Archaeo-Bodies, a TRAC online Workshop 09 December 2024, 5:30 – 9:30 GMT (via ZOOM) Registration now open The bodies of archaeologists are essential to the life of archaeological sites. However, they rarely populate sites’ illustrations. When they do, they appear as highly cosmeticised and homogenised entities. This portrayal neglects two vital aspects of archaeology: first, the diversity of stories and needs on site; second, the physical and intellectual labour required to prepare the site for study. Surveying, excavating, and studying archaeology are intellectually engaging yet physically demanding tasks that acquire different meanings when the diverse social, gender, class, medical aspects of people involved are accounted for. Seeking a critical understanding of the conditions under which archaeological sites are excavated, classified, and politicised, can ultimately allow us to forge nuanced interpretations of the past while contributing to also shape our present. Expanding on our TRAC session held at UCL in April 2024, this workshop places the bodies-at-work at the heart of the relationship between archaeology and modern society. It welcomes the richness of diverse bodily experiences as a way to, on one hand, tackle inequity in our world and, on the other, inspire scholars to engage with research questions that expand our understanding of the human diversity in the past. For a complete book of abstracts click here! Poster Session In advance of our workshop, together with the authors of the poster submissions, we decided to showcase their work, to help prepare questions for the authors prior to our event, but also to encourage more keen folk to join us for the Archaeo-Bodies workshop. 1. Ileana Echauri, Roxana Enríquez, Angel González, Camila Pascal “No pain, no real archaeology”: bodily experiences of Mexican archaeologists 2. Brodhie Molloy Bodies in and out of archaeology 3. Judith M. López Aceves Archaeo-Bodies 4. Giulia Salvadori Reassembling the past 5. Kimiko Adler Navigating Short-Term Disability in Classical Archaeology: Perspectives and Recommendations