‘Popular  Antiquities’:  Folklore  &  Archaeology Saturday  22nd  October  2011  Institute  of  Archaeology,  UCL  

 

This  multidisciplinary  one-­‐day  conference  aims  to  present  and  discuss  the  relationship  between  folklore  and  archaeology,  their  histories,  materials,  aims,  methods  and  reception.  Whilst  the  two  subjects  were,  at  one   time,   one   and   the   same   thing,   the   past   two   centuries   have   seen   increased   separation,   and   indeed  hostility,  between   them.  Through   this   conference,  we  hope   to  come  closer  to   reconciling  and  promoting  collaboration  between  the  two  disciplines.  

REGISTRATION  OPEN  10th  August  –  30th  September  

£15  Waged,  £10  Student/Unwaged  (includes  refreshments,  lunch  &  wine  reception)  

 For  details  on  registration,  please  email    

Tina  Paphitis  (t.paphitis@ucl.ac.uk)  or  Martin  Locker  (martindavidlocker@hotmail.com)    

Dr  Oliver  Douglas:  Folklore  as  Pre-­‐Emptive  Archaeology:  Survivalism,  Salvage,  and  the  Role  of  Material  Culture  in  Victorian  Folklore  Studies  Dr  Michael  Bintley:  Winter’s  Gibbet,  and  Oswald’s  Tree:  Killing  and  Kindness  in  Anglo  Saxon  and  Victorian  England  Prof.  Hugh  Cheape:  Thomas  the  Rhymer  Dr  Domhnall  Stiùbhart:  Old  Lore,  Archaeology,  and  the  Outer  Hebridean  Past  Darrell  Rohl:  Folklore,  Mythical  Landscapes  and  the  Roman  Frontier  in  Scotland  Prof.  Kevin  MacDonald:  Doh!  Mythic  Landscapes  and  the  Archaeology  of  Sundjata’s  Mali  Empire  Ethan  White:  Megaliths,  Folklore,  and  Contemporary  Witchcraft  Pikne  Kama:  An  Archaeological  View  of  the  Estonian  Runic  Song-­‐Type  ‘Daughter  on  her  Mother’s  Grave’  Juliane  Lippok:  Maidens’  Garlands  in  Post-­‐Medieval  Germany  or,  Why  it  is  of  Mutual  Benefit  for  Folklorists  and  Archaeologists  to  Work  Together  Prof.  Andrew  Reynolds:  Landscape  and  Myth  in  Anglo  Saxon  England  Prof.  Jacqueline  Simpson:  Sermons  in  Stone  …plus  poster  presentations!  

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Popular Antiquities: Folklore & Archaeology

Conference Programme

9:00 – 9:45 Registration

9:45 – 10:00 Welcome & Introduction

10:00 – 11:00 Session 1: Roots & Beginnings

Chair: Dr Chris Wingfield (University of Birmingham)

I. Dr Oliver Douglas (Museum of English Rural Life, University of

Reading) Folklore as Pre-emptive Archaeology: Survivalism, Salvage, and the Role of

Material Culture in Victorian Folklore Studies.

II. Dr Michael Bintley (UCL, Dept. Of English)

Winter’s Gibbet, and Oswald’s Tree: Killing and Kindness in Anglo Saxon

and Victorian England.

11:00 – 11:20 Tea & Coffee (and posters)

11:20 – 12:50 Session 2: The Lore of Scotland

Chair: Prof. Kevin MacDonald (UCL Institute of Archaeology)

I. Prof. Hugh Cheape (University of the Highlands and Islands)

Thomas the Rhymer.

II. Dr Domhnall Uilleam Stiùbhart (University of Edinburgh)

Old Lore, Archaeology, and the Outer Hebridean Past.

III. Darrell Rohl (University of Durham)

Folklore, Mythical Landscapes and the Roman Frontier in Scotland.

12:50 – 13:50 Lunch break

13:50 – 14:50 Session 3: Appropriations & Revivalisms

Chair: Dr Gabriel Moshenska, UCL Institute of Archaeology

I. Prof. Kevin MacDonald (UCL Institute of Archaeology)

Doh! Mythic Landscapes and the Archaeology of Sundjata’s Mali Empire.

II. Ethan White (UCL Institute of Archaeology)

Megaliths, Folklore, and Contemporary Witchcraft.

14:50 – 15:10 Tea & Coffee (and posters)

15:10 – 16:10 Session 4: Music & Material Culture

Chair: Mrs Michelle Baugh (UCL Institute of Archaeology)

I. Pikne Kama (University of Tartu/UCL Institute of Archaeology)

An Archaeological View of the Estonian Runic Song-Type “Daughter on her

Mother’s Grave”.

II. Juliane Lippok (Humboldt University Berlin)

Maidens’ Garlands in Post-Medieval Germany or, Why it is of Mutual

Benefit for Folklorists and Archaeologists to Work Together.

16:10 – 16:30 Tea & Coffee (and posters)

16:30 – 17:30 Session 5: There & Back Again

Chair: Mr Tom Williams (UCL Institute of Archaeology)

I. Prof. Andrew Reynolds (UCL Institute of Archaeology)

Landscape and Myth in Anglo Saxon England.

II. Prof. Jacqueline Simpson (Independent/ Visiting Professor, University of

Chichester) Sermons in Stone.

17:30 – 19:00 Wine reception (sponsored by the World Archaeology Section)