Pre-conference workshop

(special registration needed)

Tuesday 16 September 2025
09:00-09:15 Intro and Icebreaker (Lena Tambs)
09:15-10:15 Lecture: what is archaeological and historical network research? + key concepts (Paula Gheorghiade)
10:15-10:30 Break
10:30-11:00 Practical exercise: conceptualise an ancient text as a network model (Lena Tambs)
11:00-12:00 Lecture: case studies and lessons learned (Tania Casimiro and Joel Santos, Paula Gheorghiade, Fiona Coward)
12:00-13:00 Lunch
13:00-14:30 Practical: Gephi tutorial (Lena Tambs, with Paula Gheorghiade and Fiona Coward as support and troubleshooting)
14:30-14:45 Break
14:45-16:30 Practical: using Visone or R (Paula Gheorghiade, with Lena Tambs and Fiona Coward for support and troubleshooting)


Wednesday 17 September 2025
09:00-9:15 Practical Network Play
9:15-10:00 Key concepts and methods in network science (Paula Gheorghiade, Lena Tambs)
10:00-10:15 Break
10:15-12:00 Practical and discussion: opportunity to develop your own network research plan with feedback, or advanced tutorials. (Paula leads, Lena and Fiona support and troubleshoot)