• 1. Symposium der IAP in Kačina 1968

    Zámek Kačina Svatý Mikuláš 51, Kutná Hora, Czech Republic

    Local Organisers Host: Zdeněk Tempír, Czechoslovak Museum of Agriculture, Prague Documents Conference Report, Proceedings: Tempír Z, IAP (1968) I. Symposion der Internationalen Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Paläoethnobotanik. Acta Museorum Agriculturae 1-2: 45-76 Photo Gallery  

  • 2. Symposium der IAP in Budapest 1971

    Magyar Mezőgazdasági Múzeum XIV. Városliget, Vajdahunyadvár, Budapest, Hungary

    The second IAP (IWGP) conference is insofar unique as it took place within the framework of another event. Subsumed as "Secton V: Archaeobotanics", the IAP's conference presentations took place on three days during the IIIème Congrès International des Musées d'Agriculture (CIMA), namely on April 19, 20, and 22. In addition, on April 23 the IAP […]

  • 3rd Conference of the IWGP in Kraków 1974

    Polska Akademia Nauk, Instytut Botaniki im. W. Szafera ul. Lubicz 46, Kraków, Poland

    Local Organisers Host: Krystyna Wasylikowa, Polish Academy of Science, Institute of Botany Documents Abstracts and Participants Conference Report: Lange E (1975) III. Symposium of the International Work Group for Palaeoethnobotany (IWGP), Kraków 1974. Ethnographisch-Archäologische Zeitschrift 16:346-347 Conference Proceedings: Polska Akademia Nauk (ed) (1975) Studies in Paleoethnobotany Part I. Folia Quaternaria, vol 46. Polska Akademia Nauk (ed) […]

  • 4th Conference of the IWGP in Wilhelmshaven 1977

    Niedersächsisches Institut für historische Küstenforschung (NIhK) Viktoriastraße 26/28, Wilhelmshaven, Germany

    Local Organisers Host: Karl-Ernst Behre, Niedersächsisches Landesinstitut für Marschen- und Wurtenforschung (today: Niedersächsisches Institut für Historische Küstenforschung), Wilhelmshaven Documents Participants and Non-Participants Programme and Abstracts Excursion Plan Conference Report: Lange E (1978) IV. Symposium der Internationalen Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Paläo-Ethnobotanik, Wilhelmshaven 1977. Ethnographisch-Archäologische Zeitschrift 19:154-156 Proceedings: Behre K-E, Lorenzen H, Willerding U (eds) (1978) Beiträge zur […]

  • 5th Conference of the IWGP in Halle/Saale 1980

    Local Organisers Host: Klaus-Dieter Jäger, Universität Halle Documents List of Participants Book of Abstracts Excursion Guide Conference Reports: Jäger K-D (1981) Die Internationale Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Paläo-Ethnobotanik (IAP) und ihr V. Symposium in Halle/Saale 1980. Ethnographisch-Archäologische Zeitschrift 22:486-492 Tempír Z (1980) V Симпосиум Международной Рабочей Групыш Палеоэтноботаников. Acta Museorum Agriculturae 15:147–149 Proceedings: Zeitschrift für Archäologie Vol. […]

  • 6th Conference of the IWGP in Groningen 1983

    Biologisch-Archeologisch Instituut Poststraat 6, Groningen, Netherlands

    Local Organisers Hosts: Willem van Zeist and Willem Arnold Casparie, Biologisch-Archaeologisch Instituut in Groningen (part of the Groningen Institute of Archaeology from 1998 onwards) Documents Programme and Abstracts Conference Report: Greig J (1983) Which way is archaeobotanical research going? A review of the papers and posters at Groningen. Circaea 1-3: 79-81 Proceedings: Van Zeist W, Casparie […]

  • 7th Conference of the IWGP in Cambridge 1986

    University of Cambridge, Department of Archaeology Downing Street, Cambridge, United Kingdom

    Local Organisers Host: Jane M. Renfrew, University of Cambridge Documents Programme and Abstracts Proceedings: Renfrew JM (ed) (1991) New Light on Early Farming: Recent Developments in Palaeoethnobotany. Papers presented at the seventh symposium of the International Work Group for Palaeoethnobotany, Cambridge, April 1986. Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh. ISBN 0-7486-0131-7 As also stated in the website’s acknowledgements, […]

  • 8th Conference of the IWGP in Nitra-Nové Vozokany 1989

    Archeologický ústav SAV v Nitre Akademická 2, Nitra, Slovakia (Slovak Republic)

    Local Organisers Host: Eva Hajnalová, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Nitra Documents Book of Abstracts Excursion Supplements Proceedings: Hajnalová E (ed) (1991) Palaeoethnobotany and Archaeology. International Workgroup for Palaeoethnobotany, 8th Symposium, Nitra-Nové Vozokany (1989). Acta Interdisciplinaria Archaeologica, vol 7. Archaeological Institute of the Slovak Academy of Sciences, Nitra Photo Gallery

  • 9th Conference of the IWGP in Kiel 1992

    Zoologisches Museum Kiel Hegewischstraße 3, Kiel, Germany

    Local Organisers Host: Helmut Kroll, Kiel University Documents Programme and Abstracts Proceedings: Kroll H, Pasternak R (eds) (1995) Res archaeobotanicae — International Workgroup for Palaeoethnobotany; proceedings of the 9th Symposium Kiel 1992. Oetker-Voges, Kiel. ISBN 3-9804-3221-1 As also stated in the website’s acknowledgements, we are deeply grateful the individual authors for the permission to make this […]

  • 10th Conference of the IWGP in Innsbruck 1995

    Universität Innsbruck, Institut für Botanik Sternwartestraße 15, Innsbruck, Austria

    Local Organisers Host: Klaus Oeggl, University of Innsbruck Documents Programme and Abstracts Proceedings: Vegetation History and Archaeobotany Vol. 5, issue 1-2, 1996 Photo Gallery  

  • 11th Conference of the IWGP in Toulouse 1998

    Faculty Of Medicine Purpan 37 Allée Jules Guesde, Toulouse, France

    Local Organisers Hosts: Philippe Marinval, Université Paul Sabatier (today: Université Paul Valéry - Montpellier), and George Willcox, Institut de Préhistoire Orientale Documents Programme and Abstracts Proceedings: Vegetation History and Archaeobotany Vol. 8, issue 1-2, 1998 Photo Gallery  

  • 12th Conference of the IWGP in Sheffield 2001

    University of Sheffield, Department of Archaeology 10-16 Regent Street, Sheffield, United Kingdom

    Local Organisers Hosts: Michael P. Charles and Glynis E. M. Jones, University of Sheffield Documents Programme and Abstracts Proceedings: Vegetation History and Archaeobotany Vol. 11, issue 1-2, 2002 Photo Gallery

  • 13th Conference of the IWGP in Girona 2004

    Centro Cultural de la Mercè Pujada de la Mercè, 12, Girona, Spain

    Local Organisers Host: Ramon Buxó i Capdevila, Museu d’Arqueologia de Catalunya-Girona, and Raquel Piqué, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona Consultative Group: Natàlia Alonso, Pilar López, Aurora Martín, Leonor Peña-Chocarro, Enriqueta Pons, Pablo Ramil, Diego Rivera, Lydia Zapata Documents Book of Abstracts Proceedings: Vegetation History and Archaeobotany Vol. 14, issue 4, 2005 Photo Gallery  

  • 14th Conference of the IWGP in Kraków 2007

    Pałac Larischa Bracka 12, Kraków, Poland

    Local Organisers Host: Aldona Mueller-Bieniek, Polish Academy of Sciences (today: University of Warsaw), and Marek Nowak, Jagiellonian University in Kraków Consultative Group: Krystyna Wasylikowa, Monika Badura, Jacek Chochorowski, Mária Hajnalová, Joanna Jarosińska, Lucy Kubiak-Martens, Maria Lityńska-Zając, Zbigniew Mirek, Agnieszka Wacnik Documents Book of Abstracts Excursion Guidebook Proceedings: Vegetation History and Archaeobotany Vol. 17, supplement issue 1, […]

  • 15th Conference of the IWGP in Wilhelmshaven 2010

    Gorch-Fock-Haus Viktoriastraße 15, Wilhelmshaven, Germany

    Local Organisers Host: Felix Bittmann, Niedersächsisches Institut für Historische Küstenforschung, Wilhelmshaven Consultative Group: Friederike Bungenstock, Dirk Enters, Johannes Ey, Hauke Jöns, Erwin Strahl, Steffen Wolters Advisory Group: Wiebke Kirleis, Angela Kreuz, Walter Dörfler, Manfred Rösch Documents Book of Abstracts (see also here) Proceedings: Vegetation History and Archaeobotany Vol. 20, issue 5, 2011 Archived Conference Web […]

  • 16th Conference of the IWGP in Thessaloniki 2013

    Aristotle University Research Dissemination Center (ΚΕ.Δ.Ε.Α) 3ης Σεπτεμβρίου Πανεπιστημιούπολη, Thessaloniki

    Local Organisers Host: Soultana Maria Valamoti, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Team: Angeliki Karathanou, Katerina Karatasaki, Martha Kokkidou, Clémence Pagnoux, Aimilia Kokkonaki, Evi Mintzaridou, Aphrodite Phytouli, Sophia Tryfon, Despoina Poulatsoglou, Yannis Papadias, Trisevgeni Papadakou, Dimitra Kotsachristou, Melina Efthymiadou, Anastasia Brozou, Amina Mona, Vassiliki Kapetanaki, Danai Chondrou, Tasos Bekiaris, Nikos Katsikaridis, Giorgos Kapetanakis Scientific Organizing Committee: Soultana […]

  • 8th International Workshop for African Archaeobotany (IWAA)

    Università degli Studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia, Department of Life Sciences via Giuseppe Campi, 287, Modena, Italy

    The 8th International Workshop for African Archaeobotany was organized at the Modena and Reggio Emilia University by LPP- Laboratory of Palynology and Palaeobotany and was hosted by the Department of Life Science: Modena is a historically important town, built on a Roman-Medieval urban map with spectacular Italian architecture, located in the Po Valley of northern […]

  • 17th Conference of the IWGP in Paris 2016

    Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle (MNHN) 57 rue Cuvier, Paris, France

    Local Organisers Organising Committee: UMR 7209 - Archéozoologie, archéobotanique : Sociétés, pratiques et environnements (AASPE): Charlène Bouchaud, Vladimir Dabrowski, Brigitte David, Alexia Decaix, Marie Derreumaux, Carolyne Douché, Müge Ergun, Anne-Cécile Haussonne, Michel Lemoine, Myriam Meziou, Andréa Parès, Bénédicte Pradat, Jérôme Ros, Marie-Pierre Ruas, Aurélie Salavert, Margareta Tengberg, Françoise Toulemonde, Véronique Zech Matterne Documents Programme and […]

  • 9th International Workshop for African Archaeobotany (IWAA)

    Casa África Calle Alfonso XIII, 5, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain

    The 9th International Workshop for African Archaeobotany (IWAA) was held at Casa África from 26 to 29 June. The congress was organised by the Department of Historical Sciences of the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), with the support of Casa África and the Directorate-General for Historical […]

  • 18th Conference of the IWGP in Lecce 2019

    Studium 2000 angolo V.le San Nicola, Via di Valesio, Lecce, Italy

    Local Organisers Host: Girolamo Fiorentino, Università del Salento Steering Committee: Valentina Caracuta, Milena Primavera Local Organising Committee: Aprile Giorgia, Breglia Francesco, Burhan Ulas, Calò Paula, Carmenati Riccardo, Colella Miriana Concetta, D’Aquino Silvia, Della Penna Valeria, Grasso Anna Maria, Minervini Ignazio, Porta Marianna, Sellitto Arianna, Stella Matilde, Stellati Angela Scientific Board: Girolamo Fiorentino, Valentina Caracuta, Milena […]

  • 19th Conference of the IWGP in České Budějovice 2022

    Clarion Congress Hotel České Budějovice Pražská třida 2306/14, České Budějovice, Czech Republic

    Local Organisers Hosts: Jaromír Beneš and Michaela Ptáková, University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice Steering Committee: Jaromír Beneš, Alexandra Bernardová, Blanka Bodnárová, Kristýna Budilová, Veronika Komárková, Jitka Kosňovská, Jaromír Kovárník, Štěpán Kuděj, Tereza Majerovičová, Adéla Pokorná, Michaela Ptáková, Marcela Starcová, Tereza Šálková, Ivana Šitnerová, Daniel Švarc Scientific Committee: Jaromír Beneš, Dorian Fuller, Radoslaw Grabowski, Mária […]

  • International Workshop “Amorphous Charred Objects”

    Austrian Archaeological Institute (OeAI) at the Austrian Academy of Sciences (OeAW) Dominikanerbastei 16, Wien, Austria

    Local Organisers Hosts: Andreas G. Heiss, OeAW-OeAI Participants: Jessi Berndt, Elena Marinova, Lucy Kubiak-Martens, Véronique Matterne, Merle Oelbüttel, Wouter van der Meer, Hans-Peter Stika

  • 10th International Workshop for African Archaeobotany (IWAA)

    Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle (MNHN) 57 rue Cuvier, Paris, France

    The International Workshop for African Archaeobotany (IWAA) is addressed to scholars working in the field of relationships between plants and humans in Africa. The 10th IWAA was organised in Paris from 27 to 30 June. It has been hosted at the National Museum for Natural History (Muséum national d'histoire naturelle). The 10th IWAA included contributions […]

  • 2024 Research Group Meeting: Building Common Ground on Concepts, Data, and Interpretation

    Aranzadi Society of Science Zorroagagaina, 11, Donostia - San Sebastián, Spain

    In this meeting, researchers working around the world will convene to offer state-of-the-art perspectives and share new data on plant management and domestication in southwest Asia. We expect this first gathering to serve as a meeting point, to stimulate dialogue and discussion between researchers and set the foundations for future research. Conference Folder Registration and […]

  • 20th Conference of the IWGP in Groningen 2025

    More information will be added as soon as it becomes available. Looking forward to meeting you all in Groningen! Local Organisers Steering Committee: Sonja Filatova, Otto Brinkkemper, Mans Schepers, Ana Smuk, Arnoud Maurer, Sanne Smit, Sylvia Blomsma, Merit Hondelink Scientific Committee: Ferran Antolín, Amaia Arranz-Otaegui, Jennifer Bates, Amy Bogaard, Otto Brinkkemper, Aylen Capparelli, Charlotte Diffey, […]

  • Du pain sur la planche : Actualités et méthodes pour l’étude des préparations alimentaires en archéologie

    Université Toulouse - Jean Jaurès / Maison de la Recherche 5, allées Antonio Machado, Toulouse, France

    Les matières organiques carbonisées (MOC), ou amorphous charred objects (ACO), sont des appellations larges pour un matériau archéologique pluriel. Les résines, coprolithes, tourbes, restes végétaux ou préparations alimentaires sont autant de vestiges archéobotaniques pour lesquels la carbonisation est un des rares moyens de de leur conservation à travers le temps. Bien que ces restes aient […]