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Reconstructions of the Past. How do we make them and do they matter? - 17/04/2019, Leiden (Netherlan


Archaeology studies the past through material remains of this same past, but these material remains only go so far. A leap of imagination is required to bridge the gap between the soil marks interpreted as post-holes and the reconstructed shape of the house that occupies the mind of the lay visitor to a site, the reconstruction drawing at the site, but also the scholarly discussion of whether they would have had conical or domed roofs.


FECHA/DATE/DATA: 17/04/2019

ORGANIZADOR/ORGANIZER/ORGANIZZATORE: İbrahim Okan Akkın; Berivan Vargün; Erman Kaçar; Neşe Şenel

INFO: web - archaeologicaldialogues@gmail.com

INSCRIPCIÓN/REGISTRATION/REGISTRAZIONE: €25 Aquí/here/qui Deadline: 10/04/2019


The fee covers coffee breaks, lunch and evening drinks. ARCHON students are eligible for reimbursement. Please contact the ARCHON research school to learn more about this.

26th A&T Symposium, 17 April 2019


09.15-10.15 Registration, coffee

Leiden University, Pieter de la Court Gebouw (Wassenaarseweg 52), zaal SB11


10.15-10.30 Opening


10.30-11.00 Nomen est omen? Facial reconstructions to mediate between past and present

Karla de Roest (University of Groningen)


11.00-11.30 When reconstruction drawings mislead

Ian Longhurst (Independent researcher)


11.30-12.00 The Art of Perception in Archaeological Visualisations

Kelvin Wilson (Independent researcher)


12.00-13.15 Lunch


13.15-13.45 Limitations and possibilities in experimental archaeology and live interpretation

Roeland Paardekooper (EXARC, Leiden)


13.45-14.15 On some adventures of rebuilding the Lower German Limes. Interpretation Framework, Curatorship, Zwammerdam Ships and Contributing Archaeology

Tom Hazenberg (1Arch/Hazenberg Archeologie; National Roman Maritime Museum; Leiden University, guest researcher)


14.15-14.45 The Talking Dead: the tale of a Mycenaean young man

Despoinia Sampatakou (Nottingham University)


14.45-15.15 Tea break


15.15-15.45 An artistic approach to deconstructing the past

Celine Murphy (Heritage Management Organisation Athens)


15.45-16.15 The lie that tells the truth

Daan van Helden (University of Leicester)


16.15-16.45 The Future of Heritage in Post-Conflict Syria

Nour A. Munawar (University of Amsterdam)


16.45-17.00 Final Discussion


17.00 Drinks reception

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