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• 31 Jul 2025

  Call for papers - Science studies

  Archaeology Gone Astray: Forgeries, Misinterpretation, and Other Field Stories

  An UISPP 'History of archaeology' commission conference

  The conference “Archaeology Gone Astray: Forgeries, Misinterpretations, and Other Field Stories” is dedicated to the less glorious—but undeniably fascinating—chapters in the history of archaeology. We’ll delve into everything from notorious forgeries and spectacular blunders to interpretive dead ends and moments of… let’s say, excessive enthusiasm in the field.The event offers a space for reflection, self-reflection, and a bit of humor—because, like any living science, archaeology sometimes takes a wrong turn. Yet, even when it goes astray, it always leads to something interesting.While the main theme centers on the field’s twists, turns, and detours, the program will also feature an open session for participants who wish to present their current research projects.

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• 15 May 2023

  Timişoara

  Call for papers - Science studies

  History of the History of Archaeology: between Archaeologists’ and Historians’ Concerns

  Figures, Trends, and Perspectives (International Union of Prehistoric and Protohistoric Sciences - IUPPS 2023 conference)

  Since several decades, historians and sociologists of science scrutinize the history of science as a practice. References demonstrate, first, the relevance of investigating who are the writers of disciplinary histories and what are the uses of these histories and, second, archaeologists’ concern to this regard. This session organised by the “History of Archaeology” commission is intended to strengthen these studies from the case of archaeology.

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• 31 Mar 2021

  Meknes

  Call for papers - Prehistory and Antiquity

  Old excavations, new data: the use of archives in current archaeological research projects

  This session will welcome papers presenting other case-studies of archaeological projects integrating an in-depth use of archive materials. Authors are invited to address issues such as:  the scientific use of archival information: how the data from past research are integrated in the current production of knowledge? The organisation of research projects: who led the projects, and what division of labour between archaeologists, historians or archivists are at stake?  Publication policy: to which audience (scientific, laypeople) and in which journals the results of projects combining new and old archaeological data are addressed?

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• 22 May 2018

  23 May 2018

  Saint-Germain-en-Laye | Paris

  Conference, symposium - Europe

  Prehistory - the itinerary of a word in fields of knowledge

  Itinéraire d'un mot dans les champs du savoir

  Le but de ce colloque est de rapprocher différents types de discours autour du mot « préhistoire », afin de délimiter les définitions et les usages du mot et des idées qu’il véhicule dans les dispositifs conceptuels d’une dizaine de disciplines : archéologie, anthropologie sociale, psychanalyse, ethnologie, histoire, histoire de l’art, philosophie, histoire religieuse, études littéraires. A partir de là, il s’agira de cartographier divergences et récurrences, évolutions et permanences dans les interprétations et les usages du mot, et de parvenir à une compréhension à la fois plus précise et plus complexe de la notion de préhistoire.

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• 24 Nov 2008

  Paris

  Call for papers - History

  1859. Archéologues et géologues dans l'épaisseur du temps

  Appel à communication - colloque interdisciplinaire

  L’année 1859 marque communément la « naissance » de la préhistoire en tant que science. De fait, c’est cette année-là, que les constatations réalisées in situ par les chercheurs français et britanniques dans les carrières de la moyenne terrasse de la Somme conduisent à valider les conclusions de Jacques Boucher de Perthes et l’hypothèse de la haute antiquité de l’homme. Mais c’est également cette année-là qu’est publiée L’Origine des espèces de Charles Darwin, ouvrage qui va jouer un rôle déterminant dans la fondation intellectuelle de la préhistoire en Europe.

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