Important dates
Call for papers opens: 6 February, 2026
Call for papers closes: 27 March, 2026
Submitting your abstract
Abstracts may be submitted through the online form, where you will be asked to provide your contact details, the title of your submission, and an abstract of 150-200 words.
Decision regarding your submission
Your submission will be reviewed by the conference organising committee after the call for papers has closed. A decision will be communicated to you by the committee shortly thereafter.
Contribution guidelines
The Unravelling the Palaeolithic conference 2026 is offering two contribution types: oral presentations and posters. Further details on these are provided below.
Oral presentation
Oral presentations will be strictly limited to 15 minutes, followed by 5 minutes for questions. Please ensure you stick to time to allow space for questions and discussion.
UTP2026 will be a hybrid conference, and we are happy to accept virtual presentations. These can be either live or pre-recorded and will be similarly limited to 15 minutes. Where papers are pre-recorded, we would ask that presenters attend the session to answer questions and contribute to discussion at the end of the session where possible.
Poster
Posters should be printed at size A0 (84.1 cm x 118.9 cm or 33.1 inches x 46.8 inches) in portrait orientation. In the event that you cannot attend the conference in-person, please post your poster 1 week in advance to the following address: UCL Institute of Archaeology, 31-34 Gordon Square, London, UK, WC1H 0PY.
Prize information
We are delighted to be able to offer prizes to the best early career oral presentation and the best early career poster. Prizes will be judged by a cross-institutional panel of UTP conference organisers. Please indicate on your submission form if you would like to be considered for any of these prizes.
Presentation prize: Prize details to be confirmed
Poster prize: Prize details to be confirmed
Mentorship information
If this is your first conference contribution, or you are in the early stages of disseminating your research at conferences, and feel that you would benefit from some mentorship in putting together your contribution, a question and answer session will be held online in late spring to help support you in this. Please indicate on your abstract submission form if you would like to be added to the mailing list for the Q&A.