INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON XIONGNU ARCHAEOLOGY
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
16-18 October, 2008

PROGRAM SCHEDULE

Thursday, 16th October (National Museum of Mongolia )

15:00 – 17:00 Registration at Museum
17:00 OPENING CEREMONY
Welcome Words:Anita Habdank-Kolaczkowska (Silkroad Foundation)
Opening Talks:
Director Prof. Dr. B. Chadraa (Mongolian Academy of Sciences)
Director Prof. Dr. D. Tseveendorj (Institute of Archaeology , Mongolia)
Director J. Saruulbuyan (National Museum of Mongolia)

Friday, 17th October (National Chamber of Commerce)

8:30 - 8:50 The History of Xiongnu Archaeological Research: D. Tseveendorj

I. MORTUARY CUSTOMS AND RITUAL:
8:50 – 9:10 Chair: Ts. Turbat (Institute of Archaeology , Mongolia)
9:10 – 9:30 Nikolay Kradin (Russian Academy of Sciences , Vladivostok)
9:30 – 9:50 Guilhem André (Musée Guimet, Paris)
9:50 – 10:20 Discussant: Bryan Hanks (University of Pittsburgh)
10:20 – 10:40 COFFEE

II. OSTENTATIOUS BURIALS AND THE ELITE
10:40 – 11:00 Chair: Prokopi Konovalov (Russian Academy of Sciences , Ulan-Ude)
11:00 – 11:20 Natalya Polos'mak (Russian Academy of Sciences , Novosibirsk )
11:20 – 11:40 Yun Hyeung-won (National Museum of Korea)
11:40 – 12:00 Discussant: Jan Bemmann (University of Bonn)
12:00 – 13:30 LUNCH

III. INTERACTION AND PERIPHERIES
13:30 – 13:50 Chair: Jean-Paul Desroches (Musée Guimet, Paris)
13:50 – 14:10 Enno Giele (University of Arizona)
14:10 – 14:30 Pan Ling (Jilin University , China)
14:30 – 14:50 G. Eregzen (National Museum of Mongolia)
14:50 – 15:10 COFFEE
15:10 – 15:30 Bryan Miller (University of Pennsylvania)
15:30 – 15:50 Ursula Brosseder (University of Bonn)
15:50 – 16:20 Discussant: Walter Scheidel (Stanford University)

19:00 Evening Reception:
“Computer Agent-Based Modelling and the Xiongnu Empire”
Claudio Cioffi-Revilla (George Mason University)

Saturday, 18th October (National Chamber of Commerce)

IV. ART AND ORNAMENTATION
8:30 – 8:50 Chair: Ch. Erööl-Erdene (Institute of Archaeology , Mongolia)
8:50 – 9:10 Evgenii Bogdanov (Russian Academy of Sciences , Novosibirsk)
9:10 – 9:30 Catrin Kost (University of Munich)
9:30 – 10:00 Discussant: Katheryn Linduff (University of Pittsburgh)
10:00 – 10:20 COFFEE

V. SETTLEMENTS AND LANDSCAPE
10:20 – 10:40 Chair: Ch. Amartuvshin (Institute of Archaeology , Mongolia)
10:40 – 11:00 Joshua Wright (Stanford University)
11:00 – 11:20 Nicole Pousaz (Cultural Office of Switzerland)
11:20 – 11:40 Serge y Danilov (Russian Academy of Sciences , Ulan-Ude )
11:40 – 12:10 Discussant: William Honeychurch (Yale University)
12:10 – 13:30 LUNCH

VI. PEOPLE AND ANIMALS
13:30 – 13:50 Chair: Jean-Louis Heim (Museé de l’Homme, Paris)
13:50 – 14:10 Hélène Martin (INRAP, Tolouse, France)
14:10 – 14:30 Lh. Delgermaa (Institute of Archaeology , Mongolia)
14:30 – 14:50 Cheryl Makarewicz (Harvard University)
14:50 – 15:10 Christine Lee (Jilin University , China)
15:10 – 15:40 Discussant: Theodore Schurr (University of Pennsylvania)
15:40 – 16:00 COFFEE

16:00 – 16:45 ROUNDTABLE "Defining the Xiongnu and Future Research"
Chair: Albert E. Dien (Stanford University)
D. Tseveendorj (Institute of Archaeology, Mongolia), P.B. Konovalov (Russian Academy of Sciences, Ulan-Ude), Wang Jianxin (Northwest University, China), Jean-Paul Desroches (Musée Guimet, Paris), William Honeychurch (Yale University), Yun Hyeung-won (National Museum of Korea), Yang Jianhua (from Jilin, China)
16:45 – 17:00 Closing Words: Daniel C. Waugh (University of Washington; Silkroad Foundation)
19:00 Closing Reception

(Final program is subject to change)

Conference Organizers

Dr. Ursula Brosseder
University of Bonn
Dept. Pre- and Early Historical Archaeology
Regina-Pacis-Weg 7
53113 Bonn , GERMANY
Tel: +49 228 737227
Fax: +49 228 737466
ursula.brosseder@uni-bonn.de

Bryan K. Miller, PhD Candidate
University of Pennsylvania
Dept. East Asian Languages and Civilizations
847 Williams Hall
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6305 , USA
millerbk@sas.upenn.edu

REGISTRATION

This international conference endeavors to bring together all scholars, from Asia to America , actively researching in the field of Xiongnu archaeology in order to discuss old and new research questions in a focused group of both specialists and related scholars. As this event will be structured around the exchange of ideas and constructive discussion, the format will be different from most conferences. Brief lectures of 20 minutes will be organized into thematic sessions, and each session will close with discussant commentary and open discussion. We thus aim to foster new ideas and approaches for the research which has been presented by specialists in this field.

Please submit the following information to the conference organizers as part of the registration process:

• Name
• Function (Professor, Researcher, PhD student, Postgraduate, Undergraduate, Interested Party)
• Address (Street, City, Zip code, Country)
• Affiliation (University, Institution, Museum, Organisation, Others)
• Email

Bibliography

Bibliography on Xiongnu Archaeology and Related Subjects is available. For the full text of the bibliography, click here.

Illustrated Overview of Xiongnu Archaeology

A brief, illustrated overview of Xiongnu Archaeology may be viewed by clicking here.

Recommendation for Accomodation

Note: Since in the middle of October low season starts most hotels will offer discounts of about 10% which are not announced on the webpage but it is worth asking for it, since there are few bookings in fall.

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