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CALL FOR PAPERS
The Research Group on Complex Societies and the Research Group on Material
Culture and Technology are organizing a joint One-Day Conference under the
topic:
PAST SOCIETIES AND MATERIALS:
ARCHAEOLOGICAL INFORMATION AND WRITTEN SOURCES
There are several studies on the correspondence and non-correspondence
between historical and material sources in literate societies. However, few
have explicitly addressed issues such as the perception of materials and
technological developments. For this conference we are soliciting papers on
the combination/confrontation between archaeology and literary sources with
regards to the study of ancient materials. Questions we would like to ask
include: To what extent are archaeology and archaeometry necessary in the
study of aspects historic periods where written sources are available? Can
one source of knowledge be assumed to be more accurate than others? How do
written descriptions of techniques or recipes compare with modern
experimental data? How might we combine archaeological and literary evidence
to study past categorization and perception of different materials?
We welcome contributions on any area and from any source (i.e. archaeology,
archaeometry and, of course, history), although we would like to focus on
case studies where conflicting or complementary pieces of evidence have been
identified.
The One-Day Conference will be held at the Institute of Archaeology
(University College London) during the second half of May, on a date still
to be confirmed. For further queries or suggestions, or if you have a
contribution that you consider that could fit into this framework, please
address your emails and/or abstracts to Marcos Martinón-Torres
<[log in to unmask]>, preferably before the end of the current
term.
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Marcos Martinón-Torres
Institute of Archaeology
University College London
31-34 Gordon Square
London WC1H 0PY
United Kingdom
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