Computer Applications and Quantitative Methods in Archaeology

{{Infobox Academic Conference

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| history = 1973-present

| discipline = Archaeology, Geographic information system, Computer Science

| abbreviation = CAA

| publisher = CAA International

| country = International

| frequency = Annual

| website = [https://caa-international.org/ CAA International]

}}

Computer Applications and Quantitative Methods in Archaeology (CAA) is a global organization bringing together archaeologists, mathematicians and computer scientists. Its aims are to encourage communication between these disciplines, to provide a survey of present work in the field, and to stimulate discussion and future progress. CAA International has been organizing the annual meetings of its members since the 1970s. It has grown into a large community of more than 1000 scholars from around the world.{{citation|last1=Rahtz|first1=Sebastian|last2=Reilly|first2=Paul|chapter=Preface|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Nu6JAgAAQBAJ&q=CAA+conferences+impact+on+archaeology|title=Archaeology and the Information Age: a global perspective|year=2003|publisher=Routledge|location=London|page=xvi, 1|isbn=9781134898350 }} Its members created a dozen of National CAA chapters and special interest groups.{{cite web |url=https://caa-international.org/about/history/ |title=CAA History |publisher=caa-international.org| date=2012|access-date=8 May 2022}} CAA International publishes annual proceedings {{cite web |url=https://caa-international.org/proceedings/ |title=Proceedings

|publisher=caa-international.org| date=2011|access-date=8 May 2022}} and the Journal of Computer Applications in Archaeology (JCAA).{{cite web |url=https://journal.caa-international.org/ |title=The Journal of Computer Applications in Archaeology (JCAA) |publisher=caa-international.org| date=2018|access-date=8 May 2022}}

History of CAA International

Computer Applications and Quantitative Methods in Archaeology (CAA) has been created in the 1970s. Initially, it was a small group of archaeologists and mathematicians interested in computer applications and working in the United Kingdom (UK). The first conference was organized in 1973 in Birmingham, England. In 1992 the first, CAA conference was held outside the UK. Gradually, the CAA has grown into a large international community.{{citation|last1=Lock|first1=Garry|last2=Harris|first2=Trevor|chapter=Introduction: Return to Ravello|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wJVfi0Epz68C|title=Beyond the Map: Archaeology and Spatial Technologies|year=2000|publisher=IOS Press|location=Amsterdam|page=xv|isbn=9781586030216 }}{{citation|last1=Lock|first1=Garry|last2=Harris|first2=Trevor|chapter=Toward an evaluation of GIS in European archaeology: the past, present and future of theory and applications|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZPTLjMLSc-UC|title=Archaeology And Geographic Information Systems: A European Perspective|year=1995|publisher=CRC Press|location=Amsterdam|pages=351|isbn=9780748402083 }}{{citation|last1=Kvamme|first1=Kenneth L.|chapter=A view across the water: the North American experience in archaeological GIS|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZPTLjMLSc-UC|title=Archaeology And Geographic Information Systems: A European Perspective|year=1995|publisher=CRC Press|location=London|page=4|isbn=9780748402083 }}

Over the years national chapters have been established. Some having their own workshops series. One of the oldest chapters is in Germany

{{cite web

|url=https://ag-caa.de

|title=Website of the German CAA chapter

|access-date=2022-10-18

}} founded in 1981. CAA Germany has annual meetings since 2010 including joint chapter meetings with Netherlands and Flanders. Germany also hosted the international conference in 2018.

Journal of Computer Applications in Archaeology

The Journal of Computer Applications in Archaeology is the peer-reviewed and open-access academic journal published by CAA. It was established in 2017 and is published online as a continuous volume and issue throughout the year.{{Cite web |title=About - Journal of Computer Applications in Archaeology |url=https://journal.caa-international.org/about |access-date=2024-03-05 |website=journal.caa-international.org}} The current managing editors are Cesar Gonzalez-Perez and Philip Verhagen.{{Cite web |title=Editorial Team - Journal of Computer Applications in Archaeology |url=https://journal.caa-international.org/about/editorialteam |access-date=2024-03-05 |website=journal.caa-international.org}}

The journal publishes special collections with thematic or regional focus. Past collections include:

Computer applications and quantitative methods in Australasian archaeology{{Cite web |title=Journal of Computer Applications in Archaeology |url=https://journal.caa-international.org/collections/computer-applications-and-quantitative-methods-in-australasian-archaeology |access-date=2024-03-05 |website=journal.caa-international.org |language=en-US}}
Spatial Computation in Archaeology and History{{Cite web |title=Journal of Computer Applications in Archaeology |url=https://journal.caa-international.org/collections/spatial-computation-in-archaeology-and-history |access-date=2024-03-05 |website=journal.caa-international.org |language=en-US}}
Fighting illicit trade in antiquities with digital technology{{Cite web |title=Journal of Computer Applications in Archaeology |url=https://journal.caa-international.org/collections/fighting-illicit-trade |access-date=2024-03-05 |website=journal.caa-international.org |language=en-US}}
Reflections on Archaeological Lidar{{Cite web |title=Journal of Computer Applications in Archaeology |url=https://journal.caa-international.org/collections/reflections-on-archaeological-lidar |access-date=2024-03-05 |website=journal.caa-international.org |language=en-US}}
Digital Scholarship in Archaeology{{Cite web |title=Journal of Computer Applications in Archaeology |url=https://journal.caa-international.org/collections/digital-scholarship-in-archaeology |access-date=2024-03-05 |website=journal.caa-international.org |language=en-US}}
A Bridge too Far - Historical, Archaeological and Criminal Network Research{{Cite web |title=Journal of Computer Applications in Archaeology |url=https://journal.caa-international.org/collections/bridge-too-far |access-date=2024-03-05 |website=journal.caa-international.org |language=en-US}}

National Chapters

Over the years national and regional chapters have been established. Some having their own workshops series. One of the oldest chapters is in Germany

founded in 1981. CAA Germany has annual meetings since 2010 including joint chapter meetings with Netherlands and Flanders.

Current active national and regional chapters are:

CAA Australasia (Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific){{Cite web |title=National Chapters: Australasia – CAA International |url=https://caa-international.org/national-chapters/australia/ |access-date=2024-03-04 |language=en-GB}}
CAA Brazil{{Cite web |title=National Chapters: Brazil – CAA International |url=https://caa-international.org/national-chapters/national-chapters-brazil/ |access-date=2024-03-04 |language=en-GB}}
CAA Czechia/Slovakia{{Cite web |title=National Chapters: Czechia/Slovakia – CAA International |url=https://caa-international.org/national-chapters/czech-republic-slovakia/ |access-date=2024-03-04 |language=en-GB}}
CAA Denmark{{Cite web |title=Kontakt {{!}} CAA Denmark |url=https://dk.caa-international.org/kontakt/ |access-date=2024-03-04 |language=da-DK}}
CAA France{{Cite web |title=Kontakt {{!}} CAA France |url=https://caa-international.org/national-chapters/france/ |access-date=2025-01-20 |language=en-GB}}
CAA Germany{{Cite web |title=National Chapter: Germany – CAA International |url=https://caa-international.org/national-chapters/germany/ |access-date=2024-03-04 |language=en-GB}}
CAA Greece{{Cite web |title=National Chapters: Greece – CAA International |url=https://caa-international.org/national-chapters/greece/ |access-date=2024-03-04 |language=en-GB}}
CAA Hungary{{Cite web |title=National Chapters: Hungary – CAA International |url=https://caa-international.org/national-chapters/national-chapters-hungary/ |access-date=2024-03-04 |language=en-GB}}
CAA India{{Cite web |title=National Chapters |url=https://caa-international.org/national-chapters/ |access-date=2024-09-06 |language=en-GB}}
CAA Netherlands-Flanders{{Cite web |title=National Chapters: Netherlands-Flanders – CAA International |url=https://caa-international.org/national-chapters/netherlands-flanders/ |access-date=2024-03-04 |language=en-GB}}
CAA Mexico{{Cite web |title=National Chapters: Mexico – CAA International |url=https://caa-international.org/national-chapters/mexico/ |access-date=2024-03-04 |language=en-GB}}
CAA North America (USA and Canada){{Cite web |title=National Chapter: North America – CAA International |url=https://caa-international.org/national-chapters/national-chapter-north-america/ |access-date=2024-03-04 |language=en-GB}}
CAA Norway{{Cite web |title=National Chapters: Norway – CAA International |url=https://caa-international.org/national-chapters/caa-norway/ |access-date=2024-03-04 |language=en-GB}}
CAA Poland{{Cite web |title=National Chapters: Poland – CAA International |url=https://caa-international.org/national-chapters/poland/ |access-date=2024-03-04 |language=en-GB}}
CAA Sweden{{Cite web |title=National Chapter: Sweden – CAA International |url=https://caa-international.org/national-chapters/sweden/ |access-date=2024-03-05 |language=en-GB}}
CAA Switzerland{{Cite web |title=CAA Switzerland – Computer Applications and Quantitative Methods in Archaeology {{!}} Swiss made |url=https://caa-switzerland.ch/index.php/de/willkommen/ |access-date=2024-03-05 |language=de-CH}}
CAA United Kingdom{{Cite web |title=National Chapters: UK – CAA International |url=https://caa-international.org/national-chapters/uk/ |access-date=2024-03-05 |language=en-GB}}

Current CAA International conference

The current 52st CAA International conference is [https://2025.caaconference.org/ CAA 2025 Athens 'Digital Horizons: Embracing Heritage in an Evolving World']

Previous conferences

The 51th - [https://2024.caaconference.org/ CAA 2024]: 'Auckland Across The Horizon', Auckland, New Zealand{{cite web |url=https://2024.caaconference.org/ |title=CAA 2024 Auckland Across The Horizon |publisher=caa-international.org| date=2023|access-date=10 December 2023}}
The 50th - [https://2023.caaconference.org/ CAA 2023]: '50 years of synergy', Amsterdam, Netherland{{cite web |url=https://2023.caaconference.org/ |title=50 years of synergy CAA 2023 |publisher=caa-international.org| date=2023|access-date=2 October 2022}}
The 49th - [https://2022.caaconference.org/ CAA 2022]: ‘iNside Formation’, Oxford, United Kingdom {{cite web |url=https://2022.caaconference.org/ |title=CAA 2022 Oxford iNside Formation |publisher=caa-international.org| date=2022|access-date=8 May 2022}}
The 48th - [https://2021.caaconference.org/ CAA 2021]: ‘Digital Crossroads’, Virtual Conference from Limassol, Cyprus
~~The 48th - [https://2020.caaconference.org/ CAA 2020]: Oxford, UK~~ (Postponed to 2022 due to COVID-19 pandemic)
The 47th - [https://2019.caaconference.org/ CAA 2019]: ‘Check Object Integrity’, Kraków, Poland
The 46th - [http://CAA%202018:%20‘Human%20History%20and%20Digital%20Future’,%20Tübingen,%20Germany CAA 2018]: ‘Human History and Digital Future’, Tübingen, Germany
The 45th - [http://2017.caaconference.org/ CAA 2017]: ‘Digital Archaeologies, Material Worlds (Past and Present)’, Atlanta, Georgia, United States
The 44th - [http://2016.caaconference.org/ CAA 2016]: ‘Exploring Oceans of Data’, Oslo, Norway
The 43rd - [http://2015.caaconference.org/ CAA 2015]: ‘Keep the Revolution Going’, Siena, Italy
The 42nd - CAA 2014: '21st Century Archaeology', Paris, France
The 41st - [http://archive.caaconference.org/2013/drupal/ CAA 2013]: 'Across Space and Time', Perth, Australia
The 40th - [http://archive.caaconference.org/2012/caa2012/index.html CAA 2012]: Southampton, United Kingdom

Next conference

The 52st - [https://caa-international.org/2023/12/01/caa2025-to-be-held-in-athens-greece/ CAA 2025]: Athens, Greece{{Cite web |url=https://caa-international.org/2023/12/01/caa2025-to-be-held-in-athens-greece/ |title=CAA2025 to be Held in Athens |date=2023-12-01}}

References

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