Iron Age Mediterranean Chronology
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Dates
October 30–31, 2025
Location
Otto Wagner Postsparkasse, Vienna
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Growing discrepancies in the correlation of relative chronological sequences and inconsistencies in the approach to absolute dating have made Iron Age chronology one of the most debated topics in Mediterranean archaeology over the past two decades. These challenges call for a systematic, multidisciplinary approach. Our meeting in Vienna aims to bring together specialists in Iron Age archaeology from across the Mediterranean to address these issues from a range of scholarly, methodological, and theoretical perspectives.
Participants
Austrian Academy of Sciences, OeAW-OeAI
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Since 1.1.2021, the Austrian Archaeological Institute (OeAI) focuses on the foundational research in the field of archaeology and classical studies at the Austrian Academy of Sciences (OeAW). The core mission is the investigation of human history from the Quaternary period up to the modern era, taking into consideration all material archaeological sources and written traditions. The institute consists of the three departments Prehistory and Western Asia/North African Archaeology, Historical Archaeology and Classical Studies, which cover the entire professional curriculum and the variety of methods of the disciplines represented. Interdisciplinarity and professional interconnections distinguish the Institute, which is expressed in the creation of central facilities for Archaeological Sciences, Digital Archaeology and Classics and Heritage Science. The extensive research infrastructure of the Institute consists of laboratories, workshops, a technical pool and mobile equipment, as well as archives, collections and the largest archaeological professional library in Austria.
Society for Eastern Mediterranean Archaeology and Heritage Studies
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