The World Archaeological Congress (WAC) wishes to inform its members, participants of WAC-10, and the wider public that, at its meeting of 21 June 2025, the WAC Council resolved to […]
Dear Members of the World Archaeological Congress, As Returning Officer for the 2025 WAC Executive elections, I wish to inform you that the formal Call for Expressions of Interest to […]
Dear Members of the World Archaeological Congress, On behalf of the Executive of the World Archaeological Congress (WAC), I am pleased to issue the official call for expressions of interest […]
In response to the increasing frequency and intensity of conflicts around the world—many involving grave violations of human rights, Indigenous rights, and the destruction of cultural heritage—the World Archaeological Congress […]
The World Archaeological Congress (WAC) has issued a follow-up to its October 2023 statement in response to the deepening humanitarian catastrophe and systematic destruction of Palestinian cultural heritage in Gaza. […]
Dr Blaze O’Connor (1974-2009) was the Academic Secretary for WAC-6 in Dublin in 2008. Her organisational skills, commitment and human touch were key to the success of WAC-6. The Blaze […]
The World Archaeological Congress (WAC) is pleased to announce the release of the Bid Guidelines for the Eleventh World Archaeological Congress (WAC-11), scheduled to take place in 2029. As the only global archaeological […]
Peter Ucko was the founding father of the World Archaeological Congress. Following his untimely death in June 2007, The Peter Ucko Archaeological Trust was set up by his many friends […]
On behalf of the Organising Committee of the 10th World Archaeological Congress it is a great pleasure to invite colleagues from across the globe to come to Australia from the […]
As a global archaeological community dedicated to upholding fundamental human rights and Indigenous rights, the World Archaeological Congress strongly denounce the unlawful and deeply disturbing military attacks launched by Harakat […]
The Russian invasion of Ukraine blatantly breached one of the most fundamental principles of international law, which is respect for the sovereignty and the territorial integrity of nations and violates […]
Dear Colleagues and Friends, It has been nearly two years since the official declaration of the COVID pandemic, and every single domain of our lives has been affected. Face-to-face interactions […]
