IMC 2019: Sessions
Session 1242: Moving About: The Meaning of Movements for Medieval Societies in the North
Wednesday 3 July 2019, 14.15-15.45
| Sponsor: | 'Creating the New North' Research Programme, Universitetet i Tromsø - Norges Arktiske Universitet |
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| Organiser: | Marte Spangen, Institutt for arkeologi, historie, religionsvitenskap og teologi, Universitetet i Tromsø - Norges Arktiske Universitet |
| Moderator/Chair: | John McNicol, Department of Archaeology, Conservation & History, UiT the Artic University of Norway |
| Paper 1242-a | About Moving: Mobility and Being in the Landscapes of the High North (Language: English) Index terms: Archaeology - General, Daily Life, Economics - Rural, Mentalities |
| Paper 1242-b | Mobility and the Sacred in the Towns of the North (Language: English) Index terms: Archaeology - General, Architecture - Religious, Daily Life |
| Paper 1242-c | Northern Agency in Medieval Long-Distance Trade: Rethinking Fish, Fur, and Ivory (Language: English) Index terms: Archaeology - Artefacts, Archaeology - General, Daily Life, Economics - Trade |
| Abstract | Over the last two decades, the social sciences have witnessed what has been labelled the 'mobility turn'. This new focus on the importance of movement and mobility is partly inspired by the new migrations taking place in our current world. The concept, however, includes theorizing the more profound importance of movement to how humans perceive and constitute society and the world. In archaeology, this theoretical influx is paralleled by a methodological improvements that allow us to trace the specific movements of people, animals, and things through for instance a DNA and stable isotope analyses. This session will discuss the wider implications of these developments for how we understand medieval societies in the North. |