8-10 septembre 2015
Barcelone
Main Sessions
The symposium will focus on two major themes : The chaîne opératoire of knapped stone artefacts, and auxilliary sciences related to lithics (in particular microcrystaline quartz).
Theme 1 - Chaîne opératoire
Raw material exploitation strategies - mining and surface collecting
Ancient lithic trade and economics
Stone tool production and processing techniques
Use-wear analyses - signs of usage on stone tools (a.k.a. traceology)
Theme 2 - Auxilliary sciences
Microcrystaline quartz as a geological material
Characterising lithic sources
Lithotheques - collections of comparative raw materials
Gemology - Microcrystaline quartz and obsidian as gemstones today and in the past
Sessions Proposals
We are pleased to invite proposals for themed sessions, round table discussions or workshops for the upcoming symposium. Sessions are invited on current issues and research in the field of microcrystaline quartz (knapped or otherwise) or knappable materials in general. Sessions may be specific to methodology, regional research, or any other theme.
En savoir plus
http://www.ub.edu/cherts-symp2015/
http://cherts-symp2015.net/
For contact Xavier Mangado (mangado@ub.edu) or Otis Crandell (otis.crandell@ubbcluj.ro)