MAEASaM Project, University of Cambridge
📣Call for Papers📄: African Archaeology Research Day 2026
🎉 The African Archaeology Research Day (AARD) is resuming this year.
🗓️ 11–12 December 2026
📍McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research, Cambridge Archaeology, University of Cambridge
AARD is an academic meeting of Africanist archaeologists to encourage early career scholars, post-graduate students and post-doctoral researchers, as well as more established scholars, to present recent and ongoing research and fieldwork.
How to submit your abstract:
✍️Length: c. 200 words
⏰Deadline: Friday, 13th November 2026
👉 Submit your papers here: https://lnkd.in/eQwefDw6
💰Registration: £25 (£10 for students)
Abstracts covering all aspects of African archaeology are welcome. Papers will be grouped into the following themed sessions:
1. Environments and Landscapes
2. Deep History
3. Material Culture
4. Heritage and Community Engagement
5. Pan-Regional Connections
The event will open with an ex-augural lecture by Prof. Paul Lane, followed on Saturday by a welcome address from Prof. Stephanie Wynne-Jones alongside a keynote and session presentations.
Enquiries can be sent to africanarchaeology.cambridge@gmail.com.
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