The Future of Ethnoarchaeology
Center for Ancient Studies Annual Symposium
University of Pennsylvania
April 8-9, 2022 at the Penn Museum
In-person, free and open to the public
Schedule
• 3:00-3:30 PM: Welcome, Introductory Remarks. Rainey Auditorium, Penn Museum
Tom Tartaron & Meg Kassabaum, 20 minutes
• 3:30-6:30 PM: Session 1, Rainey Auditorium.
Theme: Alternative Sources of Data for Ethnoarchaeological Research
1. Emily Hammer, University of Pennsylvania. "Spatial Ethnohistory through Time-Series Comparison of Historical
Aerial and Satellite Imagery," 25 minutes+ 10 minutes Q & A
2. Kostis Kourelis, Franklin & Marshall College. "House Archaeology and Ethnographies of Forced Migration in Modem
Greece," 25 minutes + 10 minutes Q & A
3. William R. Belcher, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, and Thomas Pierce Holland, Oregon State University.
"Alternative Approaches to Ethnoarchaeology: Using Landing Statistics and Observations to Augment an Understanding
of Seasonality and Fish Habitats in the Persian Gulf and Sea of Oman," 25 minutes + 10 minutes Q & A
Discussant: Pei-Lin Yu, Boise State University, 20 minutes+ 30 minutes general discussion
Saturday, April 9
• 8:00-8:30 AM: Coffee and Snacks
• 8:30 AM-12:00 noon: Session 2, Rainey Auditorium.
Theme: Ethnoarchaeology in the Contemporary Political and Academic Moment
1. Kathryn Weedman Arthur, University of Florida. "Ethnoarchaeology: Cultural Apprentices of Ontologies," 25 minutes
+ 10 minutes Q & A
2. Gustavo G. Politis, INCUAPA-CONICET, Universidad Nacional de! Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires,
Argentina. "Challenges ofEthnoarchaeology in South America," 25 minutes+ 10 minutes Q & A
3. Claudia Chang, Sweetbriar College. "Ethnoarchaeology, Gender, and Pastoralism: Studies in Greece and Kazakhstan,"
25 minutes + 10 minutes Q & A
Discussant: Susan B. Sutton, Bryn Mawr College, 20 minutes+ 30 minutes general discussion
• 1 :30---4:30 PM: Session 3, Rainey Auditorium
Theme: Ethnoarchaeology at Present and in the Future: Disciplinary Status and Direction
1. Hetty Jo Brumbach and Robert Jarvenpa, University at Albany, State University of New York. "Pilgrimage to the
Future: Toward a Comparative Ethnoarchaeology of Socioreligious Space," 25 minutes+ 10 minutes Q & A
2. Jerimy J. Cunningham, The University of Lethbridge. "Time and the Ethnoarchaeological Other," 25 minutes+ 10
minutes Q & A
3. Dean Arnold, Field Museum of Natural History and Wheaton College. "Ethnoarchaeology beyond Analogies and
Cautionary Tales: Past, Present and Future," 25 minutes + 10 minutes Q & A
Discussant: Hamish Forbes, University of Nottingham, 20 minutes+ 30 minutes general discussion
• 4:30-5:00 PM: Coffee Break
• 5:00-6:00 PM: Keynote Address, Rainey Auditorium.
Brian Hayden, Simon Fraser University. "Whither Ethnoarchaeology?" 45 minutes + 12 minutes Q & A
• 6:00-7:00 PM: Reception, Location TBA