{"id":712,"date":"2025-03-25T13:33:04","date_gmt":"2025-03-25T13:33:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sisa.archaeological.science\/?p=712"},"modified":"2025-05-02T12:28:39","modified_gmt":"2025-05-02T11:28:39","slug":"sisa-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/sisa.archaeological.science\/index.php\/2025\/03\/25\/sisa-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"SISA 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1810\" src=\"https:\/\/sisa.archaeological.science\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/SISA2025-Flyer-V3-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-768\" srcset=\"http:\/\/sisa.archaeological.science\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/SISA2025-Flyer-V3-scaled.jpg 2560w, http:\/\/sisa.archaeological.science\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/SISA2025-Flyer-V3-300x212.jpg 300w, http:\/\/sisa.archaeological.science\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/SISA2025-Flyer-V3-1024x724.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/sisa.archaeological.science\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/SISA2025-Flyer-V3-2000x1414.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1810\" src=\"https:\/\/sisa.archaeological.science\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/SISA2025-Flyer-V3P2-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-769\" srcset=\"http:\/\/sisa.archaeological.science\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/SISA2025-Flyer-V3P2-scaled.jpg 2560w, http:\/\/sisa.archaeological.science\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/SISA2025-Flyer-V3P2-300x212.jpg 300w, http:\/\/sisa.archaeological.science\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/SISA2025-Flyer-V3P2-1024x724.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/sisa.archaeological.science\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/SISA2025-Flyer-V3P2-2000x1414.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure>\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. Adriano Boschetti, Archaeological Heritage Service 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><\/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>Municipality representatives Boltigen\/Simmental &amp; Reichenbach\/Kandertal<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Organisational Committee<\/strong><strong>:<\/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> to 16<sup>th<\/sup> 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> 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\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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 in the&nbsp;Simmental and Kandertal&nbsp;regions of &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/sisa.archaeological.science\/index.php\/2025\/03\/25\/sisa-2025\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;SISA 2025&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/sisa.archaeological.science\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/712"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/sisa.archaeological.science\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/sisa.archaeological.science\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/sisa.archaeological.science\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/sisa.archaeological.science\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=712"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"http:\/\/sisa.archaeological.science\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/712\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":772,"href":"http:\/\/sisa.archaeological.science\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/712\/revisions\/772"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/sisa.archaeological.science\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=712"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/sisa.archaeological.science\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=712"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/sisa.archaeological.science\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=712"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}