Power and place in Later Roman and early medieval Europe: interdisciplinary perspectives on governance and civil organization*

Power and place in Later Roman and early medieval Europe: interdisciplinary perspectives on governance and civil organization* *UCL Institute of Archaeology, London. 10-12 November 2011* This conference will explore the background, origins, development and practice of later Roman and early medieval social and political institutions from a European comparative perspective. It will address questions of political participation, governance, and authority from the 3rd to the 11th centuries in England, Europe and the western Mediterranean, focussing especially on the chronology and landscape setting of political practices. In particular, the conference will explore continuities, contrasts and parallels between governance and civil organization in Roman and post-Roman contexts. Confirmed speakers include: Isabel Alfonso; John Baker; Keith Briggs; Stuart Brookes; Alexandra Chavaria; Adriana Ciesielska; Wendy Davies; Christine Delaplace; Stephen Driscoll; Werner Eck; Julio Escalona; Caroline Goodson; Helena Hamerow; John Hudson; Frode Iverson; Lars Jorgenson; Marie Ødegaard; Sue Oosthuizen; Levi Roach; Chris Scull; Heiki Valk The full programme can be viewed here: http://www.ucl.ac.uk/archaeology/research/projects/assembly/ConferenceProgramme There will also be a free public lecture on the topic of "Beheading, drowning and hanging: the archaeology of judicial killing in Anglo-Saxon England", given by Prof Andrew Reynolds, in the Cruciform Lecture Theatre, UCL, on the evening of 11 Nov 2011. Posters are invited which address the following themes: · The development and chronology of civil organization and authority in Europe from the 3rd to the 11th centuries AD. · Places, political landscapes and human experience. · Identifying and Defining Political Landscapes: methods and problems. If you would like to present a poster, please provide a brief outline (200 words) to s.brookes@ucl.ac.uk, or send you poster by 1 Oct 2011 to Dr Stuart Brookes, UCL Institute of Archaeology, 31-4 Gordon Square, London, WC1H 0PY Attendance costs £95 (£50 concessions) which includes tea, coffee and lunch for three days; day rate £40 (£20). Further details, as well as registration forms, can be found on the conference website: http://www.ucl.ac.uk/archaeology/research/projects/assembly/events Any enquiries can be sent to s.brookes@ucl.ac.uk. *UCL Institute of Archaeology, London. 10-12 November 2011* This conference will explore the background, origins, development and practice of later Roman and early medieval social and political institutions from a European comparative perspective. It will address questions of political participation, governance, and authority from the 3rd to the 11th centuries in England, Europe and the western Mediterranean, focussing especially on the chronology and landscape setting of political practices. In particular, the conference will explore continuities, contrasts and parallels between governance and civil organization in Roman and post-Roman contexts. Confirmed speakers include: Isabel Alfonso; John Baker; Keith Briggs; Stuart Brookes; Alexandra Chavaria; Adriana Ciesielska; Wendy Davies; Christine Delaplace; Stephen Driscoll; Werner Eck; Julio Escalona; Caroline Goodson; Helena Hamerow; John Hudson; Frode Iverson; Lars Jorgenson; Marie Ødegaard; Sue Oosthuizen; Levi Roach; Chris Scull; Heiki Valk The full programme can be viewed here: http://www.ucl.ac.uk/archaeology/research/projects/assembly/ConferenceProgramme There will also be a free public lecture on the topic of "Beheading, drowning and hanging: the archaeology of judicial killing in Anglo-Saxon England", given by Prof Andrew Reynolds, in the Cruciform Lecture Theatre, UCL, on the evening of 11 Nov 2011. Posters are invited which address the following themes: · The development and chronology of civil organization and authority in Europe from the 3rd to the 11th centuries AD. · Places, political landscapes and human experience. · Identifying and Defining Political Landscapes: methods and problems. If you would like to present a poster, please provide a brief outline (200 words) to s.brookes@ucl.ac.uk, or send you poster by 1 Oct 2011 to Dr Stuart Brookes, UCL Institute of Archaeology, 31-4 Gordon Square, London, WC1H 0PY Attendance costs £95 (£50 concessions) which includes tea, coffee and lunch for three days; day rate £40 (£20). Further details, as well as registration forms, can be found on the conference website: http://www.ucl.ac.uk/archaeology/research/projects/assembly/events Any enquiries can be sent to s.brookes@ucl.ac.uk.