WAC virtual Inter-Congress
Dear WAC Members, Dear Colleagues, We would like to invite you to participate on the virtual WAC Inter-Congress that is going to be held online from August 30 to September […]
Goodbye Professor Uncompromising Evž en Neustupny
By: Jan Turek, Center for Theoretical Study, Charles University, Prague Evžen Neustupný († January 14, 2021) throughout his life fulfilled the adjective of his surname (Neustupný = Pertinacious). He truly […]
WAC-9 further postponement
Dear Colleagues and Friends On 19 March, 2020, the WAC Council took a difficult decision of postponing WAC-9, originally scheduled to take place between 5 and 10 July 2020 for […]
Statement on the destruction of Juukan Gorge Indigenous site of Western Australia
The World Archaeological Congress (WAC) was shocked and saddened by the destruction of Juukan Gorge sites in the Pilbara, Western Australia. WAC condemns the decision taken by the mining company […]
President’s Address at WAC-8
WAC-8 has officially started. Over the the next week thousands of archaeologists from around 90 countries will present their work, learn, make new friendships and renew old ones. To start […]
Call for Bids to Host WAC-9
The World Archaeological Congress is calling for bids to host the Ninth World Archaeological Congress, due to be held in 2020 or 2021. WAC International Congresses are held every four […]
Deadline for WAC-8 Session Proposals
The deadline for submitting session proposals for WAC-8 Kyoto, Japan (28th Aug to 2nd Sept 2016) is Monday 30th November. We are already receiving a number of exciting session proposals, […]
Statement on Maya citizens of Belize
Koji Mizoguchi, President of WAC, sent a letter- 20150831 Maya Land Rights -expressing a serious concern about the treatment of Maya citizens of Belize on the 30th of August, 2015. […]
Statement on the date-overlap between 8th World Archaeological Congress, Kyoto and 22nd European Association of Archaeologists Conference, Vilnius
WAC and EAA Executives We the executives of the World Archaeological Congress and European Association of Archaeologists regret to inform you that the dates for the Eighth World Archaeological Congress, […]