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<div dir="ltr"><font color="#000000" size="3" face="Trebuchet MS">I am writing to advise you of two interdisciplinary conferences taking place at the University of Glasgow on 22 – 23 October 2011 and would be enormously grateful if you could pass the details
on to all undergraduate and postgraduate students as well as staff, researchers and contacts affiliated with your department.<br>
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The Scottish Archaeological Forum (SAF) is hosting a conference on ‘The Experience of Technology’ (22-23 October) which explores all aspects of technology as a sensuous experience. Our keynote speaker (Prof. Olivier Gosselain) is an internationally renowned
material culture specialist and speakers from across the world will present papers on a range of topics, including:</font></div>
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<div dir="ltr"><font color="#000000" size="3" face="Trebuchet MS"><font face="trebuchet ms">* T</font>he technologies of musical instruments,
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<div dir="ltr"><font color="#000000" size="3" face="Trebuchet MS"><font face="trebuchet ms">* Bron</font>ze technologies in ancient China and
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<div dir="ltr"><font color="#000000" size="3" face="Trebuchet MS"><font face="trebuchet ms">* T</font>he application of modern digital technologies to interpreting archaeological sites.
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<div dir="ltr"><font color="#000000" size="3" face="Trebuchet MS">This is a multi-disciplinary conference which seeks to cross the academic divide to engage several disciplines, including archaeology, music, philosophy, engineering and the social sciences,
amongst others. Please see our website for more information: <a href="http://www.scottisharchaeologicalforum.org.uk/conferences.html" target="_blank">http://www.scottisharchaeologicalforum.org.uk/conferences.html</a>.<br>
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The Scottish Theoretical Archaeology Group (STAG) invites fellow postgraduate and early-career researchers to attend the fourth annual STAG conference on Saturday, 22 October. The conference will offer papers of academic excellence in all areas of archaeology,
from prehistory through to the modern day. <br>
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Key themes:<br>
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* Theoretical approaches to archaeological research and materials<br>
* The potentials and problems that arise when theoretical models and frameworks are applied to materials, data and/or interpretation<br>
* Creatively exploring unexpected or under-emphasised theoretical aspects of one's research<br>
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Keynote speaker: Dr. Audrey Horning, Queens University Belfast<br>
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Please see our website for more information: <a href="http://www.gla.ac.uk/departments/archaeology/newslinks/stag/" target="_blank">
www.gla.ac.uk/departments/archaeology/newslinks/stag/</a><br>
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</font><font size="2"><font size="3" face="Trebuchet MS">Regards</font></font></div>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Louisa Campbell,
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">MA (Hons) PhD (Research)</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Arc-eòlas: Sgoil nan Daonnachdan</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Archaeology: School of Humanities,</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang="EN-GB">University of Glasgow / Oilthigh Ghlaschu<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang="EN-GB">Phone: +44 (0) 141 330 3925</span></p>
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</span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; COLOR: black"><span style="COLOR: blue"><a href="mailto:Louisa.Campbell@glasgow.ac.uk">Louisa.Campbell@glasgow.ac.uk</a>
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</span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; COLOR: black"><a href="http://www.gla.ac.uk/departments/archaeology/research/students/lhammersley/" target="_blank"><span style="COLOR: blue">http://www.gla.ac.uk/departments/archaeology/research/students/lhammersley/</span></a></span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"></span></p>
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