Following on from the very successful inaugural IOW-Arch conference held on Friday 10th and Saturday 11th January 2020, the second IOW-Arch is a hybrid event planned for Monday 19th and Tuesday 20th December 2022. This is being held at the Institute of Arab and Islamic studies (IAIS), University of Exeter, who are generously providing financial support.

The driving force behind the Indian Ocean World Archaeology Conference is the major growth in relevant studies over the years and the promotion of a forum where this research can be discussed and developed to promote the success of the future of Indian Ocean studies. The aim of this conference is to facilitate this and allow fellow researchers to meet, get to know each other and talk about and share their work on an international, informal platform. 

We have a full and varied programme spanning the breadth of the Indian Ocean World from antiquity to the present, which I think would be of great interest to you. We are pleased to announce that the schedule for IOW-Arch 2022 is now available to view here and the full programme with book of abstracts can be seen here. We look forward to seeing everyone there and anyone who has not done so yet is invited to register here. 

The IOW-Arch 2022 conference will be a hybrid event with both in-person and Zoom options. The conference will begin on Monday 19th, with an introduction and presentations, followed by a reception. The conference will resume on Tuesday 20th with presentations followed by closing remarks and discussion. There will then be a conference dinner (at participants own expense).

  • Academic Committee: Annabel Gallop, Mark Horton, Timothy Insoll, Derek Kennet, Elizabeth Lambourn, Stephanie Wynne-Jones, and Ran Zhang.
  • Conference Administrator: Hannah Parsons-Morgan.
  • Organising Committee: Samantha Dobson, Alessandro Ghidoni, Timothy Insoll, Yiying Li, and and Hannah Parsons-Morgan.