Inaugural Lecture: "The Common Thread - archaeological textile research in the 21st century"

Inaugural lecture by Eva Andersson Strand, associate professor, Department of Archaeology at the Saxo Institute.

Associate professor, Eva Andersson Strand, Saxo Institute.

Textile archaeology
Archaeological textile research has a long history from the end of the 19^th century. Many brilliant scholars have published frequently on the subject, but it is still considered a rather specialized field of research. Thanks to the Danish National Research Foundation’s Centre for Textile Research (CTR) in collaboration with the Saxo Institute at the University of Copenhagen, textile archaeology has now become integrated in archaeology.

Current research projects
In this inaugural lecture Eva Andersson Strand will give a brief introduction to textile archaeology with a focus on the development into the 21st century. Furthermore, in order to introduce the interdisciplinarity of the field, and, at the same time my own research, I will present three of my works in progress:

• Investigating textiles at Bronze Age Kültepe/Kaneš, Anatolia
• Travelling with textiles – use, trade and exchange / Birka – Bagdad – Luoyang: Early Medieval Silk Road
• Capturing our intangible past: Craft technology and experimental archaeology in digital space 

The lecture will take place in Auditorium 23.0.50, building 23, University of Copenhagen, Njalsgade 126, KUA 1, DK-2300 Copenhagen S. All interested are welcome.