Dr. Martin Rundkvist is a Swedish archaeologist, journal editor, public speaker, chairman of the Swedish Skeptics Society, atheist, lefty liberal, bookworm, and father of two.
Marika Mägi, my old co-student from grad school, is head of the archaeology department at Tallinn university in Estonia. She's organising a conference titled Rank, Gender and Society around the Baltic 400-1400 AD on 23-27 May in Kuressaare on the island of Saaremaa. Interested scholars are welcome to present papers, and Marika tells me that the registration deadline has been extended to 1 March. Here's a flier with registration details.
I'm tempted to go. Saaremaa is sort of Gotland's twin sister and it's the kind of place I'd most likely never visit unless prompted by a conference. And the theme is right up my street. Anybody else going?
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Comments
I'm not going, but I have been to a meeting on Saaremaa, and can recommend it.
They also seem to have some fine waltzes too.
Bob
Posted by: Bob O'H | January 31, 2007 12:49 PM
That's a pretty mind-bending painting.
Posted by: Martin R | January 31, 2007 12:52 PM