Congress on the Archaeology of the Ancient Near East
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Dates
June 2–7, 2025
Location
Lyon, France
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The International Congresses on the Archaeology of the Ancient Near East are organized every two years by the scientific community of scholars working on and in the Near East and studying therein cognitive, material and environmental evidence from the most remote phases until the Islamic period within a multidisciplinary approach.
Agenda
The 14th ICAANE Lyon proposes eight thematic sessions covering interdisciplinary research and new approaches of the archaeology of the Ancient Near East, from Prehistoric to Islamic times.
- Advances in Near Eastern Archaeology
- Natural resources and anthropised landscapes
- Heritage and archaeology
- The materiality of inscribed and figurative objects
- Neolithic paths
- Life and death: Human behaviour and practices
- Characterizing culture?
- Islamic archaeology
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International Congress on the Archaeology of the Ancient Near East
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The International Congress on the Archaeology of the Ancient Near East has been organised since 1998 by the scientific community of scholars working on and in the Near East. It is an exceptional forum for dialogue and scientific exchanges between all colleagues involved in the study of the Ancient Near East. After twelve years, the ICAANE comes back to France to the city of lights Lyon. From June 2 to 7 2025, the fourteenth International Congress on the Archaeology of the Ancient Near East will take place in Lyon. It is organised by the Université Lumière Lyon 2 and the Maison de l’Orient et de la Méditerranée.
