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Dear friends Young researchers of the Université de Provence, we organize an international conference on April 8th and 9th 2011 at the M.M.S.H. of Aix en Provence. This meeting is devoted to the problem of sources for research into the Antiquity: methodological difficulties, interpretative patterns, benefits of a multidisciplinary approach... You will find below further details of our conference's aim and our call for papers below. An application form, together a form for submission of abstracts is available on request. If you want to participate in this project, you are asked to send us an abstract (1000-1200 characters) and the completed form before Feb 15th. If you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact us. Contact : [log in to unmask] best wishes -- The organizing committee Mathilde Carrive, IRAA, USR 3155 Muriel Hoohs, CCJ, UMR 6573 Marie-Adeline Le Guennec, CCJ, UMR 6573 Anne Petrucci,Centre Paul Albert Février, UMR 6125 Lucia Rossi, CCJ, UMR 6573 Further details: La Méditerranée antique à l'heure de la pluridisciplinarité: enjeux et méthodes Call for papers Researchers dealing with the antiquity and ancient worlds often face a major difficulty which is typical for this field: the incompleteness of evidence. Historians, archaeologists and philologists deplore the lack of material and would like to be able to compare sources, to clarify facts or to support their hypotheses. But this difficulty is just one of several. Documents from the past are often highly problematic. Exploring these difficulties then will be the main topic of this conference. To pursue the discussions initiated last summer during the « Journées de l'Antiquité » that dealt with methodological questions, we will revisit this fundamental aspect of historical research, by broadening the focus to all difficulties facing a researcher when he/she must confront different types of sources to achieve results in his/her study. Only the multidisciplinarity can offer more answers to those questioning ancient worlds. During these two days, researchers from different scientific and geographical areas, countries, universities, schools, and with different approaches and methods, will meet to compare their opinions and theories. This conference aims to bring together all those who want to take part in this reflection, PhD students or academics. Short presentations (20 minutes) and posters will permit focussing on discussions, in order to make this conference a meeting of archaeologists, historians, philologists and those interested in the Antiquity. Archive of list messages may be found at: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/classicsgrads Visit the same site to change your subscription settings. All queries regarding the list should be directed to: [log in to unmask]