{"id":715,"date":"2025-03-25T13:34:26","date_gmt":"2025-03-25T13:34:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sisa.archaeological.science\/?page_id=715"},"modified":"2026-02-16T15:21:36","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T15:21:36","slug":"sisa-2025","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/sisa.archaeological.science\/index.php\/sisa-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"SISA 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>SISA recap 2025 in pictures: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-1 wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"793\"  src=\"https:\/\/sisa.archaeological.science\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/C_Heitz_01-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-793\" srcset=\"http:\/\/sisa.archaeological.science\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/C_Heitz_01-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/sisa.archaeological.science\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/C_Heitz_01-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/sisa.archaeological.science\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/C_Heitz_01-2000x2667.jpg 2000w, http:\/\/sisa.archaeological.science\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/C_Heitz_01-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo by C. Heitz<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"792\"  src=\"https:\/\/sisa.archaeological.science\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/C_Heitz_02-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-792\" srcset=\"http:\/\/sisa.archaeological.science\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/C_Heitz_02-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/sisa.archaeological.science\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/C_Heitz_02-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/sisa.archaeological.science\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/C_Heitz_02-2000x2667.jpg 2000w, http:\/\/sisa.archaeological.science\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/C_Heitz_02-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo by C. Heitz<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"795\"  src=\"https:\/\/sisa.archaeological.science\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/R_Berger_01-1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-795\" srcset=\"http:\/\/sisa.archaeological.science\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/R_Berger_01-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/sisa.archaeological.science\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/R_Berger_01-1-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/sisa.archaeological.science\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/R_Berger_01-1-2000x1500.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo by R. Berger<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" data-id=\"794\"  src=\"https:\/\/sisa.archaeological.science\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/R_Suessengut_01-1-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-794\" srcset=\"http:\/\/sisa.archaeological.science\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/R_Suessengut_01-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/sisa.archaeological.science\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/R_Suessengut_01-1-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/sisa.archaeological.science\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/R_Suessengut_01-1-2000x1125.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo by R. Suessengut<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" data-id=\"796\"  src=\"https:\/\/sisa.archaeological.science\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Suessengut_02-1-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-796\" srcset=\"http:\/\/sisa.archaeological.science\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Suessengut_02-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/sisa.archaeological.science\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Suessengut_02-1-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/sisa.archaeological.science\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Suessengut_02-1-2000x1125.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo by R. Suessengut<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" data-id=\"797\"  src=\"https:\/\/sisa.archaeological.science\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Suessengut_03-1-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-797\" srcset=\"http:\/\/sisa.archaeological.science\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Suessengut_03-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/sisa.archaeological.science\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Suessengut_03-1-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/sisa.archaeological.science\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Suessengut_03-1-2000x1125.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo by R. Suessengut<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" data-id=\"798\"  src=\"https:\/\/sisa.archaeological.science\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Suessengut_04-1-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-798\" srcset=\"http:\/\/sisa.archaeological.science\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Suessengut_04-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/sisa.archaeological.science\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Suessengut_04-1-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/sisa.archaeological.science\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Suessengut_04-1-2000x1125.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo by R. Suessengut<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3><strong>Swiss International Summer School for Alpine Archaeology: 10th\u201316th August 2025<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Between Alps and Lakes: The Pre-Alpine Valleys of Simmental and Kandertal as Connecting Routes<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Universities of Bern and Zurich are organising the&nbsp;sixth Swiss International Summer School for Alpine Archaeology (SISA)&nbsp;from&nbsp;10th\u201316th August 2025. This year\u2019s summer school will take place in the&nbsp;Simmental and Kandertal&nbsp;regions of the Bernese Pre-Alps\u2014an area of particular interest due to its location between the&nbsp;Alpine foreland, rich in lakes, and the main Alpine ridge, home to numerous mountain passes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Finds from the&nbsp;Stone Age and Bronze Age&nbsp;highlight the significance of these valleys as key&nbsp;communication routes and trade corridors. They played a vital role in the&nbsp;acquisition, processing and distribution&nbsp;of&nbsp;mineral raw materials, such as radiolarite and copper ore. Despite their historical importance, pre-Alpine valleys remain&nbsp;under-researched.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>SISA 2025 aims to address this gap&nbsp;through a combination of&nbsp;hands-on fieldwork and methodological training, led by&nbsp;invited keynote speakers and fieldwork specialists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Topics:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>The archaeology of Pre-Alpine and Alpine Landscapes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Valleys as economic and social spaces and connecting routes&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Alpine settings through time<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Alpine resources and their exploitation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Excavation methods in the Alpine region<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Field surveying methods, handling metal detectors, 3D-SfM-models<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Programme:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>10.08.: Arrival of participants at Jaunpass<br>11.08.: Colloquium with invited speakers<br>12.\u201315.08.: Fieldwork (survey, excavation, 3D-Models)<br>16.08.: Departure of participants<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Teaching team (invited experts)<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Donat Fulda, ETH Zurich<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prof. Dr. Albert Hafner, University of Bern<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prof. Dr. Christoph Schw\u00f6rer, University of Bern<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sina Aregger, PhD, University of Bern<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prof. Dr. Igor Villa, University of Bern<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Erica Hanning, MA, Laboratory for Pyrotechnical Studies and Experiments (PyroSEr) at LEIZA Mainz<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Anja Buhlke, MA, expert on fieldwork methods<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Romano Agola, expert on metal detector survey<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prof. Dr. Adriano Boschetti,&nbsp;Archaeological Heritage Service Bern<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Cooperation:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Archaeological Heritage Service of the Canton of Bern (Arch\u00e4ologischer Dienst des Kantons Bern)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ulrich Erb, Boltigen<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jakob Pieren, Adelboden<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Organisational Committee:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Caroline Heitz, Raphael Berger, Mirco Brunner, Ebbe Nielsen, Rouven Turck, Philippe Della Casa<strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Who<\/strong>:<br>PhD and advanced MA with special interest in mountain, landscape and environmental archaeology; geography, paleoecology<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Where:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jaunpass\/Simmental, Switzerland \u2013 1800m a.s.l.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Dates:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>10<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;to 16<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;August 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Accommodation:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Group House<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Camping Jaunpass AG<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Postfach 33, Jaunpass 1073<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>CH- 3766 Boltigen<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.campingjaunpass.swiss\/\">https:\/\/www.campingjaunpass.swiss\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Deadline:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please send your CV and a short letter of motivation by 5<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;May 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Participation fee:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>250 CHF<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Contact:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"mailto:raphael.berger@unibe.ch\">raphael.berger@unibe.ch<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SISA recap 2025 in pictures: Swiss International Summer School for Alpine Archaeology: 10th\u201316th August 2025 Between Alps and Lakes: The Pre-Alpine Valleys of Simmental and Kandertal as Connecting Routes The Universities of Bern and Zurich are organising the&nbsp;sixth Swiss International Summer School for Alpine Archaeology (SISA)&nbsp;from&nbsp;10th\u201316th August 2025. This year\u2019s summer school will take place &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/sisa.archaeological.science\/index.php\/sisa-2025\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;SISA 2025&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/sisa.archaeological.science\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/715"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/sisa.archaeological.science\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/sisa.archaeological.science\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/sisa.archaeological.science\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/sisa.archaeological.science\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=715"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"http:\/\/sisa.archaeological.science\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/715\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":803,"href":"http:\/\/sisa.archaeological.science\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/715\/revisions\/803"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/sisa.archaeological.science\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=715"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}