Fingerprinting the Iron Age

Fingerprinting the Iron Age is a conference that aims to bring together 
researchers from South-Eastern, Western Europe and beyond in a first step 
towards a continent wide archaeology of the Iron Age, focusing on the 
issue of identity. At a time when the European continent is desperately 
trying to find such a common identity, the need for a view of the past 
beyond national and even geographical regions becomes necessary. The 
European Iron Age, widely regarded as a cradle for large group, or even 
ethnic, identities, has suffered long enough from the segmentation imposed 
by political barriers. A dialogue between scholars of different 
backgrounds needs to be established.

Academics and graduate students are invited to give presentations on the 
archaeological approaches to identity in the Iron Age. Preference will be 
given to papers which deal with issues relating to South-Eastern Europe, 
although original contributions to the study of identity in other regions 
of Europe and beyond are also warmly invited to give a comparative 
perspective.

Conference date: 23rd - 25th September 2011.
Conference Location: McDonald Archaeological Research and Magdalene 
College, Cambridge, UK
Abstract deadline: 1st May 2011
Conference fee: £40 (to cover coffee, tea, abstracts and administration).
Details of accommodation and the conference dinner in Magdalene will be 
posted shortly on the conference website. A range of accommodation has 
been booked.

Titles and Abstracts should be sent to the following address: Catalin Popa 
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More (and constantly updated) information can be found on the conference 
website:
http://www.arch.cam.ac.uk/iron_age_conference_2011/

Best Wishes,
Catalin Popa
Simon Stoddart


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Dr. Simon Stoddart

Magdalene College,
Cambridge,
CB3 OAG,
01223 332168
http://www.magd.cam.ac.uk/people/fellows/stoddart.html


Department of Archaeology
Downing Street,
Cambridge,
CB2 3DZ
01223 333524
http://www.arch.cam.ac.uk/ss16/

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