Iron Age Ceremonial Centers and the Foundations of the Middle Ages (The Robert T. Farrell Lecture)
Sponsoring Organization(s)
American Society of Irish Medieval Studies (ASIMS)
Organizer Name
James Lyttleton
Organizer Affiliation
Univ. College Cork
Presider Name
Kieran O'Conor
Presider Affiliation
National Univ. of Ireland-Galway
Paper Title 1
Remembering Bernard Wailes: Archaeological Approaches to Late Iron Age and Early Medieval Ireland
Presenter 1 Name
Pam J. Crabtree
Presenter 1 Affiliation
New York Univ.
Paper Title 2
Flowing through Time: The Ritual Use of Springs in France from the Iron Age to the Medieval Period
Presenter 2 Name
Katherine M. Erdman
Presenter 2 Affiliation
Univ. of Minnesota-Twin Cities
Paper Title 3
Response
Presenter 3 Name
John Soderberg
Presenter 3 Affiliation
Univ. of Minnesota-Twin Cities
Start Date
9-5-2013 3:30 PM
Session Location
Schneider 1140
Description
The peoples of northern Europe built and expanded numerous ritual centers in the centuries before the beginning of the Middle Ages. While scholars have long recognized the possibility that these centers influenced social landscapes in the second half of the first millennium AD, discerning the nature of that influence has often been hampered by disciplinary boundaries. Recent changes in perspective and new archaeological work has begun to breach these boundaries. This session will present the latest archaeological research on the social and religious developments associated with ceremonial centers in northern Europe during the transition from the Iron Age into the medieval period.
The centerpiece of this session is the 6th annual Robert T. Farrell Lecture. Dr. Pamela Crabtree from New York University will give the 2013 Farrell Lecture on the role of feasting at the important Irish site of Dún Ailinne. In addition to the inherent merit of her work, ASIMS also chose Dr. Crabtree as this year's Farrell speaker to mark the passing of Dr. Bernard Wailes. Along with Robert Farrell, Dr. Wailes helped to establish the International Congress of Medieval Studies as a major center for medieval archaeology. Dr. Crabtree is continuing the research project he began at Dún Ailinne. The remaining two papers in the session will be presented by archaeologists working in other parts of Europe.
Dr. James I. Lyttleton
Iron Age Ceremonial Centers and the Foundations of the Middle Ages (The Robert T. Farrell Lecture)
Schneider 1140
The peoples of northern Europe built and expanded numerous ritual centers in the centuries before the beginning of the Middle Ages. While scholars have long recognized the possibility that these centers influenced social landscapes in the second half of the first millennium AD, discerning the nature of that influence has often been hampered by disciplinary boundaries. Recent changes in perspective and new archaeological work has begun to breach these boundaries. This session will present the latest archaeological research on the social and religious developments associated with ceremonial centers in northern Europe during the transition from the Iron Age into the medieval period.
The centerpiece of this session is the 6th annual Robert T. Farrell Lecture. Dr. Pamela Crabtree from New York University will give the 2013 Farrell Lecture on the role of feasting at the important Irish site of Dún Ailinne. In addition to the inherent merit of her work, ASIMS also chose Dr. Crabtree as this year's Farrell speaker to mark the passing of Dr. Bernard Wailes. Along with Robert Farrell, Dr. Wailes helped to establish the International Congress of Medieval Studies as a major center for medieval archaeology. Dr. Crabtree is continuing the research project he began at Dún Ailinne. The remaining two papers in the session will be presented by archaeologists working in other parts of Europe.
Dr. James I. Lyttleton