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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
World Archaeological Congress
http://worldarchaeologicalcongress.org/site/join.php
Symposium on Cultural Heritage and Indigenous Cultural and
Intellectual Property Rights
http://www.worldarchaeologicalcongress.org/site/burra.php
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