CALL FOR PAPERS
 
Human Remains: Conservation Retrieval and Analysis
November 7-11, 1999
Williamsburg, VA.
 
This conference is being organized by the Departments of Conservation and Archaeology at the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation.  Conservators, archaeologists, curators, bioarchaeologists and physical anthropologists are invited to submit abstracts on such specific topics as field techniques, ethics, display issues, legal issues, current research and scientific analysis, new techniques/technologies and specific case studies.
 
Each of the disciplines invited to the conference, approaches human remains from a different point and often at a different time from the others-at times the techniques used by one discipline may impede the work of another.  The aim of the conference is to serve as a forum for discussion between the various professions and to foster interdisciplinary understanding on matters relating to the need for standardization and the potential for developing policies and procedures relating to the removal, documentation and storage of human remains.  Papers that address these issues are encouraged.  Also of special interest are papers describing cooperative efforts between the various fields.
 
Paper submissions should not have been previously published.  Abstracts of up to 300 words should provide a clear summary of the proposed paper to allow an evaluation of its quality and significance.  Evaluation of submissions will be done by the planning committee and an advisory board of specialists in respective disciplines.  Papers presented at the conference will be published in an edited post-conference publication.
 
Deadlines:
December 30th, 1998- for abstract submission.  Acceptances will be mailed by March 15th 1999.
October 15th 1999-a publishable paper must be submitted if it is to be included in the publication.
 
Send abstracts to: Emily Williams, Department of Conservation -BHW, The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, P.O. Box 1776, Williamsburg, VA. 23187-1776, fax: (757) 565-8752.
For further information: program- Emily Williams tel. (757) 220 7079, email: [log in to unmask]; general - Deb Chapman tel. (800) 603-0948 or (757) 220-7182, email: [log in to unmask]