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Begin forwarded message: > From: Graduate Archaeology Oxford <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: Please Circulate: Call for Papers GAO 2013 > Date: 29 January 2013 15:48:26 GMT > To: Philippa Puzey-Broomhead <[log in to unmask]> > > Graduate Archaeology at Oxford invites poster and paper submissions from graduate students and recent graduates to this year's GAO Conference: > > What’s New? > Innovation in archaeology and the archaeology of innovation. > > 22nd-23rd March 2013: Ioannou Centre for Classical and Byzantine studies, 66 St Giles, Oxford > Graduate Archaeology at Oxford invites submissions for papers and posters to be presented > at the annual conference in Oxford, March 2013. > > This year the GAO annual conference is asking what’s new in archaeology. We’re interested > in papers that explore any and all facets of innovation connected to archaeology, whether > that’s the archaeological study of past innovations, or innovation within the discipline itself. > > Areas of interest include: > > 1. The idea of innovation. Novelty, revolution, improvement... What does the concept > of innovation mean, and how can it be usefully applied by archaeologists? > > 2. Innovation in the past. From the earliest development of hominid technology > to the archaeology of Modernity, what contributions is archaeology making to the > study of the material development of new ideas, technologies, and ways of living? > > 3. New techniques or methods. What new applications of scientific techniques, new > fieldwork methods, or other new ways of doing archaeology are currently being > developed and applied? > > 4. New discoveries. Whether they’re the result of a serendipitous find, or of years of > painstaking searching, new discoveries have the power to revolutionise our knowledge > about the past. Tell us about the ones that you’re involved in. > > 5. New theories and ideas. Archaeology as a discipline has benefitted greatly from > the application and adaptation of a huge number of theoretical and ideological perspectives. > What new theories - or old theories applied in new ways - are changing > your area of archaeology? > > If you are interested in contributing a paper or poster please send an abstract of up to 300 words, your > name and institution, and your presentation title to [log in to unmask] by 1st March 2013. > > We especially welcome posters from students who are at an early stage of their research. > Presenter registration is £35 and includes the conference dinner, wine reception, coffee and lunches. > > For any questions relating to the conference, please contact [log in to unmask] or visit http://www.arch.ox.ac.uk/gao.html -------------------------- contemp-hist-arch is a list for news and events in contemporary and historical archaeology, and for announcements relating to the CHAT conference group. ------- For email subscription options see: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/archives/contemp-hist-arch.html ------- Visit the CHAT website for more information and for future meeting dates: http://www.contemp-hist-arch.ac.uk --------------------------