Dear Friends and Colleagues,
The Third International Congress on Underwater
Archaeology (IKUWA3) is to be held in London from 10-12 July 2008.
IKUWA3 explores the theme of challenges in
underwater archaeology: how underwater
archaeology can be interlinked across boundaries,
whether real or imagined, institutional,
environmental, political, legislative or other.
Underwater archaeology in the early 21st century
is undergoing a period of unprecedented change:
new technologies allow access to ever more
numerous and more inaccessible sites, sites which
are, paradoxically, under ever greater threat.
Remote survey and diving technologies, the
mapping of wrecks and submerged landscapes, and
familiarity with undersea deposits across the
globe increasingly place underwater archaeology
in the middle of a new era of underwater
exploration. Meanwhile, public involvement and
interest in the underwater cultural heritage is
at an all-time high, and tools such as the UNESCO
Convention may lead to unprecedented changes in the management environment.
Concurrent sessions will discuss:
· Research Trends and the Future
· Techniques and Scientific Methods
· Managing Underwater Cultural Heritage for the Public
Supported by British Academy, English Heritage,
DEGUWA, Gesellschaft für Schweizer
Unterwasserarchäologie, the Römisch-Germanische
Kommission, Hampshire and Wight Trust for
Maritime Archaeology (HWTMA), and the Underwater
Archaeology Research Centre at the University of
Nottingham (UARC), the Congress is being
co-hosted by the Nautical Archaeology Society
(NAS) the Institute of Field Archaeologists
(IFA), and the Institute of Archaeology,
University College London (UCL), reflecting the
breadth of interest in archaeology under water
and the range of individuals and organisations
involved in the exploration and understanding of
the maritime cultural resource.
The IKUWA3 includes a three day practical field
school, a three day conference (with associated
social events), and two days of fieldtrips,
together with a poster display, industry stands,
and a bookshop. IKUWA3 coincides with the 2008 UK National Archaeology Week.
PLEASE VISIT THE CONGRESS WEBSITE: WWW.IKUWA3.COM FOR MORE INFORMATION.
A Call for Papers that fall within one of the
above three themes is attached. Abstracts of no
more than 250 to 500 words are due no later than
the 30th September 2007, and should be sent to:
The IKUWA3 Steering Committee
c/o The Nautical Archaeology Society
Fort Cumberland
Fort Cumberland Road
Eastney
Portsmouth PO4 9LD
United Kingdom
Ph/Fax: + 44 (0)23 9281 8419
Email: [log in to unmask]
With sincere apologies for cross-postings,
Kind regards
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Dr. Joe Flatman
Lecturer in Archaeology
UCL Institute of Archaeology
31-34 Gordon Square
London
WC1H 0PY
United Kingdom
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Phone +44 (0)20 7679 4666
Mobile +44 (0)79 9062 5820
Fax +44 (0)20 7383 2572
Web www.ucl.ac.uk/archaeology
The Third International Congress on Underwater Archaeology (IKUWA 3)
will be held at UCL between 10th and 12th July 2008. For more information
please go to: http://www.ikuwa3.com/
IKUWA 3 is just *one week* after the Sixth WAC Congress (WAC 6) held
at University College Dublin between 29th June
and 4th July 2008. See http://www.worldarchaeologicalcongress.org/site/home.php
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