Quaternary Environments and Geoarchaeology (QEG)
QUATERNARY ENVIRONMENTS AND THE HUMAN PAST
A one day conference hosted by the Quaternary Environments and Geoarchaeology Research Group at The University of Manchester
Wednesday 20 th June 2007
Registration is free and all are welcome.
Download the Registration Form (MS Word).
The meeting will be held at the Manchester Museum on Oxford Road. The Manchester Museum is No. 44 on the campus map.
The day will comprise a series of poster sessions on any theme related to Quaternary environmental change and/or the human past and three 45 minute talks with discussion. The main aim of the day is to bring researchers together in an informal setting to discuss a range of issues and to provide feedback on the poster displays. We hope that new collaborations will be forged. We welcome poster presentations from all Quaternary scientists and archaeologists.
The speakers
Martin Williams, University of Adelaide.
Environmental impacts of an extreme event: The Toba mega-eruption, volcanic winter and the near demise of humans.
Jamie Woodward, The University of Manchester.
Quaternary Environments and The Human Past: The View from the Mediterranean
Mike Baillie, Queens University of Belfast.
New Light on the Black Death: the cosmic connection.
Preliminary Schedule
10.00 am onwards: Coffee and registration and setting up of poster displays.
11.00 Martin Williams talk and discussion.
12.00 Poster session.
12.45 Lunch.
2.00 Jamie Woodward talk and discussion.
3.00 Tea and poster session.
4.00 Mike Baillie talk and discussion.
5.00 Drinks and then further interaction in a local pub and dinner for those who can make it.
If you require accommodation, contact details for reasonable local accommodation are available.