European Association of Archaeologists

Sessions 1. Regular Sessions

Full details can be found here 👉 www.e-a-a.org/EAA2026/sess...

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We are pleased to announce that the Call for Sessions for the 32nd EAA Annual Meeting in Athens, Greece is now open.

Call for sessions will be open between 23 September – 30 October 2025 (23:59 CET)

Please submit your proposals via portal: submissions.e-a-a.org/eaa2026

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The #EAA2025 Closing Ceremony will take place today at 18:45-19:45 CEST.

Please join us for this event. You can find the link under "Social Programme" on the left hand side menu of the web platform.

A reminder that today we have our Annual Membership Business Meeting.
We encourage all members and #EAA2025 attendees to join us at 18:45-19:45 CEST.

You can find a link to this meeting under "Social Programme" on the left hand side menu of the web platform.

We hope to see many of you there!

Please join us later today (4.09) at 18:45-19:45 CEST.
Link in web platform.

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Please join us later today (4.09) at 18:45-19:45 CEST.
Link in web platform.

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Today's Keynote Lecture will be delivered by Liv Nilsson Stutz, Prof at Linnaeus University with title:

"What does it mean to be Ethical as an Archaeologist in 2025? Interrogating our relationship to Scientific Integrity, Activism, and Social Responsibility in uncertain times.

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You can find the link on the left hand side menu of the web platform

This important exhibition was set up by the Paye ta Truelle Collective.
We encourage all to view it, but please be aware that some posters may be upsetting or triggering for those who have personal experience of HABI.
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If you are registered for #EAA2025 you will be able to see the Archaeo-Sexism Exhibition which consists of a collection of posters illustrating personal experiences of sexism, bullying and assault in archaeology.
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A photo of Rachel Crellin, Associate Professor at the University of Leicester (UK)

Today's Keynote Lecture will be delivered by Rachael J. Crellin, Associate Professor of Archaeology at the University of Leicester (UK).

Join the lecture "Archaeology to help build better futures" today (3.09) at 18:45-19:45 CEST

Link can be found in web platform.

See you there!!

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If you haven't yet, why not visit the TEA Photocontest Exhibition and have a look at the amazing entries we received this year?

You can access them through the web platform.

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Robin Skeates proceeds to present the #EAA2025 Book Prize in Public Category to

"Knowth" (2024) by Helena King, published by the Royal Irish Academy

Many congratulations!!

"Must Farm Pile-dwelling Settlement. Volume 2 (Volume 2) Edited by Rachael Ballantyne, Anwen Cooper, David Gibson, Mark Knight and Iona Robinson Zeki. Both published by published by McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research

Congratulations to all!

And the following book in two volumes:

"Must Farm Pile - dwelling Settlement Volume 1. (2024) Edited by Mark Knight, Rachael Ballantyne, Matthew Brudenell, Answen Cooper, David Gibson and Iona Robinson Zeki

The #EAA2025 Book Prize is now being presented by Robin Skeates on behalf of the Book Prize Selection Committee.

In the Academic Book Prize the joint winners are:

"Heritage and Healing in Syria in Iraq" (2024) by Zena Kamash and published my Manchester University Press
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Cate Frieman now presents the 2025 Student Award.

Many congratulations to Daniel Alonso-Naranjo for being awarded this prize with an unanimous decision by the committee.

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Elin Dalen is now presenting the 2025 Oscar Montelius Foundation Early Career Achievement Prize.

Honorary mentions go to Juliana Figueira da Hora and Simon Radchenko.

The prize was awarded to Jorge Rouco Collazo. Many congratulations!

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The 2025 European Archaeological Heritage Prize in the Institutional Category was awarded to Scientific and Research lab Archaic.

The prize was accepted by Simon Radchenko on behalf of Archaic.

Prize is sponsored by CIRAM

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The 2025 European Archaeological Heritage Prize was presented by Jan Mařík.

The individual category was awarded to Maksym Levada.

Many congratulations!!

This award is sponsored by CIRAM.

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Photo of Tatjana Cvjetićanin

During the Opening Ceremony we will also have the pleasure to listen to our first Keynote Lecture by Tatjana Cvjetićanin, curator of the National Museum of Serbia delivering "From an imagined past to an imagined future: a cross-section of archaeology, public archaeology, and heritage"
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Logo for the 2025 EAA annual meeting, showing a double know, on the top with a dark red colour and the bottom beige.

*** The day is here WELCOME to the 31st EAA Annual Meeting #EAA 2025 🎉 ***

Please join us for the Opening Ceremony today at 10:00-13:00 CEST.

Your login details for the web platform can be found in your email. If you encounter any problems, please contact helpdesk.

🗳️ If you haven't yet, please vote in the 2025 EAA election before Friday 5 September 12:00 (noon) CEST.

To do this, you can find your personal credentials in your email, as well as the relevant link.

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Logo for the European Association of Archaeologists annual meeting of 2025, representing a double knot in two colours: top is dark red and bottom is beige.

We are excited for another annual meeting, starting this week!

A reminder that test rooms are open daily between 8 and 19 CEST.

Check your emails for your login details and link to access the web platform.

If you have any issues, please contact our helpdesk.

See you soon!!

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Please check your e-mails for more information or contact our helpdek if you require any assistance.

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📣 To all #EAA2025 attendees

As of tomorrow, the web platform used for #EAA2025 is available for testing the available resources. If you are registered for the conference, please check your emails for further instructions on how to access the Test Zoom Rooms, check your connection, device, set up.

Scientific Programme We’re pleased to announce that the final versions of the EAA 2025 Programme Book and Abstract Book are now published and can be downloaded below (last updated on 27 August).

With only a week to go, we are pleased to let you know that the final versions of the #EAA2025 Programme and Abstract Books are now available to download:

www.e-a-a.org/EAA2025/prog...

Melting ice in norway reveals fragments of the world’s only known Viking Age packhorse net New Viking Age packhorse net fragments discovered in Norway’s melting ice reveal rare transport tools and ancient secrets.

Every year the Secrets of the Ice programme recover amazingly well preserved artefacts emerging from melting mountain ice in #Norway. This project raises awareness about glacial archaeology and human-induced climate change. They are the recipients of 2025 Europa Nostra Award in the Research category

TEA 85 Published 6 August 2025

If you haven't yet, don't forget to have a look at the TEA Summer 2025 edition (Issue 85) - the EAA's newsletter, available online: www.e-a-a.org/EAA/EAA/News...

Logo for the European Association of Archaeologists annual meeting with theme "Intertwined Pasts" showing on the left upper corner of the image, followed by the date when the event will run (3 - 6 September). It also says Belgrade, which is where the annual was going to take place, but it has now moved to online platforms only. The main image of this logo shows a photo of Belgrade taken from a high plane. A bridge and parts of the city can be seen under a blue sky with a few clouds.

If you are registered for #EAA2025 conference you will have received an email with information regarding the web platform and app in support of the conference.

Please check your emails for more details on how to access these resources.