Theme:
5. Theories and methods in archaeology: interactions between disciplines
Session format:
Regular session
Title:
Cross-Disciplinary Approaches in Archaeometallurgy. Part 2
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 discussion session we welcome papers on ancient metalworking in a broad sense concerning the temporal and spatial frameworks, yet with focus on methodologies to cross-disciplinary archaeometallurgical research. We particularly welcome papers that can stimulate discussions on how the same research material can be studied from different angles. One can think of ways to make analytical techniques more accessible and comprehensible to non-engineers or how to integrate social perspectives when investigating ancient metalworking.
Keywords:
archaeometallurgy, metalworking, 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:
Ragnar Saage (Estonia) 1
Co-organisers:
Janneke van der Stok (Netherlands) 2,3
Michael Neiß (Sweden) 4
Arne Jouttijärvi (Denmark) 5
Sebastian Wärmländer (Sweden) 6
Affiliations:
1. University of Tartu
2. University of Amsterdam
3. Metals Inc.
4. Uppsala University
5. Heimdal-archaeometry
6. Stockholm University
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