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Theoretical Roman Archaeology Conference (TRAC)
FormationMarch 1991; 35 years ago (1991-03)
FounderEleanor Scott
Founded atUniversity of Newcastle
PurposePromotion of a theoretical discourse in Anglophone Roman archaeology
Websitehttp://trac.org.uk/

The Theoretical Roman Archaeology Conference (TRAC) is an academic organisation and conference for the discussion of archaeological theory in Roman archaeology.

History

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The first Theoretical Roman Archaeology Conference was organised by Eleanor Scott and was hosted by the Department of Archaeology at the University of Newcastle in March 1991.[1][2] The conference had been created by Scott to address the shortcomings of traditional Roman archaeology through critical, theory-driven discussions inspired by the Theoretical Archaeology Group conferences.[3] The conference was a success and, due to interest, became an annual conference hosted by different archaeology departments annually across the UK, Europe and North America.[4]

Since 1995, the Theoretical Roman Archaeology Conference have partnered with the Roman Archaeology Conference (RAC), which is organised by the Roman Society. The collaboration began at University of Reading, establishing a biannual arrangement where the RAC played a role in helping to organise TRAC.[5]

TRAC initially concentrated on Romanisation debates, especially in the 1990s. Since the early 2000s, however, discussions have increasingly shifted to post-imperial and post-colonial perspectives of the Roman world.[6] Since the 2010s, TRAC has attempted to expand its outreach and appeal internationally.[7]

Many TRAC participants are early career researchers or postgraduates who present their own original research. Andrew Gardner highlighted a gender imbalance at TRAC in 2005,[8] but Eleanor Scott later noted that TRAC provided equal opportunities to female archaeologists.[9]

TRAC was initially published as conference proceedings[10] but became an online open access journal, the Theoretical Roman Archaeology Journal, under the Open Library of Humanities from 2017 onwards.[11][12]

List of TRAC Annual Meetings

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The Theoretical Roman Archaeology Conferences and joint Roman Archaeology Conferences (RAC) have been held or planned at the following institutions or cities:[4]

Year Meeting Sequence Host Institution / City Conference Dates
2026
34th
 Aarhus University[13] 21-23 May[13]
2025
33rd
 TRAC 2025[13][a][b] 22-24 October[13]
2024
32nd
 University College London[c] 11-14 April
2023
31st
 University of Exeter 27-29 April
2020
30th
 Split[c][d] 6-8 April
2019
29th
 University of Kent 11-14 April
2018
28th
 University of Edinburgh[c] 12-14 April
2017
27th
 Durham University 28-31 March
2016
26th
 Sapienza Università di Roma[c] 16-19 March
2015
25th
 University of Leicester 27-29 March
2014
24th
 University of Reading[c] 28-30 March
2013
23rd
 King's College London 4-6 April
2012
22nd
 University of Frankfurt 29 March-1 April
2011
21st
 University of Newcastle 14-17 April
2010
20th
 University of Oxford 25-28 March
2009
19th
 University of Southampton[e] 17–18 April
University of Michigan[c] 3-5 April
2008
18th
 University of Amsterdam 4-6 March
2007
17th
 University College London[c] 29 March -1 April
2006
16th
 University of Cambridge 24-25 March
2005
15th
 University of Birmingham[c] 31 March - 3 April
2004
14th
 Durham University 26-27 March
2003
13th
 University of Leicester[c] 3-6 April
2002
12th
 University of Kent 5-6 April[14]
2001
11th
 University of Glasgow[c] 29-31 March[15]
2000
10th
 University College London 6-7 April[16]
1999
9th
 Durham University[c] April[17]
1998
8th
 University of Leicester April[18]
1997
7th
 University of Nottingham[c] April[19]
1996
6th
 University of Sheffield 30-31 March[20]
1995
5th
 University of Reading[c]
1994
4th
 Durham University March[21]
1993
3rd
 University of Glasgow
1992
2nd
 University of Bradford 28-29 March[22]
1991
1st
 Newcastle University 23–24 March

Notes

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  1. ^ This will be an online conference.[13]
  2. ^ This conference will be an international collaboration between the TRAC and the Theorien in der Archäologie (TIdA) organisation in Germany.[13]
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Jointly held with the Roman Archaeology Conference (RAC).
  4. ^ Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, this conference was postponed.
  5. ^ Jointly held with the United States Roman Archaeology Conference (US-RAC).

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