Next year, the Istanbul and Madrid departments of the German Archaeological Institute will organize two joint conferences on “City and Micro-region in the Ancient Mediterranean (and Beyond)”.
Madrid Conference
German Archaeological Institute in Madrid, 21st – 23rd May 2025
“City & Micro-Region Configurations”
Themes
City & micro-region configurations as complex socio-ecological systems
Temporal scales and dynamics in the transformation of city & micro-region configurations
City & micro-region configurations: Representation, Perception, and Planning
Istanbul Conference
German Archaeological Institute in Istanbul, 30th October – 1st November 2025
“Connection, Integration, and Global Perspectives”
Themes
Cities & micro-regions as agents of connectivity
The agency of the sea: Dynamics of maritime integration and separation
Beyond the ancient Mediterranean: City & micro-region configurations on a global and diachronic level
We welcome papers related to the themes set for the conferences in Madrid and Istanbul, ranging from the Iron Age to the Late Antiquity / Early Medieval periods. For the theme “Beyond the ancient Mediterranean” (Istanbul), proposals with a broader geographical and/or temporal scope are especially encouraged.
Please submit your proposals, including the title of your paper, a short abstract, and your affiliation, aligned with one of the conference themes, to city-micro@dainst.de by June 30th, 2024.
For the Call for Papers please use the following download.
