7ICAANE London
The 7th International Congress on the Archaeology of the Ancient Near East was held in London in 2010, organised jointly by the Department of the Middle East, The British Museum and the Institute of Archaeology, University College London.
Publication
We are now accepting paper submissions for publication. Please note that the deadline for all submissions in the main themes and fieldwork is September 30th, 2010.
To submit your paper please go to the >> Publication page
7ICAANE is supported by the following organisations
The London Centre for the Ancient Near East
The British Academy
The British Institute for the Study of Iraq
The British Institute at Ankara
The British Institute of Persian Studies
Iran Heritage Foundation
BANEA
CBRL
Features of the congress
Five main themes
- Mega-cities and Mega-sites Go to timetable & abstracts >>
- Ancient and modern issues in cultural heritage Go to timetable & abstracts >>
- Colour and light in architecture, art and material culture Go to timetable & abstracts >>
- The archaeology of consumption and disposal Go to timetable & abstracts >>
- Landscape, transport and communication Go to timetable & abstracts >>
Sessions on:
Ten Workshops
- Textile production in the Ancient Near East (Neolithic Age – Bronze Age)
- The Neolithisation of Iran: socio-cultural transformations
- Transitions and boundaries: the Jordan Valley in the Late Bronze and Iron Ages
- Human remains in the Ancient Near East: Advances, problems and potential
- Near Eastern Lithic Assemblages in the Bronze Age
- Archaeological Conservation in the Near East
- Symbols of the Dead
- Composition and manufacture of cuneiform tablets
- Animal–plant interactions on the Iranian plateau and in southern Central Asia: using bioarchaeological methods in the reconstruction of agro–pastoral practices
- Beads and Personal Ornaments in the Ancient Near East: Technologies, Styles, Social Significance
