Theoretical Archaeology Group (TAG) conferences

Theoretical Archaeology Group (TAG)

The Theoretical Archaeology Group (TAG) was founded as a national body in 1979 with the aim of promoting debate and discussion of issues in theoretical archaeology. Its principal activity is the promotion of an annual conference, traditionally held in December and organised so as to be accessible at low cost to research students and others.

TAG is managed and steered by a National Committee that meets annually and comprises a representative from each of the university departments that have hosted a TAG Conference.

Convening and organizing National Committee meetings, and administering TAG finances, is the duty of the TAG Trustees who are:

  • Colin Renfrew
  • Timothy Darvill
  • Julian Thomas
  • Karina Croucher
  • Andrew Fleming (1979 - 2001)

See too, the SWISS-Tag group in Bern, a network of like-minded archaeologists (from universities and archaeological units) with the aim of encouraging a theoretical discussion in Swiss archaeology: https://swisstag.hcommons.org.

TAG North America 2024
Santa Fe, New Mexico
21-05-2024 to 23-05-2024
UK TAG 2023
Norwich
18-12-2023 to 20-12-2023
UK TAG 2022
Edinburgh
15-12-2022 to 17-12-2022
Antiquity TAG 2021
Online
17-12-2021 to 19-12-2021
Fringe TAG 2020
Online
18-12-2020
TAG ibérico 2020
Lisbon
15-02-2020
UK TAG 2019 UCL-IoA
London
16-12-2019 to 18-12-2019
UK TAG 2018
Chester
17-12-2018 to 19-12-2018
TAG Ibérico 2018
Carmona
03-02-2018 to 04-02-2018
UK TAG 2017
Cardiff
18-12-2017 to 20-12-2017
TAG North America 2017
Toronto
18-05-2017 to 20-05-2017
UK TAG 2016
Southampton
19-12-2016 to 21-12-2016
Aus-TAG session
Terrigal NSW
06-12-2016 to 08-12-2016
TAG North America 2016
Boulder, Colorado
22-05-2016 to 24-05-2016
UK TAG 2015
Bradford
14-12-2015 to 16-12-2016
UK TAG 2014
Manchester
15-12-2014 to 17-12-2014
TAG North America 2014
Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
23-05-2014 to 25-05-2014
Nordic TAG 2014
Stockholm
22-04-2014 to 26-04-2014
TAG CZ 2014
Pilsen
03-03-2014 to 04-03-2014
UK TAG 2013
Bournemouth
16-12-2013 to 18-12-2014
TAG Turkey 2013
Izmir, Ege University
09-05-2013 to 10-05-2013
TAG USA 2013
Chicago
09-05-2013 to 11-05-2013
Nordic TAG 2013
Reykjavík
21-04-2013 to 25-04-2013
UK TAG 2012
Liverpool
17-12-2012 to 19-12-2012
Scottish TAG 2012
Glasgow
06-10-2012
TAG USA 2012
University at Buffalo
27-05-2012 to 30-05-2012
TAG USA 2011
University of California - Berkeley
06-05-2011 to 08-05-2011
Nordic TAG 2011
Kalmar, Sweden
26-04-2011 to 29-04-2011
UK TAG 2010
Bristol
17-12-2010 to 19-12-2010
TAG USA 2010
Brown University
30-04-2010 to 02-05-2010
UK TAG 2009
Durham
17-12-2009 to 19-12-2009
Nordic TAG 2009
Trondheim, Norway
26-05-2009 to 29-05-2009
TAG USA 2009
Stanford, Palo Alto CA
01-05-2009 to 03-05-2009
UK TAG 2008
Southampton
15-12-2008 to 17-12-2008
TAG USA 2008
New York
23-05-2008 to 25-05-2008
TAG UK 2007
York
14-12-2007 to 16-12-2007
TAG UK 2006
Exeter
15-12-2006 to 18-12-2006
TAG UK 2005
Sheffield
19-12-2005 to 21-12-2005
TAG UK 2004 (Tartan TAG)
Glasgow
17-12-2004 to 19-12-2004
TAG UK 2003
Lampeter
17-12-2003 to 19-12-2003
TAG UK 2002
Manchester
21-12-2002 to 23-12-2002
TAG UK 2001 (TAG in Ireland)
Dublin
13-12-2001 to 15-12-2001
TAG UK 2000
Oxford
18-12-2000 to 20-12-2000
TAG UK 1999
Cardiff
14-12-1999 to 17-12-1999
TAG UK 1998
Birmingham
19-12-1998 to 21-12-1998
TAG UK 1997
Bournemouth
16-12-1997 to 18-12-1997
TAG UK 1996
Liverpool
16-12-1996 to 18-12-1996
TAG UK 1995
Reading
18-12-1995 to 21-12-1995
TAG UK 1994
Bradford
14-12-1994 to 16-12-1994
TAG UK 1993
Durham
13-12-1993 to 16-12-1993
TAG UK 1992 (euro-TAG)
Southampton
14-12-1992 to 16-12-1992
TAG UK 1991
Leicester
16-12-1991 to 19-12-1991
TAG UK 1990
Lampeter
17-12-1990 to 20-12-1990
TAG UK 1989
Newcastle upon Tyne
18-12-1989 to 20-12-1989
TAG UK 1988
Sheffield
13-12-1988 to 15-12-1988
TAG UK 1987
Bradford
15-12-1987 to 17-12-1987
TAG UK 1986
University College London
15-12-1986 to 17-12-1986
TAG UK 1985
Glasgow
16-12-1985 to 18-12-1985
TAG UK 1984
Cambridge
14-12-1984 to 16-12-1984
TAG UK 1983
Cardiff
12-12-1983 to 14-12-1983
TAG UK 1982
Durham
13-12-1982 to 15-12-1982
TAG UK 1981
Reading
14-12-1981 to 16-12-1981
TAG UK 1980
Southampton
14-12-1980 to 16-12-1980
TAG UK 1979
Sheffield
17-12-1979 to 19-12-1979
TAG UK 1978 - annual meeting
Sheffield
08-12-1978 to 10-12-1978
TAG UK 1977 - annual meeting
Southampton
09-12-1977 to 11-12-1977