[Aqualist] Palaeoecology session at AAA, 9-13 December, University of Wollongong 2012

[Simon Haberle]

Dear all,

I would encourage you to participate in this years Australian 
Archaeological Association meeting to be held at the University of 
Wollongong, 9-13 December 2012. This is a great opportunity to meet 
colleagues in archaeology and to present your latest research in 
palaeoecology and archaeobotany. Registration is now open (see details 
below) and you can submit you abstract online.

I am co-convening a session titled:

CONTEMPORARY ISSUES AND ADVANCES IN PALAEOECOLOGY*,* convenors Simon 
Haberle and Ulrike Proske (contact: simon.haberle at anu.edu.au).
Synopsis: Over the last decade there have been significant advances in 
palaeoecological research in Australia and the region. Finer-resolution 
records of biotic and abiotic proxies have revealed the dynamic nature 
of ecosystems that are subject to ongoing processes of changing climate 
and other environmental disturbances, including the influence of people 
on the landscape. The resulting environmental reconstructions provide us 
with key data critical to the development of models of regional as well 
as local landscape change. This session will bring together the diverse 
range of palaeoecological work being carried out in Australia and 
overseas and will highlight the implications of this work for 
archaeological research.

Another session focusing on archaeobotany is being convened by Andrew 
Fairbairn and Jenny Atchison:

FOOD, FUEL AND LANDSCAPE CHANGE: ARCHAEOBOTANICAL PERSPECTIVES FROM 
AUSTRALASIA, convenors Andrew Fairbairn and Jenny Atchison (contact: 
a.fairbairn at uq.edu.au).  Synopsis: Archaeobotanical studies will explore 
past food and fuel exploitation to examine if, when and how these 
practices affected landscape change and also explore the implications 
for human environment relations.

Cheers, Simon Haberle

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Registration details

Registration is now open for the AAA2012 conference.  Find out all the 
details on the AAA conference website at 
http://conference.australianarchaeology.com.au/?page_id=20 and follow 
the link through to the Conference Online registration page.

Please remember also that, if you wish to
1.       Give a paper or poster you will need to submit your abstract by 
6 July (find out the details at 
http://conference.australianarchaeology.com.au/?page_id=308) -- note 
that the details of the sessions for the conference are also listed on 
this page
2.       Take advantage of the early bird registration rates you need to 
do so by 31 July

Both of these dates are earlier than in previous years, so you will need 
to get super organised for 2012!

An announcement will soon be made about the keynote speakers for the 
conference once the final invited keynote speaker has confirmed, but in 
the meantime rest assured, there is an interesting and engaging range of 
speakers being assembled for your listening pleasure!

Kind regards

The 2012 Conference Organising Subcommittee

Membership Secretary | Australian Archaeological Association

membershipsecretary at australianarchaeology.com
http://www.australianarchaeologicalassociation.com.au/joinaaa