April 6-10, 2010, Vienna, Austria.

Sponsored by the World Archaeological Congress and the Association of National Committees of the Blue and in cooperation with learned societies, research institutes and ngos from all over the world.

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Despite international conventions to protect cultural property during times of armed conflict, during the last 25 years archaeological and cultural heritage has increasingly become a target or at least heavily damaged or affected as "collateral damage".

This international conference addresses the multiple ways in which archaeological/cultural heritage and war have interfaced that raises a whole host of important and interesting legal, moral, and ethical questions:

* What roles should scholars - archaeologists and cultural heritage professional - play during times of war/armed conflict?
* What are some of the ethical, historical, and practical dilemmas and how have people resolved these issues?
* How can the experience of past conflicts guide future behavior?

Participants are encouraged to submit proposals for panels (with 4-5 papers) individual papers and posters. We welcome proposals from people in a variety of disciplines from all over the world to participate in this ongoing and complex debate.

Some of the topics that will be covered include:

* International law, war and antiquities/cultural property
* Archaeology and recent wars (in Iraq, Afghanistan, the Balkans and
others) * War and "cultural cleansing"
* Unconventional war and archaeology
* Scholars and the military, police, security and law enforcement authorities
* The duty of archaeologist during times of war
* The illicit market in antiquities and scholars expertise
* The illicit market in antiquities and organized crime
* Reclaiming cultural property
* The archaeology of "archaeology in conflict"

Information on submitting a proposal:

* Your proposal for a panel should be no longer than 500 words.
* Your proposal on a paper or poster should be no longer than 250 words.
* Your proposal should contain your contact information (incl. your academic/institutional affiliation).

Please, send your proposal to friedrich.schipper@univie.ac.at AND magnus.t.bernhardsson@williams.edu.

Deadlines:

* Panels: October 31, 2009.
* Papers and Posters: December 31, 2009

For more information see conference website:

http://www.archaeologyinconflict.org/index.html.