EuroWeb Conference «’Sailing Textiles’ from Prehistory to Early History» (Gothenburg, SE) – Programme now available!
‘SAILING TEXTILES’ FROM PREHISTORY TO EARLY HISTORY
Working Group 4 Conference
Gothenburg 29-30 April 2024
The event will take place at the Faculty of Humanities,
University of Gothenburg, Renströmsgatan 6,
Göteborg, Sweden
For online participation: https://gu-se.zoom.us/j/66733162396
For in person attendance, please send an e-mail to sailing.textiles@yahoo.com, and provide full name
and number of sessions you wish to attend, latest by Monday 22nd April 2024
PROGRAMME
Monday 29th April 2024
(Room J330)
11.30 – 13.00
Welcome refreshment (reserved for conference speakers)
Session 1: Introduction
13.00 – 13.05
Welcome
13.05 – 13.25
Sabatini, Serena:
Introduction: Sailing textiles, the “Missing Link” project, and seafaring in Bronze Age Western Mediterranean
Session 2: Sails and sail production
13.25 – 13.55
Boloti, Tina:
Sailing in the Aegean Bronze Age
13.55 – 14.10
Alberti, Maria Emanuela & Querci, Angiolo:
Looking for sail making in the Bronze Age Aegean
14.10 – 14.40
Bengtsson, Boel:
Sail and sail materials in Scandinavia and Atlantic Europe before Christ
14.40 – 15.10 Fauvelle, Mikael:
A view from across the Atlantic: What debates regarding sail technology in the Americas can tell us about Bronze Age watercraft in Scandinavia
15.10 – 15.30
Coffee (reserved for conference speakers)
15.30 – 15.50
Meunier, Laure:
On the trail of Roman sailcloth
15.50 – 16.10
Miller, Madelaine:
Sail production in the Roman world
16.10 – 16.30
Bischoff, Vibeke, Sørensen, Triona & Krohn, Sune:
Manufacture and use of reconstructions of squaresails of wool
16.30 – 16.50 Ekstedt Bjersing, Marie:
A discussion about linen cloth and sailcloth from 17th century
16.50 – 17.10
Bonavia, Claire:
The art of sail making in Malta
17.10 – 17.30
Borg Heggedal, Marius & Bohlmann, Jörn:
Sail-making and sailcloth in the 1800 century
17.30 – 18.00
Discussion
18.00 – 20.00
Mingle and workshop together with Lena Hammarlund and Marie Wallenberg (reserved for conference speakers)
20.00
Dinner (reserved for conference speakers)
Tuesday 30th April 2024
(Room J330)
09.00 – 09.05
Sabatini, Serena:
Introduction to the second day
Session 3: Maritime textile production through archaeozoology and archaeobotany
09.05 – 09.35
Mortensen Fischer, Morten, Prøsch Danielsen, Lisbeth & Lagerås, Per:
Sailing through Time – Tracing the Roots of Nordic Seafaring with a Pollen Perspective
09.35 – 10.05
Holm Jæger, Jonas:
Late Iron Age sheep husbandry and wool production in Late Iron Age Denmark – biomolecular evidence and perspectives.
Session 4: Understanding boat technology and textiles and rigging details
10.05 – 10.35
Alfaro, Carmen, Bustamante, Macarena & Sabio González, Rafael:
Evidence of textile practices in the western mediterranean boats: from the sewing of the ship’s hull to the needs of the journey
10.35 – 11.05
Rammo, Riina
Sailing textiles of a 14th-century cog: raw materials, production and function
11.05 – 11.20
Coffee (reserved for conference speakers)
Session 4: Understanding boat technology and textiles and rigging details
10.05 – 10.25:
Pommer, Maria:
Conservation of 14th-century cordage from Lootsi 8 shipwreck and overview of chosen methods
10.25 – 10.45:
Pipping, Olof:
Bast Rope Configuration
10.45 – 11.05
Bohlmann, Jörn:
Cordage through Millennia; Change of Materials, Techniques and Knowledge
12.20 – 13.40 Lunch break
Session 5: Dressing for the Sea
13.40 – 14.10
Andersson Strand, Eva:
Dressed for sea travels in Late Iron Age and Viking Age Scandinavia
14.10 – 15.00
Final discussion
Full programme is available here.
‘SAILING TEXTILES’ FROM PREHISTORY TO EARLY HISTORY
Working Group 4 Conference
Gothenburg 29-30 April 2024
The event will take place at the Faculty of Humanities,
University of Gothenburg, Renströmsgatan 6,
Göteborg, Sweden
For online participation: https://gu-se.zoom.us/j/66733162396
For in person attendance, please send an e-mail to sailing.textiles@yahoo.com, and provide full name
and number of sessions you wish to attend, latest by Monday 22nd April 2024
PROGRAMME
Monday 29th April 2024
(Room J330)
11.30 – 13.00
Welcome refreshment (reserved for conference speakers)
Session 1: Introduction
13.00 – 13.05
Welcome
13.05 – 13.25
Sabatini, Serena:
Introduction: Sailing textiles, the “Missing Link” project, and seafaring in Bronze Age Western Mediterranean
Session 2: Sails and sail production
13.25 – 13.55
Boloti, Tina:
Sailing in the Aegean Bronze Age
13.55 – 14.10
Alberti, Maria Emanuela & Querci, Angiolo:
Looking for sail making in the Bronze Age Aegean
14.10 – 14.40
Bengtsson, Boel:
Sail and sail materials in Scandinavia and Atlantic Europe before Christ
14.40 – 15.10 Fauvelle, Mikael:
A view from across the Atlantic: What debates regarding sail technology in the Americas can tell us about Bronze Age watercraft in Scandinavia
15.10 – 15.30
Coffee (reserved for conference speakers)
15.30 – 15.50
Meunier, Laure:
On the trail of Roman sailcloth
15.50 – 16.10
Miller, Madelaine:
Sail production in the Roman world
16.10 – 16.30
Bischoff, Vibeke, Sørensen, Triona & Krohn, Sune:
Manufacture and use of reconstructions of squaresails of wool
16.30 – 16.50 Ekstedt Bjersing, Marie:
A discussion about linen cloth and sailcloth from 17th century
16.50 – 17.10
Bonavia, Claire:
The art of sail making in Malta
17.10 – 17.30
Borg Heggedal, Marius & Bohlmann, Jörn:
Sail-making and sailcloth in the 1800 century
17.30 – 18.00
Discussion
18.00 – 20.00
Mingle and workshop together with Lena Hammarlund and Marie Wallenberg (reserved for conference speakers)
20.00
Dinner (reserved for conference speakers)
Tuesday 30th April 2024
(Room J330)
09.00 – 09.05
Sabatini, Serena:
Introduction to the second day
Session 3: Maritime textile production through archaeozoology and archaeobotany
09.05 – 09.35
Mortensen Fischer, Morten, Prøsch Danielsen, Lisbeth & Lagerås, Per:
Sailing through Time – Tracing the Roots of Nordic Seafaring with a Pollen Perspective
09.35 – 10.05
Holm Jæger, Jonas:
Late Iron Age sheep husbandry and wool production in Late Iron Age Denmark – biomolecular evidence and perspectives.
Session 4: Understanding boat technology and textiles and rigging details
10.05 – 10.35
Alfaro, Carmen, Bustamante, Macarena & Sabio González, Rafael:
Evidence of textile practices in the western mediterranean boats: from the sewing of the ship’s hull to the needs of the journey
10.35 – 11.05
Rammo, Riina
Sailing textiles of a 14th-century cog: raw materials, production and function
11.05 – 11.20
Coffee (reserved for conference speakers)
Session 4: Understanding boat technology and textiles and rigging details
10.05 – 10.25:
Pommer, Maria:
Conservation of 14th-century cordage from Lootsi 8 shipwreck and overview of chosen methods
10.25 – 10.45:
Pipping, Olof:
Bast Rope Configuration
10.45 – 11.05
Bohlmann, Jörn:
Cordage through Millennia; Change of Materials, Techniques and Knowledge
12.20 – 13.40 Lunch break
Session 5: Dressing for the Sea
13.40 – 14.10
Andersson Strand, Eva:
Dressed for sea travels in Late Iron Age and Viking Age Scandinavia
14.10 – 15.00
Final discussion
Full programme is available here.