ANNOUNCEMENT

WAC Inter-Congress: Archaeological Invisibility and Forgotten Knowledge
University of Lodz, Poland
5-8 September, 2007

Conveners: Lucyna Domanska, Ole Gron and Karen Hardy
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Web: http://www.worldarchaeologicalcongress.org/site/invisibility.php

Vast amounts of cultural customs, traditions, material expressions 
and cosmological universes escape the trowels of archaeologists. The 
aim of this conference is to focus on this invisible web of reality 
that formed the foundation of hunter-gatherer life and on exploring 
ways of integrating this with the archaeologically visible aspects of 
prehistoric culture.

This conference will also focus on forgotten knowledge including the 
large amount of important ethnographies from the earlier centuries as 
well as more recent work. Much of this was written in languages that 
are not part of the current mainstream and consequently is little 
known and not included in current theoretical debate.

As globalization continues apace, fewer and fewer pockets of 
traditional small-scale societies remain and this has created a sense 
of urgency in this important field of research. Leading 
ethnoarchaeologists from across the world will present their research 
while open discussion sessions will focus on key issues.
The conference will be organized around themed geographical sessions, 
and ethnoarchaeological film presentations. An excursion, included in 
the registration fee, will take place on 8 September 2007.

Further information is on the web site at 
http://www.worldarchaeologicalcongress.org/site/invisibility.php

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Claire Smith, Department of Archaeology, Flinders University, South Australia
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