Theme:
1. Artefacts, Buildings & Ecofacts
Session format:
Regular session
Title:
Metals and Metalworking II – Archaeometallurgical Narratives of the Iron and Middle 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 e.g. experimental archaeology or isotope characterization for material provenancing are also common. In line with the overall theme of the 2023 EAA meeting, i.e. “Weaving Narratives”, for this session we welcome full-length papers on all aspects of archaeometallurgy from the advent of the Iron Age to the end of the Middle Ages. Our aim is to focus on how metals and metalworking have contributed to the narratives of past societies. “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 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:
copper alloys, precious metals, iron working, medieval, Viking age, Roman Empire
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:
Sebastian Wärmländer (Sweden) 2
Michael Neiss (Sweden) 3
Matěj Kmošek (Czech Republic) 4
Tuuli Kurisoo (Estonia) 5
Affiliations:
1. University of Tartu
2. Stockholm University
3. Uppsala University
4. Institute of Archaeology of the Czech Academy of Sciences
5. Tallinn University
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