Molluscs in Archaeology 2014: Details and registration form

       

 

Conchological Society and AEA joint Spring Meeting

MOLLUSCS IN ARCHAEOLOGY  ~

Neil Chalmers Seminar Room, Natural History Museum, London, Saturday 26th April 2014 Registration from 10am; meeting 10:20am - c. 5pm

Registration Form                                

Please note first come first served … this will book up!

Deadline for registration, 11th April – pre-booking is imperative as space is limited to 60; all delegates require a meeting badge as seminar rooms open out in to public space in the museum.

You cannot pay on the day as the Museum will not allow money transfer on its premises

Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London, SW7 5BD (nearest tube station South Kensington)

Lectures in the Neil Chalmers Seminar Room, with displays and microscopes in the Angela Marmont Centre. Papers:

  • M. Law & N. Thew, Environmental change of Machair of the Outer Hebrides
  • Tom Walker, Gwithian Sand, Cornwall; palaeoenvironment, molluscs, archaeology
  • E. Tetlow et al., Neolithic occupation, palaeoenvironmental reconstruction in Qatar
  • J. Ridout-Sharpe, Epipalaeolithic/ Neolithic shell jewellery in Syria
  • M. Allen, Scale and land-use Interpretation - re-evaluating chalklands
  • B. Eastabrook, Ancient Forests in Malta, fact or fiction?
  • V. Taylor & M. Bell, Land mollusc midden in Morocco
  • G. Campbell, Predicting shell size from fragments
  • E. Somerville on oysters in archaeology
  • R Feranades & A. Dreves, Radiocarbon and isotopic analysis of bivalves in archaeology.

The registration cost covers: information pack, programme, displays, exhibits, tea & coffee.

Lunch: bring your own / use one of the several cafes; there may be queues - these can be busy

Please return forms & cheques to: Mike Allen; Tel 07828 103454; Email: president@conchsoc.org

Dr Mike Allen, AEA Spring Meeting, Redroof, Green Road, Codford, Wiltshire, BA12 0NW

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(Form also available as pdf)

Displays / Exhibits                                  ~ Molluscs in Archaeology ~

I wish to bring a display, or molluscs or exhibit and would like to book a space in the Angela Marmont Centre (we cannot guarantee you a space unless you book in advance. Deadline for display 5th April)

 

Name: ………………………………………………………………………………….………………………

Type of Display / Exhibit / Specimens:

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I will need: desk space / stereo-binocular microscope / other (please specify) ……………….……….

Posters: Bring own board/stiff card to lean against walls and cases. There are no poster display boards.

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Booking

Deadline for registration, 11th April

I wish to book …… places for the Molluscs in Archaeology Seminar

Name(s) (Please list names of all delegates – to appear on your badge) ……………...……………...

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I am a Postgraduate Student / Early Career Professional / Other. If other please specify:

Institution / Organisation / Company: ..……………….………………………………………………….…

Address: ………………………………………………………………………..………………………….......

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Tel.:  ……………………………………..     Email: ……………………………………………………...….

I am a member of the Conchological Society / AEA (Please ring or delete as appropriate)

 

Conchological Society & AEA Members:  ….. Waged (@ £10) ….. Student / Unwaged (@ £5)

                                        Non-Members: ….. Waged (@ £15): ….. Student / Unwaged (@ £10)

I enclose a cheque made payable to the Conchological Society of GB & I for £ ……..,OR have made an internet bank transfer to Conchological Society of GB and I, with NatWest bank, sort code 01-30-99 a/c no. 06523846 (use your name and ‘NHM’ as the reference), OR via Paypal adding £1 to cover our charges via http://www.conchsoc.org/node/5477 and use your name and ‘NHM’ in the Note/comment box as a reference.

Download booking form as pdf