Contributions should strive to analyze societal phenomena reflected by archaeological evidence during all prehistoric periods and in historical time. Thus, presentations may focus on a wide range of phenomena, such as the development of settlement from hut villages to cities, gender theories and cultural behaviour.


The scope of this theme is fairly wide covering interaction between languages and archeological cultures. Of particular interest will be presentations on Nordic themes, such as the Sami people and their culture, but we also welcome contributions on global problems and theories relating to the emergence and early development of languages and archeological cultures.


The Late Neolithic is a highly significant period for Northern Ostrobothnia and has consequently attracted the attention of archaeologists working at the University of Oulu. We eagerly wait for researchers to present their findings on Late Neolithic cultures in other areas.



1) Bog finds 2) Conservation 3) Neolithization 4) Pottery
5) Experimental archeology 7) Urban archeology
8) Physical anthropology and osteology.



We invite you to submit abstracts for presentations on the given topics by  March 1, 2004. Please mail your contribution to:

NAK·22, PB 1000, FIN-90014 UNIVERSITY OF OULU, FINLAND
or nak22@oulu.fi

The presentations will be printed and they may also be published on the conference web pages.

The official languages of the conference are the Nordic languages and English.

The abstract form and instructions for abstract.