Conference "Terra Sacra" The ecology of crussading project. (Letonia, 18-20 sept)

Conference "Terra Sacra" The ecology of crussading project. (Riga-Cesis, Letonia, 18-20 septiembre)

From Thursday until Sunday this week it will be running the end of project conference: Terra Sacra. This will take place in Riga and Cesis.

The Ecology of Crusading: The Environmental Impact of Conquest, Colonisation and Religious Conversion in the Medieval Baltic, a multi-disciplinary research programme running from October 2010-2014, funded by the European Research Council.

Terra Sacra Conference Programme
Thursday 18 September: Livonia
Venue: Latvian Museum of Natural History, Rīga (K. Barona 4)
Chaired by Alex Brown

9.20-9.30
Aleks Pluskowski
The Ecology of Crusading project: overview

1. Landscape change in Livonia

9.30-9.50
Siim Veski
The impact of crusaders on vegetation in Estonia and north Latvia

9.50-10.10
Normunds Stivriņš
A multi-proxy paleo-ecological perspective: impact of the crusades and medieval settlement on the landscape in the vicinity of Lake  raišu, Central Latvia

10.10-10.30
Laimdota Kalniņa, Aija Cerina, Agnese Pujāte, Elīze Kušķe, Kristaps Kiziks, Anda Dručka
Evidence of human impact and vegetation change in some Iron Age – medieval Livonian sites along the lower course of the River Daugava

10.30-10.45
Questions

10.45-11.10
Coffee break

2. Animals and diet in Livonia

11.10-11.30
Eve Rannamäe & Lembi Lõugas
Animal exploitation in Karksi and Viljandi during the Late Iron Age and the Middle Ages

11.30-11.50
Aleks Pluskowski, Krish Seetah, Mark Maltby, Sheila Hamilton-Dyer, Katherine French, Richard Madgwick
The impact of the crusades on animal exploitation in southern Livonia (Latvia)

11.50-12.20
Martin Malve
Dietary differences between burials from the cathedral and common urban cemeteries in Tartu during medieval and early modern times

12.20-12.30
Questions

12.30-14.20
Lunch (Radisson Blu Hotel Latvija)

3. Historical perspectives on environmental exploitation in Livonia

14.20-14.40
Juhan Kreem
The castles of Fellin and Karkus in the resource management system of the Teutonic Order

14.40-15.00
Kaspars Kļaviņš
Incorrect historian’s perceptions of “Nature”, “Power” and “Infrastructure” of the Middle Ages: a comparison of Livonia and the Middle East

4. Commercial and sacred uses of landscapes in Livonia

15.00-15.20
Māris Zunde
Timber and its use from the Late Iron Age to the end of the Medieval Period in Latvia

15.20-15.40
Heiki Valk
Sacred landscapes of medieval Livonia: lands of the Teutonic Order in southern Estonia

15.40-15.55
Questions

15.55-16.20
Coffee break

5. Environmental exploitation in Livonia at the micro-scale: the case of medieval Riga

16.20-16.40
Monika Badura
Archaeobotanical data from medieval (13th /14th c.) Riga as evidence of plant usage

16.40-17.00
Rowena Banerjea, Lisa-Marie Shillito
Lifestyles and household activities within the indigenous quarter at medieval Riga: A geoarchaeological contribution

17.00-17.20
Ivy Yeh
Intestinal parasites in a mid-14th century latrine from Riga, Latvia: Fish tapeworm
and the consumption of uncooked fish in the medieval eastern Baltic region

17.20-17.40
Questions and concluding comments

18.15
Reception

20.00
Dinner (Rozengrals)

Friday 19 September: Prussia
Venue: Latvian Academy of Sciences, Rīga (Akadēmijas laukums 1)
Chaired by Aleks Pluskowski

9.20-9.30
Aleks Pluskowski
Introduction

1. Prussian landscapes and settlement before the crusades

9.30-9.50
Timo Ibsen
Impulse and Impact - Environmental studies on Wiskiauten and the Sambian peninsula in the Viking Age

9.50-10.10
Maciej Karczewski, Małgorzata Karczewska
Landscape and settlement in the east Masuria. Case studies of the Prussian lauks Staświny in Galindia

10.10-10.30
Tomasz Nowakiewicz
Cultural changes in Masuria and water sacrifices - myth, echo of historical sources, unique phenomenon or element of Prussian tradition?

10.30-10.45
Questions

10.45-11.10
Coffee break

2. The Prussian environment: the impact of the crusades

11.10-11.30
Alex Brown
Vegetation change in west Prussia: the palynological evidence

11.30-11.50
Agnieszka Wacnik
Vegetation dynamics and human impact during the Middle Ages in the Masuria, NE Poland

11.50-12.20
Joanna Fonferek
Archaeological and geomorphological research of the oldest Teutonic stronghold in Elbląg

12.20-12.30
Questions

12.30-14.20
Lunch (Radisson Blu Hotel Latvija)

3. Animal exploitation in Prussia

14.20-14.40
Daniel Makowiecki
Zooarchaeology of animals and people before, during and after the crusading period at the Slavic/Prussian frontier

14.40-15.00
Mirosława Zabilska-Kunek, Daniel Makowiecki
Fish and fishing of the crusading period in Prussia

15.00-15.20
Krish Seetah
Food technology, cultural attitudes and the crusades

15.20-15.40
Roman Shiroukhov
Of horses and horsemen. Some remarks on medieval Prussian equestrian culture

15.40-15.55
Questions

15.55-16.20
Coffee break

4. Multi-disciplinary case studies from Prussia

16.20-16.40
Marc Jarzebowski
The provisioning of castles in Prussia according to written sources

16.40-17.00
Beata Możejko, Monika Badura
Historical and archaeobotanical data from castles in Prussia (Gdańsk, Elbląg, Malbork, Ełk, Toruń)

17.00-17.20
Gundula Müldner
Stable isotope evidence for animal husbandry and environmental change in the medieval eastern Baltic

17.20-17.40
Questions and concluding comments

18.30
Tour of Old Town

19.30
Dinner (Key to Riga)

Saturday 20 September: Comparative perspectives
Venue: Cēsis Castle
Chaired by Krish Seetah

14.00-14.10
Aleks Pluskowski
Introduction

14.10-14.30
Rowena Banerjea
Animal husbandry and foddering practices: comparative micromorphological perspectives from two early Teutonic Order castles in Prussia and Livonia

14.30-14.50
Kevin Hayward
Building materials in Prussian and Livonian castles; a comparative geological frontier study

14.50-15.10
Malgorzata Latałowa, Anna Pędziszewska, Joanna Święta-Musznicka
Development of medieval settlement and economy in the Kashubian Lake District (N Poland) – the reconstruction based on pollen data

15.10-15.30
Linas Daugnora, Miglė Stančikaitė, Gintautas Zabiela
Lithuanian hill forts and Klaipėda's castle inhabitants’ lifestyle: archaeological, palaeobotanical and zooarchaeological data

15.30-16.00
Coffee break

16.00-16.20
Mark Maltby
Animal exploitation in medieval Novgorod

16.20-16.40
József Laszlovszky
The Teutonic Order’s landscapes in Transylvania

16.40-17.10
Grenville Astill
Reflections and comments

17.15
Reception in castle

19.00
Dinner in Kolonna