SISA23

The Universities of Bern and Zurich are organising Topics: the fourth SISA workshop (2023) in Adelboden and Engstligenalp in the Bernese Alps. The SISA will focus on the Alps as a communication and interaction zone, alpine landscapes, alpine agri- culture, prospecting and excavation methods, and social and economic systems in the Alps through time. It …

SISA 2021

The Universities of Zurich and Bern are organising the third SISA workshop (2021) in Trient (VS) in cooperation with the Archaeological Heritage Service of the Canton of Valais. The SISA will be about Alpine landscapes, geology, mineralogy and ores, iron production, prospection and excavation methods as well as social and economic systems in Roman times …

Registration deadline extended to: 20 April 2020

The Universities of Zurich and Bern are organising the third SISA workshop (2020) in Trient (VS) in cooperation with the Archaeological Heritage Service of the Canton of Valais. The SISA will be about Alpine landscapes, geology, mineralogy and ores, iron production, prospection and excavation methods as well as social and economic systems in Roman times …

Preliminary program of SISA 2020 out now

Geoarchaeological and archaeometallurgical investigations into Roman Iron Sunday, 5th July Session 1: SISA 2020 Rouven Turck (University of Zurich): Introduction into SISA 2020 Caroline Heitz, Mirco Brunner, Rouven Turck, Philippe Della Casa & Albert Hafner (SISA 2019): Mining Sites & Deserted Alpine Habitations – Results of the SISA 2019 field work in the Binntal (VS) …

New invited speakers confirmed

Invited speakers for SISA 2020 Donat Fulda (ETHZ, Department of Earth Sciences): Local Geology  Barbara Beck (University of Lausanne, Faculté des Géosciences et de l’Environnement): Local lead, iron and silver ores Florence Cattin ( University of Burgundy, ARTEHIS – UMR 6298 and Université de Montréal, Département d’anthropologie): Local copper ores Vincent Serneels (University of Fribourg, Department of Geosciences): Iron …