Schedule

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Thursday, September 29

  • Participants arrive. 
  • Research Museum tour: One-hour tour starts at 2:15 pm, 3600 Varsity Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48108. If you have any questions, please contact ummaa-collection-mgr@umich.edu.
  • Ancient Protein and Isotope Laboratory Lab tour:  Tour starts at 2 pm, Chemistry Building Room 3250 (3rd floor, facing N. University), 930 N. University Avenue, Ann Arbor, MI 48109. If you have any questions, please contact Alicia Ventresca Miller at avenmil@umich.edu.
5:30 – 6:00 pmParticipants check inRackham, 4th floor
6:00 pmWELCOMERackham Amphitheatre, 4th floor
6:30 – 8:00 pmPlenary Session. The Past, Present, and Future of Archaeological Theory and PracticeRackham Amphitheatre, 4th floor

Friday, September 30

9:30 am – 12:00 pmSession One. The Archaeology of Intercultural SpacesRackham Amphitheatre, 4th floor
12:00 – 1:30 pmLUNCHEveryone on their own
1:30 – 4:00 pmSession Two. Toward a Holistic Analysis of Violence in and through ArchaeologyRackham Amphitheatre, 4th floor
4:00 – 4:30 pmBREAK
4:30 – 7:00 pmSession Three. Dual Inheritance and Quantitative Modeling: Cultural Evolution EvolvesRackham Amphitheatre, 4th floor

Saturday, October 1

9:00 – 11:30 amSession Four. Bringing Submerged Site Archaeology to the SurfaceRackham Amphitheatre, 4th floor
11:30 am – 1:00 pmGraduate Student Poster SessionRackham East and West Conference Rooms, all on 4th floor
1:00 – 2:30 pmLUNCHEveryone on their own
2:30 – 5:00 pmSession Five. Cultivating Complexity: Societies After the Adoption of DomesticatesRackham Amphitheatre, 4th floor
5:00 – 6:00 pmBREAK
6:00 – 7:30 pmRECEPTION*Rackham terrace, East and West Conference rooms, 4th floor
7:30 – 9:00 pmDINNER*Rackham Assembly Hall, terrace, East and West Conference Rooms, all on 4th floor

* Unfortunately, the Reception and Dinner are not open to undergraduate students.

Sunday, October 2

9:30 am – 12:00 pmSession Six. Social Networks & Information Flow: Evolutionary PerspectivesRackham Amphitheatre, 4th floor
12:00 – 1:30 pmLUNCHEveryone on their own
1:30 – 3:00 pmClosing Session: Graduate Student Panel DiscussionRackham Amphitheatre, 4th floor
  • Research Museum tour: One-hour tour starts at 4:30 pm, 3600 Varsity Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48108. If you have any questions, please contact ummaa-collection-mgr@umich.edu.
  • Ancient Protein and Isotope Laboratory tour:  The tour is between 4:00-5:00 pm, Chemistry Building Room 3250, 930 N. University Avenue, Ann Arbor, MI 48109. Note: The Chemistry Building’s exterior doors are locked on Sunday, so please meet at the Chemistry Building’s main exterior door facing the intersection of N. University Avenue and Fletcher Street. Small groups will be escorted to the 3rd floor Room 3250. If you have any questions, please contact Alicia Ventresca Miller at avenmil@umich.edu.
  • Participants depart.