Arms and Armour as Indicators of Cultural Transfer
The Steppes and the Ancient World from Hellenistic Times to the Early Middle Ages
Wittenberg, Germany, November 25-27, 2003
at The LEUCOREA Foundation
a special panel of the International Symposium "Nomadic and Sedentary Peoples in Past and Present",
organized by the project group
"Transfer of Arms and Armour Among Nomads and Sedentary Peoples in Parthian and Sasanian Times",
of the
Collaborative Research Centre "Difference and Integration - Interaction Between Nomadic and Sedentary Peoples in Civilizations of the Old World's Arid Zone",
Universities of Halle-Wittenberg and Leipzig, Germany
Tuesday, 25 November 2003
Wednesday, 26 November 2003
Thursday, 27 November 2003
Notes
Organizers
Contacts
Tuesday, 25 November 2003
Opening
9.00-9.30 a.m.
- Welcome speech by Professor Dr Gunnar Berg, on behalf of the Leucorea
Foundation, our hosting organization
- Welcome speech by the Speakers of the Collaborative Research Centre 586, Professor Dr Stefan Leder and Professor Dr Bernhard Streck
- Introducing words by the organizers, Professor Dr Markus Mode and Professor Dr Jürgen Tubach
Section I - Military achievements of the Eurasian Nomads
9.30-10.00 a.m.
- Dr Natal'ja Viktorovna Polosmak (Novosibirsk): Arms and armour of the Pazyryk-people in Gorny Altai, 4.-2. c. B.C.
10.00-10.30
- Dr Vladimir Dmitrievich Kubarev (Novosibirsk): Die Bewaffnung der Frühnomaden laut den Altai- Petroglyphen [Armament of the early nomads according to the rock art of the Altai mountains*]
10.30-11.00 a.m. coffee break
11.00.-11.30 a.m.
- Dr Sergej Stepanovich Minjaev (St. Petersburg): Archaeological context for a reconstruction of the Hsiung-nu bow
11.30 a.m.-12.00 p.m.
- Dr Vadim Jurevich Zuev (St. Petersburg): Early Sarmatian weaponry in the light of excavations of the Prochorovka barrows
12.00-2.30 p.m. lunch break
2.30-3.00 p.m.
- Dr Juliy Sergeevich Chudjakov (Novosibirsk): Die Bewaffnung der zentralasiatischen Nomaden im 3. und 5. Jh. [Armament of the Central Asian nomads in the 4th and 5th centuries AD*]
3.00-3.30 p.m.
- Dr Alisa J. Borisenko (Novosibirsk): Die Bewaffnung der alten Turkvölker, der Gegner der Sasaniden [Armament of the ancient Turkic peoples, the opponents of the Sasanians*]
3.30-4.00 p.m. coffee break
4.00-4.30 p.m.
- Dr Gleb Vladimirovich Kubarev (Novosibirsk): Die Schutzwaffen als Indikator der Nomadenmigration in Eurasiens Steppenzone im VI.-X. Jh. [Defensive armour as indicator of nomadic migrations in the Eurasian steppes zone in the 6th-10th centuries AD*]
4.30-5.00 p.m.
- Michail Viktorovich Gorelik (Moscow): Savirian knights
Wednesday, 26 November 2003
Section II - Contact Zones: The Near East
9.00-9.30 a.m.
- Professor Dr Susan B. Downey (Los Angeles): Arms and armour as cultural coding in the art of Dura Europos and Palmyra
9.30-10.00 a.m.
- Dr Simon T. James (London): The impact of Steppe peoples and the Partho-Sasanian world on the development of Roman military equipment and dress
10.00-10.30 a.m. coffee break
10.30-11.00 a.m.
- Dr Marek Jan Olbrycht (Krakow): The Arsacid army. Organization and strategy
11.00-11.30 a.m.
- Dr St. John Simpson (London): Sasanian helmets from Niniveh
11.30 a.m.-12.00 p.m.
- Dr Gerd Gropp (Hamburg): Die Schwerter vom Taq-e Bustan [The swords of Taq-e Bustan*]
12.00-2.30 p.m. lunch break
2.30-3.00 p.m.
- Professor Dr Markus Mode (Halle): Art and ideology at Taq- i Bustan: The armoured equestrian
Section III - Contact Zones: Central Asia and The Far East
3.00 p.m.
- Salutation words by Magnifizenz Professor Dr Wilfried Grecksch, the Rector, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg
3.00-3.30 p.m.
- Dr Viktor Nikolaevich Pilipko (Moscow): Arms and armour from Old-Nisa
3.30-4.00 p.m. coffee break
4.00-4.30 p.m.
- Dr Valerij Pavlovich Nikonorov (St. Petersburg): Celtic-style-shields in the Middle and Far East (since hellenistic times onwards)
4.30-5.00 p.m.
- Dr Valentina Ivanovna Raspopova (St. Petersburg): Sogdian arms and armour in the period of the Great Migrations
Thursday, 27 November 2003
9.00-9.30 a.m.
- Professor Dr Boris Il'ich Maršak (St. Petersburg): Arms, armour and tactics of Sogdiana, her allies and adversaries
9.30-10.00 a.m.
- Dr Jorinde Ebert (Wien): Depictions of arms and armour in the art of Turfan-Oasis
10.00-10.30 a.m. coffee break
10.30-11.00 a.m.
- Dr Alexander Koch (Zürich): Frühmittelalterliche Blankwaffen im Spiegel chinesischer Bilddenkmäler des 5.- 10. Jh.s [Early mediaeval cold steel in the light of Chinese pictorial monuments of the 5th-10th centuries AD*]
11.00-11.30 a.m.
- Dr Aleksandr K. Nefedkin (St. Petersburg): Late Sarmatian arms and armour in classical tradition and archaeology
Section IV - Contact Zones: Central and Eastern Europe
11.30 a.m.-12.00 p.m.
- Dr Vladimir Anatol'evich Goroncharovskij (St. Petersburg): Some notes on defensive armament of the Bosporan cavalry in the first centuries A.D.
12.00-2.30 p.m. lunch break
2.30-3.00 p.m.
- Professor Dr Mariusz Mielszarek (Torun): Once more on "Draco"-Standarts
3.00-3.30 p.m.
- Dr Aleksandr Simonenko (Kiev): On the origin of Roman scale armour
3.30-4.00 p.m. coffee break
4.00-4.30 p.m.
- Dr Mechthild Schulze-Dörlamm (Mainz):Awarische Einflüsse auf Bewaffnung und Kampftechnik des ostfränkischen Heeres in der Zeit um 600 ? [Awarian influences on equipment and war techniques of the Eastern Frank forces around AD 600 ?*]
4.30 p.m.
Closing words
Joint Reception for the participants of the Conference "Arms and Armour as Indicators of Cultural Transfer" and the International Symposium"Nomadic and Sedentary Peoples in Past and Present".
Titles in brackets [*] are translated by the organizers. Conference languages are German and English. Arrangements are made to publish the proceedings.
The conference place as well as all accomodations are at Wittenberg, Germany.
Conference address:
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Stiftung LEUCOREA |
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Phone: (03491) 4660 |
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Collegienstrasse 62 |
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Fax: (03491) 466-222 |
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06886 Wittenberg |
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Web: www.leucorea.de |
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Germany |
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For all participants giving an invited lecture, travel costs will be refunded according to the tickets. To do so we ask the participants to hand over copies of their tickets. Furthermore, we will pay accomodation as well as catering for the same persons.
Organizers
Professor Dr Markus Mode, Institut für Orientalische Archäologie und Kunst, Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg, and Professor Dr Jürgen Tubach, Institut für Orientalistik, Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg
Contacts and hosting:
Dr Sylvia Winkelmann and Sören Stark M.A., Collaborative Research Centre "Difference and Integration ", SFB 586
How to reach Wittenberg:
Localization of The LEUCOREA Foundation (Collegienstrasse 62):
