LAC2026: Landscape Archaeology Conference 2026 University of Bamberg Bamberg, Germany, March 18-20, 2026

Conference website	http://lac2026.com
Submission link	https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=lac2026
Abstract registration deadline	July 11, 2025
Submission deadline	July 11, 2025
Call for Papers deadline	September 30, 2025

The Department of Archaeology at the University of Bamberg invites you to the ninth international Landscape Archaeology Conference (LAC), which will take place between 18-21 March 2026 in the historical city center of Bamberg (Germany). The LAC provides an excellent opportunity for experts and students of different disciplines to discuss new research on past landscapes. The conference is supported by the International Association of Landscape Archaeology.

Landscape archaeology studies the relationships between human occupation strategies, material culture, and the natural environment in the past. It is essentially interdisciplinary and employs a broad range of approaches and methods from the humanities and the natural sciences. As such, the LAC brings together archaeologists, earth and environmental scientists, cultural scientists, and researchers from neighboring disciplines. The main goal of the conference is to enhance and synthesize our understanding of human-environment interactions in the past, in particular of cultural responses to changing conditions.

Conference website: lac2026.com

Call for Sessions

We invite proposals for sessions on the main suggested topics of the LAC 2026 conference (see below).

The following paper categories are welcome:

• Regular sessions with normal oral presentations of 15 minutes + 5 minutes discussion, and poster presentations
• Pitch / PechaKucha sessions with short oral presentations of 5 minutes (pitches) or 6 minutes 40 seconds (20 slides, 20 seconds each; PechaKucha format) 
• Round tables with a keynote and discussion; either open or with invited guests

Each session has a minimum of 2 organizers.

The session proposal consists of:

- Names + affiliation of the organizers

- Email of corresponding organizer

- Type of session (regular, pitch, PechaKucha, round table)

- Title: max. 20 words

- Text: max. 200 words

- 3-5 keywords

Please submit your session proposal as a PDF via the EasyChair link: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=lac2026.

List of Suggested Topics

• River and wetland landscapes

• Vertical landscapes

• Populations and demography

• Economies and resources

• Archaeological heritage and valorization of past landscapes

• Non-invasive methods and techniques

• Geospatial analysis

• Big data

Committees

Organizing committee

• Dr Wieke de Neef
• Alexander Voigt MA
• Viviane Diederich MA
• Dr Katja Kothieringer
• Dr Stefanie Becht
• Dr Timo Seregély
• Prof dr Michaela Konrad
• Prof dr Andreas Schäfer
• Prof dr Rainer Schreg

Publication

The publication of LAC2026 sessions is managed by session organizers at their initiative.

Venue

The conference will be held at the University Building U5 in the city center of Bamberg (Germany).

Contact

All questions about submissions should be emailed to info@lac2026.com.