[Anthsoc] Fwd: Lithic analysis session at the 2010 CAA's

[David Lubell]

Dear colleagues,

We would like to take this opportunity to invite you to participate in a
session on lithic analysis called “Just Lithics: Down to Earth Approaches
to Lithic Analysis” at the upcoming Canadian Archaeological Association
conference which is being held in Calgary from April 28 to May 2.  Stone
tools are amongst the most widespread, durable, and abundant artifacts
left by our ancestors.  Whether excavating at a 2.5 million year old site
in the Olduvai Gorge or a 500 year old bison kill site on the Canadian
plains stone tools will likely be encountered and provide a rich source of
information about many aspects of the lives of the people who made them.
Lithic technology can provide insight into subsistence and resource
economies, the identity of the toolmakers, group mobility and migration,
and inter-group interactions and trade between prehistoric peoples.
Lithic analysis can also be paired with evolutionary studies to assess the
cognitive capabilities of our early ancestors and emergence of modern
behaviour patterns.  Recent research has even begun to consider the use of
stone tools by non-human primates.  This session provides a venue for the
presentation and discussion of all areas of lithic analysis.  For this
session, we are calling for papers on all aspects of lithic analysis.

The Canadian Archaeological Association (CAA)
(www.canadianarchaeology.com) has been the premier national body
representing the discipline in Canada for the last four decades. The
organization and its annual conference have grown considerably since its
first formation. Archaeologists working in Canadian institutions have
expanded their research venues around the world and have been inviting
their international colleagues to join together to discuss their research
and explore contemporary issues for many years. Archaeologists from
continental Europe, the United Kingdom, Africa, and Australia have been
frequent participants at the annual conference.

The Department of Archaeology at the University of Calgary
(http://www.ucalgary.ca/CAA2010/) is hosting the 43rd Annual Meeting of
the CAA at the Palliser Hotel (http://www.fairmont.com/palliser) in
Calgary from 28 April–02 May, 2010. The Department of Archaeology has a
great deal of experience hosting national and international conferences,
including but certainly not limited to its respected annual “Chacmool”
Conference. We invite papers and researchers from around the world to
present their work in Calgary in 2010.

The City of Calgary (http://www.tourismcalgary.com/)
(http://www.discovercalgary.com/) has been a host to many international
gatherings and conferences. The Calgary Stampede has been attracting a
worldwide audience for many decades but the city made a strong leap as an
internationally significant venue with its hosting of the 1988 Winter
Olympics. With that formative experience, Calgary has become home to
world–class hotel, dining, and cultural facilities. The city is also
famous as a jumping–off place for the exploration of the surrounding wild
natural areas including the nearby Rocky Mountains and major tourist
centre of Banff.

With the conference rapidly approaching, we realize that this late call
for submissions does not leave much time for the preparation of abstracts.
  If you are interested in presenting in this session please forward your
abstracts to Tim Bennett (tabennet at ucalgary.ca) by February 20, 2010.
Please note that all attendees must become CAA members.  All possible
presenters must register and pay registration fees before we will post
their papers on the conference web site and include them in the program.
You will save $30 if you register before March 1.

Please feel free to forward this call for papers to any of your colleagues
who may not have received it but have an interest in lithic analysis.

Sincerely,
Tim Bennett
University of Calgary
tabennet at ucalgary.ca

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