Dear Friends and Colleagues,

Registrations for IKUWA3 are now open

Under the patronage of UNESCO, the Third International Congress on
Underwater Archaeology (IKUWA3), will be held in London this coming
July.

Organised by the Nautical Archaeology Society (NAS), the Institute of
Field Archaeologists (IFA), and the Institute of Archaeology
University College London (UCL), and supported by a Steering Committee
comprised of representatives of NAS, IFA, UCL, DEGUWA, DAI, HWTMA,
GSU, Verband der Landesarchaologen, English Heritage, and Historic
Scotland, IKUWA3 will be the largest conference on underwater
archaeology ever held in Britain.

More than 120 papers will be delivered on topics as diverse as:

Submerged Prehistoric Archaeology
Traditional Indian Boat Carpentry
Acoustic Positioning Systems
Fresh Water Archaeology
Shipwreck Collecting Behaviour
Maritime Landscapes
Seismic Reconnaissance
Managing Underwater Cultural Heritage
Integrated teaching and research
Ethics and Economics of recovering material from the sea

The Congress will take place from the 10th July to 12th July 2008
(official opening evening of the 9th July).
This will be preceded by a 3-day Professional Development Field School
from 7th July to 9th July 2008, and followed by a range of optional
excursions including a tour of the Mary Rose (13th July 2008).

For more information, please visit the recently updated IKUWA3
website: http://www.ikuwa3.com/index.php, or to register visit:
http://www.ikuwa3.com/registrations.php.

We look forward to seeing you in July!

With kind regards,

Joe Flatman
Sarah Ward
Alex Llewellyn
(on behalf of IKUWA3 Steering Committee)

IKUWA3 is supported by: UNESCO, British Academy, English Heritage,
Historic Scotland, Deutsche Archäologische Institut (DAI), University
College London, Deutsche Archäologische Institut (DAI), Gesellschaft
für Schweizer Unterwasser-Archäologie (GSU), and the Department of the
Environment Northern Ireland.

-- 
Dr Joe Flatman
Lecturer in Archaeology
Surrey County Archaeologist

UCL Institute of Archaeology
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IKUWA 3: 3rd International Congress on Underwater Archaeology
UCL Bloomsbury Campus, London
9 - 12 July 2008

http://www.ikuwa3.com/

***REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN***