We are pleased to announce that the Call for Sessions for the 32nd EAA Annual Meeting in Athens, Greece is now open. Call for sessions will be open between 23 September – 30 October 2025 (23:59 CET) Please submit your proposals via portal: submissions.e-a-a.org/eaa2026 #EAA2026

The #EAA2025 Closing Ceremony will take place today at 18:45-19:45 CEST. Please join us for this event. You can find the link under "Social Programme" on the left hand side menu of the web platform.

A reminder that today we have our Annual Membership Business Meeting. We encourage all members and #EAA2025 attendees to join us at 18:45-19:45 CEST. You can find a link to this meeting under "Social Programme" on the left hand side menu of the web platform. We hope to see many of you there!

Today's Keynote Lecture will be delivered by Liv Nilsson Stutz, Prof at Linnaeus University with title: "What does it mean to be Ethical as an Archaeologist in 2025? Interrogating our relationship to Scientific Integrity, Activism, and Social Responsibility in uncertain times. #EAA2025 1/

If you are registered for #EAA2025 you will be able to see the Archaeo-Sexism Exhibition which consists of a collection of posters illustrating personal experiences of sexism, bullying and assault in archaeology. 1/

Today's Keynote Lecture will be delivered by Rachael J. Crellin, Associate Professor of Archaeology at the University of Leicester (UK). Join the lecture "Archaeology to help build better futures" today (3.09) at 18:45-19:45 CEST Link can be found in web platform. See you there!! #EAA2025

If you haven't yet, why not visit the TEA Photocontest Exhibition and have a look at the amazing entries we received this year? You can access them through the web platform. #EAA2025

Robin Skeates proceeds to present the #EAA2025 Book Prize in Public Category to "Knowth" (2024) by Helena King, published by the Royal Irish Academy Many congratulations!!

The #EAA2025 Book Prize is now being presented by Robin Skeates on behalf of the Book Prize Selection Committee. In the Academic Book Prize the joint winners are: "Heritage and Healing in Syria in Iraq" (2024) by Zena Kamash and published my Manchester University Press 1/

Cate Frieman now presents the 2025 Student Award. Many congratulations to Daniel Alonso-Naranjo for being awarded this prize with an unanimous decision by the committee. #EAA2025

Elin Dalen is now presenting the 2025 Oscar Montelius Foundation Early Career Achievement Prize. Honorary mentions go to Juliana Figueira da Hora and Simon Radchenko. The prize was awarded to Jorge Rouco Collazo. Many congratulations! #EAA2025

The 2025 European Archaeological Heritage Prize in the Institutional Category was awarded to Scientific and Research lab Archaic. The prize was accepted by Simon Radchenko on behalf of Archaic. Prize is sponsored by CIRAM #EAA2025

The 2025 European Archaeological Heritage Prize was presented by Jan Mařík. The individual category was awarded to Maksym Levada. Many congratulations!! This award is sponsored by CIRAM. #EAA2025

*** The day is here WELCOME to the 31st EAA Annual Meeting #EAA 2025 🎉 *** Please join us for the Opening Ceremony today at 10:00-13:00 CEST. Your login details for the web platform can be found in your email. If you encounter any problems, please contact helpdesk.

🗳️ If you haven't yet, please vote in the 2025 EAA election before Friday 5 September 12:00 (noon) CEST. To do this, you can find your personal credentials in your email, as well as the relevant link. #EAA2025

We are excited for another annual meeting, starting this week! A reminder that test rooms are open daily between 8 and 19 CEST. Check your emails for your login details and link to access the web platform. If you have any issues, please contact our helpdesk. See you soon!! #EAA2025

📣 To all #EAA2025 attendees As of tomorrow, the web platform used for #EAA2025 is available for testing the available resources. If you are registered for the conference, please check your emails for further instructions on how to access the Test Zoom Rooms, check your connection, device, set up.

With only a week to go, we are pleased to let you know that the final versions of the #EAA2025 Programme and Abstract Books are now available to download: www.e-a-a.org/EAA2025/prog...

Every year the Secrets of the Ice programme recover amazingly well preserved artefacts emerging from melting mountain ice in #Norway. This project raises awareness about glacial archaeology and human-induced climate change. They are the recipients of 2025 Europa Nostra Award in the Research category

If you haven't yet, don't forget to have a look at the TEA Summer 2025 edition (Issue 85) - the EAA's newsletter, available online: www.e-a-a.org/EAA/EAA/News...

If you are registered for #EAA2025 conference you will have received an email with information regarding the web platform and app in support of the conference. Please check your emails for more details on how to access these resources.

#aDNA studies of two individuals buried in 7th century cemeteries in Kent and Dorset (#UK #Britain) have revealed genetic profiles consistent with recent sub-Saharan African ancestry. www.cambridge.org/core/journal... #Archaeogenetics #EarlyMedieval #Africa #Migration

The EAA is pleased to announce that the updated #EAA2025 Abstract Book and Programme Book are no available to download. All details in link 👉 www.e-a-a.org/EAA2025/prog...

If you are interested in joining the next EAA anti-HABI workshop, details are below: Date and time: Saturday 26 July at 16:00-19.00/20.00 CEST Zoom link: us02web.zoom.us/j/89661558061 Passcode: 8135088

Don’t forget to send us your photographs and text to enter the TEA Photojournalism competition. All details can be found in link below. 10 days to go!!! www.e-a-a.org/EAA/Awards/T...

*** DEADLINE APPROACHING *** A few days left to send us your entries for the "TEA Photojournalist of the Year 2025" competition! Send us your image (photo or drawing) with a short essay (max 400 words) in portrait format. More information in link. 1/

A new study of artefacts collected from Blombos Cave, #SouthAfrica, dated to c. 90,000 - 70,000 years ago, suggests that ochre may have been used in the production of stone tools. archaeologymag.com/2025/07/earl... #Africa #Palaeolithic

An ancient DNA study of 395 individuals who lived between 8000 and 5800 BCE in Çatalhöyük (#Turkey) suggests that #kinship patterns change dover time, but that individuals in the same houses related primarily through maternal lines. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... #Archaeogenetics #Archaeology

Recent research and the discovery of a new section of the megalithic complex of Carnac suggest that monuments in southern Brittany (#France) may mark the beginning of megalithic tradition in northwest Europe www.cambridge.org/core/journal... #Archaeology #MegalithicMonuments #Radiocarbon

We are pleased to announce that the scientific programme for #EAA2025 is now available. Follow the link to find out details on session times, presentation times and other events: www.e-a-a.org/EAA2025/Prog... 1/

🏺 A recent article in our own Journal of European Archaeology addresses the practice of bed burials in early #medieval #Europe. This article explores the complexity of the practice showing the several variations in different regions and social contexts. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

🏺 Have you submitted your entry for this year's TEA photojournalism competition? There is still time!! Send us your image (photo or drawing) with a short essay (max 400 words) in portrait format. Deadline for submissions is 31 July 2025 at 23:59 CET. #EAA2025

***CONTENT WARNING: HUMAN REMAINS*** The Arctic University Museum of Norway has revealed that the excavation of a #Viking age boat burial on Senja Island, datd to c. 900-950 CE, has uncovered the remains of a woman and her dog. 🐕 🏺 #Norway #Archaeology #Excavation

🏺 A new study has looked at the use of ochre in #Neolithic burials at Khok Phanom Di in #Thailand. Ochre was apparently used as a marker of identity and burials without ochre were predominantly perinates. #Archaeology #FuneraryArchaeology #BurialRites

We are pleased to invite you to the 2025 Anti-HABI Toolkit Workshops, organized by Laura Coltofean, Bisserka Gaydarska, Kayt Hawkins, and Marta Hlad. These are a series of online training sessions aimed at preventing and addressing harassment, assault, bullying, intimidation (HABI) in archaeology 1/

🏺 Recent research suggests that thousands of earthen ridges and canals in the Shatt al-Arab floodplain outside Basra in Iraq, part of an ancient agricultural system, were constructed with slave labour during the early Islamic period associated with the 'Zanj rebellion'. #Archaeology #Iraq

🏺 Study reveals way humans used the products obtained from large cetaceans between ca. 20–14 ka cal BP. It involved worked and unworked objects made of whale bone found at #UpperPaleolithic sites (Magdalenian) around the Bay of Biscay, #Spain, the oldest known evidence for whale-bone working.

In San Lázaro rock shelter in central #Spain, researchers identified "the oldest known non-utilitarian object with a fingerprint made in Europe", ascribed to #Neanderthals. This is a large pebble with a red ochre dot in a strategic central position, suggesting it could represent a human face.

Researchers have recently concluded that clay artefacts unearthed in the city of Hama in Syria are not musical instruments as initially thought, but instead they are baby rattles #Archaeology #Childhood #BronzeAge

Many #Roman buildings are still standing. Roman concrete is the secret for this longevity. www.livescience.com/archaeology/... #Archaeology

🏺 Submerged stone tools and stone circles discovered off the coast of #Scotland show that people were settling farther north than what was previously thought 11,000 years ago #Archaeology #SubmergedLandscapes #AncientBlueSky

New research published by the the 'Body-Politics project' team, funded by an ERC starting grant at the University of Leicester (UK), notes that #pregnancy is an overlooked period of women's lives. 1/

The EAA is pleased to share the results of the first round of evaluations for the EAA Book Prize 2025. The Book Prize committee has shortlisted six publications. You can find information about the shortlisted authors and titles here: www.e-a-a.org/EAA/Awards/B... #EAA2025

It's that time of the year again! Are you the next TEA photojournalist of the year?? 📸 Once again, TEA welcomes submissions to a photojournalism competition which illustrate the great depth and breadth of archaeology and which include short answer essays on the following theme. 1/

🏺 Archaeologists found 6 3400 year old hoards during excavations at Somló Hill in western #Hungary. These hoards include several metal artefacts in exceptional preservation conditions and provide important insights into the lives of local Bronze and Iron Age communities. #Archaeology

📢 Registration for the 31st EAA Annual Meeting – Belgrade Virtual 2025 is NOW OPEN! Following our shift to an online-only format, we’re pleased to offer reduced registration fees. 🔗 View the updated fees: www.e-a-a.org/EAA2025/Fees 📝 Ready to register? Head here: www.e-a-a.org/EAA2025/Regi... 1/

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EAA members Laura Coltofean, Alexandra Dolea, Maria Mina and Daniela Hofmann are organizing the workshop #261 - "There is life outside the box: Alternative career paths in archaeology" for #EAA2025. 1/

Our publisher @cambridgeuparchaeo.bsky.social have put together a collection of brilliant new scholarship from EJA (@archaeologyeaa.bsky.social) as a collection for the SAA conference next week - please explore and enjoy!