SUBSISTENCE STRATEGIES IN THE STONE AGE,DIRECT AND INDIRECT EVIDENCE OF FISHING AND GATHERING
Dear colleagues,
Institute for the History of Material Culture of RAS,
State Hermitage Museum,
Peter the Great Museum of Anthropology and Ethnography of RAS,
Samara State University of Social Sciences and Education,
and Sergiev Posad State History and Art Museum-Preserve
invite you to take part in the International Conference
dedicated to the 50th anniversary of Vladimir Mikhailovich LOZOVSKI
SUBSISTENCE STRATEGIES IN THE STONE AGE,DIRECT AND INDIRECT EVIDENCE OF FISHING AND GATHERING
15–18 MAY 2018, Saint Petersburg
The following topics will be discussed during the conference:
1. The choice of location and settlement structure as a reflection of the economic strategy. Value of hunting and fishing in a variety of landscapes on the faunal remains.
2. Fishing equipment and tools for gathering based on the typology and traceology data. Fixed and mobile fishing constructions from organic materials.
3. Storage and cooking. Diet in the Stone Age through natural science research. Food residues and seeds of edible plants in archaeological layers.
4. Evidence of gathering in the Paleolithic.
5. Fishing and gathering in Prehistoric art.
6. Ad memoriam Vladimir Lozovski (1968–2015).
Venue: Institute for the History of Material Culture and the State Hermitage Museum (Saint Petersburg, Russia).
Languages: Russian and English (with simultaneous interpretation).
Applications for participation should be submitted by November 1, 2017 to neolithic.iimk.ran@gmail.com , according to the Registration form.
The proceedings of the conference will be published in English and Russian. Texts up to 12,000 characters including spaces (or 1,800 words) plus one or two black-and-white illustrations (600 dpi) are to be sent before January 20, 2018.
Article submission guidelines will be provided in the 2nd circular.
Travel and accommodation costs will be covered by participants.
Scientific and Organizing committee:
Dr. V. Lapshin, Director of Institute for the History of Material Culture of RAS, Russia
Dr., prof. M. Piotrovsky, Director of State Hermitage Museum, Russia
Dr., prof. E. Nosov, Scientific director of IHMC of RAS, Russia
Dr., prof. H. Amirkhanov, Scientific Director of Institute of History, Archaeology and Ethnography of Dagestan Branch of RAS, Head of Stone Age Department of IA RAS, Russia
Dr. M. Shunkov, Director of Institute of Archeology and Ethnography of the Siberian Branch of the RAS, Russia
Dr. V. Chabai, Director of Institute of Archaeology of NASU, Ukraine
Dr. O. Mochanov, Head of Samara State University of Social Sciences and Education, Russia
Dr., Prof. N. Leonova, Moscow State University, Russia
Dr. A. Engovatova, Deputy Director of IA RAS, Russia
Dr. S. Nikolaeva, Deputy General Director of SergievPosad State History and Art Museum-Preserve, Russia
Dr., Prof. C. Heron, British Museum, United Kingdom
Dr., Prof. O. Craig, York University, United Kingdom
Dr. O. Grøn. University of Copenhagen, Denmark
Dr. H. Luebke, ZBSA, Germany
Dr. J. Meadows, ZBSA, Kiel University, Germany
Dr. I. Clemente Conte, IMF CSIC, Spain
Dr. M. BerihueteAzorin, Universität Hohenheim, Germany
Organizing committee:
Dr. V. Shchelinsky, Head of Experimental Traceological Laboratory of IHMC of RAS, Russia
Dr. S. Vasiliev, Head of Department of Paleolithic, IHMC of RAS, Russia
Dr., prof. A. Vybornov, Head of Russian History and Archaeology Department of SSUSSE, Russia
Dr. V. Vishnevsky, Head of Archaeology Department of SPSHAMP, Russia
Dr. K. Gavrilov, Institute of Archaeology RAS, Russia
Dr. G. Khlopachev, Head of Archaeological Department, Peter the Great Museum of Anthropology and Ethnography of RAS, Russia
Dr. O. Lozovskaya, IHMS of RAS, Chairman of the Conference, Russia
A. Mazurkevich, General Curator of Department of Archaeology, State Hermitage Museum, Russia
Dr. E. Dolbunova, State Hermitage Museum, Russia
Dr. V. Shumkin, IHMS of RAS, Russia
Dr. A. Bessudnov,IHMSofRAS, Russia
Dr. K. Stepanova, IHMSofRAS, Russia
Dr. К. Andreev, Samara State University of Social Sciences and Education, Russia
Е.Tkach, IHMSofRAS, Russia
If you have any questions, feel free to contact us
Sincerely yours,
Conference Organizing Committee
