Meso'2020 - Tenth International Conference on the Mesolithic in Europe

Mon. 07

Tue. 08

Wed. 09

Thu. 10

Fri. 11

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15:00

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20:00

Live: Welcome speech and introductory lecture

10:00 - 10:45 (45min)

Live: Welcome speech and introductory lecture

Amphi F417 (+ Live streaming)

Session: Thing theory and lithics

11:00 - 12:00 (1h)

Session: Thing theory and lithics

Virtual Conference Room

› Thing theory and lithics - Hein B. Bjerck, Norwegian University of Science and Technology [Trondheim] 11:00-12:00 (1h)

Session: Material productions (varia)

12:15 - 13:00 (45min)

Session: Material productions (varia)

Virtual Conference Room

› Material productions (varia) - 12:15-13:00 (45min)

Session: The Great Transition - Early-Mid Holocene biological and cultural transformations

13:15 - 14:00 (45min)

Session: The Great Transition - Early-Mid Holocene biological and cultural transformations

Virtual Conference Room

› The Great Transition – Early to Mid-Holocene cultural and biological transformations in western Eurasia - 13:15-14:00 (45min)

Session: Cultural and regional identities (varia)

14:15 - 15:00 (45min)

Session: Cultural and regional identities (varia)

Virtual Conference Room

› Cultural and regional identities (varia) - Thomas Perrin, Travaux et recherches archéologiques sur les cultures, les espaces et les sociétés - Benjamin Marquebielle, Travaux et recherches archéologiques sur les cultures, les espaces et les sociétés - Sylvie Philibert, Travaux et recherches archéologiques sur les cultures, les espaces et les sociétés - Nicolas VALDEYRON, Travaux et recherches archéologiques sur les cultures, les espaces et les sociétés 14:15-15:00 (45min)

Session: From animals to osseous remains: recent advances in the study of human-animal relationships in the Mesolithic

10:30 - 11:45 (1h15)

Session: From animals to osseous remains: recent advances in the study of human-animal relationships in the Mesolithic

Virtual Conference Room

› From animals to osseous remains: recent advances in the study of human-animal relationships in the Mesolithic - 10:30-11:45 (1h15)

Session: Beyond the nutshell: diet, cooking and cuisine in the Mesolithic

12:00 - 12:30 (30min)

Session: Beyond the nutshell: diet, cooking and cuisine in the Mesolithic

Virtual Conference Room

› Beyond the nutshell: diet, cooking and cuisine in the Mesolithic - 12:00-12:30 (30min)

Session: Striving for affluence - Active resource management and natural storage in hunter-gatherer societies

12:45 - 13:30 (45min)

Session: Striving for affluence - Active resource management and natural storage in hunter-gatherer societies

Virtual Conference Room

› Striving for affluence - Active resource management and natural storage in hunter-gatherer societies - Henny Piezonka, Christian Albrechts University Kiel, Institute of Pre- and Protohistory 12:45-13:30 (45min)

Session: Living on the coast: maritime hunter-fisher-gatherers, shell middens and the use of marine resources in Mesolithic Europe

14:00 - 14:45 (45min)

Session: Living on the coast: maritime hunter-fisher-gatherers, shell middens and the use of marine resources in Mesolithic Europe

Virtual Conference Room

› Living on the coast: maritime hunter-fisher-gatherers, shell middens and the use of marine resources in Mesolithic Europe - Igor Gutiérrez-Zugasti, Instituto Internacional de Investigaciones Prehistóricas de Cantabria (Universidad de Cantabria, Gobierno de Cantabria, Grupo Santander) 14:00-14:45 (45min)

Session: Multidisciplinal approaches to the uses of plants as food, medicine and raw material by mesolithic communities

15:00 - 15:45 (45min)

Session: Multidisciplinal approaches to the uses of plants as food, medicine and raw material by mesolithic communities

Virtual Conference Room

› Multidisciplinal approaches to the uses of plants as food, medicine and raw material by Mesolithic communities - Marian Berihuete-Azorín, Institute of Botany, University of Hohenheim 15:00-15:45 (45min)

General Public Conference (Museum of Toulouse)

18:30 - 20:00 (1h30)

General Public Conference (Museum of Toulouse)

Amphi Museum Toulouse (and : https://www.youtube.com/c/MuseumdeToulouse/)

Nicolas Valdeyron

Session: Environmental Change, Cultural Landscapes and Human Adaptations in the Mesolithic

10:30 - 12:30 (2h)

Session: Environmental Change, Cultural Landscapes and Human Adaptations in the Mesolithic

Virtual Conference Room

› Environmental Change, Cultural Landscapes and Human Adaptations in the European Mesolithic - Daniel Groß, CRC 1266: Scales of transformation: Human-environmental interaction in prehistoric and archaic societies, Centre for Baltic and Scandinavian Archaeology - Harald Lübke, Centre for Baltic and Scandinavian Archaeology - Nicky Milner, University of York, Department of Archaeology - Björn Nilsson, Lund University, Dept. of Archaeology and Ancient History 10:30-12:30 (2h)

Session: Enculturating landscapes

12:45 - 13:45 (1h)

Session: Enculturating landscapes

Virtual Conference Room

› Enculturating landscapes - Thomas Perrin, Travaux et recherches archéologiques sur les cultures, les espaces et les sociétés - Benjamin Marquebielle, Travaux et recherches archéologiques sur les cultures, les espaces et les sociétés - Sylvie Philibert, Travaux et recherches archéologiques sur les cultures, les espaces et les sociétés - Nicolas VALDEYRON, Travaux et recherches archéologiques sur les cultures, les espaces et les sociétés 12:45-13:45 (1h)

Presentation of Meso'11 candidates

14:00 - 15:00 (1h)

Presentation of Meso'11 candidates

Presentation of candidate projects for the organization of the next Meso'11 congress

Session: The place of art in Mesolithic societies: from technical gesture to graphic abstraction

10:30 - 11:30 (1h)

Session: The place of art in Mesolithic societies: from technical gesture to graphic abstraction

Virtual Conference Room

› The place of art in Mesolithic societies: from technical gesture to graphic abstraction - Esther Lopez Montalvo, Travaux et recherches archéologiques sur les cultures, les espaces et les sociétés - Oreto García Puchol, Departament de Prehistòria i Arqueologia, Universitat de València 10:30-11:30 (1h)

Session: Death and the dead: new approaches to Mesolithic mortuary practices

11:45 - 12:45 (1h)

Session: Death and the dead: new approaches to Mesolithic mortuary practices

Virtual Conference Room

› Death and the dead: new approaches to Mesolithic mortuary practices - Liv Nilsson Stutz, Linnaeus University - Rita Peyroteo Stjerna, UNIARQ – Centro de Arqueologia da Universidade de Lisboa, Human Evolution, Department of Organismal Biology, Uppsala University, Sweden - Mari Torv, University of Tartu 11:45-12:45 (1h)

Session: Reconstructing the life histories of people, animals and things in Mesolithic funerary archaeology

13:00 - 13:45 (45min)

Session: Reconstructing the life histories of people, animals and things in Mesolithic funerary archaeology

Virtual Conference Room

› Reconstructing the life histories of people, animals and things in Mesolithic funerary archaeology - Kristiina Mannermaa, Kristiina Mannermaa - Aimee Little, University of York [York, UK] - Dimitri Gerasimov, Peter the Great Museum of Anthropology and Ethnography - Rick Schulting, Research Laboratory for Archaeology and the History of Art, School of Archaeology, University of Oxford 13:00-13:45 (45min)

Discussions around the virtual excursions

14:00 - 15:00 (1h)

Discussions around the virtual excursions

Informal discussions around the sites, museums and exhibitions presented in connection with the Congress, led by those in charge of excavations, museum curators, etc., who have been invited to attend.

Session: Modelling the Mesolithic

10:15 - 11:15 (1h)

Session: Modelling the Mesolithic

Virtual Conference Room

› Modelling the Mesolithic - 10:15-11:15 (1h)

Session: Experimental Archaeology in Mesolithic Research

11:30 - 12:30 (1h)

Session: Experimental Archaeology in Mesolithic Research

Virtual Conference Room

› Experimental Archaeology in Mesolithic Research - 11:30-12:30 (1h)

Session: A Little Give & Take: Studying Mesolithic Archaeology and Studying Hunter-Gatherers in 202

12:45 - 13:30 (45min)

Session: A Little Give & Take: Studying Mesolithic Archaeology and Studying Hunter-Gatherers in 202

Virtual Conference Room

› A Little Give & Take: Studying Mesolithic Archaeology and Studying Hunter-Gatherers in 2020 - 12:45-13:30 (45min)

Topic: Current research

13:45 - 15:00 (1h15)

Topic: Current research

Virtual Conference Room

› Current research - 13:45-15:00 (1h15)

Live: Closing speeches

15:15 - 15:45 (30min)

Live: Closing speeches

Amphi F417 (+ Live streaming)