Meeting 2026

Mediterranean Archaeology Day

Showcase your research and keep up to date with archaeological research on the Mediterranean region in the Netherlands! Come and present your work, then catch up with others over a New Year’s drink.

Presentations can cover a new fieldwork idea, an evocative object, an ethnographic vignette, a micro-history, a theoretical experiment, a legacy project or a data overview – as long as they can be summarised in a 10-minute pitch. We invite both established scholars and new enthusiasts to present and listen. The aim of this event is to share and discuss research and meet people.

platform & TMA

This initiative is organised by Platform Argos and Tijdschrift voor Mediterrane Archeologie and hosted and supported by the Groningen Institute of Archaeology.

Various interuniversity platforms for presentation and discussion have emerged in the field of Mediterranean archaeology as practised in the Netherlands. Examples include the Babesch Archaeologists’ Day, the Mediterranean Archaeological Discussion Group (MAD), Fieldwork Day, Survey Day and the numerous activities of TMA and ARCHON. We are building upon these initiatives with this event.

PROGRAM

The call for pitches is now open. Please submit your pitch proposal, ideally before 9 January.

Our aim is to give everyone the opportunity to give a short pitch about their current research — but it’s first come, first served!

If you would like to come along to listen, you are most welcome! Please register via this link.

PRACTICALS

Date & Time

Friday 16 January 2026 10.30 - 16.30 hrs (time may change)​

Host

The second edition of Mediterranean Archaeology Day is kindly hosted by the Groningen Institute of Archaeology and supported by the University of Groningen.

Location: Harmonie Gebouw
Oude Kijk in 't Jatstraat 26
Room: 1314.0026 (follow the signs).

Departure times:
Amsterdam Zuid 8.11 AM - Leiden 7.45 AM - Nijmegen 7.55 AM - Utrecht 8.18 AM - Deventer 8.46 AM.

New Year's Drink

The New Year's drink will be held at a cafe close to the venue.

Platform Argos
Geschiedenis van Archeologie

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