In 2018, a late medieval landfill excavated in the suburbs of Tallinn unearthed a few seeds of ho... more In 2018, a late medieval landfill excavated in the suburbs of Tallinn unearthed a few seeds of horse chestnut. The context within the landfill places the seeds to around 1500, making the seeds likely one of the oldest horse chestnut seeds in northern Europe (if not elsewhere). The paper gives an overview of the spread of the horse chestnut in early modern Europe, the first written evidence from Tallinn and the find situation.
Published in: "Archaeological Fieldwork in Estonia" (volume 2022, published 2023). An annual over... more Published in: "Archaeological Fieldwork in Estonia" (volume 2022, published 2023). An annual overview of archaeological fieldwork in Estonia with comprehensive information on statistics, type of sites and most important results. The previous volumes of the journal are available here: http://www.arheoloogia.ee/kirjandus/arheoloogilised-valitood-eestis/
National-Socialist Archaeology in Europe and its Legacies, 2023
This chapter traces the development of Estonian archaeology and the activities of its leading pra... more This chapter traces the development of Estonian archaeology and the activities of its leading practitioners between the mid-1930s and the mid-1940s; from the authoritarian but independent Republic of Estonia to the first Soviet occupation of 1940/41 and the subsequent German occupation of July 1941 to September 1944. This time frame provides us with an opportunity to reconstruct the role and position of the discipline under two different occupying regimes, both totalitarian in nature, and to compare the strategies of these regimes towards Estonian archaeology and its organisations. Evidence suggests that broadly speaking, the ambitions of the Communist and National Socialist powers were relatively similar – to dominate Estonian archaeology by introducing an institutional environment that would centralise and ideologically control all archaeological research.
From Hoard to Archive. Numismatic Discoveries from the Baltic Rim and Beyond. Studies in Honour of Ivar Leimus, 2023
Introductory paper to the Festschrift dedicated to Estonian numismatist and medieval historian Iv... more Introductory paper to the Festschrift dedicated to Estonian numismatist and medieval historian Ivar Leimus. The book is available via Tartu University Press, https://www.tyk.ee/history-1/00000013483
Lost and found: a piece of 17th-century history from the lands of Vesneri manor
In July 2022, th... more Lost and found: a piece of 17th-century history from the lands of Vesneri manor
In July 2022, the National Heritage Board of Estonia received a gold signet ring found a few days earlier from the fields close to the former Vesneri manor complex. It turned out that the licenced hobby searcher had discovered an interesting Early Modern period artefact that by the preliminary estimation could be dated to the 17th century. The following analysis was able to elaborate on the dating as well as identify the former owner of the signet ring. Based on the coat of arms depicted on the ring we found out that the ring once belonged to Johan Fritzberg, active in the 1680s and 1690s. His father Andreas Fritzberg Sr. had come to Estonia in the 1640s to study at the University of Tartu, later on, he was a higher official of the municipality of Tartu. Andreas Fritzberg Sr. bought Vesneri manor in September 1673, and the place remained in the hands of the family until the mid-18th century. The closer study of the signet ring and the biography of the owner gives us also a relatively narrow period when the ring was made and lost. Assuming that the ring was made after Johan Fritzberg left Lyceum in Riga and started his academic pilgrimage in the European universities (1686–1690) the ring should be from the late 1680s. Since the very same signet ring was used to signify a document from March 18th 1697 - the latest document signed by Fritzberg we could find -, it was probably lost sometime after spring 1697. How exactly it was lost remains a mystery but following the similar patterns elsewhere, it seems plausible to think that it was discarded on the present find spot with the muck coming from the latrine in the manor complex.
Title in English: "On late medieval and early Modern belt hooks in Estonia" Between Spring 2018 a... more Title in English: "On late medieval and early Modern belt hooks in Estonia" Between Spring 2018 and early 2019 a large-scale salvage excavation of a late medieval landfill in the Kalamaja suburb of Tallinn unearthed an extraordinary collection of finds. Among other things, plenty of dress accessories were found, including items that are rather rare in the Estonian archaeological record. The present paper focuses on one of these groups, specifically belt hooks, items that have not previously been dealt with in local specialist literature.
A short paper in a popular archaeology magazine on a metal detector find of a miniature Wild Man ... more A short paper in a popular archaeology magazine on a metal detector find of a miniature Wild Man and related images on other late medieval/early modern period artefacts in Estonia.
An overview of the 16th-century hoard (tpq ca. 1570) found in Virumaa, northern Estonia in late 2... more An overview of the 16th-century hoard (tpq ca. 1570) found in Virumaa, northern Estonia in late 2021.
Published in: "Archaeological Fieldwork in Estonia" (volume 2021, published 2022). An annual over... more Published in: "Archaeological Fieldwork in Estonia" (volume 2021, published 2022). An annual overview of archaeological fieldwork in Estonia with comprehensive information on statistics, type of sites and most important results. The previous volumes of the journal are available here: http://www.arheoloogia.ee/kirjandus/arheoloogilised-valitood-eestis/
Starting from the 13th century at the latest, the textiles meant for long-distance trade were mar... more Starting from the 13th century at the latest, the textiles meant for long-distance trade were marked with leaden seals indicating the site of production, quality of the cloth, distributing merchant, etc. Whereas the initial product-woven cloth-normally does not allow to pinpoint the exact place of production or has not survived at all, these small artefacts are well-suited to reconstruct, among other things, the late medieval and early modern trade connections and consumption patterns. However, whilst the archaeological study of cloth seals began in western Europe already more than 40 years ago, there are still numerous items and even groups of seals that are until today either unidentified or have not been handled at all. The present paper discusses one distinctive category of leaden cloth seals that were recently ascertained as quality marks of the well-known medieval and early modern Flemish textile production centre Comines (Dutch: Komen). Alongside the finds, we also give an in-depth overview of the historical background of Comines' cloth production and trade during the 14th and 15th centuries. As of 2022, only eleven cloth seals of Comines are known to the authors but publishing this corpus will help to change the situation in the future. As the collected data shows, these finds can be expected from both rural and urban sites.
Present-day Estonia was incorporated into the Christian world in the early 13th century. This eve... more Present-day Estonia was incorporated into the Christian world in the early 13th century. This event brought dramatic changes to both its society and landscape, including the establishment of the first towns that soon played an important role in the emerging Hanseatic network, mediating trade between the West and East. These political and cultural changes are also reflected in the influences that reached Estonian towns, with the migration of craftspeople from German-speaking areas and Scandinavia; in particular, these innovations occurred in non-ferrous casting technology. The most important changes included the introduction of refractory crucibles, massive melting furnaces and more complex stone-casting moulds. Residue analysis showed evidence of highly specialised metalworking taking place. The large sample size revealed some unusual alloys, which are explained either by craftspeople's experimentation or by the reuse of scrap metal. By looking at the different crucible types and mould fragments, we are able to demonstrate how the mobile craftspeople were the carriers of both casting tools and knowledge inside the Hanseatic world.
In 2015-2016, a site of former Cistercian grange was studied in Kolga, northern Estonia. Presentl... more In 2015-2016, a site of former Cistercian grange was studied in Kolga, northern Estonia. Presently neither standing buildings nor remains above the ground indicating towards medieval activities are visible, and up to now the grange has been located only vaguely through the written sources and one 17th century engraving. The previous attempts to locate the medieval buildings have been either unsuccessful (1998) or left unpublished (1986), and thus the recent study is the first one to finally verify the location of grange. The fieldwork of 2015-2016 helped to locate the area and few medieval walls but majority of the unearthed evidence is connected with the activites at the early modern period manor of Kolga, built on the site of former monastic grange.
Along most of the European littoral, oysters were appreciated as a wholesome and palatable food f... more Along most of the European littoral, oysters were appreciated as a wholesome and palatable food from the Stone Age onwards, yet were transported much further from their natural habitats when long-distance trade in marine foodstuffs began in medieval times. The brackish waters of the Baltic Sea are not considered a suitable environment for this mollusc, and therefore all archaeological oyster shell finds are the result of import to the eastern Baltic. In this study, over 1000 shells found in different medieval and early modern archaeological contexts in Estonia were analysed, and the obtained data recorded in a data repository. Some conclusions are set out, based on shell size and shape, and breakage traces, but more detailed taphonomic studies are left for the future. This study identifies the earliest imports of oysters recorded by archaeological material and written sources. Both show records not much earlier than the 16th century AD. Although no information is preserved about the exact origin of oysters imported to Estonia, the oyster beds most probably exploited are those in the central eastern North Sea, i.e., the Wadden Sea.
The Origins of Tallinn (Reval): a revised version of the paper published in 2016 (Origines Revali... more The Origins of Tallinn (Reval): a revised version of the paper published in 2016 (Origines Revaliae, see https://www.academia.edu/31459781/Origines_Revaliae_Die_ersten_hundert_Jahre), with additional and previously unpublished statistical information on 13th-century pottery finds (Table 1; Fig. 2).
Published in: "Archaeological Fieldwork in Estonia" (volume 2020, published 2021). An annual over... more Published in: "Archaeological Fieldwork in Estonia" (volume 2020, published 2021). An annual overview of archaeological fieldwork in Estonia with a comprehensive information on statistics, type of sites and most important results. The previous volumes of the journal are available from here: http://www.arheoloogia.ee/kirjandus/arheoloogilised-valitood-eestis/
In 2018, a late medieval landfill excavated in the suburbs of Tallinn unearthed a few seeds of ho... more In 2018, a late medieval landfill excavated in the suburbs of Tallinn unearthed a few seeds of horse chestnut. The context within the landfill places the seeds to around 1500, making the seeds likely one of the oldest horse chestnut seeds in northern Europe (if not elsewhere). The paper gives an overview of the spread of the horse chestnut in early modern Europe, the first written evidence from Tallinn and the find situation.
Published in: "Archaeological Fieldwork in Estonia" (volume 2022, published 2023). An annual over... more Published in: "Archaeological Fieldwork in Estonia" (volume 2022, published 2023). An annual overview of archaeological fieldwork in Estonia with comprehensive information on statistics, type of sites and most important results. The previous volumes of the journal are available here: http://www.arheoloogia.ee/kirjandus/arheoloogilised-valitood-eestis/
National-Socialist Archaeology in Europe and its Legacies, 2023
This chapter traces the development of Estonian archaeology and the activities of its leading pra... more This chapter traces the development of Estonian archaeology and the activities of its leading practitioners between the mid-1930s and the mid-1940s; from the authoritarian but independent Republic of Estonia to the first Soviet occupation of 1940/41 and the subsequent German occupation of July 1941 to September 1944. This time frame provides us with an opportunity to reconstruct the role and position of the discipline under two different occupying regimes, both totalitarian in nature, and to compare the strategies of these regimes towards Estonian archaeology and its organisations. Evidence suggests that broadly speaking, the ambitions of the Communist and National Socialist powers were relatively similar – to dominate Estonian archaeology by introducing an institutional environment that would centralise and ideologically control all archaeological research.
From Hoard to Archive. Numismatic Discoveries from the Baltic Rim and Beyond. Studies in Honour of Ivar Leimus, 2023
Introductory paper to the Festschrift dedicated to Estonian numismatist and medieval historian Iv... more Introductory paper to the Festschrift dedicated to Estonian numismatist and medieval historian Ivar Leimus. The book is available via Tartu University Press, https://www.tyk.ee/history-1/00000013483
Lost and found: a piece of 17th-century history from the lands of Vesneri manor
In July 2022, th... more Lost and found: a piece of 17th-century history from the lands of Vesneri manor
In July 2022, the National Heritage Board of Estonia received a gold signet ring found a few days earlier from the fields close to the former Vesneri manor complex. It turned out that the licenced hobby searcher had discovered an interesting Early Modern period artefact that by the preliminary estimation could be dated to the 17th century. The following analysis was able to elaborate on the dating as well as identify the former owner of the signet ring. Based on the coat of arms depicted on the ring we found out that the ring once belonged to Johan Fritzberg, active in the 1680s and 1690s. His father Andreas Fritzberg Sr. had come to Estonia in the 1640s to study at the University of Tartu, later on, he was a higher official of the municipality of Tartu. Andreas Fritzberg Sr. bought Vesneri manor in September 1673, and the place remained in the hands of the family until the mid-18th century. The closer study of the signet ring and the biography of the owner gives us also a relatively narrow period when the ring was made and lost. Assuming that the ring was made after Johan Fritzberg left Lyceum in Riga and started his academic pilgrimage in the European universities (1686–1690) the ring should be from the late 1680s. Since the very same signet ring was used to signify a document from March 18th 1697 - the latest document signed by Fritzberg we could find -, it was probably lost sometime after spring 1697. How exactly it was lost remains a mystery but following the similar patterns elsewhere, it seems plausible to think that it was discarded on the present find spot with the muck coming from the latrine in the manor complex.
Title in English: "On late medieval and early Modern belt hooks in Estonia" Between Spring 2018 a... more Title in English: "On late medieval and early Modern belt hooks in Estonia" Between Spring 2018 and early 2019 a large-scale salvage excavation of a late medieval landfill in the Kalamaja suburb of Tallinn unearthed an extraordinary collection of finds. Among other things, plenty of dress accessories were found, including items that are rather rare in the Estonian archaeological record. The present paper focuses on one of these groups, specifically belt hooks, items that have not previously been dealt with in local specialist literature.
A short paper in a popular archaeology magazine on a metal detector find of a miniature Wild Man ... more A short paper in a popular archaeology magazine on a metal detector find of a miniature Wild Man and related images on other late medieval/early modern period artefacts in Estonia.
An overview of the 16th-century hoard (tpq ca. 1570) found in Virumaa, northern Estonia in late 2... more An overview of the 16th-century hoard (tpq ca. 1570) found in Virumaa, northern Estonia in late 2021.
Published in: "Archaeological Fieldwork in Estonia" (volume 2021, published 2022). An annual over... more Published in: "Archaeological Fieldwork in Estonia" (volume 2021, published 2022). An annual overview of archaeological fieldwork in Estonia with comprehensive information on statistics, type of sites and most important results. The previous volumes of the journal are available here: http://www.arheoloogia.ee/kirjandus/arheoloogilised-valitood-eestis/
Starting from the 13th century at the latest, the textiles meant for long-distance trade were mar... more Starting from the 13th century at the latest, the textiles meant for long-distance trade were marked with leaden seals indicating the site of production, quality of the cloth, distributing merchant, etc. Whereas the initial product-woven cloth-normally does not allow to pinpoint the exact place of production or has not survived at all, these small artefacts are well-suited to reconstruct, among other things, the late medieval and early modern trade connections and consumption patterns. However, whilst the archaeological study of cloth seals began in western Europe already more than 40 years ago, there are still numerous items and even groups of seals that are until today either unidentified or have not been handled at all. The present paper discusses one distinctive category of leaden cloth seals that were recently ascertained as quality marks of the well-known medieval and early modern Flemish textile production centre Comines (Dutch: Komen). Alongside the finds, we also give an in-depth overview of the historical background of Comines' cloth production and trade during the 14th and 15th centuries. As of 2022, only eleven cloth seals of Comines are known to the authors but publishing this corpus will help to change the situation in the future. As the collected data shows, these finds can be expected from both rural and urban sites.
Present-day Estonia was incorporated into the Christian world in the early 13th century. This eve... more Present-day Estonia was incorporated into the Christian world in the early 13th century. This event brought dramatic changes to both its society and landscape, including the establishment of the first towns that soon played an important role in the emerging Hanseatic network, mediating trade between the West and East. These political and cultural changes are also reflected in the influences that reached Estonian towns, with the migration of craftspeople from German-speaking areas and Scandinavia; in particular, these innovations occurred in non-ferrous casting technology. The most important changes included the introduction of refractory crucibles, massive melting furnaces and more complex stone-casting moulds. Residue analysis showed evidence of highly specialised metalworking taking place. The large sample size revealed some unusual alloys, which are explained either by craftspeople's experimentation or by the reuse of scrap metal. By looking at the different crucible types and mould fragments, we are able to demonstrate how the mobile craftspeople were the carriers of both casting tools and knowledge inside the Hanseatic world.
In 2015-2016, a site of former Cistercian grange was studied in Kolga, northern Estonia. Presentl... more In 2015-2016, a site of former Cistercian grange was studied in Kolga, northern Estonia. Presently neither standing buildings nor remains above the ground indicating towards medieval activities are visible, and up to now the grange has been located only vaguely through the written sources and one 17th century engraving. The previous attempts to locate the medieval buildings have been either unsuccessful (1998) or left unpublished (1986), and thus the recent study is the first one to finally verify the location of grange. The fieldwork of 2015-2016 helped to locate the area and few medieval walls but majority of the unearthed evidence is connected with the activites at the early modern period manor of Kolga, built on the site of former monastic grange.
Along most of the European littoral, oysters were appreciated as a wholesome and palatable food f... more Along most of the European littoral, oysters were appreciated as a wholesome and palatable food from the Stone Age onwards, yet were transported much further from their natural habitats when long-distance trade in marine foodstuffs began in medieval times. The brackish waters of the Baltic Sea are not considered a suitable environment for this mollusc, and therefore all archaeological oyster shell finds are the result of import to the eastern Baltic. In this study, over 1000 shells found in different medieval and early modern archaeological contexts in Estonia were analysed, and the obtained data recorded in a data repository. Some conclusions are set out, based on shell size and shape, and breakage traces, but more detailed taphonomic studies are left for the future. This study identifies the earliest imports of oysters recorded by archaeological material and written sources. Both show records not much earlier than the 16th century AD. Although no information is preserved about the exact origin of oysters imported to Estonia, the oyster beds most probably exploited are those in the central eastern North Sea, i.e., the Wadden Sea.
The Origins of Tallinn (Reval): a revised version of the paper published in 2016 (Origines Revali... more The Origins of Tallinn (Reval): a revised version of the paper published in 2016 (Origines Revaliae, see https://www.academia.edu/31459781/Origines_Revaliae_Die_ersten_hundert_Jahre), with additional and previously unpublished statistical information on 13th-century pottery finds (Table 1; Fig. 2).
Published in: "Archaeological Fieldwork in Estonia" (volume 2020, published 2021). An annual over... more Published in: "Archaeological Fieldwork in Estonia" (volume 2020, published 2021). An annual overview of archaeological fieldwork in Estonia with a comprehensive information on statistics, type of sites and most important results. The previous volumes of the journal are available from here: http://www.arheoloogia.ee/kirjandus/arheoloogilised-valitood-eestis/
The fourth meeting of the Baltic and North Atlantic Pottery Research Group (BNPG) will take place... more The fourth meeting of the Baltic and North Atlantic Pottery Research Group (BNPG) will take place in Bergen on 7-8 April 2022. Like in the previous meetings, we decided that we will not set a specific topic, so all contributions from people dealing with pottery from the northern Europe that would fit into medieval and later periods are welcomed. We encourage everybody interested in the topic to send their abstract of no more than 250 words by 17.11.2021 to bnpg@bnpg.eu and for registration of participation by 15.01.2022 to the same address. For additional information please contact torbjorn.brorsson@ceramicstudies.se
The Baltic and North Atlantic Pottery Research Group (BNPG) is a group of archaeologists, histori... more The Baltic and North Atlantic Pottery Research Group (BNPG) is a group of archaeologists, historians, art historians and such alike with a passion for medieval and post-medieval pottery produced and traded within Northern Europe. It arose in 2016 with the aim to bring together specialists from different regions to meet and exchange knowledge.
Following the very successful first meeting of the Group in Stockholm back in 2016, we decided to meet again in two years in Estonia. Hereby we announce that the second meeting will take place in Tallinn on 12–13 April 2018. As last time, we decided that we will not need a more specific topic to address, so all contributions from people dealing with pottery from the Nordic region that would fit into medieval and later periods are very welcome.
An overview of medieval and later imported pottery found from the towns and urban centres in West... more An overview of medieval and later imported pottery found from the towns and urban centres in West Estonia. The first half of the book gives the background information to pottery regions and introduction to the wares/types, the latter half compares the pottery consumption in different places. The uploaded file is an excerpt, hard copy still available, just contact with me.
"Lood ja leiud Tallinna algusest" (The Beginnings of Tallinn: Finds and Stories). Tallinn 2020, 2... more "Lood ja leiud Tallinna algusest" (The Beginnings of Tallinn: Finds and Stories). Tallinn 2020, 264 pages. A collection of short essays on the 13th-century material culture of the Hanseatic town Tallinn based on the archaeological finds collected from the last 50+ years of fieldwork in- and outside of the town wall.
A general overview of smoking and tobacco pipes between 17th and 19th centuries in Estonia with t... more A general overview of smoking and tobacco pipes between 17th and 19th centuries in Estonia with the focus on the collection of Estonian National Museum. Parallel text in Estonian and English. // Pallo, S. & Russow, E. Piiburaamat / Book of Pipes. Tallinn, 2008.
The Baltic and North Atlantic Pottery Research Group (BNPG) is a group of archaeologists, histori... more The Baltic and North Atlantic Pottery Research Group (BNPG) is a group of archaeologists, historians, art historians and such alike with a passion for medieval and post-medieval pottery produced and traded within Northern Europe. It arose in 2016 with the aim of bringing together specialists from different regions to meet and exchange knowledge. Until now, we have had two successful conferences and are looking forward for our next meeting in Stralsund, 2-3 April 2020. The attendance is open for all who have interest towards historical pottery research.
Contact between the relatively two distant regions – the Mediterranean and northern Europe – stre... more Contact between the relatively two distant regions – the Mediterranean and northern Europe – stretches back to later prehistory (e.g. the amber trade) and Antiquity. Well known is the incorporation of Britannia into the Roman Empire, as is the archaeologically well-documented interaction between Romans and the northern barbarians. The same cannot be said about the late medieval and early modern periods. Although there are some specialist studies on the distribution of Italian and Iberian pottery, less has been published on other kinds of information, such as the archaeological evidence for pilgrimages, the trade in foodstuffs, textiles and raw materials, to name a few aspects of the multifaceted connection between southern and northern Europe. Yet there is a considerable amount of new archaeological data, collected in the last two or three decades of extensive rescue archaeological research around the North and Baltic seas that can illuminate how complex were the links those living in the North and the Mediterranean.
This session welcomes contributions that discuss the archaeological evidence of Mediterranean material culture in medieval and early modern northern Europe. Our main aim is to consider the impact it had on the communities living around the North and Baltic seas: how extensive is the artefactual and ecofactual evidence collected from urban or rural sites, how well were " all things Mediterranean " socially distributed, what might be the reasons behind their use and how may they have influenced local societies?
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In July 2022, the National Heritage Board of Estonia received a gold signet ring found a few days earlier from the fields close to the former Vesneri manor complex. It turned out that the licenced hobby searcher had discovered an interesting Early Modern period artefact that by the preliminary estimation could be dated to the 17th century. The following analysis was able to elaborate on the dating as well as identify the former owner of the signet ring. Based on the coat of arms depicted on the ring we found out that the ring once belonged to Johan Fritzberg, active in the 1680s and 1690s. His father Andreas Fritzberg Sr. had come to Estonia in the 1640s to study at the University of Tartu, later on, he was a higher official of the municipality of Tartu. Andreas Fritzberg Sr. bought Vesneri manor in September 1673, and the place remained in the hands of the family until the mid-18th century.
The closer study of the signet ring and the biography of the owner gives us also a relatively narrow period when the ring was made and lost. Assuming that the ring was made after Johan Fritzberg left Lyceum in Riga and started his academic pilgrimage in the European universities (1686–1690) the ring should be from the late 1680s. Since the very same signet ring was used to signify a document from March 18th 1697 - the latest document signed by Fritzberg we could find -, it was probably lost sometime after spring 1697. How exactly it was lost remains a mystery but following the similar patterns elsewhere, it seems plausible to think that it was discarded on the present find spot with the muck coming from the latrine in the manor complex.
In July 2022, the National Heritage Board of Estonia received a gold signet ring found a few days earlier from the fields close to the former Vesneri manor complex. It turned out that the licenced hobby searcher had discovered an interesting Early Modern period artefact that by the preliminary estimation could be dated to the 17th century. The following analysis was able to elaborate on the dating as well as identify the former owner of the signet ring. Based on the coat of arms depicted on the ring we found out that the ring once belonged to Johan Fritzberg, active in the 1680s and 1690s. His father Andreas Fritzberg Sr. had come to Estonia in the 1640s to study at the University of Tartu, later on, he was a higher official of the municipality of Tartu. Andreas Fritzberg Sr. bought Vesneri manor in September 1673, and the place remained in the hands of the family until the mid-18th century.
The closer study of the signet ring and the biography of the owner gives us also a relatively narrow period when the ring was made and lost. Assuming that the ring was made after Johan Fritzberg left Lyceum in Riga and started his academic pilgrimage in the European universities (1686–1690) the ring should be from the late 1680s. Since the very same signet ring was used to signify a document from March 18th 1697 - the latest document signed by Fritzberg we could find -, it was probably lost sometime after spring 1697. How exactly it was lost remains a mystery but following the similar patterns elsewhere, it seems plausible to think that it was discarded on the present find spot with the muck coming from the latrine in the manor complex.
We encourage everybody interested in the topic to send their abstract of no more than 250 words by 17.11.2021 to bnpg@bnpg.eu and for registration of participation by 15.01.2022 to the same address. For additional information please contact torbjorn.brorsson@ceramicstudies.se
Following the very successful first meeting of the Group in Stockholm back in 2016, we decided to meet again in two years in Estonia. Hereby we announce that the second meeting will take place in Tallinn on 12–13 April 2018. As last time, we decided that we will not need a more specific topic to address, so all contributions from people dealing with pottery from the Nordic region that would fit into medieval and later periods are very welcome.
The attendance is open for all who have interest towards historical pottery research.
This session welcomes contributions that discuss the archaeological evidence of Mediterranean material culture in medieval and early modern northern Europe. Our main aim is to consider the impact it had on the communities living around the North and Baltic seas: how extensive is the artefactual and ecofactual evidence collected from urban or rural sites, how well were " all things Mediterranean " socially distributed, what might be the reasons behind their use and how may they have influenced local societies?
For additional questions and queries please contact with Erki Russow – Erki.Russow@tlu.ee
For the abstract submission, please visit https://eaa.klinkhamergroup.com/eaa2018/ (until 15.02.2018)