International Congress of Anthropological Sciences

Dear colleagues,

We are honored to share with you the “International Congress of Anthropological Sciences (ICAS)” that will be held for the first time in Ankara, capital of Turkey, between April 9th and 11th, 2015. ICAS aims to provide a rich platform for the researchers, scholars and students from all over the world in the fields of Paleoanthropology, physical anthropology, forensic anthropology and social anthropology. Throughout the congress we wish to share and exchange our studies including theoretical arguments, methodological problems and new research trends as well as unique experiences in ethnographical studies.

“International Congress of Anthropological Sciences (ICAS)- 2015 ” will take place at the National Library located in the city center which reserves an extensive rare manuscript archive. Two conference halls of the National Library are reserved for the congress. While the sessions related with biological and forensic anthropology will be hold in Hall A; social and cultural anthropology sessions will take place at the Hall B correspondingly.

We will be honored with your interest and participation to ICAS-2015.

Kind regards,

On behalf of the Organization Committee,

Prof. Ayla SEVIM EROL
Chair of Organizing Committee

ABSTRACT TOPICS
The congress will bring together leading anthropologgists, academic scientists, researchers and scholars in the domain of interest from around the world. Topics of interest for submission include, but are not limited to:

PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY
BIOMETRY
NUTRITION
DENTAL ANTHROPOLOGY
HUMAN ANATOMY
DEMOGRAPHY
ERGONOMY
GROWTH & DEVELOPMENT
FACIAL ANTHROPOLOGY
ANTHROPOMETRY
PALEOANTHROPOLOGY
TAPHONOMY
OSTEOLOGY
PALEODEMOGRAPHY
BONE PATHOLOGY & DISEASES
SKELETAL BIOLOGY
PRIMATOLOGY
OSTEOMETRY
PALEONTOLOGY
MAMMAL & VERTEBRATE ANATOMY
FORENSIC ANTHROPOLOGY
PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION
CRANIOFACIAL IDENTIFICATION
SKELETAL TRAUMA & PATHOLOGY
FACIAL RECONSTRUCTION
FORENSIC TAPHONOMY
FACIAL IDENTIFICATION
FORENSIC ODONTOLOGY
CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY
POLITICAL ANTHROPOLOGY ETHNICITY AND IDENTITY STUDIES
ANTHROPOLOGY OF RELIGION
GENDER AND THE ANTHROPOLOGY OF BODY
MATERIAL CULTURE STUDIES ANTHROPOLOGY OF CONSUMPTION
ANTHROPOLOGY OF LANGUAGE AND COMMUNICATION
MEDICAL ANTHROPOLOGY
METHODOLOGICAL ISSUES IN SOCIAL ANTHROPOLOGY
ANTHROPOLOGY OF FAMILY AND KINSHIP
URBAN ANTHROPOLOGY AND MIGRATION STUDIES
ANTHROPOLOGY OF ART, DESIGN AND PERFORMANCE
ANTHROPOLOGY OF ADOLESCENCE, CHILDHOOD AND YOUTH
EVERYDAY LIFE PRACTICES
PLAY, RITUAL AND PERFORMANCE STUDIES
ANTHROPOLOGICAL ARCHAEOLOGY
ZOOARCHAEOLOGY
ETNOZOOLOGY
ETHNOBOTANY
MUSEOLOGY

Contact Information
INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF ANTHROPOLOGICAL SCIENCES 09-11 April 2015
Ankara Üniversitesi Dil Tarih-Coğrafya Fakültesi Antropoloji Bölümü 06100 Sıhhiye/ANKARA
Phone Number : +90 312 310 32 80 / 1159-1152-1189
E-Mail : icas@icas2015.org