Insular Economics: Ireland in the Eleventh and Twelfth Centuries
Medieval History

Insular Economics: Ireland in the Eleventh and Twelfth Centuries


Event Type: Early Career Workshop
Date: Saturday 10th September
Venue: McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research
Address: Downing Street, Cambridge, CB2 3ER

This one-day workshop?hosted by the Department of ASNC and McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research?will be dedicated to exploring the economies and economics of Early Medieval Ireland and their wider Insular contexts.  Papers by early career researchers from Britain and Ireland will explore topics such as numismatics, exchange networks, administrative documentary traditions, settlements, environmental impact and the application of theoretical economic models.

Attendance is free and places are limited.  Please contact one of the coordinators (Denis Casey [email protected]; Russell Ó Ríagáin [email protected] or Andy Woods [email protected]) for more information.






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