Activity: Talk and presentation › Professional or public presentation › Professional
Description
This lecture presents a short introduction of my PhD research into Early Medieval exchange in Frisia. The emphasis of my research is on the distribution of imported pottery in the Dutch provinces of Friesland and Groningen. Unfortunately, much is still unknown about the extent and character of the Early Medieval exchange systems in this area. Previous research into this subject was mainly focused on metal artefacts and overly influenced by historical sources. This casts doubt as to whether these sources are sufficient and representative of Early Medieval exchange. Therefore, a series of field walking campaigns of terp sites (raised dwelling mounds on the salt marshes in the coastal area) will be initiated that will help chart diachronic variation in frequencies of imported pottery, in order to better understand supra-regional contacts and exchange.