Theme:
1. Artefacts, Buildings & Ecofacts
Session format:
Regular session
Title:
Metals and Metalworking I – Archaeometallurgical Narratives of the Copper and Bronze Ages
Content:
Archaeometallurgy is a multidisciplinary field where researchers from different fields, and different traditions, come together to answer questions related to ancient metals and metalworking. Most research in this field is based on metallurgical analysis, but studies involving experimental archaeology or isotope characterization for material provenance are also common. For this session we welcome full-length papers on archaeometallurgy of the Copper and Bronze Ages. In line with the overall theme of the 2023 EAA meeting, i.e. “Weaving Narratives”, our aim is to focus on how metals, metalworking, and related technologies have contributed to the narratives of the Copper Age and the Bronze Age. “Narratives” should here be interpreted in a broad sense, both as the stories that we create about the past, and as the stories that past societies have created themselves. As there are many ancient stories and myths involving metals and the transformation and creation of metals, we especially invite researchers that involve literary and ethnological sources in their research. As many analytical tools have become an inseparable part of modern research, we welcome papers focusing on new methods and interesting materials. Contributions from all geographic regions are welcome, and we encourage students and young researchers to present their research projects.
Keywords:
Metals, Metalworking, Copper, Bronze, Narrative, Archaeometallurgy
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:
Sebastian Wärmländer (Sweden) 1
Co-organisers:
Ragnar Saage (Estonia) 2
Tuuli Kurisoo (Estonia) 3
Heide Wrobel Nørgaard (Denmark) 4
Matěj Kmošek (Czech Republic) 5
Affiliations:
1. Stockholm University
2. Tartu University
3. Tallinn University
4. Moesgård Museum, Denmark
5. Institute of Archaeology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Brno
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