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<div style="orphans: 2; widows: 2;" class="">We warmly welcome you all to attend the conference “<b class="">Living Communities and Their Archaeologies: </b><span style="orphans: 2; widows: 2;" class=""><font face="Open Sans, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" class=""><b class="">From
the Middle East to the Nordic countries</b>” at the University of Helsinki </font></span><font face="Open Sans, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" class="">on Thu 12 and Fri 13 September 2019<span style="caret-color: rgb(85, 85, 85);" class="">. </span></font>You
can<b class=""> <a href="https://www.helsinki.fi/en/conferences/living-communities-and-their-archaeologies/registration-open" style="font-family: "Open Sans", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;" class="">REGISTER HERE</a></b> (open until 5 sept) and find more information
about the conference and its programme.</div>
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<div style="orphans: 2; widows: 2;" class=""><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 700; font-family: "Open Sans", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal;" class="">Conference venue: </span><span style="font-family: "Open Sans", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;" class="">Athena
166 (Thu) and 167 (Fri), </span><span style="font-family: "Open Sans", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;" class="">Siltavuorenpenger 3A, Helsinki. (</span><i class="">Note that we have only<b class=""> limited seating available</b> at the conference venue.</i>)</div>
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<div class=""><span style="font-family: "Open Sans", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;" class="">The field of community archaeology has been growing for several decades and has been explored in many countries
across the world, including countries in Northern Europe and the Middle East. One of the issues that has sprung up in this research and practice has been the fundamental issue of what we understand as “community archaeology”. This seemingly simple question
refers both to the “communities” and the “archaeologies” concerned, and to the interrelations between them. Which communities are we addressing when doing community archaeology (and which are ignored)? What approaches to archaeology do we employ? Is it only
excavation, does community archaeology end when the excavation season is over? How do we affect the community in which (or with which) we work? How does the community affect us, the archaeologists? And how can we measure and explain success or failure of “community
archaeology” projects?</span></div>
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<div class="">We are very happy to have as keynote speakers: <b class="">Dr. Shatha Abu Khafajah</b> (Hashemite University, Zarqa),
<b class="">Dr. Tawfiq Da’adli</b> (The Hebrew University of Jerusalem), <b class="">
Dr. Paula Kouki</b> (City of Hamina / University of Helsinki), and <b class="">Dr. Gabriel Moshenska</b> (University College London).</div>
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<li class=""><b class="">Complete programme:</b> <a href="https://www.helsinki.fi/en/conferences/living-communities-and-their-archaeologies/programme" class="">https://www.helsinki.fi/en/conferences/living-communities-and-their-archaeologies/programme</a></li><li class=""><b class="">Practical Information & Social Media guidelines:</b> <a href="https://www.helsinki.fi/en/conferences/living-communities-and-their-archaeologies/practical-information" class="">https://www.helsinki.fi/en/conferences/living-communities-and-their-archaeologies/practical-information</a></li></ul>
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<div class=""><span style="caret-color: rgb(85, 85, 85); font-family: "Open Sans", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; orphans: 2; widows: 2;" class="">The conference is sponsored by the </span><b style="caret-color: rgb(85, 85, 85); font-family: "Open Sans", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; orphans: 2; widows: 2;" class="">Centre
of Excellence in Ancient Near Eastern Empires</b><span style="caret-color: rgb(85, 85, 85); font-family: "Open Sans", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; orphans: 2; widows: 2;" class=""> </span><span style="caret-color: rgb(85, 85, 85); font-family: "Open Sans", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; orphans: 2; widows: 2;" class="">(</span><a href="http://www.helsinki.fi/anee" style="caret-color: rgb(85, 85, 85); font-family: "Open Sans", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; orphans: 2; widows: 2;" class="">www.helsinki.fi/anee</a><span style="caret-color: rgb(85, 85, 85); font-family: "Open Sans", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; orphans: 2; widows: 2;" class="">)
and the</span><span style="caret-color: rgb(85, 85, 85); font-family: "Open Sans", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; orphans: 2; widows: 2;" class=""> </span><b style="caret-color: rgb(85, 85, 85); font-family: "Open Sans", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; orphans: 2; widows: 2;" class="">Centre
of Excellence in Changes in Sacred Texts and Traditions</b><span style="caret-color: rgb(85, 85, 85); font-family: "Open Sans", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; orphans: 2; widows: 2;" class=""> </span><span style="caret-color: rgb(85, 85, 85); font-family: "Open Sans", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; orphans: 2; widows: 2;" class="">(</span><a href="http://www.cstt.fi" style="caret-color: rgb(85, 85, 85); font-family: "Open Sans", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; orphans: 2; widows: 2;" class="">www.cstt.fi</a><span style="caret-color: rgb(85, 85, 85); font-family: "Open Sans", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; orphans: 2; widows: 2;" class="">)</span></div>
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<div class="">With best wishes,</div>
<div class="">Rick Bonnie, Raz Kletter, Marta Lorenzon, and Suzie Thomas</div>
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