Dear all,

We are delighted to announce that the call for papers is open for our session at EAA Glasgow 2015,
and as such we would like to invite submissions for:


North Atlantic Islands: Networks, Settlement, and Identity

In the last decade island archaeology has been the focus for increasing research. This is particularly the
case for the North Atlantic islands (including Britain and Ireland) which have received growing
international attention especially on studies relating to networks, mobility, settlement and identity.
These studies have vastly increased our knowledge of past North Atlantic societies; these have
emphasized movement, shared worldviews and social identities and this has led to engaging debates
and challenged previously held interpretations of past North Atlantic island societies.

This session explores the island archaeology of the North Atlantic. It is particularly focused on the early
medieval and medieval archaeology but is also interested in chronological change and how later
centuries may have been influenced by earlier developments. The primary issues to be addressed and
considered are the networks between these islands and further afield, the nature of settlement and
colonization and island identities. The session is particularly interested in papers that utilize evidence
from a variety of sources.

Relevant topics could include research on different sources: archaeological remains, human/animal
DNA, radiocarbon dates and Bayesian models, human-induced vegetation change and extinctions,
deforestation, sediments, volcanic activity, climate, sea routes, ships and trade, written sources, the
origins of settlers, indigenous population, historical linguistics, population growth and decline,
abandonment of places and collapse of civilizations. It also focuses on the reliability, accuracy and
precision of the sources.


This session is in the ‘Archaeology and Mobility’ theme and full information can be found on the
conference website: http://eaaglasgow2015.com/session/north-atlantic-islands-networks-settlementand-identity/

NB: The deadline for submission of abstracts is the 16th of February 2015.

Magda and I are looking forward to receiving your submissions and we would also want to take this
opportunity to wish you all a very happy new year.

Best,
Lara & Magda