Project description
Glass shards reveal Mediaeval trade secrets
The Mediterranean commercial revolution of the central Middle Ages, combined with the Crusader occupation of the Levant, transformed the region’s socio-economic landscape. This period saw an explosion in trade, urban production, and cultural exchange. Yet, much remains unclear about the complex relationships that shaped these changes. Supported by the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions programme, the CRUSADERGLASS project will shed light on this transformation by examining the role of glass in production, trade, and circulation. By blending chemical analysis, archaeology, and historical records, the project aims to uncover new insights into the medieval Levant’s socio-economic dynamics, offering a fresh perspective on an era often shrouded in mystery.
Objective
The so-called Mediterranean commercial revolution of the central middle ages coupled with the Crusader occupation of the Levant utterly reshaped the region's socio-economic landscape, leading to an increase in commercial exchange and markets, urban production and socio-cultural interaction. This project uses the important evidence from glass to assess technologies of production and patterns of circulation and trade in a period of significant change. Through an interdisciplinary approach that integrates chemical analysis, archaeological evidence and historical records, I will investigate the contribution that glass can provide in shielding new light on the complex and poorly understood socio-economic relationships in the medieval Levant.
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- engineering and technology materials engineering amorphous solids
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HORIZON.1.2 - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA)
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HORIZON-TMA-MSCA-PF-EF - HORIZON TMA MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
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(opens in new window) HORIZON-MSCA-2024-PF-01
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3000 LEUVEN
Belgium
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