Saturday 8 June 2024
In conjunction with the conference, a Public Day will be organized by partner Histories vzw on Saturday 8 June in Leuven. Here, hobby detectorists from Flanders can meet and exchange ideas on how they conduct research and build knowledge about the past. Participants to the conference are cordially invited to join this event at no extra charge.
More information and registration: https://histories.be/nieuws/onze-publieksdag-zet-metaaldetectie-in-de-spotlights/
Sunday 9 June 2024
Business meeting of the European Public Finds Recording Network (invite only)
Monday 10 june 2024 (conference, day 1)
9.00 - 10.00: Registration and morning coffee
10.00 - 11.00: Welcome and introduction by Erwin Meylemans (Flanders Heritage Agency) and Pieterjan Deckers (KU Leuven)
Keynote by Henriette Roued (University of Copenhagen): Heritage practice communities and digital platforms - comparing family historians and metal detectorists (chair: Suzie Thomas, University of Antwerp)
11.00 - 12.40: Hobby metal detecting in archaeology and numismatics (chair: Anna Wessman, University of Bergen)
- 11.00: Tuuli Kurisoo (Tallinn University), A licence to search: a brief overview of licence holders in Estonia
- 11.25: Dominique Bosquet, Cécile Ansieau, Elise Delaunois, Christelle Draily, Véronique Moulaert & Olivier Vrielynck (Agence Wallonne du Patrimoine - AWaP), Legal detectorism in Wallonia: 2019-2023 overview
- 11.50: Keith Westcott (Detectorists Institute and Foundation), Archaeo-detectorists and practitioners
- 12.15: Lajos Juhasz (Eötvös Loránd University Budapest), A dirty business: Tackling uncleaned coin finds and the first steps towards a shiny future
12.40 - 13.45: LUNCH BREAK
13.45 - 15.25: Data or people? Digital approaches to hobby archaeology (chair: Pieterjan Deckers, KU Leuven)
- 13.45: Eljas Oksanen (University of Helsinki/University of Reading), Heikki Rantala (Aalto University), Frida Ehrnsten (University of Helsinki/The National Museum of Finland) & Eero Hyvönen (Aalto University/University of Helsinki), CoinSampo Linked Open Data Service and Semantic Portal
- 14.10: Khaoula Stiti (École Polytechnique de Bruxelles/ Edifices & Mémoires Tunisia) Mapping Archaeological Terrain through Heritage Crowdsourcing: A Case Study of the “Observatoire Collaboratif du Patrimoine” Project in Tunisia
- 14.35: Irmelin Axelsen (University of Oslo), Storing ‘grey knowledge’ for long-term FAIR data
- 15.00: Raimund Karl (University of Vienna), An exercise in futility - the new Austrian "finds reporting" app
15.25 - 15.55: COFFEE BREAK
15.55 - 17.25: Lightning talks (chairs: Kiara Beaulieu and Katelijne Nolet, University of Antwerp)
- 15.55: Emma Yskout & Pieterjan Deckers (KU Leuven), Detector rallies: menace or manageable?
- 16.05: Erwin Meylemans (Flanders Heritage), Mudlarkers as rescue archaeology: a case from the banks of the Scheldt river
- 16.15: Kristin Oswald (Universität Hamburg), SocialMediaHistory. Bridging Citizen Science, Public Archaeology and Social Media Research
- 16.25: Rikke Søgaard (MA student, University of Copenhagen), Sustainable metal detecting: to register, or not to register, that is the question
- 16.35: Mathias Kaas (MA student, Aarhus University), Brooches and Beyond
- 16.45: Poul Hounsvad (MA student, Aarhus University), Assembling fragments of the warrior's crown
- 16.55: Jeroen Vandenborre (VONA): Let’s Dig Together
- 17.05: Simon Verdegem (BAAC Vlaanderen): DigHill80: crowdfunding and the power of participation
- 17.15: Ben Bellefroid (Roma Media): “Echoes from the Past”. A citizen science archaeological prospection project in the forests of Brabant
Evening: conference dinner
Tuesday 11 june 2024 (conference, day 2)
9.15 - 10.15: Registration and morning coffee
10.15 - 11.15: Brief welcome
Keynote by Matthew Rowe (University of Arizona), Broadening understanding of United States artifact collector behavior through observations of Facebook groups to help guide mitigation and collaboration (chair: Erwin Meylemans, Flanders Heritage)
11.15 - 12.35: Theoretical perspectives on HPCs and citizen science (chair: Suzie Thomas, University of Antwerp)
- 11.15: Kiara Beaulieu (University of Antwerp), Metal Detecting Trends and Attitudes in Ontario, Canada; What Does Early Survey Data Tell us?
- 11.45: Sami Raninen (Finnish Heritage Agency), (Un)managing metal detectorism in Finland
- 12.10: Arne Hertz (Sønderjyllands Amatørarkæologer), Object or artifact: A state of mind, as expressed on Facebook
12.35 - 14.00: LUNCH BREAK
14.00 - 15.40: Case study session 2: heritage collector collaborations (chair: Eljas Oksanen, University of Helsinki/University of Reading)
- 14.00: Diana Mroczek (Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań), The responsibilization of a citizen – new approaches to metal detecting control in Poland
- 14.25: Walter Sevenants (Archeologische Werkgroep Kortenberg), Carried by passion: 50 Years of hobby archaeology in Kortenberg (Flanders)
- 14.50: Martin Rundkvist (Uniwersytet Łódzki), Swedish metal-detecting by pros and amateurs: status 2024
- 15.15: Wim Burggraaf (Rijksdienst voor Cultureel Erfgoed) & Marieke van Winkelhoff (Erfgoedhuis Zuid-Holland), Broadening the field: connecting archaeological heritage communities in Zuid-Holland
15.40 - 16.10: COFFEE BREAK
16.10 - 17.15: Closing remarks by Bonnie Pitblado (University of Oklahoma); Discussion (chair: Pieterjan Deckers, Catholic University of Leuven)
Keynotes
Heritage practice communities and digital platforms - comparing family historians and metal detectorists
Assoc Prof Henriette Roued, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
Abstract
This keynote is based on research into the existing practices of family historians. As a community they are central figures in the ecosystem of digital heritage, both as contributors to and users of digitized heritage resources. This research revealed a rich tapestry of digital engagement practices amongst family historians, which was both connected to and separate from heritage institutions. For family historians, digital platforms are not just repositories of information, but important spaces for social interaction, as well as seeking, managing and sharing information within the community, as a part of a lifelong leisure pursuit. This keynote aims to present this research and to explore how it relates to other Heritage Practice Communities (HPCs), notably metal detectorists.
Bio
Henriette Roued is an associate professor in digital humanities from the Section for GLAM - Galleries, Libraries, Archives and Museums, Department of Communication, University of Copenhagen. With a background in digital archaeology her research focuses on the use of open heritage data in cultural institutions and amongst heritage practice communities.
Broadening understanding of United States artifact collector behavior through observations of Facebook groups to help guide mitigation and collaboration
Assoc Prof Matthew Rowe, University of Arizona, USA
Abstract
Archaeologists working with archaeological resource stewards/citizen scientists have focused on highlighting the beneficial, collaborative relationships between these collectors and the professional community. Special issues of the SAA Advances in Archaeological Practice published many examples of how these resource stewards contribute to the expansion of archaeological knowledge and the preservation and protection of archaeological resources. Unfortunately, informal surveys of Facebook groups and Ebay reveal the activities of collectors that professional archaeologists have been and continue to be wary. We might call these groups “the avid collectors” and “the profiteers.” This presentation draws on a survey of three United States based collector groups that are active on Facebook to better define these groups, consider the impacts of their activities, discuss how these three groups fit within the legal landscape of archaeological resource laws, and consider and explore practical approaches for collaboration and/or mitigation of their actions.
Bio
Dr. Matthew J. Rowe is an Associate Professor of Practice at the University of Arizona School of Anthropology. Dr. Rowe is the Co-Chair of the Society for American Archaeology Collector Collaboration Interest Group and Co-Editor of two thematic issues of Advances in Archaeological Practice examining professional engagement with resources stewards. Dr. Rowe has worked with collectors in Northern Arizona to broaden our understanding of Paleoindians in the region.
Discussant
Prof Bonnie Pitblado, University of Oklahoma, USA
Bio
Bonnie Pitblado, PhD, is the Robert E. and Virginia Bell Professor of Anthropological Archaeology at the University of Oklahoma, USA. She also founded and directs the Oklahoma Public Archaeology Network, which fosters understanding of heritage among the many Oklahoma communities who care about it. She conducts engaged research with responsible and responsive finder-collectors and will share her experiences as part of her EPFRN discussion.