CIAC 2023 – First Italian Conference on the Archaeology of the Contemporary Age
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https://doi.org/10.1558/jca.33500Keywords:
conference review, CIAC 2023, contemporary archaeologyAbstract
The First Italian Conference on Contemporary Archaeology (CIAC) was held at the University of Pisa between 30 November and 2 December, 2023. The conference was co-organised by the Universities of Pisa (MAPPA Laboratory – Francesca Anichini and Gabriele Gattiglia) and the University of Bari (Giuliano De Felice). Italy has a solid tradition of post-medieval archaeology, which historically has welcomed and supported contributions from the emerging field of contemporary archaeology in publications and events. However, the landscape is rapidly changing, in terms both of education and of research.
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