<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta charset="UTF-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div id="divtagdefaultwrapper" dir="ltr" style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class=""><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt;" class="">Dear colleagues,</span></p><div class=""><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">The UISPP's ‘Modified Bone and Shell’ commission is launching a call for papers from archaeologists and ethnologists on the theme of ‘Engravings on bone (hard materials of animal origin): gripping systems, signs and decorations’.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">The aim is to critically examine the challenges and possibilities of distinguishing between unintentional markings and those that are utilitarian or decorative. We will explore their various functions and meanings, while considering the cognitive and cultural insights that these practices can bring to our understanding of human evolution.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">The round table will be held in April 2026 at the Museum für Vor- und Frühgeschichte, Berlin. Entries close on 31 January 2025:<a href="https://uispp.net/en/commissions/activities/international-workshop-engraved-bones" class="OWAAutoLink">https://uispp.net/en/commissions/activities/international-workshop-engraved-bones</a></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"> ---------</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">Cher.e.s collègues,</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">La commission ‘Os et Coquilles Modifiés’ de l’UISPP lance un appel à communication auprès des archéologues et des ethnologues sur le thème des « Gravures sur os (matériaux durs d’origine animale) : systèmes de préhension, signes et décorations ».</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><strong class=""><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-weight: normal;" class="">L’objectif est d’examiner de manière critique les défis et les possibilités de distinction entre les marquages non intentionnels et ceux utilitaires ou décoratifs. Nous explorerons leurs diverses fonctions et significations, tout en considérant les éclairages cognitifs et culturels que ces pratiques peuvent apporter à la compréhension de l’évolution humaine.</span></strong><b class=""></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">La table ronde se tiendra en avril 2026 au<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><strong class=""><span lang="DE" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-weight: normal;" class="">Museum für Vor- und Frühgeschichte</span></strong><strong class=""><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-weight: normal;" class="">, à</span></strong><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Berlin. Clôture des inscriptions, le 31 janvier 2025 :<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 176, 240);" class=""><a href="https://uispp.net/en/commissions/activities/international-workshop-engraved-bones" class="OWAAutoLink">https://uispp.net/en/commissions/activities/international-workshop-engraved-bones</a></span></p></div><br class=""><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class=""></p><div id="Signature" class=""><div id="divtagdefaultwrapper" dir="ltr" style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif, EmojiFont, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", NotoColorEmoji, "Segoe UI Symbol", "Android Emoji", EmojiSymbols;" class=""><div style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px;" class=""><div style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px;" class=""><div style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px;" class=""><div style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px;" class=""><div style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px;" class=""><div style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px;" class=""><div class=""><div class=""><div class=""><div class=""><div class=""><div class=""><div class=""><div class=""><hr class=""><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px;"><font size="2" face="Tahoma" class=""><span style="color: purple;" class=""></span></font></p><div style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px;" class=""><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><font size="2" face="Tahoma" class=""><span style="color: purple;" class=""></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px;"><font size="2" face="Tahoma" class=""><span style="color: purple;" class="">Dr. Éva DAVID</span><span style="color: purple;" class="">, Ph.D.<br class=""></span><span style="color: purple;" class="">CNRS, MNHN-UMR 7194 HNHP</span></font><span style="color: purple; font-size: small;" class=""></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px;"><font size="2" face="Tahoma" class=""><span style="color: purple;" class="">Musée de l'Homme (bureau 321)</span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px;"><font size="2" face="Tahoma" class=""><span style="color: purple;" class="">17, place du Trocadéro<br class="">F - 75116 Paris</span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px;"><font size="2" face="Tahoma" class=""><span style="color: purple;" class="">+33 1 44 05 72 41</span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><font size="2" face="Tahoma" class=""><span style="color: purple;" class=""></span></font></p><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; color: purple;" class=""></span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;" class=""></span><font color="800080" class=""><br class=""></font><font color="#800080" class="">Présidente de la Commission "Os travaillé" de l'UISPP -> <a href="https://uispp.net/modified-bone-and-shell/" class="OWAAutoLink" id="LPNoLP">https://uispp.net/modified-bone-and-shell/</a></font></div><div style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px;" class=""><font color="#800080" class="">Trésorière de l'UISPP (intérim)</font></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>