Working group for computer applications and quantitative methods in archeology
The AG CAA - Computer Applications and Quantitative Methods in Archeology eV is an interdisciplinary working group of archaeologists , mathematicians , computer scientists and statisticians , which annually organizes a conference, organizes "workshops" and publishes conference reports. The CAA is headed by three speakers who are elected every two years.
Goal setting
The CAA promotes archaeological research with the help of computer applications and quantitative methods. It not only offers a platform for the exchange of experiences between archaeologists who use statistical-quantitative or generally computer-aided evaluation methods, but also maintains contact with mathematicians, statisticians and computer scientists who are interested in archaeological questions. This gives archaeologists the opportunity to get to know methods from mathematics, statistics and computer science, to apply and develop them in cooperation with experts.
history
The AG was founded in 1981 under the name “Working Group on Quantitative Methods in Archeology”, which has since met annually with the antiquity associations , and later alternately with the Society for Classification (GfKl). In 2005 it was decided to change the name to the current name, since then the AG CAA has also been the German-speaking section of the international CAA (Computer Applications and Quantitative Methods in Archeology), which was founded in 1973 in the university city of Birmingham . In addition to lecture sections, training courses on various computer applications were also offered at irregular intervals. Since 2010 the working group has been holding annual conferences at changing locations, in particular to offer students from all archaeological disciplines a forum for discussion. The conference period is either the end of January or the beginning of February. The event in Wilhelmshaven in 2019 took place off-tour at the end of September.
| year | place | Local organizer |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Bonn | Rheinisches Landesmuseum Bonn |
| 2011 | Mainz | i3mainz at the Mainz University of Applied Sciences |
| 2012 | Bamberg | Institute for Archeology, Historical Monuments and Art History at the Otto Friedrich University in Bamberg |
| 2013 | Berlin | Cluster of Excellence TOPOI in Dahlem, Free University Berlin |
| 2014 | Tübingen | eScience Center at the Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen |
| 2015 | Dresden | State Office for Archeology of Saxony |
| 2016 | Hamburg | Campus on the Elbe, HafenCity University Hamburg |
| 2017 | Heidelberg | Interdisciplinary center for scientific computing in the Mathematikon at the Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg |
| 2018 | Omitted | due to the international CAA in the eScience-Center of the University of Tübingen and the CAA-NL / FL near Germany |
| 2019 | Wilhelmshaven | Lower Saxony Institute for Historical Coastal Research as part of the city's 150th anniversary |
| 2020 | Omitted | due to the COVID-19 pandemic |
| 2021 | in planning | probably in Ulm |
Organization as an association
On October 5th, 2010 the AG CAA was transformed into an association with its own statutes. The foundation of the non-profit, registered association (eV) was carried out during a general meeting on February 5, 2011 in Mainz. The board consists of two chairmen and a treasurer .
| year | 1. Chairman | 2nd chairman | Treasurer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Axel Posluschny | Tim Kerig | Irmela Herzog |
| 2013 | Karsten Lambers | Matthias Lang | Irmela Herzog |
| 2017 | Stephanie E. Metz | Kai-Christian Bruhn | Lutz Schubert |
| 2019 | Kai-Christian Bruhn | Jürgen Landauer | Lutz Schubert |
Since February 2016, the AG has had an advisory board with seven members, which was expanded in 2019 to support and advise the board in its work.
| Surname | Place (upon entry) | admission | exit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marco Block-Berlitz | Dresden | 2016 | |
| Benjamin Glissmann | Tübingen | 2019 | |
| Jürgen Landauer | Stuttgart | 2019 | 2019 |
| Hubert Mara | Heidelberg | 2016 | |
| Moritz Mennenga | Wilhelmshaven | 2016 | |
| Georg Roth | Berlin | 2019 | |
| Sophie C. Schmidt | Bonn | 2019 | |
| Dirk Seidensticker | Cologne | 2016 | |
| Florian Thiery | Mainz | 2016 | |
| Martina Trognitz | Vienna | 2016 | |
| Armin Volkmann | Heidelberg | 2016 |
Web links
- Website of the German CAA http://ag-caa.de
- Website of the international CAA https://caa-international.org
See also
literature
- The conference of the Working Group on Quantitative Methods in Archeology on April 5th, 1983 in Ratzeburg. Archaeological Information 6, 1983, p. 51-64.
- Meeting of the Working Group on Quantitative Methods in Archeology on June 12-13, 1984. Archaeological Information 7, 1984, p. 155-162.
- Report on the meeting of the working group “Quantitative Methods in Archeology” on May 27, 1985 in Detmold. Archaeological Information 8, 1985, p. 169-175.
- Report on the meeting of the Working Group on Quantitative Methods in Archeology on May 22, 1986 in Koblenz. Archaeological Information 9, 1986, p. 144-149.
- Wolf Kubach, Report on the Working Group on Quantitative Methods in Archeology. Archaeological Information 10, 1987, 222.
- Report on the meeting of the Working Group on Quantitative Methods in Archeology. Archaeological Information 12, 1998, p. 236-250.
- Working group “Quantitative Methods in Archeology”. Archaeological Information 15, 1992, p. 80-131.
- Working group “Quantitative Methods in Archeology”. Archaeological Information 16, 1993, p. 293-302.
- Thomas Weber, report on the meeting of the working group “Quantitative Methods in Archeology” on March 6, 1998 in Dresden and on 9/10. March 1998 in Neubrandenburg. Archaeological Information 21, 1998, p. 343-344.
- Thomas Weber, report on the meeting of the working group “Quantitative Methods in Archeology” on May 28, 1999 in Heidelberg. Archaeological Information 22, 1999, p. 291-292.
- WG Archeology in the Society for Classification. Archaeological Information 26, 2003, p. 449-497.
- Axel Posluschny, Karsten Lambers, Irmela Herzog, Layers of Perception. Proceedings of the 35th International Conference on Computer Applications and Quantitative Methods in Archeology (CAA), Berlin, Germany, April 2-6, 2007. Colloquia on Prehistory and Early History 10. Dr. Rudolf Habelt GmbH, Bonn 2008, ISBN 978-3-7749-3556-3 .