Session: #711

Session, made up of a combination of papers, max. 15 minutes each

In recent decades Conflict Archaeology has established itself as a distinct multifaceted discipline in the extensive study of human warfare and conflict. Its acceptance as a distinct discipline is apparent by its regular feature at international conferences and through a growing number of publications.

Arguably though, the discipline continues to be characterised by closed communities, divided along the lines of specific time periods and expertise- and in particular nationality. While Conflict Archaeology as a discipline provides a wider discourse concerned with the complex nature of human conflict, contributors often argue from their own geographical and national backgrounds.

Despite these constraints the overlying themes emerging within Conflict Archaeology regularly explore and reach beyond these boundaries, focussing on a range of subject areas including- but not exclusively: heritage management, identity and theory

This session aims to move beyond the discipline’s closed communities and explore its overlying themes. The session organisers welcome specific research rooted in respective national entities, but ask for contributors to provide papers on what they set out to achieve within Conflict Archaeology on a transnational level.

Taking into account the meeting of archaeologists from around the globe in Barcelona, we as session organisers hope to explore the true potential of Conflict Archaeology by thinking beyond our own geographical restraints. It aims to establish an exchange of ideas; achieving a discussion not divided along period or geographical boundaries. This session therefore welcomes contributions from all who may consider Conflict Archaeology a specific specialism or merely an adjunct to other work.

Conflict Archaeology, Cultural Heritage

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Philip van Lochem (Netherlands) ^1,2

Dr. John Carman (United Kingdom) ^1,2
Kyle Reynolds (United States) ^1,2
Christopher King (United Kingdom) ¹