The laboratory administrated by the French MCC and the CNRS, has several missions: to perform research, restoration, preventive conservation and documentation for and with the collections of French museums. Scope & Topics In the frame of an interdisciplinary ANR research program focused on archaeological bone, ivory and antler we want to invite you to a workshop on the following themes: Identification and differentiation of bone materials; From bone material to the artifact: (...)

Organisation commitee Jean-Philip BRUGAL (MMSH – UMR 6636) Armelle GARDEISEN (CNRS – UMR 5140) Arnaud ZUCKER (CNRS – UMR 6130 – CEPAM) Scientific commitee Benvenido MARTINEZ-NAVARRO (Univ. Tarragona, Espagne) Philippe FOSSE (CNRS, UMR 5608, Toulouse, France) Maria-Rita PALOMBO (Univ. Roma, CNR, Italie) Christophe CHANDEZON (Univ. Montpellier III, France) Liora HORWITZ (Hebrew Univ., Jérusalem, Israël) Haskel GREENFIELD Jean-Marc MORICEAU (Univ. (...)

DEADLINE FOR ABSTRACT SUBMISSION: 15 Feb 2010 DEADLINE FOR EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION: 1 March 2010 This year’s conference theme celebrates the potential of ethnobiology to bridge disciplines, ideas, and communities, and to foster an understanding of the connections between the biological and cultural worlds. Specifically, we invite papers and posters that: Are multi-disciplinary Recognize the importance of traditional knowledge in conservation and restoration Integrate (...)