2nd International Congress on Archaeological Sciences in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Middle East (ICAS-EMME 2)

12-14 November 2019

The Cyprus Institute, Nicosia, Cyprus

The Science and Technology in Archaeology and Culture Research Center (STARC) of the Cyprus Institute is pleased to announce the dates for the 2nd International Congress on Archaeological Sciences in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Middle East (ICAS-EMME 2). The congress is co-organised by STARC, CAARI - Cyprus American Archaeological Research Institute and the ARU - Archaeological Research Unit, University of Cyprus. 

This international congress aims to highlight recent advances in natural, material and computational science applications to archaeology and cultural heritage in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Near East, and to provide an international academic forum for dissemination of results of current research in these fields in the region. The congress is addressed to the international scientific community of archaeologists, archaeological & heritage scientists, and researchers applying natural, material and computational science methods to archaeology and cultural heritage in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Middle East.

Congress remit: Papers (podium or poster presentations) on all aspects of research on natural, material and computational science applications to archaeology and cultural heritage in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Middle East are welcome. Problem oriented, comparative studies, as well as papers addressing advances, problems and potential on regional and local scales are welcome. The geographical scope of the workshop is inclusive, encompassing the Eastern Mediterranean and Black Sea region, the Middle East including Egypt and Libya, and Southwest Asia including Iran and the Gulf. The chronological scope ranges from the earliest prehistory to medieval and historical periods.

Sessions within the congress will include the following: Archaeological Materials; Art Characterisation; Computation in Archaeology; Crops, Food Choices and Landscapes in the Bronze Age; Frontiers in Digital Archaeology; Human Osteoarchaeology and Open Sessions. A special session on the SESAME Synchrotron http://www.sesame.org.jo/sesame_2018/ and related research potential for archaeology and cultural heritage will also be organised

The conference is also organised as part of the H2020 Twinning project "Promised: Promoting Archaeological Science in the Eastern Mediterranean" (Grant No 811068).  ‘Promised: Promoting Archaeological Science in the eastern Mediterranean’ is a H2020 Twinning project aimed at establishing a strong partnership between the Science and Technology in Archaeology and Culture Research Center (STARC) of The Cyprus Institute and two of the international leaders in Archaeological Sciences, KU Leuven and the University of Cambridge.

The action has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 811068