[Sasnet] DIG 2009 Abstract Deadline Extended

[DIG 2009]

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Dear Colleagues, 

The deadline for abstract submission for the DIG 2009 Conference and
Geochemical Characterization in Archaeology Workshop has been
extended to March 31st, 2009. To register and submit your session
proposal or abstract please go to our website:
http://socserv.mcmaster.ca/dig/index.html

Conference proceedings will be considered for a special issue
publication of the peer-reviewed journal Geoarchaeology
(http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/36011/home). If you wish to
submit a paper for this special issue, please forward authors names,
title and abstract to the DIG conference organizers as soon as
possible.**

We invite participants to discuss all Geoarchaeological topics
including:

-Method and Theory in Geoarchaeology
-Geochemical Characterization Studies
-Soil Micromorphology
-Palaeoenvironmental Reconstruction
-Frontiers in Geoarchaeology
-Submerged Landscapes and Underwater Archaeology
-Human-Environment Interaction
-Site Formation Processes
-Methods in Spatial Analyses
-Dating Methods

Prizes for Best Student Paper and Poster Award have been generously
donated by the Canadian Geological Foundation Thayer Lindsley Fund.

Geochemical Characterization in Archaeology Workshop

We are also pleased to announce a Geochemical Characterization workshop
using Instrumental Neutron Activation Analysis. This workshop will
provide an opportunity for participants to gain hands-on experience
with INAA, to attend informal discussions led by researchers in this
facility, and to learn about the practical applications of INAA in
geoarchaeological research. The workshop fees include three days of
analytical and safety training, sample preparation and analysis, guided
tours of archaeometric facilities, informal lectures, lunches and much
more! Please see the DIG 2009 website for more information:
http://socserv.mcmaster.ca/dig/workshops.htm

The Keynote Address for this event will be Dr. Ronald G.V. Hancock from
the Department of Medical Physics and Applied Radiation Sciences and
the Department of Anthropology, McMaster University. He has been a
driving force behind the creation of dedicated facilities and
procedures for Archaeometric studies at the McMaster Nuclear
Reactor-Centre for Neutron Activation Analysis. His talk is entitled:
How good are our archaeometric data? A reassessment and
reinterpretation of a published data set of shell tempered pottery.

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Brandi Lee MacDonald, Co-Organizer
Department of Anthropology, McMaster University

Lisa Sonnenburg, Co-Organizer
School of Geography and Earth Sciences, McMaster University

Mail: C/O Brandi Lee MacDonald
Department of Anthropology
Chester New Hall Rm. 524
McMaster University
1280 Main St. W
Hamilton, ON, Canada
L8S 4L9
fax:(905) 522-5993