Registration & Abstracts

Registration is free but required of all who attend the conference. Please register by Saturday, October 18th, 2025. 

We invite abstracts for papers on any topic relevant to the archaeology, history, and cultural heritage of the Andes and Amazonia, including those that connect these themes with related disciplines. 

Abstracts should be no longer than 250 words, and are due by Friday, August 29th.

Abstracts will be reviewed by an interdisciplinary committee of University of Pennsylvania faculty and Penn Museum researchers. Notifications will be sent no later than Monday, September 22nd.

Presentations will take place in six sessions over the course of Saturday and Sunday. Papers will be allotted approximately 20 minutes each, with a 20-minute group discussion period at the end of each session.