The fourth annual Islamic Archaeology day hosted by SOAS and UCL will be held in at the UCL Institute of Archaeology on Saturday 3rd February, 11-6pm. The workshop presents papers on the latest archaeological research across the Islamic world and is followed by a drinks reception.
Programme
Session 1 (Chair: Hugh Kennedy)
11:00 Welcome & Introduction
Corisande Fenwick, Hugh Kennedy, Tim Williams
11:15 Sicily in Transition: Assessing Islamic impact on early medieval Sicilians
Martin Carver (University of York) and Alessandra Molinari (Tor Vergata)
11:40 Archaeology of Early Islamic Basra
Andrew Petersen (Trinity St David) and Alistair Northedge (Sorbonne)
12:05 Urban Evolution in the Oasis of Bukhara
Rocco Rante
12:30 Buddhism and Mosques in the Indian Ocean. Islamic Archaeology in the Maldives
Stephane Pradines (Aga Khan)
1:00 Lunch (provided)
Session 2 – (Chair: Tim Williams)
2:00 The glass walls of Samarra: 9th-century Abbasid glass production
Nadine Schibille (CNRS –Orléans) and Andrew Meeks (British Museum)
2:25 Persian crucible steel: treaties and crucibles
Rahil Alipour (UCL)
2:50 Reconstruction and analysis of hard-stone vessels manufacturing techniques in Early Islamic and Mughal workshops
Elise Morero (Oxford)
3:15 Exploring agriculture and diet in Islamic and later medieval Aragon (north-east Spain): new archaeobotanical research
Edward Treasure, (Durham)
3:45 Tea break
Session 3 – (Chair: Corisande Fenwick)
4:15 Islamic and Christian diet in Medieval Portugal: an isotopic contribution to the study of social inequality
Alice Toso (York)
4:40 Maritimity, Islamisation, and Swahilification on Zanzibar
Tom Fitton (York)
5:05 Historical Archaeology at Fuwairit, a coastal site in Qatar
Rob Carter (UCL-Qatar)
5:30 Rescuing the Architectural Heritage of the Mamluks in Cairo
Omniya Abdel Barr (Egyptian Heritage Rescue Foundation)
6-7pm Reception in SCR
7 :15pm Dinner (for those who have pre-booked) at a local restaurant
Registration
online at https://www.eventbrite.co.u
There is an early-bird registration fee of £12 (£6 for students – limited to 30) for those who register before January 12th; registration after the 12th is £18 (£10 for students) so we encourage you to register as soon as possible! Registration will cover a sandwich lunch, refreshments and a wine reception.
Organisers: Corisande Fenwick (UCL), Hugh Kennedy (SOAS), Tim Williams (UCL)