On Wednesday 9 December, 2015, the Leiden University Centre for the Study of Islam and Society and the Leiden Center for the Study of Ancient Arabia will host a joint conference to highlight the state-of-the-art in Arabian Archaeology in the 21st century. The venue of this event is the Vossiuszaal in the University Library. It will be an all-day event (09.45-17.00 hours).

Arabian Archaeology in the 21st century

On December 9th, 2015, the Leiden University Center for the Study of Islam and Society and the Leiden Center for the Study of Ancient Arabia will host a joint conference to highlight the state-of-the-art in Arabian Archaeology in the 21st century. The event will gather prominent scholars—archaeologists and epigraphists—to share their research, cross-fertilize with others working in the Peninsula, and outline the goals for Arabian Archaeology in the coming decades.

The conference will be followed by the launch of the journal Arabian Epigraphic Notes.

Date : 9 December 2015
Time : 9.45-17.00 hrs.
Location : Vossiuszaal University Library, Leiden.

Registration via lucis@hum.leidenuniv.nl