archaeometry

Working Group Archaeometry

The Working Group Archaeometry (AKA) of the GDCh Division of Analytical Chemistry was founded in 1975 and deals with aspects of the natural sciences, engineering, and humanities relating to the processing of cultural-historical questions, as well as with the research and conservation of cultural working group .

deepens mutual understanding between the different scientific disciplines,
promotes contacts and exchange of experience among members as well as with members of the GNAA (Society for Scientific Archaeology ARCHAEOMETRY) and the DMG (German Mineralogical Society),
facilitates partnerships for the joint processing of issues and
Provides comprehensive information about activities in the field of archaeometry.

In 2026, the working group awarded the Gerhard Schulze Young Scientist Prize for the first time to recognize outstanding theses in the field of archaeometry. The aim of the prize is to promote young scientists, provide them with networking opportunities, and increase the visibility of archaeometry .

Short link to this page: www.gdch.de/archaeometrie

Board election for the term of office 2027-2030

The term of office of the board of the Working Group for archaeometry ends on December 31, 2026, and you, esteemed members of the working group, are cordially invited to nominate candidates for the board election.

have declared their willingness to stand for election,
Members of the working group are and
have the support of three members of the working group.

According to the working group's Working Guidelines , the Board consists of three members, each elected for a four-year term. Direct re-election is permitted once.

For the maximum of three board positions up for election, the current Board submits the following three proposals – in addition to your nominations:

name	Affiliation	Election status
Dr. Annemarie E. Kramell	Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg	Re-election
Dr. Anika Retzmann	University of Calgary, Canada	Re-election
PD Dr. Heike Stege	Doerner Institute, Munich	New election

If no written proposals for the nomination of further candidates are received by the GDCh Office by 23 August 2026 (by email to the attention of Maike Fries ), the election will be conducted as an Online election with the persons named above, starting on 14 September 2026.

Annual Conferences archaeometry & Heritage Conservation

Annual Conference 2027
Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen
March 2nd-5th, 2027
website

March 18-22, 2025 in Dresden: Program, Conference Proceedings
March 18-21, 2023 in Mannheim: Conference Proceedings
March 17-19, 2021 (virtual): Program; Conference proceedings
September 11-14, 2019 in Vienna: Conference Proceedings
March 20-24, 2018 in Hamburg: Conference Proceedings
September 27 - October 1, 2016 in Göttingen: Program
March 25-28, 2015 in Mainz

Board 2023-2026

Dr. Anika Retzmann (Chair), University of Calgary, Canada
Prof. Dr. Ester Simoes B. Ferreira ( Deputy Chair), TH Köln - University of Applied Sciences
Dr. Annemarie E. Kramell (Secretary), Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg