SESSION #717
Call open for 30th Annual Meeting of the European Association of Archaeologists (EAA) in Rome!
INTERWOVEN. TEXTILE EXCHANGES ACROSS THE MEDITERRANEAN FROM PREHISTORY TO US
Key words: textiles, textile production, exchanges, social interactions, the Mediterranean
The Mediterranean has long been a place of exchange and interaction, where traditions have been upheld while remaining open to new influences. The goal of this session is to re-investigate the interaction and exchange of ideas, technologies, objects and people across the Mediterranean through textiles. Over the past 30 years, significant strides have been made in the textile research. Thanks to its recent dynamism, the potential of textile culture has been highlighted to understand past and present societies. In past economies textiles and textile production, in fact, played a pivotal role. They were a valuable trading good, as well as the raw materials, tools, technologies, craftspeople, which circulated and spread across vast areas. This session invites scholars to explore the dynamics of the circulation, exchange, adoption and resilience of textile cultures. This encompasses technological, productive, and socio-economic aspects associated with ancient and traditional textiles in the Mediterranean. Due to the elusiveness of archaeological textiles in the area, the studies have been mostly focused on the circulation of ideas and materials connected to other productions (e.g., metals, pottery, glass). When they got preserved, the focus was on technology and product exchange, but dealing with single aspects of material culture within specific chronologies and regions. In this session, we aim to gather, diachronically, different perspectives of Mediterranean communities to weave the fabric of the entire region. Our main objective is to investigate the theme of textile exchanges in the broadest sense possible. In doing so, we will attempt to compare and synthesise different realities in the Mediterranean to create a comprehensive narrative. Participants are encouraged to submit proposals that delve into the agents and mechanisms of textile exchange identified above.
Main organiser: Nina Ferrante (Sapienza University of Rome, Italy – email: [log in to unmask])
Other organisers: Giulia Muti (Independent researcher, United Kingdom); Leyre Morgado-Roncal (University of Granada, Spain); Patricia Rosell Garrido (Independent researcher/University of Alicante, Spain)
The 30th EAA Annual Meeting will take place in Rome (Italy) from 28th to 31st August 2024.
Online registration is now open at https://www.eaa.org//EAA2024/Registration.aspx
Please note that you need to be a current EAA Member before you register for the AM.
Official 2024 EAA website with general info: https://www.eaa.org/eaa2024
DEADLINE FOR PAPER SUBMISSIONS: 8th FEBRUARY 2024
Regards,
Pete
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