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4. EUROPEAN ASSOCIATION OF SOUTHEAST ASIAN ARCHAEOLOGISTS 9TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
Sigtuna, Sweden 27 May TO 2 June 2002

We welcome you to attend the 9th International Conference of the European Association of Southeast Asian Archaeologists (EurASEAA), in Sigtuna in Sweden, May 27 - June 2, 2002. The main conference venue will be the Sigtuna Foundation premises in Sigtuna, Sweden, about one hour north of the city center of Stockholm, where the host institution, the Museum of Far Eastern Antiquities will show a special selection of the museum's Southeast Asian collections.

Proposals are welcome for paper presentations (20 minutes) in plenary sessions, and for concurrent poster presentations on aspects of recent research in Southeast Asian archaeology. Papers will be grouped in thematic sessions as follows:
Stone Vestiges: Lithic Technology and Human Landscape in the Early Prehistory of SE Asia;
The Power of the City: The Role of Urban Centre in the Growth of Early Historical SE Asian Kingdoms;
Pots, Jars and Sherds: The Importance of Pottery for our Understanding of SE Asia's Past;
The Social Dimension of Trade: The Impact of Trading Networks on Socio-cultural Relations of the Past;
Temples, Bronzes and Murals: Material Culture as Intermediary and Establishment in the Introduction of New Religious Ideas to SE Asia;
Expectations and Experience: European Cultural Heritage Management Principles Meet SE Asian Archaeology;
Physical and Mental Landscapes: Human Interaction with Prehistoric and Historic Architecture and Environment;
Life through Death: Interpretation of Earlier SE Asian Societies from their Mortuary Practices;
European Museums as Storehouses of Asian Heritage: Issues of Access and Interpretation

Each such plenum will be moderated by a leading Swedish archaeologist with a specialization in an area related to the theme, invited by the organizing committee. There will be two poster sessions, running concurrently with the plenary sessions. The official language of the conference is English.

Opportunities for informal interaction and for encountering Swedish archaeology and cultural heritage will be offered through activities in the local museum of the historical town of Sigtuna; through an invited boat trip to the nearby of the Viking era town of Birka, a World Heritage Site; and through an optional post-conference field tour of the Baltic Sea island of Gotland.

Every effort will be made to raise funds for inviting a number of scholars from Southeast Asia unable to obtain travel and accommodation funding in their own countries. We are generally unable to aid in financing the expenses of scholars from European countries, or other countries outside Southeast Asia, attending the conference.

For further information, contact the EurASEAA 9th International Conference Organizing Committee
e-mail: [email protected]
Fax: +46-8-5195 5755
Telephone: +46-8-5195 57 50
Mail: c/o Museum of Far Eastern Antiquities, Box 16176, SE-103 24 STOCKHOLM, Sweden

Dr Magnus Fiskesjo, Director, Museum of Far Eastern Antiquities, Stockholm;
Ms Anna Karlstrom, Doctoral Candidate, Dept of Archaeology, Uppsala University;
Ms Anna Kallen, Doctoral Candidate, Dept of Archaeology, Uppsala University;
Dr Agneta ?kerlund, former President of the Swedish Archaeological Society