January 2012

Dear members,

Europe's archaeological heritage is under threat. Illicit trafficking and the trade of objects from European sites is recognised as an urgent matter. European regulations are not strict enough or leave only small timeslices for reaction.

The European Union has called for a Public Consultation. You will find more under the following link:

http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/11/1468&format=
HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

Please be engaged and send your comments directly through the contact provided. Your activity will be the measure for further activities by the European Union

Best wishes

Friedrich Lüth
EAA President 
 

The European Journal of Archaeology is now available on-line to all current EAA members
 

November 2011

Dear colleagues,

you will be aware that the on-line registration for the EAA conference in Helsinki, August 29 - September 1, 2012, has been open since September. However, let me please remind you that the deadline for session and round table proposal submissions is already 1 December 2011. You are welcome to submit your proposal at http://www.eaa2012.fi/abstracts.html. List of approved sessions will be available by 1 February when paper and poster submission opens until 31 March. The deadline for early registration fee runs until 1 June 2012.

I am looking forward to seeing you in Helsinki!

Best wishes,

Sylvie

Guidelines for organisers of sessions and round tables (November 2011)
 

New Publisher for the European Journal of Archaeology

I am pleased to announce that the EAA's Executive Board, at its recent Board Meeting in Frankfurt, selected Maney to become our new publisher for the European Journal of Archaeology. Our President, Fritz Lueth, consequently signed a publishing contract with Maney last Thursday, witnessed by our Secretary, Mark Pearce, and myself, as General Editor of the EJA. Amongst the various publishers who submitted proposals to become our new publisher, Maney stood out for sharing most convincingly our ambition to enhance further the quality, reputation, readership and impact of our international peer-reviewed Journal. Maney Publishing is based in the UK and specialises in publishing academic journals, both in print and - importantly - online. They have a particular strength in publishing archaeology journals, such as the Journal of Field Archaeology, Environmental Archaeology and Public Archaeology. Maney will be writing to you in due course about the new EJA for 2012, the first issue of which will be published in April 2012, including details of how to access the Journal online.
As for 2011, the print version of the first two issues of EJA 14 (1-2) was distributed to Members attending the Oslo meeting. The print version of EJA 14.3 (which is currently at the printers) will be sent to you by post in late December, along with a copy of EJA 14.1-2 for those of you who were unable to attend the Olso meeting. The entire volume of EJA 14 will also be published online by Maney before the end of December, and made available to you.

I believe that we have now opened an exciting new chapter in the history of our Journal. Please remember, it is your Journal. Its success depends upon a regular flow of new, high quality submissions of articles on all aspects of European archaeology, irrespective of period, region or topic. Both I and the Journal's dynamic Editorial Board therefore look forward to receiving, and working with you on the publication of, your next major article. With Maney's help, we can guarantee that your work receives the widespread international recognition that it deserves.

Do please write to me at the following email address if you have any questions regarding the Journal or ideas for new articles: Robin.Skeates@durham.ac.uk.
 

With best wishes,

Robin Skeates
General Editor, EJA

 

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The Archaeological Institute of America (AIA) creates partnership with EAA

In September 2011, representatives from the Archaeological Institute of America (AIA) attended the 17th Annual Meeting of the European Association of Archaeologists (EAA) in Oslo. Although individual members from both the AIA and EAA have attended and presented at each other's' annual meetings over the years, this was the first time that the AIA was formally represented at an EAA Annual Meeting. AIA representatives met with several members of the EAA Executive Committee and discussed the possibility of greater cooperation and joint programming between the two organizations. The AIA would like to see this as the beginning of a long and mutually beneficial partnership that will allow for a greater and more efficient exchange of ideas and scholarship between the two groups. 

To mark the formal start of this relationship, the AIA and EAA are embarking on several joint initiatives. These include publicizing each other's events to their respective memberships, encouraging members to submit papers and participate in each other's conferences, and sending materials for publication and making announcements in each other's newsletters. For immediate consideration by EAA members, the AIA is happy to announce that EAA members who wish to attend the AIA Annual Meeting in Philadelphia from 5-8 January 2012 will be able to do so at the discounted rate generally reserved for AIA members.

Representatives of the AIA look forward to attending the EAA meeting in 2012 and welcome EAA members to all Institute events and programs.

Contact:
Ben Thomas
Director of Programs
ARCHAEOLOGICAL INSTITUTE of AMERICA
656 Beacon Street
Boston, MA 02215

Phone: (617) 353-8708 - Fax: (617) 353-6550
Email: bthomas@aia.bu.edu
 
 

Dear colleagues,

You will be aware that the on-line registration for the EAA conference in Helsinki, August 29 - September 1, 2012, has been open since September. However, let me please remind you that the deadline for session and round table proposal submissions is already 1 December 2011. You are welcome to submit your proposal at http://www.eaa2012.fi/abstracts.html. List of approved sessions will be available by 1 February when paper and poster submission opens until 31 March. The deadline for early registration fee runs until 1 June 2012.

I am looking forward to seeing you in Helsinki!

Best wishes,

Sylvie

 

Calendar for EAA members, November 2011 - June 2012

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17 September	Online registration and hotel booking for EAA conference in Helsinki 2012 opens at http://www.eaa2012.fi
28 - 29 October	Executive Board meeting in Frankfurt am Main, Germany
November	TEA 36 fall issue sent out to the members
1 December	Deadline for session and round table proposals for the 2012 EAA conference in Helsinki, Finland
December	Reminder to renew EAA membership on-line e-mailed to members  EJA 14/3 sent out to members (together with EJA 14/1-2 to those who could not receive it in Oslo)
31 December	End of the 2011 EAA membership (log in the members' only section valid till the 31st January 2012)
1 January	Beginning of the 2012 EAA membership (log in the members' only section valid since the 1st December 2011)
1 February	Paper and poster proposal submission for the 2012 EAA conference in Helsinki, Finland opens
early February	Call for nominations to the EAA election circulated to the members
15 March	Closure of nominations by members
31 March	Deadline for paper and poster proposal submission for the 2012 EAA conference in Helsinki, Finland
March / April	Nomination Committee Meeting
13 - 14 April	Executive Board meeting in Prague, Czech Republic
30 April	Deadline for articles and announcements for the TEA 37 summer issue
1 May	Deadline for proposals of candidates for the European Archaeological Heritage Prize
June	TEA 37 summer issue sent out to the members
1 June	Deadline for early conference fee

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October 2011

It is with great sorrow that we announce the death of Dr. phil. h.c. Ole Crumlin-Pedersen. He passed peacefully away last Friday, 14th October 2011, after a long period of illness, aged 76 years. Ole Crumlin-Pedersen remained committed to his life's work in the field of maritime archaeology until his very last days. The Viking Ship Museum has dedicated an Internet page to the memory of Ole Crumlin-Pedersen:  http://www.vikingeskibsmuseet.dk/

The funeral will take place on Saturday, 29th October, 11.00 at Himmelev Church in Roskilde, followed by a memorial reception at the Viking Ship Museum at 12.30.
 

September 2011

EAA Election 2011 results now available (accessible only to the EAA Members)
http://e-a-a.org/membersection/index.php
 

July 2011

With grief we announce that we have lost a distinguished archaeologist, colleague and friend Professor Marek Zvelebil (9. 1. 1952 - 7. 7. 2011).