Current Issues in Archaeology of Asia

Saturday 26 February 2005, the Faculty of Archaeology of Leiden University and the International Institute for Asian Studies in Leiden organize a workshop to discuss current issues in Asian Archaeology as taught at various universities in Asia and Europe.

The aims of the workshop are:
- To call attention to recent developments in the study of the Archaeology of Asia in Europe and Asia;
- To define the position of Leiden University in the European and Asian context in order to find cooperation partners and create a good and ambitious perspective for the future study of Asian Archaeology;
- To determine the main points of research in Europe and Asia and possibilities of international sources of finance, and
- To find out the possibilities of international exchange of specialists, both from Europe and Asia, in the field of Asian Archaeology

The Programme

10.00 - 10.30 Coffee
10.30 - 10.45 Opening address by Prof. Maarten Jansen(Dean Faculty of Archaeology, Leiden University)
Presentations on Current Issues in Asian Archaeology

10.45 - 11.15 Presentation by Prof. John Miksic (Southeast Asian Archaeology, National University of Singapore)
Revisiting Old Sites: Reconnecting with past scholarship

11.15 - 11.45 Presentation by Prof. Willem van Gulik (East Asian Archaeology, Leiden University)
Archaeology of East Asia

11.45 - 12.15 Presentation on South Asian Archaeology

12.15 - 13.45 Lunch

14.00 - 15.30 Round table discussion led by Prof. Maarten Jansen

15.30 Closure

 

Information

Venue:
Leiden University
Lipsius Building, Room 148
Cleveringaplaats 1
Leiden
Information and registration:

Marloes Rozing
International Institute for Asian Studies (IIAS)
Nonnensteeg 1-3, Leiden
T +31 (0)71 527 2227
F +31 (0)71 527 4162
m.rozing@let.leidenuniv.nl