18.03. – 21.03.2026 – SAVE THE DATE!

Landscape Archaeology Conference

18-20 March 2026

Otto-Friedrich-University Bamberg

University building U5

The University of Bamberg invites you to the ninth international Landscape Archaeology Conference (LAC), which will take place between 18-21 March 2026 in the historical city center of Bamberg (Germany). The LAC provides an excellent opportunity for experts and students of different disciplines to discuss new research on past landscapes. Landscape archaeology studies the relationships between human occupation strategies, material culture, and the natural environment in the past. It is essentially interdisciplinary and employs a broad range of approaches and methods from the humanities and the natural sciences. As such, the LAC brings together archaeologists, earth and environmental scientists, cultural scientists, and researchers from neighboring disciplines. The main goal of the conference is to enhance and synthesize our understanding of human-environment interactions in the past, in particular of cultural responses to changing conditions.

The LAC meetings showcase the broad scope of landscape
archaeology research across the globe. These meetings take place every two years under the auspices of the International Association for Landscape Archaeology (IALA). 14 years after the meeting in Berlin (2012), the LAC returns to Germany.

Bamberg’s well-preserved Medieval center with its unique city garden landscape is UNESCO World Heritage. Situated near the spectacular Frankenjura plateau, it became a major cultural, religious, and economic node in Central Europe during the Middle Ages. As such, Bamberg promises to be an excellent base to explore new directions in landscape archaeology – in the city itself, the region of Franconia, and the wider world.

Conference Themes

· River and wetland landscapes

· Vertical landscapes

· Populations and demography

· Economies and resources

· Archaeological heritage and valorization of past landscapes

· Non-invasive methods and techniques

· Geospatial analysis

· Big data

LAC2026 Call for sessions

We invite proposals for sessions on the main topics of the LAC 2026 conference.

The Call for Sessions closes on Friday, 11 July 2025.

The following paper categories are welcome:

· Regular sessions
with normal oral presentations of 15 minutes + 5 minutes discussion + poster presentations

· Pitch / PechaKucha
sessions with short oral presentations of 5 minutes (pitches) or 6 minutes 40 seconds (20 slides, 20 seconds each; PechaKucha format)

· Round tables
with a keynote and discussion; either open or with invited guests

Each session has a minimum of 2 organizers.

The session proposal consists of:

· Names + affiliation of the organizers
· Email of corresponding organizer
· Type of session (regular, pitch, PechaKucha, round table)
· Title: max. 20 words
· Text: max. 200 words
· 3-5 keywords

Organizing Committee

Dr. Wieke de Neef
Dr. Stefanie Becht
Viviane Diederich MA
Dr. Katja Kothieringer
Dr. Timo Seregély
Alexander Voigt MA
Prof. Dr. Michaela Konrad
Prof. Dr. Andreas Schäfer
Prof. Dr. Rainer Schreg

Coming Soon

Acceptation of sessions:
July 2025

Call for Papers:
end July-mid October 2025

Acceptation of papers:
mid November 2025

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