With a presence spanning over forty years, the CAA annual conference has a long-standing reputation of showcasing new and innovative developments in the application of digital technologies to various aspects of cultural heritage and ancient world studies, including historical cartography, digital cities and semantic web.
From its inception in the UK in 1973, the CAA conference has reached out beyond the United Kingdom to Europe, North America, Asia and now Australia. It moves to extend knowledge and foster productive professional relationships by holding its annual conferences in different countries to enable the participation of local scholars.
In 2011 CAA was held in Asia for the first time, acting to engage Asian scholars, bring fresh perspectives and build new relationships. Continuing this globalisation, the CAA conference for 2013 will be held in Perth, Australia (the first time that CAA will be conducted in the Southern hemisphere), allowing colleagues from Oceania, the Indian Ocean and South East Asia to attend it.
The conference theme ACROSS SPACE AND TIME will explore a multitude of topics to showcase ground-breaking technologies and best practice from various archaeological and informatics disciplines. Some of these topics are specific to the Australasian region and include the application of GIS, databases, semantic web, rock art, cultural heritage management, and 3D visualisation to landscape, maritime, mining, and historical archaeology; and, more generally, the use of digital resources to expand scholarship.
