Workshop programme

This is the programme for the PhD school preceding The Connected Past conference. The conference programme itself can be found here.

Monday 27 September 2021

Module 1

10:00-12:15: an introduction to network science in archaeology and history. Key concepts, methods, and history of research (Tom Brughmans).

12:15-13:00: lunch break

13:00-14:00: The Vistorian tutorial: import network data, visualization, exploration (Tom Brughmans).

14-14:30: coffee break.

14:30-16:30: Applied examples of network research: personal experiences, advantages, pitfalls

  • Lecture by Rubina Raja
  • Lecture by Anna Collar
  • Lecture by Fiona Coward

16:30: Pizza and beer at the Centre for Urban Network Evolutions (UrbNet)

Tuesday 28 September 2021

Module 2

9:00-11:00: exploratory network analysis with Visone. Import archaeological data as network, network visualisation, network analysis (Tom Brughmans)

11:00-12:00: network research: challenges and theoretical considerations (Lieve Donnellan).

12:00-13:00: lunch break

Module 3

13:00-14:00: 10 minute presentations by 6 PhD students

14:00-14:30: coffee and tea break

14:30-16:00: 10 minute presentations by 9 PhD students

16:00-16:30: concluding discussion (Søren Sindbæk)