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Dear Friends and Colleagues, we would like to draw your attention to this forthcoming conference entitled Expanding Boundaries. Science and Theory in Prehistoric Studies. An open discussion between Prehistoric Egyptian/Nubian Studies and World Archaeology, to be held at the Institute of Archaeology, University College London, on 25 October 2014. A conference ad is attached. Scholars working on prehistoric and protohistoric Italy are more than welcome to attend! Please feel free to contact me ([log in to unmask]) or my fellow co-organizer Veronica Tamorri ([log in to unmask]) for any further information. We are looking forward to hearing from you. Best wishes Elisa and Veronica Dr Elisa Perego MA PhD Ralegh Radford Rome Fellow The British School at Rome Via Gramsci 61 00197 Rome Italy Veronica Tamorri MA PhD researcher Department of Archaeology University of Durham South Road Durham DH1 3LE UK Expanding Boundaries Science and Theory in Prehistoric Studies An open discussion between Prehistoric Egyptian/Nubian Studies and World Archaeology 25 October 2014, UCL IOA Prehistoric and protohistoric disciplines all over the world contribute to create cutting-edge theoretical and scientific approaches to the study of archaeological evidence. The richness and diversity of Egyptian, Nubian and Sudanese pre- and protohistoric landscapes have indeed stimulated similar debate in these fields, but on what themes and to what extent? How has the Egypto-Nubian contribution to on-going theoretical and scientific debates been welcomed by other prehistoric disciplines? In order to answer these questions we encourage the participation of both prehistorians of Egypt/Nubia/Sudan and researchers from different backgrounds (e.g. archaeological sciences, Mediterranean, World and Comparative Archaeologies, Anthropology) who share an interest in prehistory and wish to provide theoretical and/or scientific-laden perspectives on research themes common to their disciplines and Egypto/Nubian archaeology. In particular, alongside papers addressing the state of the discipline, we would like to invite speakers to focus on how the on-going dialogue between science and theory can inform research on cultural interaction and exchange; violence, inequality and social marginality; the rise of social complexity; landscape and body theory in pre- and protohistoric archaeology. For more information, please contact the conference organizers Veronica Tamorri (veronica.tamorri@ durham.ac.uk) and Dr Elisa Perego (elisaperego78@ya hoo.it).