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International Congress: ARCHAEOLOGY OF BRIDGES
Regensburg, Bavaria, Germany
5th - 8th November 2009
Throughout human history bridge building has been a major
technical challenge. Ancient and medieval engineers constructed
stone bridges, some of which are still in use today. Wooden
crossings have left only a few remains in waterlogged subsoil.
The aim of this congress is to identify the locations,
development and construction principles of bridges in different
regions and countries, from prehistoric times up to the beginning
of the 19th century, based on archaeological and historical
research. Lectures and posters should focus on methods and
techniques of archaeological excavation, on land or under water,
and conservation treatments.
The congress will be held in Regensburg in the historic
„Salzstadel“, located on the banks of the Danube at
the foot of the exceptional Stone Bridge, which was completed
around 1147 CE. Please click on the link for more
details.
Bridges Conference flyer
Montenegro Ratifies 2001 UNESCO Convention
UNESCO has confirmed that Montenegro ratified the 2001 UNESCO
Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage
on July 18th, 2008.
This ratification brings the number of signatory State Parties
to 18. Only two more to go before the Convention will enter into
force.
For more information on the UNESCO 2001 Convention, or
Underwater Cultural Heritage visit:
UNESCO 
Michigan College to run its very first NAS Introduction
Course at Grand Traverse Bay
Grand Traverse Bay is now Michigan’s 12th Underwater
Preserve. Become qualified to participate in new discoveries by
taking this entry-level Nautical Archaeology Society (NAS) class.
Learn more about archaeology and discover the need for
conservation and preservation of the underwater cultural heritage
whether you are a diver or non-diver. Practice your newly learned
techniques of surveying and recording in practical sessions on
land and in a pool experience.
The course will take place on Monday nights October 20, 27 and
November 3, 2008 at the Great Lakes Campus (Rm. 211), Michigan
College with Instructor: Dr. Mark Holley.
Cost: $115 (includes pool fee). Register online at:
www.nmc.edu/ees/enrichment/sport-outdoor.htm
or visit the Training Diary of the NAS
website for more information.
New BIAB on its way!
All of your archaeological references and publications in one place!
Do you ever feel like you spend most of your valuable research time fruitlessly looking for references and publications? Do you desperately
want to find a single resource that can point you in the direction of
around 200,000 items of research on a huge variety of subjects? The
Council for British Archaeology (CBA) has the answer...
The British and Irish Archaeological Bibliography (biab online) is the most
comprehensive list of everything ever written on British and Irish
archaeology. It contains around 200,000 records on a huge range of subjects
from Palaeolithic DNA to post-medieval housing, and from sources as
wide-ranging as published books, journals and post-graduate theses.
And the best bit? Access to the service is FREE!
For more information, visit biab online
biab
CONFERENCE ANNOUNCEMENT
IN POSEIDONS REICH XIV - "Underwater Archaeology in Northern European
Rivers and Lakes"
To be held at the University of Kiel on 20th - 22th February 2009
in collaboration between:
- the German Society for the Promotion of Underwater Archaeology (DEGUWA)
- the Department of Prehistory at the University of Kiel
- the Workgroup for Maritime and Limnic Archaeology (AMLA)
In Europe the term 'underwater archaeology' is associated with
spectacular discoveries, like wrecks in the Mediterranean or in the
North and Baltic Seas or also pile-dwellings in the alpine foothills.
For solving questions related to settlement archaeology, mainly
archaeological research in inland waters is of importance. In the past
decades impressive results were achieved - mainly in the Circumbaltic
area and on the British Isles - through maritime and limnic surveys as
well as excavations in rivers and lakes.
The DEGUWA-conference in Kiel aims to illuminate three related subject
areas. The first deals with settlements and their locations on
lakefronts as well as on natural or artificial islands. The second
focusses on infrastructural facilities for crossing or traversing waters
in wetlands as well as on fortification and harbour facilities. The
third concerns mobile traffic facilities for the transportation of goods
and passengers over water.
All interested in underwater archaeological research in northern
European rivers and lakes are sincerely invited to attend this
conference as auditors, as speakers and/or as contributors to the poster
presentation. Paper proposals are to be submitted not later than the 1st
October 2008 with an abstract in English, German or French of not more
than 200 words.
Further information and registration forms are available on the
DEGUWA website (www.deguwa.org):
In
Poseidons Reich XIV
A call-for-papers is available as PDF-file: Please feel free to
disseminate it within your department and amongst your colleagues and
friends.
Maritime Archaeology and Ancient Trade Conference
Madrid 18th – 20th September 2008
Oxford Centre for Maritime Archaeology organises a conference to
explore the contribution of maritime archaeology to the understanding
of trade and exchange in the region of the ancient Mediterranean.
For more info, click here
Job vacancy at the NAS
Please find full details by following the link, for any other additional information, contact us at the office or by email
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BAJR creates Past Horizons!
For those of you interested in archaeology generally, our friends at Past Horizons have created a portal to enable people - whether amateur or professional - to participate in archaeological projects around the world. Some of the projects require no archaeological experience to participate but you will work with professionals who will provide guidance on a daily basis. Other projects are mainly for student participation where academic credits can be obtained and others are for professionals only.
So, if you just want to do something different with your holidays or have a sabbatical to take, have a look and see if there is something that appeals to you, there is something to suit all budgets. If you want to ask us about what it is like to go on an archaeological dig please feel free to get in touch as we have been on many digs around the world from Jordan - Georgia – Thailand. You might also like to ask members of the forum what their experiences have been or even make arrangements with people going on the same dig.
Click on the following link for more information:
Past Horizons
NAS supports MACHU project
Managing Cultural Heritage Underwater is a new European project aiming at making information about our common underwater cultural heritage more accessible for researchers, policy makers and the general public. This will be achieved through the construction of a GIS based Decision Support System with a web-based interface.
Visit the the MACHU website for more information…
MACHU
Free Software - Site Recorder 4 SE
It’s not often that you get something for
free, but now you can: free survey processing software.
3H Consulting Ltd. in association with the Nautical Archaeology
Society have made Site Recorder 4 SE (Student Edition) available
at no cost and the program can simply be downloaded from the
Member’s area of the NAS web site.
Site Recorder 4 SE
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