Theme:
2. Archaeological Sciences, Humanities and the Digital era: Bridging the Gaps
Session format:
Regular session
Title:
Metals and Metalworking I: Compositions and Origin
Content:
Archaeometallurgy is a multidisciplinary field where researchers with different expertise and different traditions come together to answer questions related to ancient metals and metalcraft. Most research in this field is based on metallurgical analyses, but studies that involve typological seriation, experimental archaeology, or material provenancing are also common. For this session, we welcome full-length papers that investigate metal compositions and metal origins in a very broad sense. Measurements of trace element compositions or isotope compositions are often used to estimate the geographic origins of metals and metal ores. However, origins can also be determined with other methods, such as visual analyses focusing on certain techniques and styles. We also encourage presenting papers addressing artefact origin in a more traditional archaeological way to foster discussion among the participants. Analyses of bulk elements remain important and are often conducted with pXRF instruments on large samples such as coin hoards or collections of copper-alloy objects. In such studies, big data statistical methods can be useful, and their presentation within this session is especially welcome. Ideally, the papers should connect with the EAA meeting theme “Persisting with change”, but this is not an absolute demand. We welcome contributions from all geographic regions and time periods and encourage students and young researchers to present their ongoing research projects.
Keywords:
Archaeometallurgy, metalcraft, artefact origin, bulk element analyses, Metal Ages, precious metals
Session associated with MERC:
no
Session associated with CIfA:
no
Session associated with SAfA:
no
Session associated with CAA:
no
Session associated with DGUF:
yes
Session associated with other:
Main organiser:
Heide Noergaard (Denmark) 1
Co-organisers:
Sebastian Wärmländer (Sweden) 2
Michael Neiβ (Sweden) 3
Matěj Kmošek (Czech Republic) 4
Ragnar Saage (Estonia) 5
Affiliations:
1. Moesgaard Museum, Department of Archaeology
2. Stockholm University, Department of Archaeology and Classical Studies
3. Lund University, Department of Archaeology and Ancient History
4. Institute of Archaeology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Brno
5. University of Tartu
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