The Connected Past: people, networks and complexity in archaeology and history

A two-day collaborative, multi-disciplinary symposium

The University of Southampton

24-25 March 2012

 

Sponsored by ArchaeopressThe Classical Association, the Archaeological Computing Research GroupOxford University Press, the University of Southampton USRG Complexity in Real-world Contexts, the University of Southampton Web Science DTC and the University of Southampton Faculty of Humanities

 

 

Conference objectives:

  • To provide a forum for the presentation and debate of multidisciplinary network-based research and debate the ramifications of applying network-based perspectives and methodologies to archaeological and historical data
  • To establish a group of academics using network-based approaches to archaeology, history and allied disciplines
  • To foster cross-disciplinary dialogue and collaborative work aimed at integrating analytical frameworks for understanding complex networks and their application to historical and archaeological problems.
  • To stimulate debate about the theory and application of network analysis within archaeology and history and the relevance of this work for the continued development of network theory in other disciplines.

Link

http://connectedpast.soton.ac.uk/