{"id":408,"date":"2025-02-21T12:10:46","date_gmt":"2025-02-21T12:10:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/emac2025bilbao.com\/?page_id=408"},"modified":"2025-06-10T16:50:20","modified_gmt":"2025-06-10T16:50:20","slug":"history-of-emac","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/emac2025bilbao.com\/index.php\/history-of-emac\/","title":{"rendered":"History of EMAC"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-566af0e2 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-650790e1 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">The European Meeting on Ancient Ceramics (EMAC) has its origins in the early 1990s. Initially centered on the Mediterranean region, the conference has since broadened its scope significantly, now encompassing a wide range of topics beyond European ceramics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:1.25rem\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"461\" src=\"https:\/\/emac2025bilbao.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/posible-emac-congresos-history-1024x461.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-411\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emac2025bilbao.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/posible-emac-congresos-history-1024x461.png 1024w, https:\/\/emac2025bilbao.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/posible-emac-congresos-history-300x135.png 300w, https:\/\/emac2025bilbao.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/posible-emac-congresos-history-768x346.png 768w, https:\/\/emac2025bilbao.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/posible-emac-congresos-history-1536x692.png 1536w, https:\/\/emac2025bilbao.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/posible-emac-congresos-history.png 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-base-2-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-669513ed wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-52b864f0 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center is-style-asterisk\">Previous Meetings<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:0px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer wp-container-content-4f2ccadb\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">links to proceedings when available<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-d0bbbce0 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-e3d1c41b wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left is-style-asterisk has-body-font-family has-medium-font-size\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600\">1<sup>st<\/sup>&nbsp;EMAC: Rome<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">10-12 October 1991;<br>Burragato F., Grubessi O. &amp; Lazzarini L. (eds.), 1994.&nbsp;<em>1<sup>st<\/sup>&nbsp;European workshop on archaeological ceramics<\/em>. Rome.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-e3d1c41b wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left is-style-asterisk has-body-font-family has-medium-font-size\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600\">2<sup>nd<\/sup>&nbsp;EMAC: Barcelona<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Vendrell-Saz, M., Picon, M. &amp; Cuomo di Caprio, N. (eds.), 1993.&nbsp;<em>Estudis sobre ceramica antiga.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-e3d1c41b wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left is-style-asterisk has-body-font-family has-medium-font-size\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600\">3<sup>rd<\/sup>&nbsp;EMAC: Riccione<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">2-6 October 1995 (in the framework of the Fourth European Ceramic Society Conference);<br>Fabbri, B. (ed.), 1995.&nbsp;<em>Fourth Euro-Ceramics (vol. 14): The cultural ceramic heritage<\/em>. Faenza.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-d0bbbce0 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-e3d1c41b wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left is-style-asterisk has-body-font-family has-medium-font-size\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600\">4<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;EMAC: Andorra<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">4<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;European Meeting on Ancient Ceramics &#8211; Archaeological and archaeometric studies. Andorra 1999.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-e3d1c41b wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left is-style-asterisk has-body-font-family has-medium-font-size\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600\">5<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;EMAC:&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ims.demokritos.gr\/archae\/emacprogram.html\">Athens<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">18-20 October 1999;<br>Kilikoglou, V., Hein, A. &amp; Maniatis, Y. (eds.), 2002.&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.archaeopress.com\/archaeopressshop\/public\/displayProductDetail.asp?id=%7B04513150-8A6B-4A94-93AF-AE84BD3515A5%7D\"><em>Modern trends in scientific studies on ancient ceramics<\/em><\/a>. Oxford&nbsp;: Archaeopress.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-e3d1c41b wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left is-style-asterisk has-body-font-family has-medium-font-size\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600\">6<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;EMAC: Fribourg<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">3-6 October 2001;<br>Di Pierro, S., Serneels, V. &amp; Maggeti, M. (eds.), 2003.&nbsp;<em>Ceramics in the Society<\/em>. Fribourg&nbsp;: University of Fribourg.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-d0bbbce0 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-e3d1c41b wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left is-style-asterisk has-body-font-family has-medium-font-size\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600\">7<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;EMAC: Lisbon<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">27-31 October 2003;<br>Prudencio, M. I., Dias, M. I., Waerenborgh, J. C. (eds.), 2005.&nbsp;<em>Understanding people through their pottery<\/em>. Lisbon&nbsp;: Instituto Portugues de Arqueologia<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-e3d1c41b wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left is-style-asterisk has-body-font-family has-medium-font-size\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600\">8<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;EMAC: Lyon<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">2005; Waksman, Y. (ed.) (2007).&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.archaeopress.com\/archaeopressshop\/public\/displayProductDetail.asp?id=%7B846E3E54-13F3-4AB7-A731-331489FAFDC5%7D\"><em>Archaeometric and Archaeological Approaches to Ceramics<\/em><\/a>. Oxford&nbsp;: Archaeopress.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-e3d1c41b wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left is-style-asterisk has-body-font-family has-medium-font-size\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600\">9<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;EMAC:&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ace.hu\/emac07\/\">Budapest<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">24-27 October 2007;<br>Biro, K. T., Szilagyi, V. &amp; Kreiter, A. (eds.), 2009.&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ace.hu\/emac07\/pdf\/avail.pdf\"><em>Vessels: Inside and Outside<\/em><\/a>. Budapest&nbsp;: Hungarian National Museum<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-d0bbbce0 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-e3d1c41b wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left is-style-asterisk has-body-font-family has-medium-font-size\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600\">10<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;EMAC:&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ucl.ac.uk\/EMAC09\">London<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">10-13 September 2009;<br>Martin\u00f3n-Torres, M. (ed.), 2014.&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.qscience.com\/page\/books\/uclq-cas\">Craft and science: International perspectives on archaeological ceramics<\/a>. UCL Qatar Series in Archaeology and Cultural Heritage, vol. 1.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-e3d1c41b wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left is-style-asterisk has-body-font-family has-medium-font-size\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600\">11<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;EMAC:&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/emac2011.univie.ac.at\/\">Vienna<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">29 September &#8211; 1 October 2011;<br>Hein, I., Biro, K., Buxeda i Garrig\u00f3s, J., Day, P., Ionescu, C., Kilikoglou, V., Maggetti, M. &amp; Waksman, Y.&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/journal\/01691317\/82\/supp\/C\">Ancient Ceramics &#8211; Analysis and Components<\/a>.&nbsp;<em>Applied Clay Science<\/em>, vol. 82<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-e3d1c41b wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left is-style-asterisk has-body-font-family has-medium-font-size\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600\">12<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;EMAC:&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/emac2013.geoscienze.unipd.it\/\">Padova<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">19-21 September 2013;<br>Maritan, L., Grifa, C. &amp; Nodari, L. (eds.).&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/periodicodimineralogia.it\/index.php\/mineralogia\/issue\/view\/23\">Inside the pottery: composition, technology, sources, provenance and use<\/a>.&nbsp;<em>Periodico di Mineralogia<\/em>, vol. 84.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-d0bbbce0 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-e3d1c41b wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left is-style-asterisk has-body-font-family has-medium-font-size\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600\">13<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;EMAC:&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.emac2015.gr\/\">Athens<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">24-26 September 2015<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-e3d1c41b wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left is-style-asterisk has-body-font-family has-medium-font-size\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600\">14th EMAC: Bordeaux<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">6-9 September 2017<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-e3d1c41b wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left is-style-asterisk has-body-font-family has-medium-font-size\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600\">15th EMAC: Barcelona<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">16-18 september 2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Madrid i Fern\u00e1ndez, M., Buxeda i Garrig\u00f3s, J., Mentesana, R.,\u00a0 del Pino Curbelo, M. (2022). The many faces of ceramics: New developments in the study of archaeological ceramics from the 15th European meeting on ancient ceramics (Barcelona, 16th\u201318th September 2019) (preface al volum editat). Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports, 44, 103550. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/J.JASREP.2022.103550\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/J.JASREP.2022.103550<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/special-issue\/10K2DW1ZCTR\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/special-issue\/10K2DW1ZCTR\">link to volume<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-d0bbbce0 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-9b635ac4 wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left is-style-asterisk has-body-font-family has-medium-font-size\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600\">16th EMAC: Pisa<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">14-16 June 2023 special issue of ArcheoLogica Data- Proceedings EMAC 2023, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mappalab.eu\/emac-2023\/\">https:\/\/www.mappalab.eu\/emac-2023\/<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-base-color has-contrast-background-color has-text-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-4b4788d0 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-base-color has-text-color has-heading-font-family has-x-large-font-size\" style=\"line-height:1.2\"><em>EMAC has a long-standing tradition of conferences and has become a leading forum for the dissemination of research on ancient ceramics in the field of Archaeometry<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The European Meeting on Ancient Ceramics (EMAC) has its origins in the early 1990s. Initially centered on the Mediterranean region, the conference has since broadened its scope significantly, now encompassing a wide range of topics beyond European ceramics. 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