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archaeologlcal conLexLs. An array of llnes of research and of pracLlce has emerged, prlmarlly on Lhe basls of
human, anlmal and planL remalns, focuslng on subslsLence, Lradlng, soclal sLaLus, healLh, hyglene, crafL
producLlon and polluLlon. 1here ls a growlng lnvolvemenL of geoarchaeologlsLs, declpherlng complex slLe
sLraLlgraphles and explalnlng Lhe spaLlal funcLlonlng of urban slLes. Moreover Lhe relaLlonshlps beLween
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noL yeL always reached. 1herefore, Lhe alm of Lhe presenL conference ls Lo assemble researchers
(archaeologlsLs, hlsLorlans, geoarchaeologlsLs, physlcal anLhropologlsLs, archaeozoologlsLs and
archaeoboLanlsLs) worklng on urban archaeology Lo share Lhelr experlences, Lo explore Lhe developmenL of
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challenges of envlronmenLal archaeologlcal
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advancemenLs LhaL have been made on Lhls
Loplc ln Lhe lasL decade ln Lurope. ln parLlcular
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SlLe sLraLlgraphy and formaLlon, uark
LarLhs" and mlcro-sLraLlfled deposlLs (such
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Lhe urban sLraLlgraphy,
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lrom mulLl-dlsclpllnarlLy Lo lnLegraLed
research.

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agro-pasLoral acLlvlLles) and Lhe
exchanges wlLh Lhe hlnLerland,
1rade of planL and anlmal producLs,
ArLlsanal acLlvlLles and Lhe polluLlon Lhey
mlghL cause.

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Pyglene,
8urlal pracLlces.

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envlronmenL and lLs changes Lhrough Llme wlll
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(e.g. changes ln rellef and Lopography),
8econsLrucLlon of Lhe local vegeLaLlon,
fauna and oLher aspecLs of Lhe
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1he meeLlng wlll Lake place ln Lhe 8oyal 8elglan lnsLlLuLe of naLural Sclences, 8russels. More
lnformaLlon on : hLLp://www.naLuralsclences.be/

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1hls workshop ls organlzed by Lhe 8russels CaplLal 8eglon, Lhe 8oyal 8elglan lnsLlLuLe of naLural
Sclences, Lhe unlverslLe Llbre de 8ruxelles and Lhe kaLholleke unlverslLelL Leuven. 1he conference ls
also supporLed by Lhe Luropean 8esearch neLwork 8lCA8CP.

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LaurenL 8avay, C8eA-aLrlmolne, uL8, 8elglum
Ann uegraeve, 8russels CaplLal 8eglon, 8elglum
Chloe uellgne, uL8, 8elglum
AnLon Lrvynck, AgenLschap Cnroerend Lrfgoed, 8elglum
8oger Langohr, unlverslLelL CenL, 8elglum
8lchard Macphall, uC London, uk
uanlel Makowleckl, nlcolaus Copernlcus unlverslLy, 1orun, oland
Llena Marlnova, ku Leuven & 88lnS, 8elglum
ArLuro Morales Munlz, unlversldad AuLnoma de Madrld, Spaln
hlllppe 8enLzel, lnA - 8asel, SwlLzerland
Marle-lerre 8uas, Cn8S, arls, lrance
Wlm van neer, ku Leuven & 88lnS, 8elglum

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for Lhe 8russels CaplLal 8eglon: Ann uegraeve, SLephane uemeLer
for Lhe C8eA-aLrlmolne, uL8: LaurenL 8avay, ?annlck uevos, CrlsLlano nlcosla, Luc vrydaghs
for 88lnS-kuL: Wlm van neer, Llena Marlnova, Clara 8offln, Llen Speleers, klm CulnLeller


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1he lnformaLlon regardlng Lhe absLracL submlsslon, reglsLraLlon, accommodaLlon and soclal evenLs
wlll be publlshed ln Lhe 2
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clrcular ln SepLember 2014


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lease feel free Lo clrculaLe Lhls lnformaLlon among your colleagues or sLudenLs Lo whom you Lhlnk
Lhls conference would be of lnLeresL.