The next Integrated Microscopy Approaches in Archaeobotany workshop will take place on February 16th – 17th 2019 in the School of Archaeology, Geography and Environmental Sciences, University of Reading, UK. More details including the themes and call for abstracts will follow soon!

The presentation and poster abstracts from the 2018 IMAA workshop can be found here

Registration for the IMAA 2018 (24th-25th February) is now open. Please register using the following link: http://www.store.reading.ac.uk/conferences-and-events/faculty-of-science/school-of-archaeology-geography-environmental-science/integrated-microscopy-approaches-in-archaeobotany

Please note that members of the University of Reading do not need to formally register. Please email imaaworkshop@gmail.com for further details.

Details of the provisional timetable can be found here: https://blogs.reading.ac.uk/integrated-microscopy-approaches-in-archaeobotany/imaa-2018-provisional-timetable/

Thank you for all your abstract submissions, which include a great range of research from sites around the globe. If you submitted an abstract you should have received the registration link. Registration details will be advertised more widely w/c 15th January 2017, with places allocated on a first-come, first-served basis as spaces are limited. There is no participation fee to attend the workshop.

We are delighted to confirm that there will be no participation fee for the IMAA 2018 Workshop.

Abstract submission for posters and oral presentations is still open until December 4th 2017.

Thank you to everyone who has submitted their presentation and poster abstracts. Apologies to everyone who found the initial call in their spam folder.

The deadline for abstracts has been extended until 4th December 2017

Please send your abstracts for oral and poster presentations on the following themes to imaaworkshop@gmail.com:

• Woodland exploitation
• Subsistence networks and diet
• Plant use in funerary, religious and ritual contexts
• Beyond the microscope: method development and microanalysis
• Wetland archaeobotany
• Wild plants in the archaeological record

Abstracts should be no more than 200 words. When submitting your abstract, please write ‘IMAA 2018 Paper’ or ‘IMAA 2018 Poster’ as the subject of the email.

**CALL FOR ABSTRACTS**

Please send your abstracts for oral and poster presentations on the following themes to imaaworkshop@gmail.com:

• Woodland exploitation
• Subsistence networks and diet
• Plant use in funerary, religious and ritual contexts
• Beyond the microscope: method development and microanalysis
• Wetland archaeobotany
• Wild plants in the archaeological record

Abstracts should be no more than 200 words. When submitting your abstract, please write ‘IMAA 2018 Paper’ or ‘IMAA 2018 Poster’ as the subject of the email.

Deadline for abstracts 24th November 2017 

Please follow the link for the IMAA 2018 workshop for further updates about the workshop, including registration details and an additional microscopy session on ‘The microscopic features of dung’: https://blogs.reading.ac.uk/integrated-microscopy-approaches-in-archaeobotany/imaa-2018/

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1st Circular

The next IMAA Workshop will be held in the School of Archaeology, Geography and Environment Science, University of Reading on 24th- 25th February 2018.

The aim of the workshop is to bring together specialists in geoarchaeology, NPPs, palynology, plant macroremains, and phytoliths who are working in universities, major heritage organisations, and commercial archaeology companies in order to share research and skills. The 2 day workshop will include presentations, poster sessions and microscope sessions.

We invite participants to bring samples, slides, and to present a short talk, or poster within these themes:

• Woodland exploitation
• Subsistence networks and diet
• Plant use in funerary, religious and ritual contexts
• Beyond the microscope: method development and microanalysis
• Wetland archaeobotany
• Wild plants in the archaeological record

We have arranged break-out microscopy sessions on:

• Micro and macro charcoal
• Plant macroremains and wetland management (with discussion)
• Phytoliths

There will be an opportunity to visit the Ure Museum of Greek Archaeology on campus, and Professor Amy Smith, Curator, will give a botanical themed talk on the collection.

Details about registration and abstract submission will follow soon.

To express your interest in attending please email imaaworkshop@gmail.com

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