Medieval History
Woodlands, Trees, and Timber in the Anglo-Saxon World
*14th -15th November, 2009*
*The Institute of Archaeology*
*University College London
*Keynote speakers:*
> Oliver Rackham
> John Blair
With a guided tour of the Museum of London stores and new Medieval Gallery
by Damian Goodburn on Nov 13th
Panels: (14th -15th November)
? Trees and Woodland in the Anglo-Saxon Landscape: (John Baker)
Sarah Semple, ?Garden's of the God's: plants, trees and groves in the pre
Christian landscape¹
Jane Sidell, [title tbc]
? Wood and Timber in Anglo-Saxon Material Culture: (Gustav Milne, Andrew
Reynolds)
Martin Comey, ?The wooden drinking vessels in the Sutton Hoo ship burial:
materials, morphology and usage¹
Richard Darrah, ?From tool marks to tree rings: the archaeological evidence
for timber use in Anglo-Saxon England¹
Damian Goodburn, ?The humble dugout boat: the Volkswagen of Anglo-Saxon
England¹
Carole Morris, ?Anglo-Saxon lathe-turning: tools, techniques and products¹
? Trees and Woodland in Anglo-Saxon Religion, Art, and Literature: (Richard
North)
Michael Bintley, ?The south Sandbach Cross ?Ancestors of Christ ? panel in
its cultural contexts
Clive Tolley ?What is a ?World Tree¹, and why should we expect to find one
in Anglo-Saxon England?¹
? Timber Buildings in the Anglo-Saxon World: **(Eric Fernie)*
Mark Gardiner, ?Wrought by human hand: the employment and image of timber in
late Saxon buildings¹
Michael Shapland, ?The great stone divide: timber as the secular building
material of Anglo-Saxon society¹
*Registration: £25
Contact: [email protected]*
*http://www.ucl.ac.uk/archaeology/events/conferences/timber-2009*
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Medieval History
Woodlands, Trees, and Timber in the Anglo-Saxon World
Woodlands, Trees, and Timber in the Anglo-Saxon World
*14th -15th November, 2009*
*The Institute of Archaeology*
*University College London
*Keynote speakers:*
> Oliver Rackham
> John Blair
With a guided tour of the Museum of London stores and new Medieval Gallery
by Damian Goodburn on Nov 13th
Panels: (14th -15th November)
? Trees and Woodland in the Anglo-Saxon Landscape: (John Baker)
Sarah Semple, ?Garden's of the God's: plants, trees and groves in the pre
Christian landscape¹
Jane Sidell, [title tbc]
? Wood and Timber in Anglo-Saxon Material Culture: (Gustav Milne, Andrew
Reynolds)
Martin Comey, ?The wooden drinking vessels in the Sutton Hoo ship burial:
materials, morphology and usage¹
Richard Darrah, ?From tool marks to tree rings: the archaeological evidence
for timber use in Anglo-Saxon England¹
Damian Goodburn, ?The humble dugout boat: the Volkswagen of Anglo-Saxon
England¹
Carole Morris, ?Anglo-Saxon lathe-turning: tools, techniques and products¹
? Trees and Woodland in Anglo-Saxon Religion, Art, and Literature: (Richard
North)
Michael Bintley, ?The south Sandbach Cross ?Ancestors of Christ ? panel in
its cultural contexts
Clive Tolley ?What is a ?World Tree¹, and why should we expect to find one
in Anglo-Saxon England?¹
? Timber Buildings in the Anglo-Saxon World: **(Eric Fernie)*
Mark Gardiner, ?Wrought by human hand: the employment and image of timber in
late Saxon buildings¹
Michael Shapland, ?The great stone divide: timber as the secular building
material of Anglo-Saxon society¹
*Registration: £25
Contact: [email protected]*
*http://www.ucl.ac.uk/archaeology/events/conferences/timber-2009*
- Newly Discovered Anglo-saxon Grave May Be Evidence Of 7th-century Monastery
Archaeological work being done at St.Hilda's Church in Hartlepool has turned up an Anglo-Saxon grave. Other burials from the Early Modern period were also found, as the church is digging up a section of its floor to install a new heating system. The...
- Archaeologists Discover 7th-century Anglo-saxon Teenager With Golden Cross
One of the earliest Anglo-Saxon Christian burial sites in Britain has been discovered in a village outside Cambridge. The grave of a teenage girl from the mid 7th century AD has an extraordinary combination of two extremely rare finds: a ?bed burial?...
- Mla 2011 Division Of Old English Language And Literature
Please note that the Division of Old English Language and Literature has a call for papers. I. Anglo-Saxon Pedagogies. Anglo-Saxon pedagogical theories or practices. How did Anglo-Saxons teach, and how did they theorize teaching? How do we teach Anglo-Saxon...
- Medieval News Of The Week
Kirkleatham Museum to display jewels from Cleveland grave of Anglo-Saxon princess Ancient skull unearthed on farm Fragment from world's oldest Bible found hidden in Egyptian monastery Skeleton revealed by excavation Video: Bodies found in a Peterborough...
- Cfp: As Sts Colloquium, Grad. Student Conf.
The Anglo-Saxon Studies Colloquium is pleased to announce a call for papers: Pleasure in Anglo-Saxon England The 4th annual Anglo-Saxon Studies Colloquium Graduate Student Conference Saturday, February 16th 2008 Yale University Yale University, in partnership...