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Re: conference announcement
Thomas A Foor (tafoor@SELWAY.UMT.EDU)
Sun, 10 Jul 1994 22:27:01 -0600
It seems to me that the focus of the conference is somewhat vague or
rather inappropriate--does it imply that archaeologists don't benefit
from application of the scientific method? Or that we are somehow not
users of the scientific method? If so, then what method do we use?
tafoor@selway.umt.edu
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> From: MX%"tykot@husc.harvard.edu" 9-JUL-1994 09:25:21.45
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> The international conference "Science and Archaeology: Towards an
> Interdisciplinary Approach to Studying the Past" will be held October
> 14-16th at Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138.
>
> The conference is cosponsored by the Society for Archaeological Sciences,
> the Boston Society of the Archaeological Institute of America, and
> the Department of Anthropology, Harvard University, and supported by
> grants from the Samuel H. Kress Foundation and the Archaeological
> Institute of America.
>
> Although the program of oral presentations is largely set, we are
> actively soliciting poster presentations on any aspect of archaeological
> science, and scholars interested in being discussants for any of the
> sessions. Anyone interested should contact the organizers as soon as
> possible.
>
> The conference will begin after lunch on Friday the 14th, and end in the
> early afternoon on Sunday the 16th. The meeting will consist of about 35
> oral papers, plus a number of poster presentations. The theme of the
> conference focuses on HOW science and archaeology complement each other in
> their respective approaches to studying ancient people and their culture.
> The presentations will examine the integration of these disciplines in the
> field, in the laboratory, in publications, and in our educational
> institutions. Among those presenting papers are Jonathon Ericson, David
> Killick, Mark Pollard, Michael Wayman, Zvi Goffer, Nikolaas van der Merwe,
> Rick Jones, Joseph Yellin, Karl Petruso, Marc Waelkens, Juris Zarins,
> Thomas Loy, R.E. Taylor, Norman Hammond, Sarah Vaughan, and A. Bernard
> Knapp.
>
> Pre-registration for non-participants is $25 (by September 30), $30 at the
> door; the student rate is $20. This fee includes the program, abstracts,
> coffee/tea & pastries both Saturday and Sunday mornings, and a box lunch
> on Saturday. Dinner Friday evening ($30 including wine & service), dinner
> Saturday evening ($35 including wine & service), and a reception in the
> Peabody Museum galleries Saturday night ($15) are optional events
> available only by preregistration.
>
> -----------------------------------------------------------------
> Robert H. Tykot Tykot@Husc4.Harvard.edu
> Department of Anthropology 617 496-8991
> Harvard University 617 495-8925 (fax)
> Cambridge, MA 02138 USA
> -----------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Here's the VERY PRELIMINARY PROGRAM:
>
>
> Welcome and Opening Statements
>
> Jonathon E. Ericson & Vincent Merrill, Department of Environmental
> Analysis & Design, University of California, Irvine
> The Status and Overview of Archaeological Science in the United States of
> America
>
> David J. Killick, University of Arizona, & Suzanne M.M. Young, Harvard
> University
> Archaeology and Archaeometry: From Casual Dating to a Meaningful
> Relationship???
>
> Michael L. Wayman, Department of Mining, Metallurgical & Petroleum
> Engineering and Department of Anthropology, and N.C. Lovell, Department
> of Anthropology, University of Alberta,
> Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
> The Teaching of Archaeometry at the University of Alberta
>
> Zvi Goffer, SOREQ Research Center
> TBA
>
> Nikolaas J. van der Merwe, Departments of Anthropology and Earth &
> Planetary Science, Harvard University
> Teaching Archaeometry to Freshmen
>
> Rick Jones, Department of Archaeological Sciences, University of Bradford
> Archaeology into the Future
>
> Discussion
>
> ******
>
> Plenary Address
>
> Mark Pollard, Department of Archaeological Sciences, University of Bradford
> Why Teach Heisenberg to Archaeologists?
>
> ********
>
> Joseph Yellin, Institute of Archaeology, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
> Successes in Multidisciplinary Archaeology
>
> Lawrence E. Abbott, Jr., New South Associates, Mebane, North Carolina
> Making Science a Standard Component of Compliance-Oriented Archaeology:
> An Example from the Piedmont Region of North Carolina
>
> Karl M. Petruso, Brooks B. Ellwood, & Francis B. Harrold, The University
> of Texas at Arlington
> Multidisciplinary Research into the Stone Age of Southern Albania
>
> Katina T. Lillios, Department of Anthropology & Sociology, Ripon College
> Soil Phosphate Analysis and Land Use Studies of the Bronze Age and
> Medieval Occupations at Agroal, Portugal
>
> E.G. Reinhardt, R.T. Patterson, C.J. Schroder-Adams, Ottawa-Carleton
> Geoscience Center & Department of Earth Sciences, Carleton University
> The Paleoecology of Benthic Foraminifera and Marine Archaeology: A Case
> Study from the Ancient Harbor of Caesarea Maritima, Israel
>
> Apostolos Sarris, Athens, Greece
> Geophysical Surveying in Greek Archaeological Research: Retrospect &
> Future Plans
>
> Marc Waelkens, Center for Interdisciplinary Archaeological Research,
> Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium
> Recent Multidisciplinary Research at Sagalassos, Turkey
>
> P. Nick Kardulias, Department of Anthropology & Sociology, Kenyon College
> >From Classical to Byzantine: An Interdisciplinary Regional Study of
> Culture Change in the Korinthia, Greece
>
> Juris Zarins, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Southwest
> Missouri State University
> The Iobaritae and Omani: A Multidisciplinary Inquiry
>
> Discussion
>
> ******
>
> Pamela Z. Blum, The Metropolitan Museum of Art
> The Stones of Saint-Denis: A Case Study of Science and Art History in Tandem
>
> David Landon, Department of Social Sciences, Michigan Technological
> University
> & Larry Sutter, Department of Metallurgical & Materials Engineering,
> Michigan Technological University
> Analysis of Stamp Sands from the Ohio Trap Rock Copper Mine Location
>
> Thomas H. Loy, Prehistory Department, Research School of Pacific Studies,
> The Australian National University, Canberra
> TBA
>
> R.E. Taylor, Radiocarbon Laboratory, Department of Anthropology,
> University of California, Riverside
> Radiocarbon Dating "Critical" Samples: Case Studies
>
> Marshall J. Becker, Department of Anthropology & Sociology, West Chester
> University
> Skeletal Analysis of Infant Burials in Central Italy
>
> Joseph A. Ezzo, Statistical Research, and James H. Burton, Department of
> Anthropology, University of Wisconsin, Madison
> A Multidisciplinary Approach to Elemental Analysis of Archaeological Bone
>
> Nicholas Reynolds and Richard Welander, Archaeological Resource
> Consultants Ltd., Edinburgh
> Bodies, Bronzes and Burials: Some Thoughts from the Anglo-Saxon Past
>
> Discussion
>
>
> *******
>
> Sarah J. Vaughan, The Wiener Laboratory, American School of Classical
> Studies at Athens
> Reconstructing Prehistoric Pottery Technologies in the Aegean: Cautionary
> Evidence from Petrographic Material and Replicative Studies
>
> Pilar Lapuente, Fac. Ciencias Geologicas, Universidad de Zaragoza
> Mineralogical Studies in Ancient Ceramics
>
> Tania F.M. Oudemans, Conservation Analytical Lab, Smithsonian Institution
> Organic Residue Analysis in Ceramic Studies
>
> J. Poblome, R. Degeest, W. Viaene & M. Waelkens, Center for
> Interdisciplinary Archaeological Research, Catholic University of Leuven,
> Belgium
> Computer and Data Interpretation of the Sagalassos Wares
>
> Paul T. Keyser, David D. Clark, Albert Silverman, Jane K. Whitehead*,
> John E. Coleman, R. Alex Bentley, & Tim Z. Hossain, Cornell University &
> University of New Hampshire*
> Nuclear Physics Exploring Ancient Material Culture: The Cornell TRIGA
> PGNAA Collaboration
>
> A. Bernard Knapp, School of History, Philosophy & Politics, Macquarie
> University
> Provenience Studies in the Bronze Age Mediterranean: An Archaeological
> Perspective
>
> Albert Nyboer, Department of Archaeology, State University Groningen
> Material Studies from Satricum (700-400 BC): Pottery and Metal Analyses
>
> Effie Photos-Jones, Metallurgy Department, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow
> Archaeometallurgy: More than the Sum of its Parts
>
> N.C. Lovell and M.J. Magee, Department of Anthropology, and M.L. Wayman,
> Department of Mining, Metallurgical & Petroleum Engineering and Department
> of Anthropology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
> Slag from Ancient Egypt: An Archaeometry Student Project
>
> Workshop Panel Presentation
>
> Closing Statements
>
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