Museum of Archaeology, University of Stavanger, cordially invite Bronze Age researchers to the 16th Nordic Bronze Age symposium to be held in Stavanger, June 11-13th 2025.
In the Bronze Age, the southwestern shores of the Atlantic façade were meeting places between seafaring peoples, indigenous groups and material culture. Then, as now, mobility created meetings of minds and ideas, other-than-human beings, materials and genes. Some made their farewells and others were welcomed.
Strange shores
The shores were starting points and destinations – Bronze Age peoples were keen to seek beyond the horizon. Travel was not bound to this life, also the dead were buried in large cairns that overlooked the ocean. Mythological entities bound to the circle of day and night, life and death, pervaded beliefs and shaped realities. The strange and the uncanny were integrated into Bronze Age societies.
Sessions
Here you find an overview of the different sessions.
Excursion
We will travel back in time along strange shores and see rock art and burials in the windblown, green landscape of Jæren. We will visit the Rege mound with the famous Rege woman, the richest Bronze Age grave in Norway. We will also see the wetlands where the lurs were found, and two amazing rock art sites.
Call for abstracts
Call for abstracts is now closed. A detailed programme will soon be finalised.
We look forward to welcoming you to Stavanger in 2025!
Conference pass two days, including lunches and excursion: 1250 NOK
Conference pass + conference dinner: 2250 NOK
Student price:
Conference pass 900 NOK
Conference pass + conference dinner 1900 NOK
Organisation committee
Kristin Armstrong Oma, Wenche Brun, Kristine Orestad Sørgaard, Gitte Kjeldsen, Linn Eikje Ramberg, Oliver Reiersen, Ingrid Johanne Helland
If you have any questions, contact us at am-booking@uis.no.
