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Call for Papers: Sailing through Words. Maritime Technical Terminology from Antiquity to the Middle Ages

18. September 2026, Ansgar Teichgräber - Call for papers

Sailing through Words. Maritime Technical Terminology from Antiquity to the Middle Ages
Workshop
Trier, 10–11 December 2026

Submission Deadline: 10 October 2026

Our workshop seeks to compare the specialised languages of seafaring, shipbuilding, naval administration, warfare, and commerce across periods and regions, from the Aegean Bronze Age to the medieval Baltic and beyond. We aim to ask which processes govern the formation and transmission of these languages, and what role they played for the communities that developed them, offering, in doing so, the first systematic, comparative typology of maritime technical languages, and bringing papyrology, epigraphy, linguistics, philology, and the history of technology into a dialogue that has so far remained fragmented across disciplinary and period-specific boundaries.

Submission
- Please submit an abstract of around 250 words (excluding bibliography) to sailingwords.trier@gmail.com, no later than 10 October 2026.
- Please include in a separate page of the same document your name, affiliation, and contact details.
- Proposals will be evaluated by the Scientific Committee, and notification of the outcome will be sent no later than 20 October 2026.
- Please note that accommodation for participants will be covered by the organisers; travel costs are to be borne by each speaker.

Organisers
Eleonora Selvi (Trier), Afnen Habibi (Trier)

Scientific committee
Prof. Patrick Reinard, Dr. Eleonora Selvi, Dr. Afnen Habibi

Contacts
sailingwords.trier@gmail.com

The complete Call for Papers can be found at the conference website.


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23-25 September 2026: 17th Freiburg (Groningen) Workshop on Hellenistic Poetry

18. September 2026, Ansgar Teichgräber - Veranstaltungen

17th Freiburg (Groningen) Workshop on Hellenistic Poetry
Inscriptional Poetry of the Hellenistic age
Freiburg im Breisgau, 23-25 September 2026

Although individual texts of epigraphic poetry have already been studied intensively the majority of the material remains largely unexplored. Systematic analyses are often lacking or are outdated, so that both the literary quality and the social, historical, and cultural dimensions of these texts have so far been inadequately explored. The Freiburg Hellenistic Workshop will thus not only serve to take stock of the  current state of research but also open up new research questions and perspectives that could have a lasting impact on the field.

Venue
HS 1221, KG I, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg

Event registration
Presenters and respondents do not need to register for this event.
Everyone else is welcome to join us! We appreciate your interest and encourage you to register using the form below; you may sign up for either or both days according to your preference. Please note that we will limit registrations to 20 additional attendees per day.

The complete program, the registration links and further information can be found at the conference website.


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28–30 September 2026: Piecing Together Body and Death: Construction – Deconstruction – Reconstruction

18. September 2026, Ansgar Teichgräber - Veranstaltungen

Piecing Together Body and Death: Construction – Deconstruction – Reconstruction
DAI, Cluster 3 “Body and Death. Concepts – Practices – Media”
Frankfurt am Main/hybrid, 28–30 September 2026

At a theoretical level, the conference asks how the ideas of construction, deconstruction, and reconstruction can be defi ned and applied within the study of body, death, and burial. What does it mean to construct the dead socially, materially, or narratively? How can acts of destruction, disturbance, or denial of remembrance be understood as forms of deconstruction? To what extent is archaeological interpretation itself always a form of reconstruction – necessarily tentative and shaped by modern perspectives? 

Burials and commemorative practices create specific images of the deceased through grave goods, grave architecture, inscriptions, narratives, and repeated ritual actions. These constructions may later be altered or undone through grave robbery, destruction, fragmentation, or the erasure of memory. Modern attempts to interpret and reconstruct buried individuals form part of this ongoing process.

The conference also highlights the impact of mortuary practices on the living. As rites of passage, funerary rituals enact processes of transformation in which bodies and identities are reconfigured, authority and succession are symbolically legitimised, and communities are guided through the liminal negotiation of grief and loss. Conversely, the dead may be deliberately deconstructed to neutralize or appropriate their former social or political power, or for ritual, emotional, or pragmatic reasons.

Venue
Römisch-Germanische Kommission, Palmengartenstraße 10–12, Frankfurt am Main

Contact
Prof. Dr. Mayke Wagner, Stellvertretende Direktorin, Leiterin der Außenstelle Peking 
Mayke.Wagner@dainst.de

The complete programme and further information can be found soon at the conference website.


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1–2 October 2026: BernBabylon 2026

18. September 2026, Ansgar Teichgräber - Veranstaltungen

BernBabylon 2026
From Bern to Babylon and about everything in between and beyond
Bern, Switzerland, 1–2 October 2026

BernBabylon is vibrant conference in a laid-back atmosphere where researchers from diverse areas and disciplines can mingle and share ideas. Whether you’re an archaeology enthusiast, a wordsmith or an art history buff working on Mesopotamia, Anatolia, the Levant, Egypt, the Arabian Peninsula, Iran, Central Asia, or the Aegean – your presence is eagerly awaited! Join us for an ingenious exchange of knowledge and experience. We encourage you to take advantage of this opportunity to introduce new ideas and projects, regardless of their scale, and engage with experts from diverse fields. In order to stimulate exchange of ideas and benefit from personal interaction, BernBabylon is an on-site event.

Website
https://bernbabylon.unibe.ch

Contact
info-bernbabylon.iaw@unibe.ch

The complete programme an further information can be found at the conference website.


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1.-4. Oktober 2026: In, unter und neben dem Haus. Archäologie, Haus- und Bauforschung im Dialog am gemeinsamen Objekt „Haus“

18. September 2026, Ansgar Teichgräber - Veranstaltungen

In, unter und neben dem Haus. Archäologie, Haus- und Bauforschung im Dialog am gemeinsamen Objekt „Haus“
Gemeinsame Jahrestagung 2026 des Arbeitskreis für Hausforschung (AHF) gemeinsam und der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Archäologie des Mittelalters und der Neuzeit (DGAMN)
Brandenburg a. d. Havel/hybrid, 1.-4. Oktober 2026

Anmeldung
Die Anmeldung zur Tagung wird erstmalig und ausschließlich über die Online-Plattform Eveeno erfolgen. Besuchen Sie daher folgenden Link: https://eveeno.com/306579161

Tagungsort
Archäologisches Landesmuseum, ehem. St. Paulikloster, Neustädter Heidestraße 28, 14776 Brandenburg an der Havel

Kontakt
Dr. des. Anja Schmid-Engbrodt M.A.
engbrodt@aol.com

Das vollständige Programm und weitere Informationen finden Sie auf der Veranstaltungswebsite.


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Neues Propylaeum-eBOOK: Digitale Kompetenzen in den archäologischen Disziplinen

16. September 2026, Katrin Bemmann - Latest

In "Digitale Kompetenzen in den archäologischen Disziplinen. Perspektiven für die Lehre", herausgegeben von Marion Bolder-Boos, Sebastian Hageneuer und Georg Pantelidi, sind die Beiträge versammelt, die anlässlich des 2025 an der TU Darstatt stattgefundenen Workshops „Digitale Kompetenzen in den archäologischen Disziplinen“ stattgefunden hat. Die Beitragenden stammen überwiegend aus archäologischen Disziplinen und arbeiten seit Jahren in der (digitalen) Lehre. Daneben kommen auch Studierende zu Wort, die ihre Perspektiven einbringen.
Der Band ist e-only erschienen und steht als Propylaeum-eBOOK im Open Access zum Download bereit.
 


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26–27 October 2026: Fluid boundaries. Water bodies and their use in the history and culture of Eastern Central Europe

16. September 2026, Ansgar Teichgräber - Veranstaltungen

Fluid boundaries. Water bodies and their use in the history and culture of Eastern Central Europe
Annual Conference Leibniz Institute for the History and Culture of Eastern Europe (GWZO)
Leipzig, 26–27 October 2026

→ Deutsch Version

Water bodies shape landscapes, influence settlement patterns, and facilitate trade. Reflecting on the scholarly work of Matthias Hardt, this conference explores their significance for Eastern Central Europe from the premodern period to the present through the lenses of development, demarcation, and exchange. Hydraulic engineering projects opened up natural environments, while land reclamation and drainage enabled agricultural use and the establishment of settlements. At the same time, waterways connected cities, markets, and societies, fostering the circulation of goods, people, and knowledge. Rivers such as the Vistula, Oder, and Danube became important corridors of transregional interaction. Yet bodies of water also served as lines of division and borders. Their role as lifelines, connecting links, and boundary spaces makes them a particularly fruitful subject for historical and cultural research on East Central Europe.

Venue
Leibniz-Institut für Geschichte und Kultur des östlichen Europa (GWZO)
Specks Hof (Eingang A), Reichsstraße 4–6,
04109 Leipzig

Concept and Coordination
Martin Bauch, Orsolya Heinrich-Tamáska, Uwe Müller, Timm Schönfelder, Marcin Wołoszyn (alle GWZO)

Organisation
Stephanie Yacoub
stephanie.yacoub@leibniz-gwzo.de

The complete programme and further information can be found here as PDF-Download.


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Call for Papers: Ancient Magica in the Early Modern Period (16th–18th centuries) Visualizing Antiquity. On the Episteme of Early Modern Drawings and Prints VI

16. September 2026, Ansgar Teichgräber - Call for papers

Ancient Magica in the Early Modern Period (16th–18th centuries)
Visualizing Antiquity. On the Episteme of Early Modern Drawings and Prints VI
Berlin, 2 July 2027

Submission Deadline: 31 October 2026

→ Deutsche Version

The sixth colloquium in the series “Visualizing Antiquity. On the Episteme of Early Modern Drawings and Prints“ examines the manifold ways in which ancient Magica were perceived, transmitted, and interpreted in the early modern period. At its centre are material and visual sources: artefacts and their representations in drawings and prints, considered within the frameworks of early modern knowledge and interpretation. Contributions may address the religious, cultic, apotropaic, astrological-cosmological, alchemical, medical, ritual, mythological, and symbolic dimensions attributed to these objects.

The colloquium seeks to shed new light on the mechanisms through which ancient Magica were appropriated as scholarly knowledge and visually mediated in the European context of the 16th to 18th centuries.

Researchers are invited to submit proposals for 20-minute presentations in German, English, French or Italian, ideally combining case studies with broader perspectives. 

Proposals (max. 400 words) can be submitted until 31 October 2026, together with a short CV (max. 150 words) to thesaurus(at)bbaw.de with the keyword “Episteme VI”.

Hotel and travel expenses (economy-class flight or train; 2 nights’ accommodation) will be reimbursed according to the Federal Law on Travel Expenses (BRKG).

Publication of the contributions to the colloquium in expanded form is planned.

Organized by the Academy Research Project “Antiquitatum Thesaurus. Antiquities in European Visual Sources from the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries” (BBAW) together with „Phoinix. Platform for Studying Ancient Amuletic Jewellery“ (Budapest). Conceived by Árpád M. Nagy, Arnold Nesselrath, Cristina Ruggero, Timo Strauch.

Contact
thesaurus(at)bbaw.de

The complete Call for Papers can be found at the conference website.


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30 September - 2 October 2026: (Re-)Negotiating Social Cohesion in Antiquity: Systematic Aspects

16. September 2026, Ansgar Teichgräber - Veranstaltungen

(Re-)Negotiating Social Cohesion in Antiquity: Systematic Aspects
Workshop Einstein Visiting Fellow project “(Re-)Negotiating Social Cohesion – Religion and Community in Antiquity (800 BCE–400 CE)”
Berlin/hybrid, 30 September - 2 October 2026

This workshop is dedicated to the significance of religion for social cohesion in ancient communities by means of a systematic and comparative analysis in three steps. For the comparative analysis of the systematic dimensions of social cohesion, it is important to identify different levels of religious influence. Which layers of social relationships display religious connotations, for example familial relations, associations, or an entire body of citizens? In what communicative contexts or media do we find these religious connotations through discourses or practices? Second, the aim is to identify and analyse the multifaceted connections between religious and ‘secular’ structures, such as institutions, laws, and economic practices. What religious strategies did individuals, groups and institutions develop to overcome personal conflicts or social unrest, and to sustain harmonious relations with the divine? As a third layer, the workshop aims to analyse how communities received access to religious knowledge or protection and how religious and social integration between various societal groups, such as soldiers and associations, were tied to their integration in larger societal structures.

The first two days of the workshop will be streamed on Zoom.

Venue
Lise-Meitner-Saal
Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin
Akademieflügel
Unter den Linden 8
10117 Berlin

Organisers
Claudia Tiersch (Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin)
Beate Dignas (University of Oxford)
Rogier van der Heijden (Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin)
Jonas Ortel (Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin)

Registration
For attendance (both in-person and via Zoom)
please contact: rogier.van.der.heijden@hu-berlin.de 

Contact
rogier.van.der.heijden@hu-berlin.de 

The complete programme and further information can be found at the project website.


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