The European Association of Archaeologists (EAA) is a membership-based, not-for-profit association, open to archaeologists and other related or interested individuals or bodies in Europe and beyond. It was founded in 1994 at an inaugural meeting in Ljubljana, Slovenia, where its statutes were formally approved,^[1] and recognized by the Council of Europe in 1999.^[2] EAA has had over 15,000 members on its database from 75 countries worldwide, working in prehistory, classical, medieval, and historic archaeology. EAA holds an annual conference and publishes the flagship journal, the European Journal of Archaeology. The EAA also publishes an in-house newsletter, The European Archaeologist (TEA), and two monograph series (Themes in Contemporary Archaeology and Elements: The Archaeology of Europe). The registered office of the association is in Prague, Czech Republic.

Mission

The EAA sets the professional and ethical standards of archaeological work through its Statutes,^[3], Code of practice and Principles,^[4] and code of practice for fieldwork training.^[5] The EAA Communities help define important aspects of archaeological work through constant discussion and consultation with EAA membership at EAA annual conferences. The EAA further promotes international cooperation though interactions with Affiliate Organizations.^[6] In 1999, the EAA was granted consultative status with the Council of Europe, which in 2003 was upgraded to participatory status.^[7]

The EAA aims are: 1. To promote the development of archaeological research and the exchange of archaeological information in Europe. 2. To promote the management and interpretation of the European archaeological heritage. 3. To promote proper ethical and scientific standards for archaeological work. 4. To promote the interests of professional archaeologists in Europe. 5. To promote archaeology to the public, and to raise awareness of archaeology in Europe. 6. To promote cooperation with other organisations with similar aims. 7. To promote interest in archaeological remains as evidence of the human past and contributing to our knowledge of human culture and to discourage a focus upon any commercial value that may attach to such material. 8. To work for the protection of archaeological remains and cultural heritage, including the prevention of related illegal activities. 9. To promote friendship and peaceful cooperation of archaeologists. .^[8]

Governance

The EAA is governed by an executive board elected by full members of the association. The executive board comprises three or four officers (president, incoming president, treasurer, and secretary) and six ordinary members.^[9] The current president is Eszter Bánffy and former presidents include:^[10]

• Kristian Kristiansen (1994–1998)
• Willem Willems (1998–2003)
• Anthony Harding (2003–2009)
• Friedrich Lüth (2009–2014)
• Marc Lodewijckx - acting president (2014-2015)
• Felipe Criado-Boado (2015–2021)
• Eszter Bánffy (2021–2027)

Awards

The EAA awards prizes and honours relevant to its aims. These include the European Archaeological Heritage Prize, the EAA Student Award, the EAA Book Prize and Honorary membership in the EAA.^[11]

Annual meetings

The EAA inaugural meeting took place in Ljubljana, Slovenia in September 1994. The official first annual meeting took place in September 1995 in Santiago de Compostela, Spain, and an annual meeting has taken place every year since. The table below shows the meeting locations and dates.^[14]

* Those marked with an asterisk are upcoming

Publications

The EAA publishes the quarterly European Journal of Archaeology (EJA),^[15] originally the Journal of European Archaeology (1993–1997), the monograph series THEMES In Contemporary Archaeology,^[16] and an electronic newsletter, The European Archaeologist (TEA).^[17] EJA is currently co-edited by Catherine J. Frieman and Zena Kamash.

References

External links

• Official website
• European Journal of Archaeology
• The European Archaeologist(TEA) Newsletter of the EAA