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Building Bridges. Abstract book of the 23rd Annual Meeting of the European Association of Archaeologists 2017
Under the conference motto Building Bridges five key themes were selected for the 23rd Annual Meeting of the EAA. The themes chosen by the EAA Executive Board, the Maastricht Conference Organisers and the Scientific Committee address the currently most important issues at stake in archaeology in relation to society. In one way or another all themes have the aim to build bridges: between projects, countries and disciplines as well as between social groups and cultures. Therefore in most cases, a multi-, inter- or transdisciplinary approach seems necessary. Sessions integrating Archaeology with other subjects such as History, Anthropology, History of Art, History of Science, Sociology, the Arts and/or Citizen Science are especially welcome. Archaeology’s relevance for society should be demonstrated and insights given into what it means to be human. Meetings of the EAA have always focused on archaeological theory and methodology, interpretation and heritage management. In Maastricht, however, EAA gets more focus without losing what is of value. So within all five themes it is possible to fit sessions which raise ‘theoretical and methodological perspectives in archaeology’ or centre either on ‘interpreting the archaeological record’ or ‘managing the archaeological heritage’.