The abstract deadline for the Computer Applications and Quantitative Methods in Archaeology (CAA) Conference 2026 is fast approaching — 26 October 2025.
If you are working at the intersection of archaeology and artificial intelligence, there are several exciting sessions waiting for your contributions. These sessions address the many ways AI is shaping archaeological practice, from cultural heritage protection to generative modelling, data governance, and landscape detection.
Abstract submission deadline: 26 October 2025
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AI-Related Sessions at CAA2026
Here’s a quick overview of the AI-focused sessions:
- S9: AI Applications in Cultural Heritage and Archaeological Protection
Explores how AI and ML can help detect looting, identify artefacts, model risks, and support heritage safeguarding. - S20: Digital Archaeological Collections as AI Training Data
Focuses on preparing, structuring, and reusing digital archaeological collections for AI, grounded in FAIR, CARE, and TADA principles. - S29: AI Across the Heritage Pipeline – From Algorithms through Fieldwork to Deliverables
Looks at how AI can be integrated across the full archaeological workflow, from data collection to reporting. - S33: Generative AI, Text Mining, and Semantic Modelling – Using Big Models for Big Problems, FAIRly!
Highlights pipelines where LLMs, text mining, and semantic reasoning intersect to deliver transparent, schema-aware AI applications. - S37: Future Sight on Past Landscapes – Vision Foundation Models for Archaeological Remote Sensing and Landscape Archaeology
Examines how VFMs (e.g., SAM, Prithvi, DeepAndes) transform remote sensing, UAV, and LiDAR-based archaeology. - S47: Artificial Intelligence – A Step into the Post-digital Era of Archaeology
Critically reflects on AI’s place in archaeology within the post-digital paradigm, considering cultural narratives, ethics, and futures.
Why This Matters
Taken together, these sessions reflect the breadth of ongoing work in AI and archaeology. They also align with the goals of the MAIA COST Action, which supports responsible, transparent, and inclusive uses of AI across the heritage sector.
Don’t miss the chance to share your research and join the conversation about the future of AI in archaeology.
Submit your abstract by 26 October 2025 to be part of this exciting programme.