The secret life of furniture. A different view on beds, chairs, and thrones – lecture

We would like to invite you to a lecture of

Dr. Manon Schutz

(The University of Oxford and Universität Münster)

The secret life of furniture. A different view on beds, chairs, and thrones

The online lecture will take place on March 7 at 4.45 PM:

https://meet.google.com/ngu-oxhd-fqq

The lecture will be held as part of the seminar “Archaeology of Egypt and Nubia” (Faculty of Archaeology, University of Warsaw).

Integrated Microscopy Approaches in Archaeobotany (IMAA) Workshop

The next Integrated Microscopy Approaches in Archaeobotany (IMAA) Workshop will take place at the University of Reading (UK) on the 1st – 2nd April 2023. The themes for this year’s workshop are:

  • Archaeo- and Paleobotanical Approaches to Tropical Agriculture
  • Innovation in microanalysis, taphonomy and identification
  • Rewilding and Conservation
  • Science Communication of Archaeo- and Palaeobotanical Data
  • Sustainable Uses of Plants
  • The Archaeobotany of the Islamic West

The call for abstracts for oral and poster contributions remains open until 21st February 2023. Further details about abstract submission, registration and the discussion sessions can be found on the website.

 

Scholarship to Start – Rector’s Fund

„Scholarships to Start” is addresed to the most talented students and doctoral candidate who have been admitted in a given academic year to the university or doctoral school.
The program provides for three types of scholarships:
“Scholarship to Start for Olympians”
“Scholarship to Start for Athletes”
“Scholarship to Start for Doctoral Candidates”

More information:
https://bpm.uw.edu.pl/en/scholarship-to-start-rectors-fund/
https://welcome.uw.edu.pl/scholarships-to-start-from-rectors-fund/

Application can be delivered until 10th of February, 2023.

Field walking survey – 20-24 March, 2023

Dear Students,

In the Field training-> Field walking survey bookmark, you may find up-to-date information about the field walking survey (20-24 March 2023). The offer will be constantly supplemented with information sent by the instructors.

Students interested in taking part in a field walking survey should report to the lecturer.

Please, be aware that field walking surveys are obligatory according to your study programme (in the third year of BA and the second year of MA studies). We ask for thoughtful decisions – registering the student in the USOS system obliges him/her to complete the course.

The Faculty of Archaeology building – opening hours during summer holidays (July)

The Faculty of Archaeology building – opening hours during summer holidays (July):

The building is open from 09.00 AM to 03.30 PM (15.07.2021 – 31.07.2022)

The Dean’s Office is open from 10.00 AM to 02.00 PM (11.07.2021 – 31.07.2022)

The Faculty Office for Students is open from 10.00 AM to 02.00 PM, from Tuesday to Thursday (11.07.2021 – 31.07.2022)

The Faculty of Archaeology UW Library is open from 10.00 AM  to 02.00 PM (11.07.2021 – 31.07.2022)

Young Researchers in Archaeometry Workshop (5-6 September 2022, online)

We are happy to announce the 5th workshop “Young Researchers in Archaeometry” that will be held at the online on 5-6 September 2022. Following our tradition, the meeting welcomes early career researchers (master, PhD, post-doc) with a focus on topics intersecting natural science, cultural heritage studies and archaeology.

As promoted in the previous editions, the aim of the workshop is to offer ECRs an interdisciplinary platform for mutual exchange and networking. We want to provide a relaxed atmosphere to promote the development and use of scientific techniques through presentations and discussions. The online format opens the workshop series for people from all over the world and with limited travel funds.
We welcome contributions involving natural sciences related to archaeometry including all types of objects and materials related with human activities with a specific emphasis on archaeological or anthropological topics. Researchers in the field of archaeology, art history, anthropology, biology, chemistry, conservation, cultural heritage, earth science, material science, medicine, physics are encouraged to propose an oral.

Because the interest in online tutorials last year was huge, we are happy to announce that we can provide pre-recorded tutorials this year! Provided by renowned experts, they tackle different topics and methods in the field.

250 word abstracts (in English) for presentations (15 min + 5 min discussion) can be submitted until July 3rd.

Registration without talk or presentation is open from mid of July until the workshop. Submission of an abstract will automatically register the presenting author.

The online participation for the workshop is FREE.

We are looking forward to welcoming you all at the YRA2022!

More information:

https://yrarchaeometry.weebly.com/