[Archport] Comparative Archaeologies: The Iberian Peninsula (3000-1500 BC) and the American Southwest (AD 900-1600)

[Katina Lillios <katina-lillios@uiowa.edu>]

Title: Comparative Archaeologies: The Iberian Peninsula (3000-150

Call for proposals for the Obermann Center for Advanced Studies Research Seminar, Comparative Archaeologies: The Iberian Peninsula (3000-1500 BC) and the American Southwest (AD 900-1600) to be held June 18-26, 2006 at the University of Iowa in Iowa City, IA.  Eight to ten fellows will be selected: half specializing in the Iberian Peninsula and half working in the American Southwest.  Fellows will be paid a $1,000 stipend, plus up to $1,500 (or $2,000 for overseas travel) to cover travel, housing, and per diem for duration of seminar.  The seminar will bring together for the first time archaeologists working in the American Southwest and in the Iberian Peninsula to engage and discuss a common set of themes and problems, including art, bodies, food, landscapes, and history.  Papers from the seminar will be included in an edited volume.  The application deadline is January 30, 2006.  Visit the seminar website for more information, http://www.uiowa.edu/obermann/comparativearchaeologies, or contact Jay Semel, Director of the Obermann Center for Advanced Studies, N134 Oakdale Hall, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA  52242, (319) 335-4034, jay-semel@uiowa.edu.