Medieval History
Power and place in Later Roman and early medieval Europe: interdisciplinary perspectives on governance and civil organization* *UCL Institute of Archaeology, London. 10-12 November 2011* This conference will explore the background, origins, development and practice of later Roman and early medieval social and political institutions from a European comparative perspective. It will address questions of political participation, governance, and authority from the 3rd to the 11th centuries in England, Europe and the western Mediterranean, focussing especially on the chronology and landscape setting of political practices. In particular, the conference will explore continuities, contrasts and parallels between governance and civil organization in Roman and post-Roman contexts. Confirmed speakers include: Isabel Alfonso; John Baker; Keith Briggs; Stuart Brookes; Alexandra Chavaria; Adriana Ciesielska; Wendy Davies; Christine Delaplace; Stephen Driscoll; Werner Eck; Julio Escalona; Caroline Goodson; Helena Hamerow; John Hudson; Frode Iverson; Lars Jorgenson; Marie Ødegaard; Sue Oosthuizen; Levi Roach; Chris Scull; Heiki Valk The full programme can be viewed here: http://www.ucl.ac.uk/archaeology/research/projects/assembly/ConferenceProgramme There will also be a free public lecture on the topic of "Beheading, drowning and hanging: the archaeology of judicial killing in Anglo-Saxon England", given by Prof Andrew Reynolds, in the Cruciform Lecture Theatre, UCL, on the evening of 11 Nov 2011. Posters are invited which address the following themes: · The development and chronology of civil organization and authority in Europe from the 3rd to the 11th centuries AD. · Places, political landscapes and human experience. · Identifying and Defining Political Landscapes: methods and problems. If you would like to present a poster, please provide a brief outline (200 words) to [email protected], or send you poster by 1 Oct 2011 to Dr Stuart Brookes, UCL Institute of Archaeology, 31-4 Gordon Square, London, WC1H 0PY Attendance costs £95 (£50 concessions) which includes tea, coffee and lunch for three days; day rate £40 (£20). Further details, as well as registration forms, can be found on the conference website: http://www.ucl.ac.uk/archaeology/research/projects/assembly/events Any enquiries can be sent to [email protected]. *UCL Institute of Archaeology, London. 10-12 November 2011* This conference will explore the background, origins, development and practice of later Roman and early medieval social and political institutions from a European comparative perspective. It will address questions of political participation, governance, and authority from the 3rd to the 11th centuries in England, Europe and the western Mediterranean, focussing especially on the chronology and landscape setting of political practices. In particular, the conference will explore continuities, contrasts and parallels between governance and civil organization in Roman and post-Roman contexts. Confirmed speakers include: Isabel Alfonso; John Baker; Keith Briggs; Stuart Brookes; Alexandra Chavaria; Adriana Ciesielska; Wendy Davies; Christine Delaplace; Stephen Driscoll; Werner Eck; Julio Escalona; Caroline Goodson; Helena Hamerow; John Hudson; Frode Iverson; Lars Jorgenson; Marie Ødegaard; Sue Oosthuizen; Levi Roach; Chris Scull; Heiki Valk The full programme can be viewed here: http://www.ucl.ac.uk/archaeology/research/projects/assembly/ConferenceProgramme There will also be a free public lecture on the topic of "Beheading, drowning and hanging: the archaeology of judicial killing in Anglo-Saxon England", given by Prof Andrew Reynolds, in the Cruciform Lecture Theatre, UCL, on the evening of 11 Nov 2011. Posters are invited which address the following themes: · The development and chronology of civil organization and authority in Europe from the 3rd to the 11th centuries AD. · Places, political landscapes and human experience. · Identifying and Defining Political Landscapes: methods and problems. If you would like to present a poster, please provide a brief outline (200 words) to [email protected], or send you poster by 1 Oct 2011 to Dr Stuart Brookes, UCL Institute of Archaeology, 31-4 Gordon Square, London, WC1H 0PY Attendance costs £95 (£50 concessions) which includes tea, coffee and lunch for three days; day rate £40 (£20). Further details, as well as registration forms, can be found on the conference website: http://www.ucl.ac.uk/archaeology/research/projects/assembly/events Any enquiries can be sent to [email protected].
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Medieval History
Power and place in Later Roman and early medieval Europe: interdisciplinary perspectives on governance and civil organization*
Power and place in Later Roman and early medieval Europe: interdisciplinary perspectives on governance and civil organization* *UCL Institute of Archaeology, London. 10-12 November 2011* This conference will explore the background, origins, development and practice of later Roman and early medieval social and political institutions from a European comparative perspective. It will address questions of political participation, governance, and authority from the 3rd to the 11th centuries in England, Europe and the western Mediterranean, focussing especially on the chronology and landscape setting of political practices. In particular, the conference will explore continuities, contrasts and parallels between governance and civil organization in Roman and post-Roman contexts. Confirmed speakers include: Isabel Alfonso; John Baker; Keith Briggs; Stuart Brookes; Alexandra Chavaria; Adriana Ciesielska; Wendy Davies; Christine Delaplace; Stephen Driscoll; Werner Eck; Julio Escalona; Caroline Goodson; Helena Hamerow; John Hudson; Frode Iverson; Lars Jorgenson; Marie Ødegaard; Sue Oosthuizen; Levi Roach; Chris Scull; Heiki Valk The full programme can be viewed here: http://www.ucl.ac.uk/archaeology/research/projects/assembly/ConferenceProgramme There will also be a free public lecture on the topic of "Beheading, drowning and hanging: the archaeology of judicial killing in Anglo-Saxon England", given by Prof Andrew Reynolds, in the Cruciform Lecture Theatre, UCL, on the evening of 11 Nov 2011. Posters are invited which address the following themes: · The development and chronology of civil organization and authority in Europe from the 3rd to the 11th centuries AD. · Places, political landscapes and human experience. · Identifying and Defining Political Landscapes: methods and problems. If you would like to present a poster, please provide a brief outline (200 words) to [email protected], or send you poster by 1 Oct 2011 to Dr Stuart Brookes, UCL Institute of Archaeology, 31-4 Gordon Square, London, WC1H 0PY Attendance costs £95 (£50 concessions) which includes tea, coffee and lunch for three days; day rate £40 (£20). Further details, as well as registration forms, can be found on the conference website: http://www.ucl.ac.uk/archaeology/research/projects/assembly/events Any enquiries can be sent to [email protected]. *UCL Institute of Archaeology, London. 10-12 November 2011* This conference will explore the background, origins, development and practice of later Roman and early medieval social and political institutions from a European comparative perspective. It will address questions of political participation, governance, and authority from the 3rd to the 11th centuries in England, Europe and the western Mediterranean, focussing especially on the chronology and landscape setting of political practices. In particular, the conference will explore continuities, contrasts and parallels between governance and civil organization in Roman and post-Roman contexts. Confirmed speakers include: Isabel Alfonso; John Baker; Keith Briggs; Stuart Brookes; Alexandra Chavaria; Adriana Ciesielska; Wendy Davies; Christine Delaplace; Stephen Driscoll; Werner Eck; Julio Escalona; Caroline Goodson; Helena Hamerow; John Hudson; Frode Iverson; Lars Jorgenson; Marie Ødegaard; Sue Oosthuizen; Levi Roach; Chris Scull; Heiki Valk The full programme can be viewed here: http://www.ucl.ac.uk/archaeology/research/projects/assembly/ConferenceProgramme There will also be a free public lecture on the topic of "Beheading, drowning and hanging: the archaeology of judicial killing in Anglo-Saxon England", given by Prof Andrew Reynolds, in the Cruciform Lecture Theatre, UCL, on the evening of 11 Nov 2011. Posters are invited which address the following themes: · The development and chronology of civil organization and authority in Europe from the 3rd to the 11th centuries AD. · Places, political landscapes and human experience. · Identifying and Defining Political Landscapes: methods and problems. If you would like to present a poster, please provide a brief outline (200 words) to [email protected], or send you poster by 1 Oct 2011 to Dr Stuart Brookes, UCL Institute of Archaeology, 31-4 Gordon Square, London, WC1H 0PY Attendance costs £95 (£50 concessions) which includes tea, coffee and lunch for three days; day rate £40 (£20). Further details, as well as registration forms, can be found on the conference website: http://www.ucl.ac.uk/archaeology/research/projects/assembly/events Any enquiries can be sent to [email protected].
- Climate Change And The Fall Of The Roman Empire - Lecture At The University Of Maine
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London a thousand years ago: a lively port, the centre of trade, cross-roadsfor armies going north and south, seat of political government and dispute, all against the backdrop of a war between Æthelred II and Cnut with its culmination...
- Call For Posters: Archaeology Of Farming And Animal Husbandry In Early Medieval Europe
The Research Group on Heritage and Cultural Landscapes (GIPyPAC) from the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU) organises the International Conference ARCHAEOLOGY OF FARMING AND ANIMAL HUSBANDRY IN EARLY MEDIEVAL EUROPE (5th-10th centuries), which...
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