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    The 3rd annual SAMS conference at the UCL Institute of Archaeology featured talks on a variety of archaeological topics from around the world. Talks included discussions of humor in ancient Egypt, trade in the Persian Gulf and Indus Valley, skeletal analysis techniques, Bronze Age technology, and landscapes and identity in places like Sicily, Australia, and England. The day-long event was free and open to staff, students, and guests, and included an opening talk, two sessions of presentations, breaks with refreshments, and a closing wine reception.

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    3rd annual Institute of Archaeology SAMS conference

    The Human Past: Multidisciplinary and Global


    Perspectives on Archaeology and Heritage
    Wednesday 17th June 2015
    UCL Institute of Archaeology Room 209
    Free to attend. All staff and students are welcome!
    Registration from 9:00. Guests may register to collect abstract book, or drop in for selected talks.
    9:30 Opening Talk: Interpreting the Human Past, Professor David Wengrow, UCL Institute of
    Archaeology

    World Archaeology I: Ancient Egyptian & Near Eastern societies


    10:00 Humour in Ancient Egypt, Ildiko Kalnoky (MA Egyptian Archaeology)
    10:20 Imagery and Iconography of Sasanian Empire as a Reflection of the Political Status and
    Royal Ideology of the Empire, Meredith Bergen (MA Middle Eastern Archaeology)
    10:40 Mapping Neolithic trade in the Persian Gulf, Katie Barry (MA Middle Eastern Archaeology)
    11:00 Healthcare in New Kingdom Egypt with comparative analysis across the Near East and into
    Sudan, Louise Atherton (MA Egyptian Archaeology)
    11:20 The gifts of the Indus and Saraswati rivers: trades between the Indus Valley and
    Mesopotamia in the 3rd Millennium BC, Alessandro Ceccarelli, UCL Institute of Archaeology/
    SOAS (MA History of Art and Archaeology)
    11:40-12:00 morning break, complimentary refreshments in room 410.

    Archaeological Sciences I: skeletons in caves and closets


    12:00 Analysis of Sexual Dimorphism of Proximal Femur Morphology using 3D Geometric
    Morphometric Techniques, Kara Carmichael (MSc Bioarchaeological and Forensic Anthropology)
    12:20 Morphology and Orientation of the Occipital Condyles in Primates and its Implications for
    Reconstructing Locomotion in Fossil Taxa, Julia Galway-Witham (MSc Palaeoanthropology and
    Palaeolithic Archaeology)
    12:40 Hobbits and dragons: who were the little people of Pleistocene Flores? Jane Hollingsworth
    (MSc Palaeoanthropology and Palaeolithic Archaeology)
    1:00-2:15 lunch break

    Archaeological Sciences II: Applications of chemistry in


    archaeology and conservation
    2:20 Early Transcaucasian Ware Technology at Shengavit, Armenia and the Origins of the Early
    Bronze Age Kura-Araxes Culture, Nyree Manoukian (MSc Technology and Analysis of
    Archaeological Materials)
    2:40 Bronze Disease Detection: An FTIR Analysis of Archaeological Copper Alloy Objects
    Enabling The Burrell Collection Decant, Rebeca Suarez-Ferreira, Department of Archaeology,
    Durham University (MA Conservation of Archaeological and Museum Objects)
    3:00 Culture Clash or Art Collaboration? Examining Contemporary Artworks in Historic Sites from
    the Perspective of a Conservator, Qifan Wang (MSc Conservation for Archaeology and Museums)
    3:20-3:40 afternoon break, complimentary refreshments in staff lounge, room 609

    World Archaeology II: Places for People- Landscapes and Identity


    3:40 Identities and Spaces beyond: Multiple Functions of Murals in Yuan Dynasty Tombs, Clara Ma,
    Department of History of Art and Archaeology, SOAS
    4:00 Hybridity Interpreting the cultural identity of Sikels in the Iron Age in Sicily. A way to
    reconsider the archaeological landscape nowadays, Lia La Terra (MA Public Archaeology)
    4:20 Reconsidering Oral History in the Archaeology of Australian Rural Landscapes, Sally
    Maclennan (MA Cultural Heritage Studies)
    4:40 Looking for Leporidae: rabbits and people on the Shropshire/Worcestershire border in the
    Middle Ages and beyond, Murray Andrews, UCL Institute of Archaeology, PhD candidate
    5:00 Why do we remember? Commemorating the First World War and British identity. Amanda
    Chain (MA Public Archaeology)
    5:20 Closing talk by Dr Gabriel Moshenska, UCL Institute of Archaeology

    5:50-7:00 Complimentary wine reception in staff lounge, room 609


    Any questions or comments, please feel free to get in touch with us!
    SAMS email: ioa-sams@ucl.ac.uk
    Website: sams.ucl-weebly.com
    Facebook: facebook.com/sams.201314

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