What's new? - 2012


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7 January 2012

Visited Prof. Tatsuo and Dr. Hanae Sasaki's archaeological excavations at Dibba, Sharjah, on the east coast.

8 January 2012

Visited Dr. Peter Magee, Marc Haendal and Emily Hammer's archaeological excavations at Tell Abraq, Sharjah.


11 January 2012

Attended a talk on Contemporary Emirati Design, part of the series of talks organised for the Emirati Expressions exhibition at Manarat Al Sadiyat.

12 January 2012

Attended Prof. Robert Hillenbrand's lecture at NYU-AD about the Sheikh Zayed Mosque in Abu Dhabi.



Future Events

17-19 January 2012

Coral Reefs of the Gulf conference, organised by Dr. John Burt, NYU-AD. Location: Intercontinental Hotel, Abu Dhabi.

25 January 2012

Precious Arts in the Christian Middle Ages -
Part of the Louvre Abu Dhabi Talking Art lecture series, featuring Dr. Hassan Naboodah (Dean, UAE University Libraries), Elisabeth Taburet-Delahaye (Director, Musée de Cluny) & Olivier Gabet (Deputy Curatorial Director, Agence France-Muséums)
- Manarat Al Sadiyat, 6.45pm.

15 February 2012

Closing date for submission of abstracts to the
Seminar for Arabian Studies.

24-27 April 2012

The Neolithic Of Arabia: New Paradigms And Future Perspectives
- ESF Exploratory Workshop - SCH. Convened by: Rémy Crassard & Philipp Drechsler. Location: Lyon, France.

30 April - 4 May 2012

8th International Congress on the Archaeology of the Ancient Near East (ICAANE) will be held in Warsaw, Poland, from April 30 – May 4, 2012. It will be organised jointly by the Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology University of Warsaw and Institute of Archaeology University of Warsaw.

1-3 May 2012

GISWORX 2012 - GIS Workshops & Exhibitions for ESRI Users, Convention Centre, Al Bustan Rotana Hotel, Dubai.

13-15 July 2012

Seminar for Arabian Studies - In 2012, the Seminar will incorporate a Special Session entitled ‘The Role of Museums in Arabia’, organised by Dr Mark Beech (Abu Dhabi Authority for Culture and Heritage, UAE), Sarina Wakefield (The Open University, UK) and Dr Celine Hullo Pouyat (TDIC, Cultural Department, Abu Dhabi, UAE). Abstracts related to this theme are welcome and potential contributors are encouraged to contact Dr Mark Beech (email: mark.beech AT adach.ae) for additional information on the session. Proposed titles and abstracts should be sent to me by the end of January 2012.


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