Theme:
5. All Roads Lead to Rome: Multiscalar Interactions
Session format:
Regular session
Title:
Intercultural Contacts within the Baltic Sea Region from Prehistory to the Early Middle Ages
Content:
Archaeological data clearly confirm that people living on the Baltic coast have been crossing this sea and establishing contacts with those on the other side since the Mesolithic. This led to the formation of complex networks of supra-regional contacts centred around the Baltic Sea. Depending on the period under study, these contacts took on different forms and intensities, although they practically have never ceased completely.
Unfortunately, the current state of research on these issues is heavily deformed by contemporary and mundane factors such as national or linguistic borders. This is often due to a lack of awareness of the similarities between the areas on the other side of the Baltic Sea, as results from individual countries are traditionally published in national languages. Their range is thus considerably limited. The same applies to conferences, some of which also have a limited reach due to the lack of wider international research networks.
The aim of this session will be to bring together researchers involved in the study of the past of the societies inhabiting the Baltic Sea coasts and islands. We would like to discuss issues related with identifying and expanding our knowledge of trans-regional contacts between these areas. We would also like to establish a network of academic cooperation focused on this wide range of topics. Let's simply get to know each other!
Keywords:
Baltic Sea Region, supra-regional connections, migrations, dispersion of ideas, exchange, interdisciplinary approaches
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:
Kamil Niedziólka (Poland) 1
Co-organisers:
Ludvig Papmehl-Dufay (Sweden) 2
Affiliations:
1. Institute of Archaeology, University of Gdańsk
2. Linnaeus University
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