Friday 6th June
SESSION 3 (continued)
| 08.45 | Coffee |
| 09.15 | Recreating urban landscapes: making 150 years of excavations in Randers and Odense come to life Thomas Guntzelnick Poulsen, Museum Østjylland & Kirstine Haase, Museum Odense |
| 09.35 | Big picture archaeology: resynthesizing town plans and archaeological results Adam Hultberg, Upplandsmuseet |
| 9.55 | Excavating excavations – part two. Research on unpublished excavations in Ribe Michael Alrø Jensen, Museum Vest |
| 10.15 | COFFEE |
SESSION 4: Medieval urban life and the urban ecosystem
Moderators: Hanna Dahlström, Sydsvensk Arkeologi & Kirstine Haase, Museum Odense
The final session addresses the dynamics of medieval urban life and the city as an ecosystem seen through the lens of archaeological materials. The papers explore various aspects of medieval urban life: environmental conditions, the impact of seasonal changes, the role of local and non-local ecosystems, and the interplay between urban development and natural resources. They also delve into how medieval townspeople responded to environmental challenges, including managing odours and reusing and repurposing materials. The focus on towns and cities as ecosystems highlights the ways in which humans create, maintain, and transform urban life in an ongoing interaction with each other, as well as with their environment and resources from either local, regional, or long-distance sources.
| 10.40 | Introduction |
| 10.45 | Keynote: Integrating Scientific Analyses in Bioarchaeology: Unveiling Social Aspects of Medieval Urban Life and Death Anna Kjellström, Stockholm University |
| 11.15 | The enigmatic nature of smell: How did individuals in the Middle Ages respond to olfactory stimuli, and how was smell interpreted and explicated? Axel Christophersen, NTNU University Museum, Trondheim |
| 11.35 | Indicator species of the urban ecosystem from a zooarchaeological perspective Stella Macheridis, Sydsvensk Arkeologi & Lund University, Hanna Dahlström, Sydsvensk Arkeologi & Johan K Jensen, Lund University |
| 11.55 | Recurring Spaces in Urban Landscapes: Examining Oslo’s Frozen Harbour Kristine Ødeby Haugan, Museum of Cultural History, University of Oslo |
| 12.15 | An Urban Multi-craft Centre in Medieval Oslo Astrid Kristine Tvedte Kristoffersen, Museum of Cultural History, University of Oslo |
| 12.35 | LUNCH |
| 13.35 | Until the last shred: Reuse and repurposing material culture, everyday practice and the urban ecosystem Gitte Hansen, University Museum, Bergen |
| 13.55 | Timber production for the construction of stave churches and secular buildings in Lund during the 11th century Gunilla Gardelin, Kulturen in Lund |
| 14.15 | A Stratigraphic Almanac for the 14th Century: Human Activity and Ecology at Kongsbrygga, Oslo Håvard Hegdal, The Norwegian Institute for Cultural Heritage Research (NIKU) |
| 14.35 | Producing, processing and consuming food and foodstuffs in medieval and late-medieval Trondheim Paula U. Sandvik, University of Stavanger & Anna H. Petersén, The Norwegian Institute for Cultural Heritage Research (NIKU) |
| 14.55 | Drinking, cooking and working in Borgund (Sunnmøre): The application of legacy data from an open-plan excavation to illuminate a medieval town’s lifestyle Mathias Blobel, University Museum, Bergen |
| 15.15 | Conference conclusion and information |
| 15.30 | End of conference |