John Robb (Cambridge University, UK)

Discussion of "archaeological ontologies" involves several possible moments or directions. One is simply the discovery that the categories and
entities which seem obvious to archaeologists may not be universal, and thus require critical examination. This discussion has been conducted

Irene Garcia Rovira (University of Manchester, UK)

Troels Myrup Kristensen (University of Aarhus, Denmark)

Gillian Robertson (Winchester School of Art, UK)

How can a painting act as a metaphor [1] for archaeology? What happens to the archaeological object when it meets with the two-dimensional surface employed by the painter? What happens to the painting?

Gareth Beale (University of Southampton; gcb205@soton.ac.uk) and Leif Isaksen (University of Southampton; leifuss@googlemail.com)

Benjamin Edwards (Durham University; b.g.edwards@durham.ac.uk) and Arthur Anderson (Durham University; arthur.anderson@durham.ac.uk)

This session aims to look below the surface of interpretation, and explore the interplay between assumptions, subjectivity and objectivity in the textual and visual representation of archaeological data.

Laura McAtackney (Oxford University; laura.mcatackney@conted.ox.ac.uk) and Alexandra Ward (Cardiff University; wardae@cardiff.ac.uk)