FIRST WORLD NEOLITHIC CONGRESS, 2024: BACKGROUND, ORGANIZATION AND PERSPECTIVES
Abstract
First World Neolithic Congress, held 3–8th of November, 2024 in Şanliurfa, Turkey, has become a very significant event in the field of archaeology in recent years. Over 1,000 participants from 486 scientific institutions of 63 countries attended the event. The congress featured 45 sessions covering various global and regional topics, with 687 oral and 62 poster presentations. The increased interest in the conference was predetermined by both the theme and the significance of the location — the area of Southeastern Anatolia. This region is home to some of the most significant Pre- Pottery Neolithic A sites (PPNA), dating back over 9,500 BC, including various monumental complexes and sculptural compositions such as at Gebekli- Tepe, Karakhan- Tepe, Sefer- Tepe, Çakmak- Tepe and Sayburch. The Russian delegation at the congress was very impressive — Russian archaeologists participated in organizing and hosting two sessions on global topics and two sessions on regional issues, and more than 30 experts came as speakers and panelists (from Moscow, St. Petersburg, Petrozavodsk, Samara, Perm, Yekaterinburg, Novosibirsk, Khanty- Mansiysk, Barnaul, Ulan- Ude, Yakutsk, Vladivostok, Magadan, and Yuzhno- Sakhalinsk). The article, written by a Russian member of the Scientific Committee, covers all stages of the congress, starting with the background and idea behind it, the challenges of organizing the event, moderating and participating in the sessions, and the decisions made by the Scientific Committee after the congress.
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