[Archport] 4th Symposium on Preserving Archaeological Remains in situr (PARIS4)

[Alexandre Monteiro <no.arame@gmail.com>]

Call for papers

4th symposium on Preserving Archaeological Remains in situ (PARIS4)

May 23rd – 26th 2011

The National Museum of Denmark, Copenhagen

International legislation, such as the Valetta treaty, calls for the
“conservation and maintenance of the archaeological heritage, preferably in
situ”. Since 1996 research into in situ preservation has been presented at a
series of international conferences: Preserving Archaeological Remains in
situ (PARIS). The fourth of these conferences will be held in Copenhagen at
the National Museum of Denmark in May 2011.

After fifteen years of research and practical application the time is ripe
to evaluate the efficacy of in situ preservation as a means of managing the
cultural resource. The key aim of the conference is to present and discuss
the latest knowledge, focusing on long term studies of degradation and
monitoring of archaeological sites preserved in situ in urban, rural and
marine environments.

One of the strengths of the previous PARIS conferences has been in their
multidisciplinary nature bringing together scientists, heritage managers and
policy makers. Building on this the organizers especially call for
presentations from practitioners and stakeholders to cover the following themes:

1. Degradation of archaeological remains. Can we quantify degradation rates
and what rates are acceptable?
2. Monitoring and mitigation case studies – with special focus on long term
projects.  How, and how long, should sites be monitored?
3. Protocols, standards and legislation for monitoring and management. Is it
realistic to make multinational standards when the sites and national
legislations are so variable?
4. Preserving Archaeological Remains in situ. Can we document the
effectiveness of in situ preservation after nearly 2 decades of research?

All sessions will be lead by two chairmen: one practitioner and one
administrator, who will both evaluate and comment upon the presentations.
The presentations are planned to be published as a special edition of the
journal Conservation and Management of Archaeological Sites.

Proposals for papers, with abstracts of less than 300 words, should be sent
to: David Gregory/Henning Matthiesen, The National Museum of Denmark,
Department of Conservation, IC Modewegsvej, DK-2800 Lyngby, Denmark, or by
fax +45 33 47 33 27 or by email to paris4@natmus.dk by the 1st of September
2010. 

Oral and poster presentations will be selected by a scientific
committee on the basis of relevance to the themes, scientific quality and
ability to reach a mixed audience. Please indicate if you would prefer oral
or poster presentation.

More information and a conference flyer is available at: 

www.natmus.dk/paris4