Dear All,
I hope this email finds you well.
My co-organisers and I would like to draw your attention to the following
Call for Papers (below and attached) for the forthcoming 12th EAA
conference, held in Krakow, Poland.
At present the session has been provisionally accepted, with final
confirmation anticipated at the end of January.
We are keen to have your suggested titles / abstracts to gauge interest in
the session, which promises to be highly interesting and thought provoking.
Please contact either myself or Sara Robinson at the e-mail addresses
below with any ideas for papers/posters.
Very best regards and please allow me to take this opportunity to wish you
all (somewhat belatedly)the very best for the New Year!
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Call for Papers
Animals and Alimentation:
The Material Culture of Animals in Diet and Cuisine
European Association of Archaeologists (EAA) 12th Annual Meeting
Krakow, Poland
19th to 24th September 2006
The exploitation of animals as a source of nutrition and subsistence is a
defining characteristic of human-animal relationships. However, the
complexity of interaction goes far beyond the mere satiation of hunger.
Animals have been the catalyst for a plethora of technological and
artistic developments focussed on faunal exploitation and perceptual
representation; indeed they have themselves been used as an expression of
material culture.
This session aims to draw together not only aspects of material culture
relevant to economic and subsistence exploitation of animals, but also the
use of fauna as symbols of expression within the realm of diet and
cuisine. The session is by definition unrestricted to period; it aims to
encompass the diversity of activity ranging from initial domestication to
the use of fauna as icons of status at the dining table.
Papers are welcomed that outline methodological perspectives illustrating
novel approaches to the interpretation of changes and developments in
material culture relevant to the topic. Case studies highlighting specific
examples of the role of fauna ‘at the table’ or with special significance
within the diet are also encouraged.
Organisers:
Krish Seetah / Aleks Pluskowski / Sara Robinson
Dept. of Archaeology, Cambridge CB2 3DZ
Contact:
Krish Seetah / Sara Robinson
Grahame Clark Laboratory
Dept. of Archaeology
Downing Street
Cambridge CB2 3DZ
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Tel: +44 (0)1223 575 533
Fax: +44 (0)1223 333 503
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