Prehistoric demography, social transformations and woodland in Central Europe
16 October 2023, 5:00 pm–6:00 pm
The second seminar in the UCL Institute of Archaeology Research Seminar series for Term I, 2023-24 will be given by Jan Kolar on 16 October.
This event is free.
Event Information
Open to
- UCL staff | UCL students | UCL alumni
Availability
- Yes
Cost
- Free
Organiser
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Archaeological Sciences Section
Location
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Room 609UCL Institute of Archaeology31-34 Gordon SquareLondonWC1H 0PYUnited Kingdom
Abstract
Recent developments in science, such as the emergence of big data, advancements in computation possibilities and an effective shift towards interdisciplinarity, or even transdisciplinarity, significantly transformed the current research practice. Nowadays, we can ask ourselves much more complex questions but what is more important, we can answer them. In my paper I will demonstrate how modelling approaches and the combination of big data from archaeology, palaeoecology and vegetation ecology can answer questions on settlement dynamics and its relation to prehistoric forests, how prehistoric human activities are or are not documented by pollen indicators and how the present plant biodiversity is rooted in the settlement patterns of prehistoric farmers.
UCL Institute of Archaeology Research Seminars Programme | Term I, 2023-24
The Term I seminar series will again highlight current Institute of Archaeology research.ÌýThese are scheduled toÌýbe in-person events; where speakers have agreed, a recording may be made available afterwards.
Mondays, 5pmÌý
- 9 October:ÌýVictoria LucasÌý(Archaeological Sciences):Ìý"Everything Old is New Again" early medieval glass recycling: technology, change, and resourcefulness
- 16Ìý°¿³¦³Ù´Ç²ú±ð°ù:ÌýJan KolarÌý(Archaeological Sciences):ÌýPrehistoric demography, social transformations and woodland in Central Europe - this seminar will take place in Room 609 (Staff & Research Student Common Room)
- 23 October:ÌýGiacomo FontanaÌý(World Archaeology):ÌýComputational and landscape approaches to non-urban political centralisation in the 1st millennium BCE Mediterranean: the SamnitesÌý
- 30 October:ÌýUlrike SommerÌý(World Archaeology):ÌýVarna, Bodrogkeresztúr and the development of formal cemeteries in the Carpathian Basin
[6ÌýNovember: Reading Week - no seminar]
- 13Ìý±·´Ç±¹±ð³¾²ú±ð°ù:ÌýJohanna Zetterstrom SharpÌý(Heritage Studies):ÌýMid-century Museum ‘Best’ Practice and Self-Defined Anti-Racism
- 20Ìý±·´Ç±¹±ð³¾²ú±ð°ù:ÌýCristina CastilloÌý&²¹³¾±è;ÌýDorian FullerÌý(Archaeological Sciences):ÌýEvolutionary Dynamics of Enset Vegeculture in Ethiopia
- 27ÌýNovember:ÌýRafie CeciliaÌý&²¹³¾±è;ÌýTheano MoussouriÌý(Heritage Studies):ÌýInclusive Digital Museum InnovationÌý
- 4 December:ÌýVeronica OccariÌý(Archaeological Sciences/World Archaeology):ÌýThe Technology of Medieval Venetian Glass and the Levantine ConnectionÌý
- 11ÌýDecember:ÌýRodney HarrisonÌý(Heritage Studies):ÌýGhosts of Solid Air: Using Augmented Reality to Engage with Debates Regarding Contested Monuments in London