation of third-millennium Europe and the trajectory into the second millennium BC (session report by Håkon Glørstad & Christopher Prescott)........................................................................................... 17 Links between Megalithism and Hypogeism in Western Mediterranean Europe (session report by Juan Antonio Cámara Serrano and José Andrés Afonso Marrero) ............................................................................................................... 18 Island archaeologies: themes and challenges (session report by Helen Dawson)....... 19 Archaeological imaginations of religion (session report by Thomas Meier and Petra Tillessen) ............................................................................................................. 20 The European Archaeologist, Issue no. 30: Winter 2008/2009

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Internationalism and the history of archaeology (session report by Margarita DíazAndreu) ................................................................................................................ 21 Migration in the Bronze and Early Iron Age Europe (session report by Karol Dzięgielewski and Marcin S. Przybyła)................................................................ 22 EAA Matters; President’s Corner, calendar; online database; jobs service, EJA The President’s Corner (by Anthony Harding) .............................................................. 23 Calendar for EAA members November 2008–June 2009 ............................................ 24 From the Editor ............................................................................................................. 25 On-line database of EAA members (by Sylvie Květinová and Magdalena Turková) .... 26 Jobs Service ................................................................................................................. 26 Publication in the European Journal of Archaeology .................................................... 27 Announcements and forthcoming events Journal of Art Crime: Call for papers ............................................................................ 28 Conference announcement (April 2009): Anthropological and archaeological imaginations: past, present and future ................................................................ 29 Conference announcement (May 2009): Taking Shetland out of the box: island cultures and Shetland identity ............................................................................. 30 Conference announcement (June 2009): Resorting to the coast: tourism, heritage and cultures of the seaside.................................................................................. 31 Conference announcement (July 2009): Fourth International Conference on the Arts in Society ............................................................................................................. 32

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Midea in the Argolid: a Mycenaean stronghold (by Ann-Louise Schallin) Joint Greek–Swedish excavations have been conducted almost every summer at Midea for twenty-five years. Midea is situated on the fringe of the Argolid Plain 270 meters above sea level, only a few kilometers south of Mycenae. The most conspicuous feature on the slope of Midea is an impressive citadel wall. The circuit wall encloses an area of 24,000 sq.m. and it is built of enormous blocks in the Cyclopean technique, like the fortifications at Mycenae and Tiryns. The wall is 450m. long, 5–7m. in width and at a number of places it is preserved to a height of 7m. Image: Midea in the Argolid

The remains within the citadel area date mainly to the Late Bronze Age. However, the finds show that the site was occupied in several periods from the Late Neolithic throughout the prehistoric period. There was also activity within the walls in Archaic, Late Roman and Early Byzantine times. The citadel was constructed in the middle of the thirteenth century, in LH IIIB2. To the same period belong most of the building remains, some of which have been excavated. The most important is a large rectangular structure: a ‘megaron’. It was destroyed at the end of the thirteenth century in a great conflagration. It was however rebuilt in a new form as a long, narrow building with a central row of columns, reminiscent of the later megaron at Tiryns. Image: the north-east part of the citadel area

Excavations have shown that rooms were built encircling the inner face of the citadel wall. These also belong to the thirteenth century BC. The finds from within indicate that the rooms were used as workshops and for storage. Image: A Mycenaean Late Helladic stirrup jar

Rooms along the inner face of the citadel wall on the east side of the acropolis have been excavated by Swedish archaeologists. In the Mycenaean destruction debris of the late 13th century huge amounts of finds were made. Most of the finds consist of pottery sherds, but there are also many other small finds of various kinds, such as a variety of tools of stone, bronze, bone and antler; many vessels made of lead; terracotta figurines of the usual Mycenaean kinds, such as bovines and females of the type Psi; fragments of lime plaster indicate the coated remains of floors; charred seeds, carbonized figs and olive pips; fragments of precious materials such as gold and faïence and ornaments of ivory and bone. The European Archaeologist, Issue no. 30: Winter 2008/2009

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Fragments and occasionally intact examples of small ornaments and pieces of jewellery have been found in the basement debris. These items were probably not found in situ. They seem to be part of a mix of material, which fell from floors above. They may have been part of the inhabitant’s personal belongings, or, they may represent the outcome of local production. Gold relief beads are common in the Mycenaean Argolid. The bead from Midea is composed of a piece of blue glass covered with gold foil. The gold was probably formed in a mould and afterwards, details were added in a granulation technique. There are no remains of the small, dark blue blobs that were set in the small hollows. The decoration was taken from the rich repertoire of Mycenaean pottery motifs and we here see an example of heraldically paired Argonauts – a sea snail. Many beads of the same kind were often linked together forming a necklace. Image: A gold relief bead

Ann-Louise Schallin, Director of the Swedish Institute at Athens, Mitseon 9, GR-117 42, Athens (tel: 0030 210 9232102)

WODAN: an archaeological wood and charcoal database (by Ingelise Stuijts, Lorna O’Donnell and Susan Lyons) The Project The WODAN database is an integrated wood and charcoal database from Irish archaeological sites, with the possibility of international applications. The prototype database is being designed by the Discovery Programme (main investigator: Dr Ingelise Stuijts) and is supported by the Heritage Council (INSTAR grant no. 16679). Collaborating partners are: IWAA, RACM and Dublin Institute of Technology. Discussion partners are BIAX Consult and Ranketing. Research assistants are Lorna O’Donnell and Susan Lyons. Background The level of work in environmental archaeology has increased greatly in Ireland over the past ten years. At the moment, a large proportion of wood and charcoal results appear in appendices to stratigraphical reports or in unpublished internal reports and are not widely available. There are a few very good exceptions to this rule, for example the private sector is increasingly realising the importance of presenting environmental datasets. A further problem is that, due to demand, more material is being studied outside Ireland where these results are not being integrated into the Irish environmental record.

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Timeline The WODAN project will be carried out over a three year period and it is ultimately envisaged that a central data storage facility will be created for all known wood and charcoal results from Ireland. Year 1 will be the design and feasibility phase (mainly through questionnaires), Year 2 will see the creation of the database, while Year 3 will be used for maintaining and updating the database. When complete, it will store published and unpublished material (when accessible) and will be updated annually by incorporating new information. Objectives One of the fundamental aims of the database is to act as a springboard to facilitate scientific research in the archaeological sector. It will also help to identify key research agendas for environmental archaeology and optimise future archaeological and palaeo-environmental sampling strategies. International Standard? International Database? At this stage, the need to store results in a centralised manner is seen as vital for the future development of the sector. It is especially for this reason that we are looking for responses and possible future collaboration with the project. Current Status The current feasibility study to create a wood and charcoal database is to be a collaborative effort between the Discovery Programme, IWAA, RACM and D.I.T. This also includes Universities and the commercial sector in Ireland and the Netherlands. In July meetings took place with D.I.T., Allan Hall and A.D.S. to discuss the development of the project. In September, the project will be displayed as a poster at the AEA conference in Denmark and at IV Meeting of Anthracology in Brussels. The results of the questionnaires will be collated in November 2008. People with an interest in archaeological wood and charcoal, databases and further research are invited to contact us. www.wodan.ie [email protected] Tel: +353 1 639 3039

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The Forum for Island Research and Experience (‘FIRE’) (by J. Cooper, H. Dawson and R. Rennell) The Forum for Island Research and Experience or FIRE was established in 2003 at the Institute of Archaeology, University College London (UCL), with the aim of bringing together researchers working in island environments from different parts of the world, for comparative discussion and debate. Over the years, FIRE has grown following the hosting of a number of events, as well as circulating a bi-annual newsletter to a growing mailing list. We advocate a holistic approach to islands that incorporates them within a broad geographical, political, social and cultural framework. The ‘island’ forms the theme for the forum in its broadest sense, stretching beyond the boundaries of the marine island paradigm and allowing for differing conceptualisations and encouraging inter-disciplinary approaches. Our first initiative was the ‘Talking Islands’ seminar series in 2004. The talks successfully explored issues such as historical ecology, world systems and island life, layered landscapes, seascapes and colonialism, and methodological issues in the study of islands, using examples from Easter Island, Belize and Cuba, Jamaica, Lake Victoria Islands, Torres Strait Islands, Micronesia, Papua New Guinea, Menorca (Spain), and Kythera (Greece). This was followed by the first UCL Inter-Department Seminar Series on ‘Natural Disasters, Development and the Environment’ (2004–2005). This series addressed the interface between natural disasters, development and the environment, by offering a long-term archaeological perspective on environmental change. This theme was explored further in a conference in 2005 on ‘Learning lessons from cultural heritage for sustainable Island Development’. The conference brought together archaeologists, geographers, social anthropologists, and emergency and disaster managers in order to discuss issues of island vulnerability, heritage management, and sustainability. Concepts of cultural identity were explored in our ‘Island Identities’ conference in 2006. Speakers examined the relationship between the physical nature of islands, as created by their geological, geographical and biological context, and cultural identity, as created by the islanders themselves. Image: Exploring island space: a fisherman carrying a traditional ‘nassa’ on his boat for trapping crayfish (Photo: H. Dawson)

In parallel, we have been running a number of one-off lectures (‘wildfires’) on islandrelated themes. These are advertised on our website and details sent out via our mailing list. As geographical units of analysis, islands provide an interesting topic for comparative discussion as they tend to be part of networks of human interaction. Over the past five years since we established FIRE, we have been able to create an on-going debate with colleagues from several other universities from different countries, which has benefited our research immensely. Our experience suggests that links between researchers working in different spatial and temporal contexts provide a real impetus for new ideas and fresh perspectives to emerge, as seen most recently at our session on ‘Island Archaeology: Themes and Challenges’, at the latest EAA meeting (see this issue for session report). Our next initiative in 2009 will be a one-day conference on ‘Island Space/s: Exploring current archaeological approaches to island geography’. The island unit, although convenient for archaeologists, does not necessarily correlate with the way in which island communities interact with the spaces around them and their experiences of island life. Islandscapes, coastscapes and seascapes capture a more integrated approach to island geographies and a more holistic experience of island landscapes. We aim to attract contributions from a range

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of theoretical and methodological backgrounds, including quantitative approaches to spatial analysis as well as more interpretive positions regarding island landscapes. If you are interested in participating in this conference or in giving a one-off talk to the Forum, then please contact us ([email protected]). You can find out more about our initiatives and other upcoming island-related events by looking at our website (www.fireonline.org). J. Cooper (University of Leicester, UK); H. Dawson (University of Kent, UK); R. Rennell (University College London, UK)

Western Poland in Europe from Antiquity to the Middle Ages (by Adriana Ciesielska) This project has been funded by the Department of Education and Art, Adam Mickiewicz University, Kalisz – Poznań, Poland. It aims to show the development of the social structure of the peoples who inhabited the Western Poland area between the turn of the second and third centuries AD and the tenth century AD. The term ‘Western Poland’, as used in the title of the project, can be loosely defined as the area which lies between the Oder and Vistula Rivers. The region is called ‘the cradle of the Polish nation’ and yet it does not form one complete whole, nor did it at the turn of antiquity and the middle ages. I believe that the larger area will make it easier for me to determine the creation and development of certain societies. The chronological timeline within which I will be working serves a similar purpose. By concentrating on more than half a millennium it will be easier to identify changes in society which by their very nature last a long time, and can rarely be observed across a short period of time. The project is interdisciplinary, connecting archaeology and history above all. Methodological inspiration is found in cultural and social anthropology. The chosen methodological basis seems to be as yet unknown in Polish archaeology and history, so this research project aims to go beyond the traditional form of analysis. The influence of the Roman Empire, then the Merovingian and Carolingian Kingdoms, the Vikings, early German states, and the Arab World on the barbarian societies of Central Europe, the ethno-genesis of the Slavs, and the start of the nations of Central Europe, have long been the subjects of academic discussion across various disciplines in Poland. Opinions concerning the ethno-genesis of the Slavs have been stagnant for years as discussion is mainly on the problem of searching for new arguments (sources) which would support the two existing but opposing concepts called autochthonic and allochthonic schools. I believe that there is very little chance of finding new documentary or archaeological sources, so it is better to refer to social theories which may show known sources from totally different theoretical perspectives. This could shed new light onto the subject. In order to avoid an eclectic interpretation, the governing social theory will be structuralism (otherwise known as ‘structural Marxism’ in archaeology and history). This concept allows me to treat Western Poland as a part of a larger politico-socio-economic system which existed in Europe. Thanks to this, I will be able to show the analysed area in a wider European context and look at the changes which took place – how they were affected by both internal (local) and by external (from Europe or further) influences. The proposed project is in two interrelated stages: 1) Creation of a database containing fragments of written sources and a catalogue of archaeological sites in Western Poland from this period – this will be available on the internet in 2009/10; 2) the interpretive stage will consist of the application of selected social theories to the collected source material – a separate monograph will be completed in 2009. Dr Adriana Ciesielska, Department of Education and Arts, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań – Kalisz, Poland. Email: [email protected] The European Archaeologist, Issue no. 30: Winter 2008/2009

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Archaeology of the disappearing landscape: the Tušimice survey project (by Zdeněk Smrž, Aleš Káčerik and Martin Kuna) The aim of the project The Tušimice survey (2007–2009) is a joint project of the Institute of Archaeological Heritage Management of NW Bohemia, Most, and the Institute of Archaeology ASCR, Prague (Czech Republic). The main goal of the project is to accomplish a detailed surface artefact survey of the open-cast mining area of Tušimice (NW Bohemia) that is going to be totally destroyed in the near future. A new scheme of the analytical surface survey has been introduced. Image 1: position of the project area within the Czech Republic

In the context of contemporary European archaeology the open-cast mining area of Tušimice provides a unique chance to compare two different kinds of archaeological evidence from the same territory: the evidence of the surface artefact survey and the situation discovered by the following large-scale excavations. The mining area extends to approximately 10 sq. kms, located around the Hutná stream near Chomutov (NW Bohemia; Images 1 & 2). The main goal of the current project is to carry out a systematic surface artefact survey and to collect maximum information about the area by other non-destructive field methods. Image 2: the delimitation of project on an aerial photograph.

In the near future this area will be totally destroyed by open-cast mining activities. It is assumed that the evidence obtained from the top may differ from what is found during the following rescue excavations, and it is believed that each approach may yield specific information on the past settlement, irretrievable by other methods. Combined, however, they may not only provide a more comprehensive insight into past settlement patterns, but also new data concerning the taphonomy of surface artefact scatters, as well as supporting the general use of nondestructive field methods in archaeology. Strategy of the surface artefact survey Our strategy of the surface artefact survey results from the experience of several preceding field projects (Kuna et al. 1993; Neustupný – Venclová 2000; Kuna et al. 2004) and some of the conclusions of the settlement area theory (Neustupný 1998). This theory understands landscape as a continuum of activity areas and, hence, a spatial continuum of information, not a set of discrete points (sites) in empty space. A ‘siteless’ survey has to balance the two main – and competing – aims of the survey: on the one hand, it is useful to cover maximum of the landscape in order to find as many components of the settlement areas as possible but, on the other hand, it is necessary to sample individual components with a fair intensity to obtain enough materials for their chronological and functional classification.

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Results So far the Tušimice survey has covered about 60–70% of area under study (all fields available during the first two years of project duration). The method of analytical surface artefact survey has appeared as very efficient; this means that the intended target to finish the project by next year is realistic. Finds discovered during the project are classified and then stored in a database. For further analysis and presentation of data GIS maps are used (Image 3).

Image 3: results of the first survey campaign displayed on a DEM map. The size of the circles corresponds to the amount of artefacts (pottery fragments) found within the survey units. Empty circles represent units with no finds.

References Kuna, M., Zvelebil, M., Foster, P.J., Dreslerová, D., 1993. Povrchový průzkum a krajinná archeologie: program a metodika regionálního průzkumu v Čechách, Památky archeologické, 84 (Field survey and landscape archaeology research design: Methodology of a regional field survey in Bohemia), pp. 110–130. Kuna, M et al, 2004 : Nedestruktivní archeologie. Teorie, metody a cíle (Non-destructive archaeology. Theory, methods and goals.) Prague: Academia. Neustupný, E., ed., 1998: Space in prehistoric Bohemia. Prague: Institute of Archaeology ASCR. Neustupný, E., Venclová, N., 2000. Surveying prehistoric industrial activities: the case of iron production. In Bintliff, J., Kuna, M. & Venclová, N., eds. The future of surface artefact survey in Europe. Sheffield: Sheffield University Press, pp. 93–104. Zdeněk Smrž (Institute of Archaeological Heritage Management of NW Bohemia, Most (Czech Republic), http://www.uappmost.cz) Aleš Káčerik (Institute of Archaeological Heritage Management of NW Bohemia, Most (Czech Republic), http://www.uappmost.cz) Martin Kuna (Institute of Archaeology ASCR, Prague (Czech Republic), http://www.arup.cas.cz)

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Landscape and the EAA (by Graham Fairclough and Marie-Jeanne Ghenne) There have always been landscape sessions at the EAA conferences, although this year fewer than in recent years. They cover a range of interpretations of ‘landscape’, and taken together they give a vivid demonstration of the diversity of archaeological practice that hides behind the concept ‘landscape’ (from palaeo-environmental reconstruction, through aerial reconnaissance and extensive field-walking, to phenomenological approaches, to heritage management, abstract conceptualisation to inter-disciplinary concepts, and cultural history). Image: Europe’s cultural landscape: archaeologists and the management of change

One strand among these sessions has been the sequence influenced by the European Landscape Convention and landscape/heritage management in particular, that began in 1999, and that included a number of Round Tables organised and facilitated by Tom Bloemers among others. Some of these have produced publications – papers from the first session organised at Bournemouth and Lisbon in 1999 and 2000 were included with other papers in the EAC’s book ‘Europe’s Cultural Landscape: archaeologists and the management of change’ (2002; see right). But all have influenced thinking, and helped to forge connections and networks that have ‘synergised’ with EU-funded projects such EPCL (European Pathways to the Cultural Landscape’) or the recent CADSES project ‘Cultural Landscape’. All these workshops had as one of their aims the promotion and discussion of the European Landscape Convention – a mere draft text when we began this series of workshops and meetings, now a treaty in force in twenty-eight countries of Europe. (http://www.coe.int/t/dg4/cultureheritage/conventions/Landscape/florence_en.asp#TopOfPage) This year (after a brief pause in Krakow) that tradition was upheld through a half day’s session suggested (and mainly organised by) Marie-Jeanne Ghenne from the Heritage Department of the Public Service of Wallonia, Belgium. It was entitled ‘Are we there yet?: archaeologists and the ELC’ in order to hint at the worry that archaeologists have not yet as a whole succeeded (or deigned?) to have a voice at national level in landscape debates, despite our obvious familiarity and expertise in the subject. It is still possible to be one of only a handful of archaeologists present in a landscape meeting or conference of 150 or more landscape specialists. On the day in Malta a number of speakers could not join us, but the session was nevertheless successful. In particular it began to break with the Anglophoneand northern bias of many of our landscape sessions, bringing in speakers from France (Thierry Odiot’s paper, ably read for us by Marie-Jeanne), Hungary (Katalin Wollak) and Wallonia (Axelle Letor, a useful counterpoint to a second paper by Yves Hollevoet, from the Flemish Region of Belgium). It was also a session that began to move onwards from a discussion about what landscape means to a debate about its management and social value, because increasingly at such meetings both speakers and audience have experience of the European Landscape Convention actually being put into practice, however easy or difficult that might be. In fact the discussion that followed the formal presentations was one of the

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most useful and far-reaching at any of this series of loosely connected conference workshops. Image: canal near Mons, Wallonia, Belgium (photo Olivier Collette)

This augurs well for the future. It us hoped to have a more formal Round Table at next year’s EAA Meeting in Riva del Garda; this may well continue the trend of drawing more southerly-situated countries into the discussion, and thus bringing in different ways of seeing and thinking about landscape. Finally, by next year not only will the ELC have continued to steadily embed itself into practice in many countries, but we ought to have seen the first fruits of the deliberations of the ESF-COST ‘Network of Networks’ on landscape, charged with advising the EU on a policy for future large scale funding on research (practice-oriented research) into landscape matters. The EAA’s long-standing involvement in this ever-expanding sphere of not only archaeology but of interdisciplinary landscape studies much more generally, will stand it in good stead.

Image: a new economic and leisure ‘activity area’ near Mons, Wallonia, Belgium (photo Axelle Letor)

Post-script: If you enjoyed any of the Round Tables and sessions on landscape and the European Landscape Convention at EAA conferences since 1999 – or if you really regret missing the session at the Malta Meeting (see elsewhere in this issue of TEA), you might enjoy this book: Graham Fairclough and Per Grau Møller (eds) 2008: Landscape as Heritage: the Management and Protection of Landscape in Europe, a summary by the COST A27 project «LANDMARKS» Geographica Bernensia, vol. G79; 299pp, 51 figs, 7 tables; ISBN 978-3-905835-05-2 This book is one of many products of the EU COST ‘Action A27’ on landscape called LANDMARKS (2004-2008), Understanding Pre-industrial Structures in Rural and Mining Landscapes) (http://www.soc.staffs.ac.uk/jdw1/costa27home.html). This network brought together researchers and practitioners from many disciplines – primarily, archaeologists, historians and historical geographers, but ecologists, planners, heritage managers and others as well, in 21 countries over a period between 2004 and 2008. One strand of its work was a comparison of historically informed approaches to landscape understanding and management, and accounts of how 13 countries from Norway to Cyprus and from Spain to Estonia approach this matter are presented in uniform format in this new book. They The European Archaeologist, Issue no. 30: Winter 2008/2009

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describe from a specifically cultural and historical perspective some of Europe’s diversity of practice and perception. Heritage protection has traditionally concentrated on the parts, not the whole, so that landscape in its entirety has not always been considered as cultural heritage. This book starts to show how heritage horizons can be expanded from traditionally site-based ways of protecting heritage to new landscape-focused ways of managing change. A second major theme of the book is co-operation between planners and developers, landscape architects and ecologists, and archaeologists, historians and geographers (whether academics or heritage professionals). With its focus on the historic dimension of landscape, and on culturally-informed views and aspirations of it, ‘Landscape as Heritage’ offers a baseline for future research and a guide to strengthened landscape management. It is also a contribution to the implementation of the European Landscape Convention. Copies can be ordered (38.00 CH; €24.00 incl. shipping) from GEOGRAPHICA BERNENSIA, Hallerstrasse 12, CH - 3012 Bern Tel. +41 (0)31 631 88 16; Fax +41 (0)31 631 85 11 [email protected]; www.geography.unibe.ch

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Committee on Professional Associations in Archaeology (by Gerhard Ermischer) 1. Meeting in Zadar The Committee had an informal meeting in Zadar, where we agreed to meet inter-congress at a time and venue that supported links to the Discovering the Archaeologists of Europe project. 2. Inter-Congress meeting in Leuven The Committee then met in Leuven in January 2008, discussing the development of professional associations in European archaeology and issues of concern. 3. Expansion of Committee The Committee welcomed Mihály Nagy representing Magyar Régész Szövetség (Association of Hungarian Archaeologists) to the Committee. The Committee currently has representatives from the UK, Ireland, Netherlands, Belgium, Hungary and Greece. We have since had contact from colleagues in Spain and Italy who would like to join, and the Committee has identified individuals in Portugal, Poland, Czech Republic, Romania and Norway who we will approach to identify potential participant organisations from those countries. 4. Discovering the Archaeologists of Europe The Committee has been closely involved with and has welcomed the progress made by the Discovering the Archaeologists of Europe project which has produced substantial labour market intelligence data for twelve European countries and has identified common issues and obstacles to the free movement of archaeologists across Europe. 5. Study Visit On behalf of the Committee, the Institute of Field Archaeologists intends to apply to the European Commission’s Lifelong Learning Programme for funding to support a Study Visit in 2009-10 which will allow archaeologists (from the committee and other organisations) to visit the UK to learn about the structure and organisation of professional archaeology in the UK. This will involve structured visits to major archaeological employers and sites to promote learning and discussion about private-sector, state-led and university archaeology in the UK and across Europe. 6. 2009 Conference The Committee intends to propose a half-day session at the 2009 Conference, provisionally on the subject of ‘Professionalism in European Archaeology’, looking to publicly discuss the roles that professional associations have played in Europe and beyond, and the roles they will play in the future of European archaeology. 7. Future of the Committee The Committee has recognised that Officer positions should rotate; by the 2009 Conference the current Chair and Secretary will have held their positions for six years, and so new appointments to those positions will be sought at the 2009 Conference. --

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Committee for Training and Education (by Mark Pearce) A Round Table was organised at the Malta Annual Meeting by the Chair of the Committee, Arek Marciniak, on ‘E-Learning solutions in teaching and training of archaeologists in Europe’. A Committee meeting was also held in Malta. A number of reports were given: •

Kenneth Aitchison reported on the EU-funded ‘Discovering the Archaeologists of Europe’ project (www.discovering-archaeologists.eu), in which the EAA is a partner.

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Mark Pearce noted the new on-line journal on archaeological education published by the UK Higher Education Academy’s Subject Centre for Archaeology, edited by Anthony Sinclair & Karina Croucher, which can be found at http://www.heacademy.ac.uk/hca/archaeology/RAEJournal.

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Mark Pearce also reported on initial responses to his questionnaire about progress on the Bologna agreement (see TEA 29: 19–21) which aims to align University curricula in Europe around a common (bachelors + masters + doctorate) pattern and to simplify University qualifications across Europe in order to favour mobility. There was general discussion about experiences in various countries. In Hungary, the first cohort of Bachelors students is now graduating; they will only be eligible to become archaeological technicians and will have to undertake further study at Masters level if they wish for a career in archaeology. There is similar worry about the employment prospects of BAs in Belgium.

John Collis stepped down as Secretary of the Committee and was replaced by Mark Pearce. The Committee is very grateful to John for his hard work and enthusiasm for archaeological training and education. The Committee is always on the look-out for new members who are interested in getting involved in its work – after all, it is training and education that forms the archaeologists of tomorrow. Mark Pearce, University of Nottingham, UK ([email protected])

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Archaeology as Time Travel (session report by Cornelius Holtorf and Bodil Petersson) The session on ‘Archaeology as Time Travel’ (co-organised by Bodil Petersson and Cornelius Holtorf) marked the start of a new interdisciplinary project on the archaeology of time travel, based at the Universities of Lund and Kalmar in Sweden. The six speakers each explored the meaning of the term ‘time travel’ in a particular context and presented examples of research questions that the project will be addressing. Image: Time travel on German TV. The protagonists of the docu-soap Steinzeit: das Experiment (SWR 2007)

Cornelius Holtorf (University of Kalmar, Sweden) started off with an overview of the current popularity of experiencing and getting immersed in past worlds. He suggested that this kind of time travelling is aided by factors such as cutting-edge computer technology and popular mass media and arguably represents a novel way of approaching the past in our age (see also Holtorf 2007). Bodil Petersson (University of Lund, Sweden) then explored why, today, rune-stone carvers are again in large demand and how the act of rune-carving is contributing to the emerging need for time travels in contemporary society. Lars-Erik Narmo (Lofotr Viking Museum, Norway) discussed the way in which an archaeological open-air museum offers visitors experiences of the past by letting them participate in recreating ancient technologies and other parts of past daily life. The widespread popularity of open-air museums throughout Europe was further explored by Roeland Pardekooper (University of Exeter, UK). He argues that these museums reflect strong trends in people’s appreciation of the past towards handson experiences of past life, storytelling, scientific experimentation, and layered information available to those visitors who want to learn more. The historian Erika Sandström (University of Gotland, Sweden) then discussed the way in which large numbers of locals and tourists have been enjoying the annual Medieval week in Visby. Surprisingly, she found that not all participants admit to being interested in history, because the way they engage with the past is outside the scope of traditional notions of history and thus not associated with ‘history’. Finally, ethnologist Lynn Åkesson (University of Lund, Sweden) presented her thoughts about garbage and the practices of discard. She distinguished between clean refuse that is suitable to time travel experiences, e.g. by nostalgically evoking other periods as in the case of Stalin statues or car wrecks, and unclean refuse, such as organic waste, that does not allow for such experiences in the same way and is widely received with disgust. One of the questions raised in the extensive and lively discussion concerned the significance of allowing people to return to the present from their time travels… C. Holtorf and B. Petersson, 22 September 2063 [email protected]; [email protected] Further reading Holtorf, Cornelius (2007), ‘Time travel: a new perspective on the distant past’ in On the road: studies in honour of Lars Larsson (ed. B. Hårdh, K. Jennbert and D. Olausson). Stockholm: Almqvist & Wiksell, pp 127–32. Petersson, Bodil (2003), Föreställningar om det förflutna: Arkeologi och rekonstruktion (with English summary). Lund: Nordic Academic Press.

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Material connections: mobility, materiality and Mediterranean identities (session Report by Bernard Knapp and Peter van Dommelen) Organizers A. Bernard Knapp and Peter van Dommelen, Department of Archaeology, University of Glasgow, Scotland Discussant Mike Rowlands, Department of Anthropology, University College London, England Overview Mediterranean archaeology traditionally has focused on excavating major sites, isolating cultural ‘firsts’ and describing fine artworks. Papers presented in this symposium sought to counteract those trends, engaging with the interrelated issues of colonialism, material culture and identity on a comparative basis. Contributors to the session explored how ‘things’ mediate the experience of both ancient and modern Mediterranean peoples, and how these relations are shaped and informed by long-term collective memories of movement, colonisation or localisation. Working on different island and coastal regions, these thematically-linked papers examined how Mediterranean identities were impacted by the mediation of materialised ‘memory-scapes’ that form long-term dialogic spaces, where the modern and the ancient constantly inform and predict each other. This diachronic perspective can provide fresh insights into how new senses of place are created and new identities forged. The areas examined, comparatively and interactively, were Sardinia, Corsica, Crete, Cyprus and the Balearic Islands, as well as their nearest mainland shores (Italy, Greece, Spain, France, northwest Africa). Each case study investigated specific objects or material culture categories that played a critical role in facilitating contacts or creating distance between two or more social groups. By confronting unexplored ideas and crossing traditional boundaries in a conceptually distinctive manner, these papers offered new insights into issues of materiality and identity in the ancient and modern Mediterranean. In discussing and analysing concepts like migration, materiality, identity and connectivity, they breathed new life into current theoretical and methodological approaches, and facilitated new dialogues and understandings of trans-regional and trans-cultural practices. Papers Introduction: Mobility, Materiality and Mediterranean Identities (A. Bernard Knapp and Peter van Dommelen, Department of Archaeology, University of Glasgow, Scotland) From Colonization to Habitation: Early Cultural Adaptations in the Balearic Bronze Age (Damià Ramis, Institut Mediterrani, University of the Balearic Islands, Palma de Mallorca, Spain) Contacts, Movements and Identities in Iron Age East Iberia (Jaime Vives-Ferrándiz, Museo de Prehistoria, Valencia, Spain) Mimesis/Mimicry: Colonialism and Imitation in Roman Baetica (Alicia Jiménez, Instituto de Historia, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Madrid, Spain) Insularity, Connectivity and Elite Identity in Late Bronze Age Sardinia (Anthony Russell, Department of Archaeology, University of Glasgow, Scotland) Entangled Identities on Iron Age Sardinia (Jeremy Hayne, Department of Archaeology, University of Glasgow, Scotland) Connectivity and Shifting Identities in the North Tyrrhenian Sea (Corinna Riva, Institute of Archaeology, University College London) Prehistoric Social Identities in the Cretan Landscape (Marina Gkiasta, Department of Archaeology, Leiden University, Netherlands) Negotiating Island Interactions: Cyprus, the Aegean and the Levant in the Late Bronze-Early Iron Ages (Sarah Janes, Department of Archaeology, University of Glasgow)

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Becoming European? The transformation of third-millennium Europe and the trajectory into the second millennium BC (session report by Håkon Glørstad & Christopher Prescott) The EAA aims to promote the management and interpretation of the European archaeological heritage. Since Childe’s day the concept of a European archaeology and identity has varied concurrently with theoretical trends in archaeology and political developments in wider society. Both processual and post-modern archaeology have, with notable exceptions, been small-scale archaeologies. Several recent studies have again explored explanations and accounts on a continental scale, not the least concerning the Bronze Age, while developing theoretical and methodological approaches. The session identified European heritage not only as a national strategy of the present, but also as a process in prehistory – starting with the cultural and political transformations of the third millennium BC. These transformations initiated the processes and mechanisms that led up to the complex institutions of the first half of the second millennium BC. In some places this process seems to sever the bounds to the past, creating a new historical trajectory. The session focused on processes in the past and the present leading towards a unifying concept or appearance of culture, making up a fundament for the creation of our part of the world as Europe. The papers dealt with the transformation of third millennium Europe or the local impact of this transformation, and the historical trajectory into the following centuries. Several papers also explored the ideological, political and social context of renewed narratives that incorporate large scale – indeed continental – factors in their exploration of the final Neolithic/earliest Bronze Age. Papers Christopher Prescott & Håkon Glørstad: Introduction. Jan Apel, University College London: Tracing Bifacial Projectile Points. M. Pilar Prieto-Martínez, IIT– University of Santiago de Compostela: Perceiving changes in the III millennium cal. BC in Europe through pottery: Galicia, Brittany and Denmark as an example. Christopher Prescott, University of Oslo: The Beaker culture and Bronze Age beginnings along the Norwegian coast: so much so fast. Nick Thorpe, University of Winchester: Beaker Period Europe – Fighting, Feuding, or the Enemy Within? Einar Østmo, University of Oslo: Late Neolithic Expansion to Norway – Memories of a seaborne episode (read by Prescott). Chris Fowler, Newcastle University: A regional study of European phenomena? Transformations in mortuary practices in Northumberland c.2400–1500BC. Herdis Hølleland, University of Oslo: Personhoods for Europe: the archaeological construction of European-ness. Håkon Glørstad, University of Oslo: Two ways to Europe.

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Links between Megalithism and Hypogeism in Western Mediterranean Europe (session report by Juan Antonio Cámara Serrano and José Andrés Afonso Marrero) Some formal similarities in plan designs, features and volumetric conception have been noted between megalithic and hypogeic monuments of Mediterranean Late Prehistory. The unique difference between megaliths and rock-cut tombs is the emphasis on visibility or concealment of monuments. The concealment of the sacred area is also a feature of megalithic monuments, however, where the tumulus works both as a landmark and as a protector of its inner parts. These phenomena can be analyzed through different approaches: Exploration of formal and constructive similarities between megalithic and hypogeic graves were proposed by T. Di Fraia; Territorial analysis including both funerary phenomena and settlement relationships were presented by L. Spanedda, C. Loi, J.A. Cámara et al, and by C. Malone and S. Stoddart; Chronological problems were raised by C. Pau, and V. Gonçalves; and finally, theoretical analyses of the functions of both types of manifestations and their relationship with contemporary rituals were undertaken by M. Aguado and partly by C. Malone and S. Stoddart.

Image: the Martilla Necropolis

T. Di Fraia suggested that natural features were used as megalithic architectural parts as the builders of the hypogea had done too. L. Spanedda showed that there is no relationship between land-control and megaliths, except in the case of menhirs. To J.A. Cámara et al no differences exist between both types of funerary phenomena in order to exhibit greater or lesser control of territory. Contrary to this, C. Loi has proven how in certain Sardinian areas a clear difference exists between the landmark functions of megaliths and of hypogeal structures. C. Malone and S. Stoddart stated that hypogea are important elements in Maltese prehistoric societies, working as underground intermediaries between temples. C. Pau and V. Gonçalves reflected on the chronology and reuse of megaliths and hypogea. And finally, M. Aguado reflected on the importance of monument shape to explain its social/ideological function. Juan Antonio Cámara Serrano ([email protected]) and José Andrés Afonso Marrero ([email protected]), Dpto. Prehistoria y Arqueología, Universidad de Granada

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Island archaeologies: themes and challenges (session report by Helen Dawson) Organisers K. Seetah (McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research, University of Cambridge, UK) A. Pluskowksi (University of Reading, UK) H. Dawson (Forum for Island Research and Experience, University of Kent, UK) R. Grima (Heritage Malta) R. Rennell (Forum for Island Research and Experience, University College London, UK) The ‘Island archaeologies: themes and challenges’ session was the result of a collaboration between the Forum for Island Research and Experience (FIRE), Heritage Malta, the McDonald Institute of Archaeological Research in Cambridge, and the University of Reading. The first part of the session (‘Island Archaeologies’), chaired by Seetah and Pluskowski, explored themes such as colonisation, migration, trade and exchange, focusing on the particular methodological issues that working on islands raises, as well as their unique interpretive value. Speakers illustrated these issues through a wide range of case studies, from the importance of understanding diets in post-medieval Mauritius (Seetah, UK), to the challenges posed by the initial colonisation of Northern Greenland (Jensen, Denmark) and Ireland (Smyth, Ireland), to issues of cultural integration, as seen through the example of Portland (a small peninsula off the Dorset coast of the UK) (Page-Smith, UK), and the impact of Venetian expansion in the Mediterranean (Pluskowski, UK). Image: A Late Bronze Age room with a view: a typical central Mediterranean islandscape (Panarea, Sicily) (photo: H. Dawson)

The second part of the session (‘Challenges for Island Archaeology’) chaired by Dawson and Grima, discussed both strengths and weaknesses of the island archaeological approach. Berg (UK) challenged the idea that islands are ‘special places’ and argued that they are not useful analytical categories. She proposed that the sea might be a more useful mark of distinction, and that we should focus on the latter in order to further our understanding of islands. Bevan (UK) and Colls (UK) expounded the opposite idea, arguing that islands are potential microcosms for study. Their island survey projects (in the Aegean and Western Scottish Isles respectively) illustrated the benefits of working on islands, both in terms of sampling procedures, and of identifying episodes of colonisation, abandonment, and connections with the wider world. This point was followed up by Recchia, Copat, and Danesi (Italy), who discussed alternating phases of interaction and isolation between the Maltese archipelago and the adjacent areas. Grima (Malta) explored whether and how the island setting affected cultural development on the Maltese archipelago during the late Neolithic, illustrating the importance of cultural attitudes to island environments. The comparative strength of the island approach was made very clear by Daire (France), who presented the results of a study of Brittany (France), which, with its 1770 km of coasts and its 850 islands, has formidable potential for the study of coastal and insular archaeology. Kyriakidis (UK) pointed out that islands can shed light on different, yet contemporary, patterns of land/sea ownership, casting light on group identities. Dawson (UK) concluded the session by presenting the results of a survey on Island Archaeology, pointing to the validity of the island archaeology approach. She also observed that Island Archaeology is moving towards an archaeology of the sea and of maritime identity, but that we may be falling prey to maritime determinism, where the idea of The European Archaeologist, Issue no. 30: Winter 2008/2009

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connectivity and engagement with the sea is taken for granted rather than archaeologically demonstrated. The general agreement was that Island Archaeology is a valid sub-discipline of archaeology: it has a strong historical and scientific tradition, and it has evolved significantly since its inception in the 1960s, moving from isolationist and bio-geographical paradigms towards ideas of cultural connectivity. Far from developing in isolation, it is following the development of mainstream archaeology.

Archaeological imaginations of religion (session report by Thomas Meier and Petra Tillessen) Religious beliefs and worldviews of prehistoric societies are among the key topics of archaeological research, witnessing growing archaeological interest during recent years. Though a number of studies address theoretical approaches, such as how to recognize patterns of prehistoric beliefs, there is surprisingly little reflection on our own underlying assumptions on the general nature and characteristics of religion. This session, therefore, set out to reflect and explore how archaeologists think and argue about prehistoric religious beliefs. The session, taking place on Friday morning and thus in unpleasant competition with a number of very strong sessions at the same time, received very good attention nevertheless. It consisted of six papers (as two colleagues had to withdraw their contribution at short notice) leaving considerable time for discussion – which was used widely by the participants. According to the intention of the session, all papers took a strong theoretical approach, partly on an abstract level (John Bintliff; Erica Hill; Thomas Meier/Petra Tillessen) and partly starting from case studies (Ulla Odgaard, Peter Biehl; Tiina Äikäs). Though the papers as well as the discussions addressed a great variety of aspects and questions all relating to the problem of contemporary archaeological imaginations in one or the other way, two aspects received special interest and were focused during the final discussion. First: The divide between sacred and profane may be useful as an analytical category, but quite often turns out to camouflage the integration of religious practice in daily life. Second: Matters of religion and belief are highly emotional – and this is true as well when they are addressed as objects of archaeological research. For full abstracts of session and papers see http://events.um.edu.mt/eaa2008/meier.pdf. The participants agreed to publish the papers of the session. Thomas Meier (Heidelberg) and Petra Tillessen (Munich)

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Internationalism and the history of archaeology (session report by Margarita DíazAndreu) The session ‘Internationalism and the history of archaeology’, organised by Dr Díaz-Andreu (Durham University) and Prof. Jacek Lech (Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw) attracted eighteen speakers from countries across Europe and North America. Papers dealt with a range of topics framed in nineteenth and twentieth century archaeology both in Europe and beyond. The aim of the session was to counterbalance the interest in nationalism by analysing internationalism: the extent to which exchanges between antiquarians and archaeologists from different countries influenced each other and therefore the construction of knowledge about the past. Despite an extremely tight schedule, the session ran smoothly, and a limited time for discussion was possible. Image: Prof. Jacek Lech

Papers dealt with internationalism both in archaeological practice (new methodology in excavations and classification) and theory (novel ways of interpreting the material record). Relationships between scholars of different countries were observed in international conferences (Eberhardt, Martins), international schools (Ruiz), and museums and exhibitions (Kostrhun, Martins). They were also identified in personal and epistolary exchanges (DíazAndreu, László), in publications (Gomes) and excavations (Baranowski, Dyson, Lyon). Some speakers connected these exchanges with politics (Link), ideas (Lech), and new perspectives (Tabaczyński). Other speakers pointed to the importance of students moving to another country to learn the newest developments in the field (Babes), or to promote communication between both countries (Briggs), and also to scholars migrating from one country to the other (Jastrzębowska) Image: Prof. Stanisław Tabaczyński

Margarita Díaz-Andreu, Durham University

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Migration in the Bronze and Early Iron Age Europe (session report by Karol Dzięgielewski and Marcin S. Przybyła) Increasing interest in the topic of migration in prehistory has been observed in last years, after several decades of neglect of this problem by mainstream archaeology. Archaeologists organise conferences (e.g. in Xanten in 2006) and publish many works but mostly do not employ examples from the European Bronze Age. The aim of our session at the 14th Meeting of the EAA in Malta was to focus on this period. It seems to be very eligible for testing models of mobility due to the fact that Europe was inhabited at that time by the nearly protohistoric communities. They established long-lasting, stable structures; therefore any cultural change or movement might be noticed in the archaeological record. The session was held on the last day of the conference. Seven of the eight registered papers were presented. Although papers focusing on central Europe dominated, wide geographical range of the session was gained. It should be realised also in a post-conference publication that is planned as a special issue of ‘Prace Archeologiczne’ journal in 2009. It is worth mentioning that not all lectures were optimistic with regards to the usefulness of migration explanatory models (S. Kadrow, S. Vitale and T.A. Hancock). Nevertheless, papers and discussion have shown that presuming whether migrations in prehistory happened could not be a question of attitude nowadays. New methods such as stable isotopes analysis have proven that they took place. Some of the authors (S. Vitale and T.A. Hancock, J. Górski, M.S. Przybyła, A. Gawlik, K. Dzięgielewski) delivered quite convincing attempts at reconstructing some possible migratory events by the means of more traditional procedures (see accompanying image). A general trait of their studies was a holistic approach which allowed them to employ data from archaeology, history, etnoarcheology, palinology, etc. Image: distribution of the Belegiš II culture pottery in circumCarpathian area: evidence of the movements of a small group of people? (M.S. Przybyła)

One of the more broadly discussed subjects concerned the role of the catastrophic (e.g. climatic) events in decision-making process towards migration. Some participants argued that this factor is frequently over-estimated. As the lectures of S. Kadrow, M.S. Przybyła or K. Dzięgielewski have shown, most often we do not deal with direct interaction, but with complex chain of socio-ideological interactions that might result in people movement. One of the conclusions of the session was also that very precise models are hardly applicable to specific issues. Our knowledge is too poor with regards to reasons of analysed phenomena; therefore only some general conditions for migration and stages of this process might be indicated. Of course, it does not mean that we should reject attempts at establishing general models – anthropological and historical examples might be very useful in this course. Attention that was drawn by the session gave evidence that many researchers feel uncomfortable in the face of obligatory paradigms of evolutionary changes in prehistory. The European Archaeologist, Issue no. 30: Winter 2008/2009

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The President’s Corner (by Anthony Harding) Since coming home from our successful and enjoyable meeting in Malta, the world has changed a lot. None of us will have been untouched by the financial chaos that has engulfed the world in recent weeks, though we may not all know it yet. Those of us in secure jobs may feel there is nothing to worry about: our pensions are safe, our governments or the International Monetary Fund will not let us descend into poverty, and even if our salaries don’t buy us as much as they did last year, they still keep us at a decent standard of living. We may be in for a shock if our pension funds, which are tied to the stock markets, decline in value; and for those of us with weak national currencies, trips abroad and purchases from overseas will definitely have to be cut back. But it is not so much people like me who will feel the pinch in the coming months and years. Since much of Europe is now either in recession or at zero economic growth, the building industry and development projects are likely to suffer first; and if no development is taking place, the need for archaeological mitigation is also going to dwindle. This will hit countries with a large commercial sector quicker than those, like France, where preventive and rescue archaeology is more or less confined to the public sector, but it will have its impact there too. Indeed, we hear that INRAP, one of the leading models of how preventive archaeology should be organised, is already having to come to terms with major organisational changes. In these times, we must all hope that our colleagues in field archaeology will be able to weather the storm. It may be that this is an opportunity to get past fieldwork published; it may be that governments will fund major infrastructure projects which will keep the flow of archaeological work moving. Whatever the situation turns out to be, we must all strive for the health and well-being of our profession. ********** Development pressures have not eased much in recent months, rather the reverse. News of plans for industrial or leisure complexes on Mediterranean – and other – shores seem to come thick and fast. The proposal for a golf course on the shore at Cavo Sidero in north-east Crete has provoked widespread condemnation and a petition (http://www.thepetitionsite.com/tell-a-friend/298605; click on ‘view whole petition’ to see the full details); the area is rich in archaeological remains and far from existing tourism facilities. Hard on the heels of this proposal comes the news that permission has been given to the American entrepreneur Donald Trump to build a huge complex, including a golf course, on the sand-dunes of north-east Scotland (according to media reports, this will include an eightstorey hotel, 950 timeshare apartments and 500 houses). This was in spite of objections from environmentalists, including Scottish Natural Heritage, that a Site of Special Scientific Interest (and presumably various archaeological sites) would be destroyed or compromised (the policy of Historic Scotland on the matter is not stated on the websites to which I have access). Some reports state that Trump’s permission is conditional on his giving money to the restoration of Lews Castle on the island of Lewis in the Hebridean Islands of north-west Scotland, but somehow I find this hard to believe. ********** According to recent reports, the United States Senate has voted to ratify the 1954 Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict. There were reports that the British government also intended to include this in its forthcoming Heritage Protection Bill, but that the global financial crisis has pushed this down the legislation likely to see the light of day in the coming parliamentary session. At the same time, an exhibition entitled simply ‘Babylon’ (previously at the Pergamon Museum in Berlin and the Louvre in Paris) opens in the British Museum on 13 November. This is ironic, because that site is perhaps the most damaged of all by coalition forces in the Iraq war. For our political and The European Archaeologist, Issue no. 30: Winter 2008/2009

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military masters, heritage in general and archaeology in particular, is still sadly a long way down the list of priorities. ********** Enough of these rather melancholy reflections. I was pleased to be able welcome new members of the Executive Board in the recent elections: Peter Biehl and Kerstin Cassel; Staša Babič to the Editorial Board; a new Secretary of the Association, Eszter Bánffy, to replace the irreplaceable Predrag Novaković; and of course an Incoming President to replace me next year: Friedrich (Fritz) Lüth. At the same time we thank the retiring Board members, Zbygniew Kobyliński and Martijn van Leusen, for their many services to the Association and its activities. I am sure you will join me in wishing Board members past and present well over the coming years, when all our energies will be devoted to serving our Association and helping to make it even stronger than it is today. Anthony Harding

Calendar for EAA members November 2008–June 2009 November December 31 December 1 January 6 March Mid March 15 April 1 May 1 May 1st half of May June

TEA 30 circulated to members Reminder to renew EAA membership on-line e-mailed to members End of 2008 EAA membership (log in the members’ only section valid until 31 January 2009) Beginning of 2009 EAA membership (log in the members’ only section valid from 1 December 2008) Executive Board meeting in Prague, Czech Republic Call for nominations to the EAA election circulated to members Closure of nominations by members Deadline for articles and announcements for TEA 31 Deadline for proposals of candidates for the European Archaeological Heritage Prize Nomination Committee Meeting TEA 31 circulated to members

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From the Editor Dear EAA members, it gives me great pleasure that Issue 30 of The European Archaeologist is now ready for circulation, albeit a little later than normal. As usual for the winter issue, a large part is taken up with session reports from the Annual Conference. These reports act as a reminder to those who were present of what was covered in the sessions, while they also inform people who weren’t able to attend (either because they were at a different session or because they couldn’t be at the conference) about what they missed. For those session organisers among you who did not manage to submit your report in time for TEA 30, please send it to me as soon as you can so that we can include it in TEA 31. Similarly, if you have any short articles, reports or project updates or announcements that you would like to have included, please email them to me at the address below. You are encouraged to include illustrations, so long as there are no outstanding copyright issues attached. ********** You may have noticed the new TEA mast-head at the top of this newsletter. This is part of the EAA’s new suite of official livery, which you will be seeing more of on the Association’s stationery, web-pages and the EJA. Speaking of the EJA, for those of you with suggestions for more substantial articles, please contact Alan Saville, editor of the EJA ([email protected]) or fill out a copy of the form that appears below (p. 27) and return it to him. ********** Another strand of the EAA’s communication network is the website (www.e-a-a.org), and I would encourage you to browse the pages of this resource, especially in the light of the new members database and job service highlighted below (p. 26). ********** A range of interesting conferences for 2009 are advertised towards the end of this newsletter. If you would like to draw members’ attention to similar events, or to issue a call for papers, please contact me about inclusion in TEA 31. All comments, contributions and suggestions for the next issue of the newsletter should reach me no later than 15 April 2009. ********** Finally, I would like to thank Sylvie Květinová and Michael Ann Bevivino for their assistance in the preparation of this issue of TEA. Michael Potterton, Editor [email protected]

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On-line database of EAA members (by Sylvie Květinová and Magdalena Turková) The personalized on-line system is accessible to paid-up members through the membersonly section of the EAA web-page at http://www.e-a-a.org/password.htm. Use your normal email address (the one we have on file for you) or your EAA ID as your user name, and the password that you have been given by the Secretariat, to enter it. Please do not hesitate to contact the Secretariat at [email protected] if you need assistance. The various facilities in the members-only section enable you to: •

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Access the list of current and past EAA members (those who have given permission for their details to be made available)

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Access the Jobs Service, both to advertise jobs your organisation has available and to search for jobs

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Take advantage of discounts that book publishers are offering to EAA members (in order to do this, you must agree to have your EAA entry visible to other members by checking the relevant box)

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Access scans of the Journal of European Archaeology (1993–7)

The list of EAA members should be a valuable resource for all, but in order for it to be effective, and to comply with data protection laws, you must tick the box allowing your details to be visible to other members. In this way, you will be able to see what interests other members have, which members come from particular countries, etc. Your personal and contact data will not be provided to third parties or used for commercial purposes. All important membership information will be made available to you through the Members Section and/or by e-mail, but please do not hesitate to contact the EAA Secretariat should you have any queries. We hope you enjoy the benefits of EAA membership! Best wishes from the Secretariat, Sylvie Květinová (Administrator) & Magdalena Turková (Assistant Administrator)

Jobs Service The EAA has recently developed a new service for employers in Archaeology and Heritage sectors, and for archaeologists seeking employment. The Service operates on a panEuropean basis, and is intended to enable employers to match their positions to the best candidates and to enable those seeking work to find jobs in their area of competence, not only in their own country but across Europe. A section offering voluntary jobs for students, field courses and training around Europe will be added soon. This is what makes our Service different from, and better than, existing jobs databases: it will cross national boundaries in ways that are not currently possible, and offer all users a much wider pool of possibilities. The Service is now available for free at http://www.e-a-a.org/job.php.

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Publication in the European Journal of Archaeology If you are interested in publishing an article in the European Journal of Archaeology (EJA), please fill out this form and return it together with the text of your contribution (or its abstract) to the EAA Secretariat, or send it together with three identical copies of your contribution plus an electronic version to the General Editor of the EJA (address at the bottom of this page). Your proposal will be considered by the EJA Editorial Board and you will be notified of the outcome. For detailed notes for contributors, please see the back cover of the EJA or http://www.e-a-a.org/ journal.htm. Contributions in major European languages other than English are accepted. Author’s details Title: ______ First Name: _______________Last Name: ___________________________ Institutional Affiliation: ______________________________________________________ Address: _________________________________________________________________ E-mail address: _____________________________ Phone/Fax: ____________________ Short biographical note

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Journal of Art Crime: Call for papers The Journal of Art Crime, published by ARCA, is the first peer-reviewed academic journal in the study of art crime. This biennial publication welcomes interdisciplinary articles from both academics and professionals, related to art crime, its history, and its repercussions. Relevant fields include criminology, law, art history, history, sociology, policing, security, archaeology, and conservation. For more information or to see the Journal of Art Crime Media Pack, please go to http://www.artcrime.info/publications. Content Each issue of the Journal of Art Crime will include at least five academic essays, which will be subject to anonymous peer review. Essays considered to be of merit by peers may be returned to their authors along with rewrite guidelines which must be applied before publication. The Journal of Art Crime will also include book and exhibition reviews, conference write-ups, capsule summaries of major recent art crimes, and editorial columns. The Journal welcomes submissions or proposals for any of the aforementioned. The following professionals will serve on the editorial board, in addition to ARCA’s trustees: Lord Colin Renfrew, Professor of Archaeology, University of Cambridge Petrus van Duyne, Professor of Criminology, University of Tilburg, the Netherlands Neil Brodie, Stamford University, US Dick Drent, Director of Security, the Van Gogh Museum, the Netherlands Matjaz Jager, Director, Institute of Criminology, Slovenia Bojan Dobovsek, Professor of Criminology, University of Maribor, Slovenia Michael Kirchner, CPP, CIPM, Director of Safety and Security, Harvard Art Museums, US Benoit van Asbroeck, Attorney, Brussels, Belgium Judah Best, Attorney and Smithsonian Trustee, US Howard Spiegler, Attorney, US David Gill, University of Swansea, Wales Erik Nemeth, The Getty Research Institute, US Travis McDade, University of Illinois, US Ken Polk, University of Melbourne, Australia David Simon, Professor of Art History, Colby College, US

Submissions Submissions are welcome at any time. Academic essays should be 4000–9000 words in length (including footnotes, excluding bibliography). Please adhere to MLA style guidelines. Relevant images should be sent in .jpg form in a separate email. Authors are responsible for securing any necessary permissions for the reproduction of images related to their articles. Average turnover for peer-reviewed essays is eight weeks, two weeks for editorial or review material. Each academic essay should be accompanied by a cover page that includes: -author’s name, affiliation, and contact information -biographical information (up to 100 words) -an abstract (100–200 words in length) -six keywords that characterize the content of the article Please remove all identifying material from the body of the article. Editorial proposals or submissions (book reviews, letters, etc) should include: -brief abstract of proposed or submitted topic (200 word maximum) -author’s name, affiliation, and contact information -biographical information (up to 100 words) Please send all submissions to [email protected] as an attachment in Word format. Subscriptions The Journal of Art Crime will be published both as an e-journal and in printed form. Subscribers may choose the electronic form alone, or purchase the electronic and print form as a package. The first issue will be published in the Spring of 2009, the second issue the following Fall. Please visit http://www.artcrime.info/publications to subscribe. Please direct any queries to [email protected]. Noah Charney, Director, ARCA (www.artcrime.info) The European Archaeologist, Issue no. 30: Winter 2008/2009

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Conference announcement (April 2009): Anthropological and archaeological imaginations: past, present and future University of Bristol, 6–9 April 2009. Call for panel proposals The Association of Social Anthropologists 09 conference will take place at the University of Bristol, 6–9 April. The aim of this conference is to stimulate a major reconsideration of the complex links which obtain between social anthropology and archaeology. Though social anthropology has had an uneasy relationship with archaeology we believe that the transformations that both disciplines have experienced in recent decades mean that it is time to overcome this reticence, indeed that there are many reasons (intellectual, epistemological, methodological and practical) to do so. All submissions are welcome, whether from the theoretical or ethnographic point of view. Considerations which take into account the experience of four-field anthropology from an international perspective are also very welcome. We would expect panel proposals to be submitted by 1 December, please. Amongst the special events already decided is the key-note address (Monday 6 April), which will be delivered by Prof. Michael Herzfeld. Invited speakers with regard to the first plenary that follows include Prof. Chris Hann, Prof. Tim Ingold, and Prof. Rosemary Joyce. On Day 2, Prof. Ian Hodder will be awarded an Honorary Doctorate by the University, preceded by a special lecture: ‘Archaeology and Anthropology: the state of the field’. Further events include the ASA Raymond Firth Lecture (Prof. Guha-Thakurta), and the RAI Presidential Address (Prof. Roy Ellen). The call for panels may be accessed here: http://www.theasa.org/conferences/asa09/. We do not wish to be prescriptive, but the sort of thing that may be of interest would be the exploration of the contrasts and complementarities between the two disciplines historically and today, the study of ruins or the ethnographic exploration of multiple interactions with the past, diffusion and the transformation of culture, contrasting uses and ways of interpreting material culture within the two disciplines, and so on. More details on these themes may be found here: http://www.theasa.org/conferences/asa09/theme.htm. Queries may be addressed to [email protected]

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Conference announcement (May 2009): Taking Shetland out of the box: island cultures and Shetland identity 7–10 May 2009; Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland On 7–10 May 2009, the University of Aberdeen's Elphinstone Institute, the UHI Millennium Institute's Centre for Nordic Studies, and the Shetland Museum and Archives will hold an international, academic conference in Lerwick, Shetland, based at the Shetland Museum and Archives. Taking Shetland out of the Box: Island Cultures and Shetland Identity will consider the role of islands as meeting places for cultures and the influence these meetings have on the formation of local identity. A wide range of island communities and culturally-insular peoples will also be considered. Taking Shetland out of the Box will place Shetland and other geographically and/or culturally insular communities in context through an interdisciplinary exploration of the elements of island identity. It will include studies in folklore, anthropology, history, heritage, branding, and geopolitics. The conference will be international in nature, featuring presenters from Europe, North America, Asia, Australasia, and the Middle East. Keynote speakers: Carsten Jensen & Bo Almqvist Registration is from 1 October 2008 and takes place through the University of Aberdeen's online store. For more information, please go to: http://www.abdn.ac.uk/elphinstone/events/shetland/.

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Conference announcement (June 2009): Resorting to the coast: tourism, heritage and cultures of the seaside 25–29 June 2009; Blackpool, United Kingdom The Centre for Tourism and Cultural Change (CTCC) and the Institute of Northern Studies, Leeds Metropolitan University, United Kingdom (www.tourism-culture.com) are pleased to announce this upcoming conference. Globally, coastlines are arguably the most important sites for tourist activity and tourism development. The various combinations of sea and shore have become highly popular and successful attractions, and a majority of the world’s leisure tourists cling to these liminal spaces at the margins of the land. The lure of the ‘seaside’, the beach, and the resorts which have evolved to service and entertain tourists, is immensely powerful, reflecting a long standing but ever-changing relationship between humans and the oceans. The dominance of coastal tourism within the modern period has generated a wealth of issues which this conference seeks to address, including: the patterns and trends in how tourists mobilise the resources of sea, sand and shore; ways in which coastal communities have adapted to tourism; environmental degradation and regeneration of coastal regions and marine ecologies; the historical forms, structures and aesthetics of ‘seaside’ resorts; regeneration of ‘historic’ resorts; continuing multi-national development of ‘pristine’ coastlines; inclusivities and exclusivities in coastal resorts; changing beach and seaside holiday ‘traditions’. In addressing such issues this major international and multi-disciplinary conference seeks to promote dialogue across disciplinary boundaries on a global stage. We therefore welcome papers from: anthropology, archaeology, architecture, art and design history, cultural geography, cultural studies, ethnology and folklore, history, heritage studies, landscape studies, linguistics, museum studies, political science, sociology, tourism studies and urban/spatial planning. The event will seek to draw upon ideas, cases and best practice from international scholars and help develop new understandings of the relationships between tourism and the coast. It will also provide a major networking opportunity for international scholars, policy makers and professionals. Call for papers Key themes of interest to the conference include: • Histories of coastal tourism developments and resorts; • Regeneration of coastal economies; • Social and environmental impacts of coastal developments; • Representations of seaside holidays in popular culture; • Worker migrations to coastal sites; • Beach behaviours and traditions; • Myths of the sea and coastal communities; • Coastal resort art and architecture; • Tourist coastal colonies. Please submit a 300 word abstract including title and full contact details as an electronic file to the conference manager Daniela Carl ([email protected]). You may submit your abstract as soon as possible but no later than 2 February 2009. Contact For further details on the conference please visit www.tourism-culture.com or contact us at: Centre for Tourism and Cultural Change, Faculty of Arts and Society, Leeds Metropolitan University, Old School Board, Calverley Street, Leeds LS1 3ED, United Kingdom. Tel. +44 (0) 113 812 8541 or Fax +44 (0) 113 812 8544

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Conference announcement (July 2009): Fourth International Conference on the Arts in Society 28–31 July 2009, Venice, Italy http://www.Arts-Conference.com/ The International Conference on the Arts in Society and the International Journal of the Arts in Society provide an intellectual platform for the arts and art practices, and enable an interdisciplinary conversation on the role of the arts in society. They are intended as a place for critical engagement, examination and experimentation of ideas that connect the arts to their contexts in the world - in studios and classrooms, in galleries and museums, on stage, on the streets and in communities. The 2009 Arts Conference will coincide with the Venice Biennale, and will be held in conjunction with featured exhibitions and programs. The occasion of the Venice Biennale provides an opportunity for the Conference to serve as a node in the larger phenomenon of fairs, festivals, and their networks. As such, the Arts Conference aims to discover what values, instincts and common ground may exist within the arts and their practices and sites of reception around the world. Your participation shapes the Conference itself. The theme of this year’s Conference is Art and Transnationalism. It focuses dialogue on the arts and art practices that may be situated within the context of international art expositions, festivals and biennials which are engaged with the transnational production of art and its global distribution networks. The scope is deliberately broad and ambitious. Our times demand nothing less than interdisciplinary and holistic approaches. The breadth of the Conference and the Journal, however, are without prejudice to finely grained discussion of specific, local and grounded practices. In addition to a roster of international main speakers, the Arts Conference will also include numerous individual paper, workshop and colloquium presentations by artists/practitioners, teachers and researchers. We invite you to respond to the Conference Call for Papers. Presenters may choose to submit written papers for publication in the fully refereed International Journal of the Arts in Society. If you are unable to attend the Conference in person, virtual registration options are also available which allow you to submit a paper for possible publication in the Journal. The deadline for the next round in the call for papers (a title and short abstract) is 14 November 2008. Future deadlines will be announced on the Conference website after this date. Proposals are reviewed within two weeks of submission. Full details of the Conference, including an online proposal submission form, are to be found at the Conference website: http://www.Arts-Conference.com/. We look forward to receiving your proposal and hope that you will be able to join us in Venice in July 2009. Yours sincerely, Tressa Berman, PhD. For the Advisory Board, International Conference on the Arts in Society and International Journal of the Arts in Society.

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