SISA 2025
More information about the SISA 2025 is following soon…
SISA 2024
The Universities of Bern and Zurich are organising the fifth SISA workshop (2024) in Muotathal (Canton Schwyz).This year’s SISA will focus on alpine landscapes, geology, “old school” and “modern” prospection and excavation methods as well as social and economic systems over time in a subalpine region. It comprises invited keynote speakers for specific topics as well …
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 …
SISA21 new in September
SISA21 postponed
We regret to inform you that SISA will have to be postponed again. It is now expected to take place in late summer in the period from 13 to 23 September 2021. We will send you the exact dates soon. We thank you for your understanding and look forward to meeting you in September.Please do …
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 …
SISA2020 is canceled!
SISA2020 is canceled due to COVID-19 and will be continued in 2021! The campaign in Trient will be rescheduled in 2021. Information coming soon.
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 …
Read more “Registration deadline extended to: 20 April 2020”
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 …