Warriors with two swords across Eurasia
John Ljungkvist is a researcher at Uppsala University and has worked extensively on graves, centres of power and the material
IASSRT Papers: A probable silk heirloom from Central Asia recovered from a late tenth-century house in Dublin
Following the IASSRT symposium, we are publishing a series of posts showcasing the papers most relevant to the Nara to Norwich project. This abstract is by Frances Pritchard on an unusual piece of silk thought to have been produced in Central Asia but discovered in Dublin.
IASSRT Papers: Viking Warriors Dressed In Silk
Following the IASSRT symposium, we are publishing a series of posts showcasing the papers most relevant to the Nara to Norwich project. This abstract is by Charlotte Hedenstierna-Jonson, on silk fragments from the eastern Mediterranean found in Scandinavian burials.
IASSRT Papers: Nahal Omer Middens as indicator for Networks of Trade along the Silk Road on the Edges of Europe: The Textile Evidence
Following the IASSRT symposium, we are publishing a series of posts showcasing the papers most relevant to the Nara to Norwich project. This abstract is by Orit Shamir and her colleagues, on silk fragments from south and east found in the eastern Mediterranean.
IASSRT Papers: In what form was Chinese silk transported to the Roman empire?
Following the IASSRT symposium, we are publishing a series of posts showcasing the papers most relevant to the Nara to Norwich project. This paper, by Hero Granger-Taylor, considers the hypotheses about in what form the Romans acquired silk.
IASSRT Papers: Rediscovering Silk Road Collections: Textiles Brought to Japan by the Ōtani Expeditions
Following the IASSRT symposium, we are publishing a series of posts showcasing the papers most relevant to the Nara to Norwich project. This paper, by Hiroya Himeka, is on Silk Road textiles in Japan and was translated by Melissa M. Rinne.
IASSRT Papers: Non-Archaeological Silk Road Textiles in Japan: Reconsidering Fragments from the Shōso-in and Hōryū-ji
Following the IASSRT symposium, we are publishing a series of posts showcasing the papers most relevant to the Nara to Norwich project. This paper, by Oyama Yuzuruha, is on Silk Road textiles in Japan and was part of a panel organised and chaired by Melissa M. Rinne.
The World in the Viking Age: A new Centre of Excellence at Uppsala University, with the Silk Roads in focus
In this post, Professor Neil Price tells us about an exciting new project to establish a Centre of Excellence at Uppsala, to focus on The World in the Viking Age.
Pilgrimage: Physical and Spiritual Journeys
To mark Easter and also as a taster for our forthcoming pilgrimage story and new online exhibits, Professor Catherine Cubitt gives a brief introduction to early Christian pilgrims from Britain and the many perils of their journeys.
On Buddhist stupas and visual abundance
Despite the great variation in Buddhist art and architecture across the centuries throughout Eurasia, many sites still to this day embrace an aesthetic based on rich décor, bright colours, and elaborate patterns.