Introduction to Systematic Synthesis in Archaeology and Anthropology
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Dates
October 29–31, 2025
Location
University of Algarve, Faro, Portugal
Pricing
250 EUR
Area
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Introduction to Systematic Synthesis in Archaeology and Anthropology – Learn by Doing, is a new, original course at HEIRS from 29 to 31 October 2025 at the University of Algarve. The training introduces synthesis concepts, tools, and open-science principles, focusing on qualitative data with foundations for future quantitative work. Participants will begin a systematic review or database project in small groups or individually under instructor guidance. Registration is limited and closes 8 September 2025.
Agenda
29–31 Oct 2025, 3 days from 9:00 to 17:00
Participants
HEIRS
Organizer | Homepage
HEIRS is the hub for Human Evolution Research Synthesis, a unit of the research environment of ICArEHB – the Interdisciplinary Center for Archaeology and Evolution of Human Behaviour, hosted at the University of Algarve.
Christian Ristok
Instructor | Homepage
Dr. Christian Ristok is a postdoc in Experimental Interaction Ecology at the German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig and University Leipzig, Germany. He obtained his PhD on “Biodiversity effects on plant metabolomes in different environmental contexts” and is involved in (inter-)national and interdisciplinary research synthesis projects. Since 2016, he is a lecturer for statistics, research synthesis, and ecological research methodologies. From 2021 to 2024, he co-led the first extensive synthesis of all available biodiversity information for Germany.
Stephan Kambach
Instructor | Homepage
Dr. Stephan Kambach is a postdoc at the Institute for Geobotany/Botanical Garden at the Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU). He obtained his PhD on “Meta-analysis in forest biodiversity-ecosystem functioning research”. He is involved in international and interdisciplinary research projects and is a lecturer for statics and research synthesis since 2016. In 2017, he supervised a two-week summer school meta-analysis course that resulted in a joint publication for all participants.
