[Bonetools] Archaeology of Gatherings - apologies for crossposting

[fiona beglane]

Dear 
all 
>This 
October bank holiday weekend will be an exciting one for Sligo as both the 
Archaeology of Gatherings Conference and the Sligo Live Music Festival are 
taking place, and so we would like to invite you to the Archaeology of 
Gatherings Conference, 25th to 27th October 2013 at the Institute of Technology, 
Sligo.  More information and tickets are now available through the website: www.archaeologyofgatherings.com
>See 
attached for a poster - please feel free to print this out and post it up in 
your workplace/university/libary/local shop or whereever.
>
>Professor Mike Parker Pearson will be one of the keynote 
speakers. Professor Parker-Pearson will be discussing his recent fascinating and 
exciting research on Stonehenge and its associated complex of monuments. This 
research has shed new light on the nature of late stone age gatherings along 
with the large scale changes in society and culture that took place 5000-4500 
years ago. According to Professor Parker-Pearson "This should be a fascinating 
conference, bringing together experts in different subjects - there should be 
some real insights into the nature of gatherings past and 
present."
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>Professor Parker-Pearson will be joined by the other keynote 
speaker at the conference Clark McPhail, who is emeritus Professor of Sociology 
at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. His paper ‘The Life Course of 
Temporary Gatherings’ will concentrate on the forms and dynamics of individual 
and collective actions within gatherings. This will prove to be a dynamic two 
days with speakers coming from all over Ireland, the US, Britain and Norway to 
make their contribution to our understanding of the significance of gatherings 
in people’s lives not just in the past but also the present.
>In all there will be 
21 speakers examining a broad spectrum of aspects around the theme of the 
conference. While some aim to interpret the archaeological evidence available to 
us from prehistoric through to the post-medieval period, others present insight 
into the psychological and sociological aspects of assemblies from contemporary 
contexts.
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>In addition to the lectures held over the course of the weekend 
there will also be a demonstration by Ancient Music Ireland and a poster session 
showcasing current research in related fields.
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>We look forward to 
seeing you there
>Fiona
>
>Fiona Beglane PhD
>Animal Bone Specialist
>Licensed Archaeologist
>Donegal, Ireland
>074 97 21937
>087 686 3914 (M)
>Alternate email address: beglane.fiona at itsligo.ie
>Institute of Technology, Sligo
>http://itsligo.academia.edu/fionabeglane
>
>Upcoming international conference: www.archaeologyofgatherings.com
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