Call for papers: 32nd EAA Annual Meeting (Athens, August 2026)
EXARC invites its members and network to take note of the following call for papers, received from the organisers of a session at the 32nd EAA Annual Meeting, which will take place in Athens in August 2026. The conference is organised under the general theme “Widening perspectives in material culture studies”.
Within this framework, Session #130, entitled “When archaeologists meet contemporary artisans: contributions and difficulties of a participatory experimental approach”, focuses on collaboration between archaeologists and contemporary craftspeople in experimental archaeology. The session aims to discuss both the contributions and the challenges of implementing participatory experimental approaches involving living craft traditions.
Contributions may take the form of a poster or a 15-minute oral presentation in English. Abstracts (150–300 words) and a title of no more than 20 words must be submitted by 5 February 2026 via the EAA online submission system:
https://submissions.e-a-a.org/eaa2026/login
If a proposal is accepted, presenters must complete conference registration and pay the applicable fees by 29 April 2026. Further details on registration can be found on the EAA website.
For general questions concerning the organisation of the 32nd EAA Annual Meeting, please contact the EAA secretariat at helpdesk@e-a-a.org. For questions specifically related to Session #130, the session organisers can be reached at session130.eaa2026@gmail.com. Please note that abstracts must be submitted via the EAA website and cannot be sent directly to the session organisers.
