Programme
Activities for the current semester
Spring 2026
21 January: Mats Skare, UiB: PhD final seminar (Sluttseminar)
Time: 10.00-12.00
Place: to be announced
Opponent: Birgit Maixner, NTNU
Mats' PhD project, “Clangorous Beasts – A Survey of Metal-Detected Artefacts and Animal Representations from west and east Norway, c. AD 550–750/800”, assesses the source value of metal detected finds from the period AD 550–750/800. It then links the artefacts adorned with animal style and animal representations to the period’s mentality.
18. February: William van Hemelryck, UiB: Space and social organization: Investigating the potential of fractal analysis for outland research
Time: 14.15-16.00
Place: Sydnesplassen 12/13, room 130
Presentation in English.
Abstract:
In a Viking and Medieval context, most spatial analyses have focused on relatively complex settlements and house constructions. In south-western Norway, however, most sites are small, simple and found in the outlands. Consequently, they are not well suited for these traditional analysis techniques. Therefore, there is a need to analyse the spatial properties of these sites in a new manner. Using iron production at Gråfjell as a case study, this presentation investigates the potential of fractal analysis for the study of outland sites.
12. March: Valerio Sordillo, Universita degli Studi della Campania: Material culture during the Middle Ages in northern and inland Campania (Italy)
Time: 14.15-16.00
Place: Sydnesplassen 12/13, room 130
Abstract to follow
Presentation in English.
24. April: Meinrad Pohl (HVL): Flisevraket (Selør 3) fra Lindesnes – last og handelsrute av et lasteskip fra senmiddelalderen
Time: 14.15-16.00
Place: Sydneshaugen skole, Auditorium Q
Abstract: Det såkalte Flisevraket (Selør3) fra Lindesnes, vraket av et lasteskip fra midten av 1400-tallet, ble funnet ved Selør, en uthavn ved et knutepunkt av middelalderske sjøhandelsruter. Den bevarte lasten består av mer enn 12.000 fliser, store møllesteiner og kobber. Mengden av fliser og størrelsen på møllesteinene har, inntil videre, ingen paralleller for denne perioden. Proveniensanalyser har gjort det mulig å avgrense opprinnelsen til lasten og gi noen indikasjoner på en beregning av verdien. Kombinasjonen av lasten virker uvanlig, noe som fører til at rekonstruksjonen av handelsruten forblir et uløst problem.
This lecture is given in connection with Arkeologisk forskningsseminar.
13. May: Visa immonen (UiB): Circular economies in the urban metabolism of the late medieval Nordic towns
Time: 14.15-16.00
Place: Sydnesplassen 12/13, room 130
Abstract to follow
Presentation in English.