I'd really be grateful to know when this conference is being held,
where, and who's sponsoring it?

thank you,

Nan Rothschild
Quoting Daniel Schavelzon <[log in to unmask]>:

> "ARCHAEOLOGY IN XVI CENTURY CITIES"
>
> Horacio Chiavazza and Carlos Ceruti (Coordinators)
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>
>
> In the XVI century, and as part of the accelerated process of
> planetary integration born with Modernism, many places in the
> world (and the Americas, particularly) opted for an urban pattern
> intended to be an adequate tool to consolidate conquest and
> colonization. This initial urban planning was based on already
> known experiences, pragmatically assimilated with different
> degrees of success, the expression of which, through the material
> contexts, we wish to establish and compare. This symposium,
> therefore, attempts to discuss all aspects connected with the
> definition of archaeological contexts which could be of help to
> improve our knowledge of this early urban planning, by linking
> aspects of the models transferred, their adjustment to the
> prevailing reality, and all subsequent modifications involved.
>
>
> Objectives of the Call
>
> * To identify strategies for tracing cities, as well as
> methodologies for the definition of the contexts thereof.
>
> * To evaluate temporal trends, that is, the resolution of the
> archaeological record and the characteristics of integrity
> offered by XVI century urban contexts, both in regard to founded
> and abandoned cities, or to cities featuring a sporadic
> occupation that has extended to our days.
>
> * To analyze the characteristics of urban implantation and their
> subsequent development throughout the XVI century.
>
> * To define the trends of the archaeological record in XVI
> century cities taking into account their foundational origin,
> that is, considering whether they correspond to foundations from
> overseas or from the continent itself.
>
> * To evaluate possible relationships among indigenous groups and
> conquerors at stages previous to the establishment of the
> foundational and colonial event.
>
> * To gain knowledge on the characteristics of interaction
> established between the founded cities and the places of origin
> of the foundations.
>
> * To compare the contexts resulting from the interaction
> generated by contacts established between populations of a
> different origin.
>
>
>
> * Scope of the analysis:
>
> * From the territory to the city, from the city to the building,
> and from the building to the artifact.
>
> * From the foundation of towns to the emergence or demise of the
> metropolis (foundational timeframes, sustenance and growth, or
> abandonment).
>
> * From urban society to the individual at the city.
>
>
>
> How to Submit an Abstract
>
> Abstracts are to be submitted to the respective Coordinators, who
> will evaluate their relevance and recommend their incorporation
> to the corresponding Session. Each Author is expected to submit
> an Abstract that must not exceed 200 words, using Word 6.0 or an
> upgrade, Times New Roman 12 fonts, 1.5 line spacing, and
> including the following information:
>
> * Session selected (Symposium, Communications Table or Poster)
> * Title (Capital letters and Bold).
> * Last name(s) and Name(s) of Author(s).
> * Institution of origin
> * E-Mail address
>
> Deadline for Abstract Submission:     March 31, 2007
>
>
>


Nan A. Rothschild

Research Professor
Barnard College
212 854-4315

Director of Museum Studies
Columbia University
212 854-4977