Conference "Chalcis, un hub maritime médiéval en Égée"
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Conference "Chalcis, un hub maritime médiéval en Égée"
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Map of Chalcis (Negroponte), Viaggio da Venetia a Constantinopoli per Mare (Giacomo Franco 1597, © Wikimedia Commons),
and examples of Chalcis ceramic kept at the Cité de la Céramique, Sèvres (© S.Y. Waksman)
Start date and time
Wednesday, 17 March 2021 - 6:00pm
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The series of conferences "Jean Pouilloux" organized by the "Maison de l'Orient et de la Méditerranée" (Lyon, France) present results of academic research to a wide audience.
The conference of March 17th 2021, "Chalcis, un hub maritime médiéval en Égée", is proposed by Yona Waksman.
It will be in French and accessible by zoom. Registration is free and mandatory.
Abstract and further information on the Jean Pouilloux conferences
Archaeometric investigations of the tableware cargo of the Kavalliani shipwreck (Greece) and into the role of the harbour of Chalcis in the Byzantine and Frankish periods
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This paper reports how chemical analysis shows that the Kavalliani shipwreck carried a cargo of MBP from Chalcis.
These results propose Chalcis as a main medieval maritime hub, as most of the cargoes of tablewares in shipwrecks of the Middle Byzantine period are of the same types, and most probably have the same origin.
Download here before December 29th 2019 - or request a copy from us afterwards.
A press release on the MBP and the harbour of Chalcis!
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A press release on the MBP and the harbour of Chalcis!
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Example of "Main Middle Byzantine Production" from Chalcis, kept at the "Musée national de Céramique,
Sèvres Manufacture et Musée nationaux"
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We were happy to have the CNRS propose a press release on one of our latest paper about the MBP (Main Middle Byzantine Production) of Chalcis / Chalkida, pointing out the role of this harbour in maritime trade in the Byzantine and Frankish periods.
Read the press release in French or in English
Read the article in the journal "Le Figaro"
Studies of Byzantine amphorae highlight the role of Chalcis again - view and download the 3D model of a Günsenin 3 amphora!
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Chalcis was identifed as a production center of amphorae types Günsenin 2 and 3 - a prominent one for the latter type. This new result further highlights the role of Chalcis in maritime trade involving both food containers and tablewares, already pointed out by our study of the "MBP" tablewares.