Conference Overview
This international webinar is a joint initiative between Indonesian and Hungarian archaeologists, designed to deepen academic exchange, strengthen professional collaboration, and advance archaeological research and heritage management. Bringing together researchers from Indonesia, Hungary, and the wider international community, the event provides a dynamic platform for dialogue on shared challenges, innovative methodologies, and future directions in the field. The webinar seeks to present current archaeological research and recent findings from Southeast Asia—particularly Indonesia—to an international audience, while also facilitating the exchange of knowledge on archaeological practice, heritage legislation, and community engagement in both Indonesia and Hungary.
Through professional dialogue and shared expertise, the event aims to foster new partnerships and research networks, explore the possibilities for long-term cooperation—such as joint research projects, publications, and human resource development—and contribute to the global discourse on archaeology by promoting mutual understanding and collaboration. Expected outcomes include the strengthening of academic and professional ties between Indonesian and Hungarian archaeologists, enhanced mutual understanding of regional challenges and potential solutions in archaeological research, and the establishment of a framework for future collaborative initiatives and training programs. The event also seeks to increase the international visibility and impact of research conducted in both countries.
About the Organizers:
Research Center for Archaeometry, Research Organization of Archaeology, Language, and Literature, The National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), Indonesia
Archeometry is a branch of archaeology that uses various approaches derived from earth sciences, physics, biology, chemistry, engineering, and other natural sciences to answer archaeological questions (Encyclopaedia of Global Archaeology, 2014). Archeometry is sometimes referred to as a branch of archaeology that practices quantitative approaches in the search for answers about the past. The broad spectrum of methods, techniques, and approaches from the supporting sciences involved in it makes archeometry multidisciplinary.
These various multidisciplinary fields support archaeology by empirically and systematically collecting, analyzing, synthesizing, and interpreting data related to organic and inorganic data from human civilization history. Investigations involve instrumental and non-instrumental approaches to artifacts and ecofacts, ranging from the molecular scale to the macroscopically observable. In addition, the application of Archaeometry covers a variety of topics implemented from the field, laboratory, to the dissemination of information in museums.
Website: https://brin.go.id/orarbastra/pusat-riset-arkeometri/page/profil-pusat-riset-arkeometri
The Roman World and the Far East Research Group, Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE), Hungary
The ELTE Roman World and the Far East Research Group is an interdisciplinary project founded by the Eötvös Loránd University Excellence Fund that belongs to the Confucius Institute. It aims to develop an understanding of the relations between the Roman world, Southeast Asia, and China and to facilitate comprehensive and synthesized research that includes written texts, a complex database of archaeological data (both Roman and related materials), and a theoretic framework.
The Research Group intends to shed new light on the different networks and communities linking the Roman world to the Far East. Within the framework of this project, relevant archaeological materials from and textual sources about the regions of Southeast Asia and China will be compared, and the possible reasons behind the appreciation of Roman and Roman-like artefacts in the above-mentioned communities will be analyzed.
Website: https://romanworld.konfuciuszintezet.hu/index.php?menu=&almenu=&lang=en