19th International Congress of Classical Archaeology

Cologne/Bonn (Germany), 22 26 May 2018

Cologne/Bonn (Germany)

XIX th Archaeology and Economy

ICCA in the Ancient World

Archaeology and Economy in the Ancient World

The International Association for Classical Archaeology (AIAC) would like to invite you to the XIXth International
Congress of Classical Archaeology with the theme: Archaeology and Economy in the Ancient World.
The objective of this congress will be to understand economy as a central element of classical societies and
analyse its mutual interaction with current geographical, political, social, religious and cultural backgrounds. The
theme of the congress is therefore addressed to all disciplines of classical archaeology and related sciences.

Call for panels

The main theme will be discussed in 11 different sessions. Another session is open to suggestions.
1. The human factor: demography, nutrition, health, epidemics etc.
2. The impact of natural environmental factors on ancient economy: climate, landscape etc.
3. Systems of production: land use, industry, technology, artistic production etc.
4. System of extraction: mining, pollution, technology etc.
5. Distribution: trade and exchange, monetarization, credit, networks, transport, infrastructure (e.g. ports) etc.
6. Consumption: daily and luxury consumption, conspicuous consumption, waste, recycling, diet etc.
7. Economy of cult: investment, religious and ritual consumption, economics of death etc.
8. The role of the city in the ancient economy: urban infrastructure, relations between town and country etc.
9. The military economy at war and peace
10. Economy of knowledge: education, innovation, literacy etc.
11. Methodology: survey archaeology, natural sciences, quantification etc.
12. Other topics outside the main theme of the conference are open to suggestions
The contributions and discussions may come from all research areas and may be based on different material
evidence: from excavations, survey archaeology, and all kinds of visual and artistic culture architecture,
sculpture, ceramics and others classes of material.

Call for Panels closes:

15 March 2017
For more information:

www.aiac2018.de