*XVII International Congress of Classical Archaeology*
*Meetings of Cultures in the Ancient Mediterranean*
The 17th meeting of the quinquennial conference of the Associazione
Internazionale di Archeologia Classica will be held in Rome in September
2008 on the theme of 'Meetings of Culture in the Ancient Mediterranean'.
This represents the 50th anniversary of the first conference organised
by AIAC in Rome in 1958.
The conference will be organized strictly around a single theme, but a
broad one, of the meetings and interactions of cultures across the
Mediterranean world in antiquity. The conference will seek to approach
this theme from the widest possible range of angles, embracing all
archaeological disciplines, from landscape archaeology to urbanism to
art history to study of ceramics and material culture; and covering all
areas of the Mediterranean, extending to the areas under the control of
or in closest contact with Mediterranean powers (including all provinces
of the Roman Empire). The official Languages of the Congress will be
English, French, German, Spanish and Italian.
Proposals are invited for sessions, consisting of up to 6 short papers
on closely related themes. Each sessions will last 2 hours, including
10-15 minute presentations of each paper, and a 15 minute discussion by
a nominated discussant. Proposals for sessions should include the name
of an organiser who will take responsibility for contacting other
session members, a theme, an abstract of no more than 200 words
describing the theme and its relevance to the theme of the congress, and
names and paper titles of at least two and not more than six speakers.
The AIAC Organising Committee in Rome may add further speakers to a
session where the number is below six. Each session will have a
discussant; names of suitable discussants may be proposed by the
organiser. Proposals should be received by 31 May 2007; notification
will be sent of acceptance or rejection by 1 August 2007. Proposals will
be assessed by members of the AIAC Directive Committee in Rome; those
not bearing a clear relationship to the theme of the conference will not
be accepted. The following suggested topics are intended to be
illustrative; proposals need not be limited to them. Themes which
compare aspects of the same topic in different periods or geographical
areas are encouraged.
Theoretical approaches to cultural exchange
• culture and identity
• imperialism, colonialism and cultural hegemony
• hybridisation and multiculturalism
Exchanges of technologies
• metallurgy
• ceramics & plastic arts
• building technologies
• water management
• agriculture
Trade and economies
• organization of trade
• domination of markets
• traders as cultural mediators
Migration and culture
• migration and ethnicity
• migrant and itinerant craftsmen
• mercenaries
• slavery and culture
• armies and culture
Ritual, cult and beliefs
• sanctuaries and territory
• death and burial
• ritual and celebration
• assimilation of deities
• ‘oriental’ religions
• philosophies
Text, image and communication
• writing and scripts
• image as language
• coinage as communication
• style and identity
Global and local
• the idea of a koinè
• limitations and resistance to exchange
• exchange versus local production in ceramics
• inclusion and exclusion in material cultures
Regional
Landscapes of exchange
• islands, coasts, rivers, mountains
• ports and exchange
• landscape survey
• multicultural metropoleis
East and West: ancient ‘orientalism’
• ‘orientalism’ in art
• Greek and Asian
• Greek and Egyptian
• Greek and barbarian
Colonial experiences
• Greek and native
• Punic and non-Punic
• the Hellenistic East
• the Hellenistic West
The Romanization and Hellenization of Italy
• changing landscapes
• urbanisation
• architecture: building techniques and styles
• production and consumption
The Roman Provinces: assimilation, resistance, and dialogue
• conquest and culture
• becoming Roman in the west
• ‘provincial’ art
• Greek, Roman and other identities in the eastern Mediterranean
Margins of the Mediterranean World
• multicultural identities
• Near East
• Sub-Saharan Africa
• Barbarian and non-barbarian
The City of Rome and the meeting of cultures
• Romulus’ asylum
• Rome and Etruria
• Hellenism in Rome
• ‘Oriental’ religions in Rome
• Imperial Rome and ethnic diversity
• Christian and pagan in Rome
Proposals for individual papers may be submitted at the same time,
though the Committee will accept proposals for individual papers up to 1
July 2007. Where these proposals are accepted, the Committee will assign
papers either to sessions already accepted, or put together new ones.
In order to secure precirculation and publication, complete texts of all
papers must be received in digital form by 31 July 2008. These will be
made available electronically to all registered participants on the AIAC
website. For further information, please contact
AIACCongress2008 AT gmail.com or visit www.aiac.org
you will find any specific information concerning the Congress at both the websites:
http://www.aiac.org/ing/congresso_2008/home.htm (English version)
http://www.aiac.org/ita/congresso_2008/home.htm (Italian version)
*Meetings of Cultures in the Ancient Mediterranean*
The 17th meeting of the quinquennial conference of the Associazione
Internazionale di Archeologia Classica will be held in Rome in September
2008 on the theme of 'Meetings of Culture in the Ancient Mediterranean'.
This represents the 50th anniversary of the first conference organised
by AIAC in Rome in 1958.
The conference will be organized strictly around a single theme, but a
broad one, of the meetings and interactions of cultures across the
Mediterranean world in antiquity. The conference will seek to approach
this theme from the widest possible range of angles, embracing all
archaeological disciplines, from landscape archaeology to urbanism to
art history to study of ceramics and material culture; and covering all
areas of the Mediterranean, extending to the areas under the control of
or in closest contact with Mediterranean powers (including all provinces
of the Roman Empire). The official Languages of the Congress will be
English, French, German, Spanish and Italian.
Proposals are invited for sessions, consisting of up to 6 short papers
on closely related themes. Each sessions will last 2 hours, including
10-15 minute presentations of each paper, and a 15 minute discussion by
a nominated discussant. Proposals for sessions should include the name
of an organiser who will take responsibility for contacting other
session members, a theme, an abstract of no more than 200 words
describing the theme and its relevance to the theme of the congress, and
names and paper titles of at least two and not more than six speakers.
The AIAC Organising Committee in Rome may add further speakers to a
session where the number is below six. Each session will have a
discussant; names of suitable discussants may be proposed by the
organiser. Proposals should be received by 31 May 2007; notification
will be sent of acceptance or rejection by 1 August 2007. Proposals will
be assessed by members of the AIAC Directive Committee in Rome; those
not bearing a clear relationship to the theme of the conference will not
be accepted. The following suggested topics are intended to be
illustrative; proposals need not be limited to them. Themes which
compare aspects of the same topic in different periods or geographical
areas are encouraged.
Theoretical approaches to cultural exchange
• culture and identity
• imperialism, colonialism and cultural hegemony
• hybridisation and multiculturalism
Exchanges of technologies
• metallurgy
• ceramics & plastic arts
• building technologies
• water management
• agriculture
Trade and economies
• organization of trade
• domination of markets
• traders as cultural mediators
Migration and culture
• migration and ethnicity
• migrant and itinerant craftsmen
• mercenaries
• slavery and culture
• armies and culture
Ritual, cult and beliefs
• sanctuaries and territory
• death and burial
• ritual and celebration
• assimilation of deities
• ‘oriental’ religions
• philosophies
Text, image and communication
• writing and scripts
• image as language
• coinage as communication
• style and identity
Global and local
• the idea of a koinè
• limitations and resistance to exchange
• exchange versus local production in ceramics
• inclusion and exclusion in material cultures
Regional
Landscapes of exchange
• islands, coasts, rivers, mountains
• ports and exchange
• landscape survey
• multicultural metropoleis
East and West: ancient ‘orientalism’
• ‘orientalism’ in art
• Greek and Asian
• Greek and Egyptian
• Greek and barbarian
Colonial experiences
• Greek and native
• Punic and non-Punic
• the Hellenistic East
• the Hellenistic West
The Romanization and Hellenization of Italy
• changing landscapes
• urbanisation
• architecture: building techniques and styles
• production and consumption
The Roman Provinces: assimilation, resistance, and dialogue
• conquest and culture
• becoming Roman in the west
• ‘provincial’ art
• Greek, Roman and other identities in the eastern Mediterranean
Margins of the Mediterranean World
• multicultural identities
• Near East
• Sub-Saharan Africa
• Barbarian and non-barbarian
The City of Rome and the meeting of cultures
• Romulus’ asylum
• Rome and Etruria
• Hellenism in Rome
• ‘Oriental’ religions in Rome
• Imperial Rome and ethnic diversity
• Christian and pagan in Rome
Proposals for individual papers may be submitted at the same time,
though the Committee will accept proposals for individual papers up to 1
July 2007. Where these proposals are accepted, the Committee will assign
papers either to sessions already accepted, or put together new ones.
In order to secure precirculation and publication, complete texts of all
papers must be received in digital form by 31 July 2008. These will be
made available electronically to all registered participants on the AIAC
website. For further information, please contact
AIACCongress2008 AT gmail.com or visit www.aiac.org
you will find any specific information concerning the Congress at both the websites:
http://www.aiac.org/ing/congresso_2008/home.htm (English version)
http://www.aiac.org/ita/congresso_2008/home.htm (Italian version)