Landscape Archaeology Conference (LAC) 2026
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Dates
March 18–21, 2026
Location
Bamberg, Germany
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The LAC provides an excellent opportunity for experts and students of different disciplines to discuss new research on past landscapes. Landscape archaeology studies the relationships between human occupation strategies, material culture, and the natural environment in the past. It is essentially interdisciplinary and employs a broad range of approaches and methods from the humanities and the natural sciences. As such, the LAC brings together archaeologists, earth and environmental scientists, cultural scientists, and researchers from neighboring disciplines.
The main goal of the conference is to enhance and synthesize our understanding of human-environment interactions in the past, in particular of cultural responses to changing conditions.Agenda
The LAC meetings showcase the broad scope of landscape
archaeology research across the globe. These meetings take place every two years under the auspices of the International Association for Landscape Archaeology (IALA). 14 years after the meeting in Berlin (2012), the LAC returns to Germany.
Bamberg’s well-preserved Medieval center with its unique city garden landscape is UNESCO World Heritage. Situated near the spectacular Frankenjura plateau, it became a major cultural, religious, and economic node in Central Europe during the Middle Ages. As such, Bamberg promises to be an excellent base to explore new directions in landscape archaeology – in the city itself, the region of Franconia, and the wider world.