-International Symposium

“Holistic Archaeology – Prehistory and beyond”

2-4 June 2008

Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (Belgium)

Mgr. Sencie Institute, auditorium  02.18

Blijde Inkomststraat 21

3000 Leuven

Second Preliminary programme

Monday 2 June 2008

9h00 Welcome: Marc WAELKENS (K.U.Leuven, Belgium)

                               Chairman: Frank Vermeulen

9h30 – 10h30 John BINTLIFF (Universiteit Leiden, Netherlands): ‘Late Antiquity and the Transition to the Middle Ages in the cities of Central Greece’ ( 2 nights, 1 - 2 June)

10h30-11h30 Timothy GREGORY (Columbus, Ohio State University USA): "Late Antiquity in the Eastern Korinthia (Greece): A mirror looking from city to country in a central part of the Eastern Mediterranean." (3 nights DOUBLE,1-3 June)

11h30-12h30 Open discussion

LUNCH BREAK  (everybody is free to select a restaurant, pitta bar or the like, of which there are many in the neighbourhood (we are right in the historical centre of town

                                 Chairman: John Bintliff

14h00-15h00 Marc WAELKENS (K.U.Leuven, Belgium) : ‘The fourth to 12/13th c. at Sagalassos in Pisidia (SW Turkey): From a flourishing town and a thriving countryside to a Dark Age ‘kastron’ and finally a mid-Byzantine fortress ?’

15h00-16h00 Andrew POULTER (Nottingham University, UK): ‘Nicopolis ad Istrum, a city in context: the militarization of the countryside in the late Roman period (2nd - 6th centuries AD).’  (4 nights, 1-5 June)

16h00-17h00 Open discussion

SHORT DINNER BREAK (everybody is free to select a restaurant, pitta bar or the like, of which there are many in the neighbourhood (we are right in the historical centre of town

EVENING LECTURE : introduction Harco Willems

20h00-21h00 Manfred BIETAK (Universität Wien, Austria): ‘The excavations at Tell el-Dab'a (Auaris, Peru-nefer, Piramesse-South)’ (3 nights: 1-3 june)

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Tuesday 3 June 2008

                                Chairman Raymond Brulet

9h30-10h30 Frank VERMEULEN (Universiteit Gent, Belgium): ‘Roman to Early Medieval transition in a Central-Adriatic valley"  ; 2 nights: 2-3 June)

10h30-11h30 Andrea AUGENTI (Universita Bologna, Italy): ‘Ravenna: the rise and
fall of a late antique capital ‘(stay 1-4 june) ; 4 nights; days: 1-4)

11h30-12h30 Open discussion

LUNCH BREAK (everybody is free to select a restaurant, pitta bar or the like, of which there are many in the neighbourhood (we are right in the historical centre of town

                                              Chairman Andrea Augenti

14h00-15h00 Raymond BRULET (Université Catholique de Louvain, Belgium):‘Late Roman transformations of the urban, rural and military landscapes in northern Gaul and changes in the environmental and economic system’ : (1-2 June)

15h00-16h00 Tony WILMOTT (English Heritage, UK):’ The Late Roman transition on Hadrian's Wall and in the military zone of North Britain; archaeological evidence and interpretation"
( 2 nights: 1-2 June)

16h00-17h00 Open discussion chaired by Andrew Poulter

17h00-18h00 Poster session of specific topics of the projects being presented
during the first two days or posters of related projects.  In the mean time
coffee /thee will be served

20h00  OFFICIAL SYMPOSIUM DINNER: this dinner will be organized and paid for
by the organizing committee

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Wednesday 4 June 2008

                                             Chairman: Karel Van Lerberghe

9h00-10h00 Philip VAN PEER (K.U.Leuven, Belgium): ‘Research into the African
dispersals of early modern humans’.

10h00-11h00 Thomas FRANK (Universität Köln, Germany): ‚ Upscaling population
density – Methods and results from the Neolithic up to Roman times, with a
case study of the Early Neolithic in Central Europe’ : (3 nights: 1- 4 June)

11h00  - 11h15: COFFEE BREAK

                                             Chairman Nick Marriner

11h15-12h15 Harco WILLEMS (K.U.Leuven, Belgium): ‘The archaeology of landscape
in the greater Dayr al-Barsha region.’

12h15-13h15 Open discussion

LUNCH BREAK (everybody is free to select a restaurant, pitta bar or the like,
of which there are many in the neighbourhood (we are right in the historical
centre of town)

                                           Chairman: Harco Willems

14h15-15h15 Karel VAN LERBERGHE (K.U.Leuven, Belgium) ‘Gibala (Tell Tweini)
and the Mediterranean.’

15h15-16h15 Nick MARINNER (Université Aix-Marseille): ‘Geoarchaeology of
ancient Beirut, Sidon and Tyre: 5000 years of human-environment interactions ‘
(4 ; stay 1-5 june)

16h15-17h15 Open discussion chaired by Philip Van Peer

17h15-18h15 Poster session ; In the mean time coffee /thee will be served

FREE DINNER IN THE EVENING (everybody is free to select a restaurant, pitta
bar or the like, of which there are many in the neighbourhood (we are right in
the historical centre of town)

20h00: Free additional lecture by aNDREW POULTER: “Do not pick up the pottery!
A new approach to intensive field survey.”in which he proposes a new approach of sampling pottery (eventually after some preliminary activities it will be picked up), which proved to be very successful for identifiying villa sites near Nikopolis

very shortly we will contact you again about your travel arrangements, to be taken care off by us and about the poster sessions, which we hope to be numerous.

During the coming weeks subscription fees for non invited speakers will be calculated, as will be a list of hotel prizes in various categories announced for interested people wanting to attend the meeting