Nesat XV

The gate to the Main Campus of the University of Warsaw (© University of Warsaw)

It is our pleasure to announce the Call for Papers for the NESAT XV Conference which will be held at the University of Warsaw, Poland, from 22nd to 24th May 2024.

Following the tradition of previous NESAT Conference editions, the NESAT XV Conference in Warsaw will focus on the study of archaeological textiles in Northern and Central Europe, spanning from the Neolithic to historical periods. We invite submissions that explore textile discoveries within their broader contexts, including technical, social, cultural aspects and meanings, as well as various facets of textile production and economy. Additionally, we encourage papers that discuss research methodologies and methods, and theories related to textiles.

Proposals for 20-minute oral presentations should include an abstract in English, with a maximum length of 350 words, as well as the presenter’s personal details (title/degree, name, affiliation, email address, and, if available, ORCID ID number). We can accommodate a maximum of 48 oral papers over the course of the three-day proceedings.

Furthermore, there will be a poster session featuring a maximum of 32 posters. If you opt for a poster presentation, please submit an abstract of up to 200 words. The NESAT Scientific Committee reserves the right to suggest a change in the type of presentation based on the submitted proposal.

The deadline for submitting proposals for both oral presentations and posters is 31st October 2023. Please send your submissions to: nesat15warsaw@uw.edu.pl.

The Organising Committee:
Agata Ulanowska
Marcin Wagner
Magdalena Woźniak
Marta Żuchowska
Katarzyna Żebrowska

For the last three editions of the NESAT conferences, see: NESAT XII Hallstatt 2014 (with a history of NESAT conferences); NESAT XIII Liberec 2017; NESAT XIV Finland (online) 2021.

NESAT XV Conference Book of Abstracts and Programme (click for the PDF)

For the excursions plan, please see below

Wednesday, 22nd May 2024
9.00-9.30	Registration
Opening of the NESAT XV conference in Warsaw – NESAT’s longue durée
9.30-9.50	Welcome from the organisers and the authorities of the Faculty of Archaeology and University of Warsaw
9.50-10.10	Jerzy Maik (Polish Academy of Sciences)	Textile production in Central Europe: a longue durée perspective from medieval to modern era
10.10-10.30	Frances Pritchard (University of Manchester)	A Romano-British pile rug excavated in London
Discussion 10:30-10:50
Coffee break 10:50-11:10
Focus on early textiles: crafting and consumption
11.10-11.30	Johanna Banck-Burgess (Landesamt für Denkmalpflege im Regierungspräsidium Stuttgart)	Technical textiles in focus: “no textiles – no fish”
11:30-11:50	Jenni A. Suomela (University of Helsinki), Mia Lempiäinen-Avci (University of Turku) and Satu Koivisto (University of Turku / University of Helsinki)	Skilful artisans of the Stone Age – crafting tree bast fishing nets
11.50-12.10	Aldona Kurzawska (Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań), Iwona Sobkowiak-Tabaka (Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań), Ewelina Miśta-Jakubowska (Jagiellonian University, Cracow) and Małgorzata Mrozek-Wysocka (Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań)	Textile mineralization by calcium carbonate: a case study from Neolithic and Early Bronze Age graves in Poland
12.10-12.30	Cristina Ambrosioni (University of Padua), Maria Elena Bertoli (University of Glasgow), Susanna Harris (University of Glasgow) and Margarita Gleba (University of Padua)	Flax fibre processing during prehistory: experimental and archaeological evidence of semi-processed products and debris
Discussion 12:30-12:50
Lunch 12:50-14:30
Bringing to life Bronze and Iron Ages textiles and tools
14.30-14.50	Ulla Mannering (National Museum of Denmark) and Ida Demant (Land of Legends)	Bringing the Egtved girl to live
14.50-15.10	Karina Grömer (Natural History Museum Vienna) and Kayleigh Saunderson (University of Vienna)	Late Bronze Age gold threads and their implication on our understanding of textile technology in Central Europe
15.10-15.30	Joanna Słomska-Bolonek (Polish Academy of Sciences)	Can the graves of weavers be recognised? An attempt to interpret burials with loom weights
15:30-15:50	Ronja Lau (Ruhr-Universität-Bochum)	50 shades of blue. The textile archaeological analyses of the finds from the Iron Age salt mine Dürrnberg – an overview of the project’s goals, methods and work status
Discussion 15:50-16:10
Coffee break 16:10-16:30
From the Roman and to the Viking era: new projects, new approaches
16.30-16.50	Francesca Coletti (University of Rome La Sapienza) and Margarita Gleba (University of Padua)	From local to global: archaeology, archaeometry, and digitalisation of Roman textiles from Pompeii to the Roman Empire (ADigTex)
16.50-17.10	Laure Meunier (University of Grenoble Alpes)	On the trail of Roman utility fabrics
17.10-17.30	Magdalena Przymorska-Sztuczka (Archaeological Museum in Biskupin)	Textile tools of the Wielbark culture: a case study from cemeteries in Czarnówko, Lubowidz and Wilkowo, Lębork district
17.30-17.50	Charlotte Rimstad (National Museum of Denmark) and Eva Andersson Strand (University of Copenhagen)	Viking Age textiles in the TRiVAL project
Discussion 17:50-18:10

Thursday, 23rd May 2024
Draped in meaning: new interpretations of messages interwoven in textiles
9.10-9.30	Georgia Gould (University College London)	Interwoven art of the Migration Period: tablet-woven textiles as portable decoration in Norway
9.30-9.50	Annika Larsson (TexArk) and Mohamed Guennoun (TexArk)	Investigation of two tablet-woven bands in Norway. Snartemo V and the Helgaland bog
9.50-10.10	Marie Wallenberg (Independent researcher)	A rare tablet weaving technique from Viking Age Valsgärde, Sweden
10.10-10.30	Jenni Sahramaa (University of Helsinki) and Mervi Pasanen (Independent researcher)	Costume reconstruction of the dress from Hollola Kirkkailanmäki grave 4
Discussion 10:30-10:50
Coffee break 10:50-11:10
Weaving brilliance: metal threads and elite fabrics
11.10-11.30	Aldona Kurzawska (Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań), Andrzej Michałowski (Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań) and Iwona Sobkowiak-Tabaka (Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań)	Metal ornaments and mineralized textiles: uncovering dress and identity in the 2nd/3rd century burial from Mirosław, Poland
11:30-11:50	Alexandra Makin (University of Glasgow)	An experimental embroidery project: exploring how and why an unusual gold thread found in the Galloway Hoard was made and used
11.50-12.10	Katrin Kania (Pallia) and Tracy Niepold (Bavarian Office of Conservation of Historical Monuments, Memmelsdorf)	Give me bling, but cheap! Reconstruction of the process for making membrane gold or silver threads
12.10-12.30	Olga Antowska-Gorączniak (Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań), Aldona Kurzawska (Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań) and Iwona Sobkowiak-Tabaka (Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań)	In search of elite silk fabrics: investigating Early Medieval golden threads from Poznań’s stronghold
Discussion 12:30-12:50
Lunch 12:50-14:30
A world of fabrics: textiles across Medieval Europe and beyond
14.30-14.50	Susanna Harris (University of Glasgow), Mary Davis (National Museums Scotland), Alexandra Makin (University of Glasgow), Adrian Maldonado (National Museums Scotland) and Martin Goldberg (National Museums Scotland)	Textiles in hoards; insights from the Galloway Hoard, Scotland, 900 CE
14.50-15.10	Emeline Retournard (University of Clermont-Auvergne)	Underwear and silk for a 10th century priest: textiles from the supposed tomb of Odalric, archbishop of Reims (Marne, France)
15.10-15.30	Kayleigh Saunderson (University of Vienna)	Plain and simple? Textiles of the Early Medieval Avar period
15.30-15.50	Tetiana Krupa (A. Margulan Pavlodar Pedagogical University)	Research of golden threads of Ukraine and Kazakhstan: comparative analysis
Discussion 15:50-16:10
Coffee break 16:10-16:30
Analytical techniques and experimental approaches to conservation and dyes in the spotlight
16.30-16.50	Alice Burkhardt (Bavarian Office for the Conservation of Historical Monuments, Memmelsdorf), Barbara Dittrich (DWI – Leibniz Institute for Interactive Materials), Andrea Fischer (State Academy of Art and Design, Stuttgart) and Christoph Krekel (State Academy of Art and Design, Stuttgart)	Iron-induced degradation of keratin fibres: a preliminary study on archaeological woollen textiles including a first conservation experiment using phytates
16.50-17.10	Ulla Moilanen (University of Turku), Krista Wright (University of Helsinki) and Ina Vanden Berghe (Royal Institute for Cultural Heritage, Brussels)	Tampere Vilusenharju textiles from 10th–12th centuries AD Finland
17.10-17.30	Katarzyna Stasinska (AOC Archaeology Group)	Dyeing of vegetable fibres from the early Medieval period in the Northern Europe – an experimental approach
17.30-17.50	Jane Anne Malcolm-Davies (University of Copenhagen) and Paula Nabais (NOVA School of Science and Technology, Lisbon)	Scarlatto, carmine and rossi: investigating red dyes in early modern knitted caps
Discussion 17:50-18:10

Friday, 24th May 2024
All enveloping: textiles, tools and accessories from graves, towns and underwater
9.10-9.30	Ina Schneebauer-Meißner (Bavarian State Archaeological Collection)	Textiles and other organic materials from selected male graves from the Baiuvarian linear cemetery at Petting (county of Traunstein)
9.30-9.50	Małgorzata Grupa (Nicolaus Copernicus University, Torun) and Dawid Grupa (Nicolaus Copernicus University, Torun)	Medieval and modern wooden weaving tools from archaeological excavations in the Old Town of Elbląg – Bednarska XXXII.
9.50-10.10	Riina Rammo (University of Tartu)	Clothing as a sign of sexuality in medieval Southern Estonia: a semiotic study of an accessory
10.10-10.30	Anna Silwerulv (Vasa Museum, Stockholm)	Sewn wedge caps on board Vasa 1628
Discussion 10:30-10:50
Coffee break 10:50-11:10
Special considerations for studying funerary textiles and liturgical vestments: ethics, limitations and prospects
11.10-11.30	Sanna Lipkin (University of Oulu / University of Turku) and Liisa Seppänen (University of Helsinki / University of Turku)	Research ethics and funerary attire from Turku Cathedral (Finland)
11:30-11:50	Rebeka Nagy (Museum of Applied Arts, Budapest), Réka Semsey (Museum of Applied Arts, Budapest) and Ildikó Katalin Pap (Diocese of Szombathely)	Supplements to the research of the Hungarian liturgical vestments from the 15th century on the ground of a recently unearthed chasuble
11:50-12:10	Maria Cybulska (Łódź University of Technology) and Anna Drążkowska (Nicolaus Copernicus University, Toruń)	Exploring the Royal Burials. Problems, limitations and scientific potential based on research on textiles from the burials of the Polish king Sigismund III Vasa and his wife Constance
12.10-12.30	Beatrix Nutz (Independent researcher)	Wrapped in Love – The angel babies of Sogn Gion, Switzerland
Discussion 12:30-12:50
Lunch 12:50-14:30
Old finds – new perspectives and methods
14.30-14.50	Isabella Żołędziowska (University of Warsaw)	Textiles from the old Prussian cemetery in Równina Dolna, pow. Kętrzyński, Poland – a new perspective on old findings
14.50-15.10	Karolina Pallin (TexArk)	Digital fabrics. The use of 3D software to analyse and interpret archaeological dress finds
15.10-15.30	Tracy Niepold (Bavarian Office of Conservation of Historical Monuments, Memmelsdorf) and Helmut Voß (Bavarian Office for the Conservation of Historical Monuments, Memmelsdorf)	Linen, fur and silk: excavation, documentation and investigation of textile and other organic remains preserved in an early medieval child’s tomb
15:30-15:50	Kelvin Wilson (archaeological illustrator, independent researcher, author)	Out of the dark: light dress in the Neolithic
Final Discussion 15.50-16.15
Coffee break 16.15-16.30
16.30-17.30	Poster session
19:30-24:00	Conference party in the Columned Hall of the University of Warsaw

Please note that all participants of NESAT and EuroWeb concluding conference are offered  free entrance to the National Museum in Warsaw between 20th-25th May 2024. Simply present your conference badge at the Ticket Desk for admission.

Free guided tours to the Central Campus of University are available on 21st and 23rd May at 18:30 hour. Meeting point: in front of the Old Library Building. You are also welcome to pay a free visit the University of Warsaw Museum!

Programme of Excursions on 25th May 2024 (registration details will follow soon, please check the page for possible updates)

1. The National Museum in Warsaw: Faras Gallery, Gallery of Ancient Art, Gallery of Polish Design
   Meeting point: 10:00 hour – Entrance Hall to the Museum. Max. no. of participants: 30 persons.
2. The Linen Museum in Żyrardów and the Central Museum of Textiles in Łódź
   Meeting point: 9:00 hour – Central Campus of the University of Warsaw. Max. no. of participants: 45 persons.
3. The Royal Castle in Warsaw
   Meeting Point: 14:30 hour – the inner courtyard. Max. no. of participants: 30 persons.

Deadline for submitting proposals:	October 31st, 2023
Approval of proposals:	November 30st, 2023
Registration opens:	November 30st, 2023
Deadline for registration and payment:	February 29th, 2024
Publication of programme and the Book of Abstracts:	March 15th, 2024
Deadline for submission of contributions for the NESAT XV volume:	October 15th, 2024

Please mark these dates in your calendar to ensure timely submission of proposals, registration, and contribution submissions!

 

The registration fee is €100, payable to:

Faculty of Archaeology, University of Warsaw, Krakowskie Przedmieście 26/28, 00-927 Warsaw, Poland, bank account with IBAN: PL93 1160 2202 0000 0005 7085 9941; Millennium Bank; BIC/SWIFT: BIGBPLPW.

Please provide your NAME and SURNAME, as well as “NESAT XV Warsaw,” in the payment order.
The fee covers the conference packet, including the Book of Abstracts, free admission to all scientific events, and refreshments during coffee breaks.

The conference party is scheduled for May 24th, 2024, in the historical Column Hall in the Faculty of History, Central University Campus, Krakowskie Przedmieście 26/28. The price for the party is €20.

The building of the Old University Library (© University of Warsaw)

The NESAT XV Conference will be held in Warsaw on 22–24 May 2024 at the historical building of the Old University Library, located at the Central Campus of the University of Warsaw, Krakowskie Przedmieście 26/28 Street.

The Old University Library, located at the heart of Warsaw’s main Campus of the University of Warsaw, is a historic structure built in the late 19th century. Designed in the neoclassicist style, it was created by renowned architects Antoni Jabłoński-Jasieńczyk and Stefan Szyller. Adorning the front wall of the building are numerous sculptures, all depicting the theme of knowledge, wisdom, and education. Positioned on either side of the entrance are statues of Demosthenes and Sophocles. The back wall showcases busts of prominent ancient writers, philosophers, and scholars, including Homer, Socrates, Kato, Hippocrates, and Aesop. Crowning the front wall is a sculpture featuring three muses.
Originally intended as the primary location for the university library, the building incorporated specific architectural solutions to accommodate extensive collections. Notably, fire-resistant steel frames were implemented throughout the seven-story warehouse section.
As the 20th century progressed, the library’s storage space became insufficient and gradually filled up. During the communist era, the building fell into disrepair and deteriorated. In the early 21st century, a new building was constructed to the east of the Main Campus, serving as the new home for the library collection between 2003 and 2005. The Old University Library building has since been restored and its interior completely rebuilt and modernised, while retaining some of the original decor in the front section.

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