IMC 2010: Sessions
Session 624: On Deposition of Objects in Rivers in the Middle Ages
Tuesday 13 July 2010, 11.15-12.45
| Sponsor: | Narodni Muzej Slovenije, Ljubljana |
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| Organiser: | Tomaž Nabergoj, Narodni Muzej Slovenije, Ljubljana |
| Moderator/Chair: | Gerhard Jaritz, Institut für Realienkunde, Universität Salzburg, Krems / Department of Medieval Studies, Central European University, Budapest |
| Paper 624-a | Medieval Finds from the River Thames: Rubbish, Accidental Loss, or Deliberate Deposition? (Language: English) Index terms: Archaeology - Artefacts, Archaeology - Sites, Local History |
| Paper 624-b | Medieval Finds from the River Charente: River Port Area, Witnesses of Conflict, Voluntary Deposits? (Language: English) Index terms: Archaeology - Artefacts, Archaeology - Sites, Local History |
| Paper 624-c | River Finds from the Ljubljanica and Possible Reasons for their Deposition (Language: English) Index terms: Archaeology - Artefacts, Archaeology - Sites, Local History |
| Abstract | Basic interpretation problem is what extent or how firmly we are able to prove that the causes for deposition were mainly accidental or mainly intentional, and what relevant sources there were for each case. Can river finds be connected predominantly to transport and traffic circumstances or perhaps specific events like battles or military operations? Were they just discarded or lost? Or were certain objects intentionally thrown into river because of special attitude of a man and society towards rivers and waters in general? Were then (till when?) rivers regarded as sacred places which had to be venerated and given votive offerings? What conclusions can be given through the study of river finds in their (archaeological) contexts and landscape as a whole? What do archival sources and folk traditions reveal? What relates pagan traditions from the Antiquity and even Prehistory to the Christian beliefs and practices in the Middle Ages? Continuity or change, clash or cohabitation of practices and perceptions? |