International Union for Prehistoric and Protohistoric Sciences

(UISPP)

The XXXth Commission

"Lucian Blaga" University Sibiu

Research Centre:

„BRUKENTHAL” National Museum

SIBIU

History Museum (MNBS)

Dr. Valeriu SIRBU

President of the UISPP XXXth Commission

Muzeul Brăilei, Piaţa Traian nr.3

810153 Brăila Romania

Tel : 0040 (0)339401003

Tel /Fax: 0040 (0)339401002

Mobile Phone: 0040 (0)744 531 005

E - mail: valeriu_sirbu@yahoo.co.uk

Prof.univ.dr. Sabin Adrian LUCA

Manager IPCTE

Dr. Alexandru LUNGU

Manager MNBS

Vasile CRISAN

Situated in Transylvania, Sibiu is an old city, with an impressive cultural patrimony of monuments and museum collections.

We propose, for the Colloquium, to analyze one of the most important and fascinating relations, present since the dawn of mankind: the relation between the “society of the living” and the “community of the dead”. The analysis of this phenomenon, one that has lasted for over 5 millennia, will allow us to observe the elements of continuity, in particular at the level of mentalities, but also the elements of discontinuity, visible mainly in the actual manifestations (funerary rites and rituals, inventory and offerings).

For three days, over 30 participants - famous researchers from many European countries - will be present at this Colloquium.

The languages accepted at the Colloquium will be English, German and French.

As the lectures will be published in 2006, in a special volume dedicated to this event, details concerning the terms of the publishing will be made public during the Colloquium.

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