07.07.2026
Ali K. Lashari –New archaeological research at Damrah-jo-daro, Sindh, Pakistan: Challenges in the excavation and preservation of a massive stupa complex
15.09.2026
Ayesha Agha Shah –Reframing Authenticity: Integrating Social Memory and Emotional Resonance in Built Heritage Assessment
27.10.2026
Nasreen Kauser DummiShabbir –Tradition and Transformation: Omani Heritage Settlements and Cultural Landscapes
24.11.2026
Mostafa PourAli–Protecting authenticity is not about preserving the past, but rather a commitment to sincerity
01.12.2026
Kameli ZephaniiaBwambale –Landscapes of Memory: Oral Traditions and Cultural Meanings among the Bakonzopeople of the Rwenzori Mountains in Uganda
19.01.2027
Elena Perez-Alvaro –The Ocean is Not Empty: Social Memory and the Invisible Cultural Landscapes of the Pacific
02.02.2027
Kalliopi Nikita –“The blue glass bead game”: the aesthetics and functionality of glass technology in Mycenaean Greece
02.03.2027
Sujitha Pillai –Pigments, provenance, and toponymy in the Classical world
13.04.2027
Alessandra Magni –Rock Art, Landscape and the Prevalence of Collective Memory
September 2024 – May 2025, Tuesdays at 5 p.m. CET / 4 p.m. Portugal Organizers: Alexandra Vieira and Katarina Botić
The aim of this series is to bring together researchers dedicated to the study of the following topics: archaeology, landscape, place names, and social memory (folklore, oral narratives, oral tradition).
The ArchaeoLore Group believes that the valuable insights of archaeologists, anthropologists, linguists, folklorists, geographers, historians, and others, would greatly improve the holistic study of the past. The perspective and research interests of our lecturers closely align with the goals of the ArchaeoLore Group:
the study of human-environment relationships, cultural manifestations and beliefs, humanized landscape interpretation and social memory, as well as the protection of intangible cultural heritage through transdisciplinary analysis that will contribute to a comprehensive understanding of the human experience, past and present
to interpret cultural heritage through the study of archaeology, oral traditions, social memory, and place names, uncovering the connections between tangible and intangible heritage, revealing the ways in which cultural practices, beliefs, and stories are embedded in landscapes and passed down through generations
to study the ways in which oral traditions, folklore and place names are linked to specific landscapes and archaeological sites
The ArchaeoLore Group webinars are an opportunity to share knowledge and provide a moment of productive interdisciplinary exchange, demonstrating the added value of collaborative research, providing the opportunity to engage in stimulating discussions and develop professional relationships with other researchers in the field.
24.09.2024. Katja Hrobat Virloget – Between archaeology and anthropology. Collective memory, liminal spaces, boundaries, and mythical landscape
22.10.2024. Alexandra Vieira – Sacred Landscapes: The Christianization of the Landscape in the North of Portugal
19.11.2024. Tõnno Jonuks – Biographies of sacred natural sites in Estonia – just a local history or potential research method?
03.12.2024. Loredana Lancini – The big Giant is watching you: studying natural phenomena and landscape through oral tradition and mythology 14.01.2025. Tomáš Klír – Archaeology and contact onomastics: Case studies from Central Europe
11.02.2025. István Kollai – Europeanization of national historical consciousness through castle renovation projects
18.03.2025. Marilena Papachristophorou – Lost palimpsests: searching for the memory of the past in East Aegean, Greece
22.04.2025. Patrick D. Nunn – Remembering Sea-Level Rise and Island Creation in Australian and Celtic Cultures
13.05.2025. Joana Valdez-Tullett – Rock Art, Landscape and the Prevalence of Collective Memory
Please join the ArchaeoLore Group Webinars for their 2026/2027 series, co-organized by ICICH Expert Member Alexandra Vieira and Katarina Botic. 