Another conference at the British Museum takes place on November 1 and 2 and is called "Craft and People: Agents of Skilled Labour in the Archaeological Record". Here's a snippet from their call for papers:
In this conference we want to explore ways in which we can approach craftspeople behind objects and find complexes in the archaeological record. How have craftspeople left marks on things, places, and times? What roles did they play within their communities, and can we trace their social status through the archaeological record? What methodologies are available to identify people behind material remains? How are craftspeople linked across geographical and temporal planes, how is knowledge and skill reproduced and transformed?You can read more about the conference on their blog; CfP is also still open with a deadline of June 15.
To this end, we aim to bring together a diverse group of scholars to discuss the nexus craft – people – archaeology across a range of materials (such as lithics, ceramics, metal, textiles, etc.), periods, and regions, incorporating evidence from prehistoric and early historic societies across Europe and the Mediterranean.
And finally, don't forget about our own Textile Forum in September - we still have some places left. A conference programme will come out shortly, but I can already promise interesting things like a sprang workshop.
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Oh my goodness. Thank you for mentioning the Medieval Dress and Textile Society meeting. I am *so* going to have to go to that one!
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