CALL. 27.11.2015: Graduate Archaeology at Oxford Annual Conference - Oxford (England)
FECHA LÍMITE/DEADLINE/SCADENZA: 27/11/2015
FECHA CONGRESO/CONGRESS DATE/DATA CONGRESSO: 12-13/03/2016
LUGAR/LOCATION/LUOGO: University of Oxford (Oxford, England)
ORGANIZADOR/ORGANIZER/ORGANIZZATORE: Julia Binnberg ; Christina Marini
INFO: web - julia.binnberg@arch.ox.ac.uk ; christina.marini@exeter.ox.ac.uk
CALL:
Human-nature interactions in archaeological research Graduate Archaeology at Oxford is welcoming submissions for papers to be presented at the annual conference in Oxford, 12th-13th March 2016. This conference will focus on the multidimensional ways in which humans have interacted with their natural environment in prehistoric and historic times. The volume of research conducted on reconstructing past environments over recent decades demonstrates the significance of understanding how social groups interacted with their natural surroundings and how, in return, environmental factors affected societal, political and economic developments. We seek to promote the synthesis of archaeological data and the results of diverse disciplines and methodologies.
We encourage both in-depth and wide-ranging studies on the following themes:
A. Theory of human-nature interaction - Perception of nature and various modes of human-nature interactions - Influence of modern Western attitudes on interpretations of the archaeological evidence
B. Landscapes/Seascapes and Climate - the physical landscape, settlement distribution and political ecology - navigation and the maritime world - environmental and social change - climate change and its impact on population sustainability and socio-economic organisation - geographic information systems and spatial analysis
C. Resources - management and exploitation of resources - effects on nature and society
D. Fauna and Flora - reconstruction of fauna and local vegetation - agriculture and animal husbandry - dietary habits and social stratigraphy
E. Material culture - attestations of human interaction with the natural environment in iconography - appreciation and perception of nature by social groups based on material evidence
The GAO conference is one of the leading graduate conferences encompassing archaeological, anthropological and historical perspectives. Presenters will have the opportunity to submit their papers to the GAO conference volume published by Archaeopress.
Papers should be delivered in English and oral presentations are not to exceed a maximum of 20 minutes each. Due to time limitations for oral presentations, proposals more loosely related to the main themes of the conference may be accepted as poster presentations. Proposals accompanied by an abstract of no more than 250 words should be submitted to gao2016@merton.ox.ac.uk. Abstracts should include the name and institution of the applicant, title and 4 keywords. The deadline is 27th November 2015.