Theme:
5. Theories and methods in archaeology: interactions between disciplines
Session format:
Session with presentation of 6 slides in 6 minutes
Title:
Cross-Disciplinary Approaches in Archaeometallurgy. Part 1
Content:
Archaeometallurgy is a multidisciplinary field populated by researchers of varying backgrounds. Some researchers have their background in science or engineering, and focus on scientific analysis of metallurgical samples. Others prefer an experimental approach, trying to reconstruct ancient techniques and technologies through practical work. And some have their background in the humanities or social sciences, trying to understand metal objects and metal-working from a theoretical or cultural history point of view, or fit them into historical narratives. While all these approaches are valuable in themselves, the most useful archaeometallurgical research is often obtained when two or more approaches are combined. This typically requires different specialists to meet and collaborate – i.e. networking among researchers.
In this 6-slides-6-minutes session we welcome case studies on ancient metalworking in a broad sense. We particularly welcome papers that provide examples of cross-disciplinary research, or show how novel methods – analytical or theoretical – can be used in archaeometallurgical studies. Furthermore, we encourage young researchers to present their work.
Keywords:
archaeometallurgy, metal, cross-disciplinary research
Session associated with MERC:
no
Session associated with CIfA:
no
Session associated with SAfA:
no
Session associated with CAA:
no
Session associated with DGUF:
no
Session associated with other:
Main organiser:
Janneke van der Stok (Netherlands) 1,2
Co-organisers:
Ragnar Saage (Estonia) 3
Michael Neiß (Sweden) 4
Affiliations:
1. University of Amsterdam
2. Metals Inc.
3. University of Tartu
4. Uppsala University
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