Attention!

The recently founded German "Society for Archaeoastronomy" holds a conference on "Measure, Figure and Geometry in Prehistory and Protohistory- The Origins of Mathematics and Astronomy"


Location: Museum of Prehistory and Protohistory (Musem für Vor- und Frühgeschichte), Schloss Charlottenburg, Langhansbau, 14059 Berlin

Organizers: State Museums of Berlin in cooperation with the German Society for Archaeoastronomy

Time: 24th to 26th of October, 2008

A preliminary program (written in German) can be found here.

It is still possible to give an oral presentation (duration ca 30 minutes including a a short discussion). There are two or three talks left unoccupied.The presentation may be hold in German or in English. Please send an abstract of your talk you wish to give (1/2 A4) by email either to Dr. Nawroth (m.nawroth@smb.spk-berlin.de) or to Dr. Michael A. Rappenglück(mr@infis.org). If you want to attend the conference as a speaker, please don't hesitate to contact the organizers as soon as possible.

Attention!

Next SIA meeting, organized by M. Incerti, will be held in October, 2008 in Ferrara. Please have a look here!

SEAC meeting (XVIth) at Granada, Spain, September 8-12, 2008.

The First Announcement is now available (PDF [993 KB] , DOC [28 KB] )!

SEAC 2008 website

Very important additional information!

Sophia Centre Grant: A grant of 450 euros, or equivalent in pounds sterling, will be offered by The Sophia Centre for the Study of Cosmology in Culture, the University of Wales, Lampeter, to a scholar working in cultural astronomy. The grant is to cover the registration fee of 200 euros plus 250 euros towards travel and subsistence.

Applicants should be postgraduate students working on either a Masters or a PhD degree on a subject in some aspect of astronomy in culture, including ethnographic and archaeoastronomical studies, or must have completed such a degree no earlier than 2005. However, we will also consider independent scholars who can demonstrate a track-record in the field, such as previous publication. The grant will be presented upon registration at the conference.

The process of selection will be under the responsibility of the Vice-President Elect of SEAC Prof. Mary Blomberg (mary@mikrob.com), to whom applications, including a brief biography and an abstract of 600 words plus bibliography should be sent.
The closing date is 15 April 2008.

Association Astroarchaeocaucasus has new website.