Theme:
The archaeology of material culture, bodies and landscapes
Session format:
Session, made up of a combination of papers, max. 15 minutes each
Title:
Archaeology of Movement
Content:
Human migration directly influences the culture of the individuals in movement as well as their receiving society. These influences can be wide and varied, possibly affecting health due to the transfer of pathogens, introduction of new behaviors or materials, and the outcomes of human reciprocal adaptation to new or old environments, fauna and flora. Large and small population movements may occur due to ritual, pilgrimage, religion, slavery, politics, conflict and marriage, amongst other factors. Using techniques such as isotopic, ancient DNA, and osteological analysis, as well as artefacts and written records, in conjunction with other methods in archaeology and anthropology, this session seeks to examine the impacts of migration on health, culture, ideologies and the environment. Although we welcome submissions presenting isotopic and ancient DNA analyses used for tracing migration, this session aims to emphasize submissions using archaeological theory, material culture, textual evidence, linguistics and other non-biomolecular methods to investigate migration. This session is particularly interested in addressing the impacts of the mobility of people to and from close, isolated or distant places, between institutions and across cultures.
Keywords:
mobility, migration, movement, posthumanism, origin
Session associated with MERC:
no
Session associated with CIfA:
no
Session associated with SAfA:
no
Main organiser:
Professor Steinunn Kristjansdottir (Iceland) 1,2
Co-organisers:
Mr Joe Walser III (Iceland) 1
Dr. Tina Jakob (United Kingdom) 3
Ms. Elin Ahlin Sundman (Sweden) 1
Affiliations:
1. University of Iceland
2. National Museum of Iceland
3. Durham University
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