CHARCOALS FROM THE PAST
Cultural and Palaeoenvironmental implications
Convento dei Domenicani
Cavallino – Lecce (Italy)
(June 28th – July 1st 2004 )
The Laboratorio di Archeobotanica, in cooperation with the Scuola di Specializzazione in Archeologia Classica e Medioevale, Università degli Studi di Lecce, and the Dipartimento di Beni Culturali, takes pleasure in inviting scholars to convene for 3rd International Meeting of Anthracology on “CHARCOALS FROM THE PAST” - Cultural and Palaeoenvironmental implications at Cavallino – Lecce (Italy) on June 28th – July 1st 2004. After Montpellier and Paris, the Anthracological meeting will meet in Italy for the first time. It will bring together archaeologists, archaeobotanists, anthropologists and palynologists working in the main fields of anthracological research and fire history.
The program will include keynote speakers as well as oral and poster presentations open to all participants. A one-day field excursion will be devoted to visit sites of environmental and archeological interest in the region. Papers presented in the Meeting will be considered for international publication.
Organizers
Prof. Francesco D'Andria
Scuola di Specializzazione in Archeologia Classica e Medioevale – Università. di Lecce
Via D. Birago, 64 – 73100 Lecce – Italy
Tel. ++39 – (0)832 – 307053
E-mail Scuola.archeologia@unile.it
Dr. Girolamo Fiorentino
Laboratorio di Archeobotanica – Dipartimento di Beni Culturali - Università di Lecce
Via D.Birago, 64 – 73100 Lecce – Italy
Tel. ++39 – (0)832- 295540
E-mail xgirgi@tin.it
Dr. Donatella Magri
Laboratorio di Paleobotanica – Dipartimento di Biologia Vegetale - Università di Roma “La Sapienza”
P.le Aldo Moro, 5 - 00185 Roma - Italy
tel. +39 06 49912193
fax +39 06 49912279
E-mail donatella.magri@uniroma1.it
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Scientific committee
- Annamaria Bietti Sestieri
(Istituto Italiano di Preistoria e Protostoria)
- Lanfredo Castelletti
(Musei Civici di Como)
- Salvatore D'Onofrio
(Univ. di Palermo)
- Maria Follieri
(Univ. di Roma “La Sapienza”)
- Ch. Neil Roberts
(Univ. of Plymouth)
- Stephanie Thiebault
(UMR 7041 – Univ. Paris X)
- Jean-Louis Vernet
(Univ. de Montpellier II)
- George Willcox
(GREMMO Maison de l'Orient – Lyon)
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- Rino D'Andria
(Scuola di Specializzazione in Archeologia Classica e Medioevale – Univ. di Lecce)
- Giampiero Colaianni
(Laboratorio di Archeobotanica – Univ. di Lecce)
- Milena Primavera
(Laboratorio di Archeobotanica – Univ. di Lecce)
- Francesco Solinas
(Laboratorio di Archeobotanica – Univ. di Lecce)
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A mid-meeting excursion is planned, including a visit to archaeological and palaeoecological sites, a natural cave, the small town of Otranto and a short trip to the seaside
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Books, offprints and software can be sold or exchanged in a temporary bookshop
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Azienda Agricola Rollo
Special thanks to Rollo enterprise whose typical products of Salento have contributed to the success of the event.
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Deadline for registration
is May 31st 2004
The second circular will be e-mailed to the registered participants in May 2004
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The registration fee includes participation in the formal sessions and workshops, abstracts of oral and poster presentations, coffee breaks, social events and the mid-conference excursion. The price for accompanying persons includes social events and the mid-conference excursion.
- Before May 31st 2004 € 100.00
- After May 31st 2004 € 150.00
- Students € 50.00
- accompanying persons € 30.00
The fee must be sent by International money orders and wire transfers to:
Università di Lecce
Coordinate bancarie nazionali (BBAN) (only for Italy): CIN R ABI 01030 CAB 16002 Conto 606482.27
Swift code: PASC IT MM LEC
International Bank Code (IBAN): IT41R01030160020000606482.27
With this specification: Scuola di specializzazione in Archeologia – Congresso antracologia
Before May 31st 2004
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English – French - Italian
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The nearest airport is located in Brindisi, with international connections by Milano, Roma and Venezia
Another airport (150 km apart) is located in Bari, with national and international connections
(also lowcost companies with flights from Paris, London and Frankfurt)
Regular buses and taxi connect the Brindisi airport to Lecce:
www.provincia.le.it/trasporti/Aeroporto.htm
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See:
www.turismo.provincia.le.it
We have agreed a special price for the participants in the Meeting of Anthracology in the following hotels :
- Hotel Cappello ( Tel: ++39 - 832 - 308881 - Fax: ++39 - 832 - 301911) (€ 35 for a single room)
- Grand Hotel Tiziano (Tel: ++39 - 0832 - 272111 Fax: ++39 – 0832 - 272841) (€ 50 for a single room)
- Patria Palace Hotel (Tel: ++39 - 0832 - 245111) (€ 80-90 for a single room)
(Please quote the meeting when booking your room)
A limited number of rooms is available for students free of charge (please contact the secretary).
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The second circular will be mailed in May 2004 to the persons who responded to the preliminary registration form
All the correspondence about the meeting will by preference be done by email to the secretary charcoal@unile.it
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