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Ecology of Crusading: Credits
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The website and all related logos were designed by Aleks Pluskowski. The database is being designed by Julian Simpson and Jim Kosem, in conjunction with Dr Diego Calaon and the team of The Ecology of Crusading project. Original Polish translation by Tomasz Borowski and Latvian translation by Gundars Kalniņš. In the third year of the project we reluctantly decided to de-activate the translated pages, as there was no time to regularly update them in all languages. For additional zooarchaeological work we w...
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Ecology of Crusading: Fieldwork
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Excavations took place in Masuria, Poland, in July 2013. Further small-scale excavations organised by Zbigniew Sawicki (Malbork Castle Museum) are planned. Final excavations at Biała Góra took place in December. These will be no further excavations associated with the current project. Visit our excavation image galleries from previous seasons here. Karksi castle, Estonia. Sis castle, Latvia. Święta Góra, Poland.
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Ecology of Crusading: Publications
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All relevant publications associated with the project will be listed here, including those relating to earlier pilot projects which largely consist of technical papers. For those interested in further reading on environmental and medieval archaeology in the Baltic region, more information is provided below. Pluskowski, A. G. Boas, A. Gerrard, C. 2011. 'The ecology of crusading: Investigating the environmental impact of holy war and colonisation at the frontiers of medieval Europe',. Pluskowski, A. G&...
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Ecology of Crusading: Media
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As the project unfolds, this page will contain any related press material, video clips, web banners and additional publicity. We have had the privilege of working with Magnus Elander, who has been documenting various aspects of the project - particularly the landscapes, plants and wildlife associated with the ecological transformations of the crusading period. His work will be included in our publications and other outputs such as our planned exhibition. You can find his portfolio here. Could take crusad...
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Ecology of Crusading: Contact
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There are many opportunities for undergraduates and postgraduate research students to participate in the project. Please click on the link below for details of postgraduate funded dissertation placements from 2013-2014. The following student projects have been linked to the research programme:. Eve Rannamäe; animal bones from Viljandi and Karksi, Estonia. Amanda Wynne; Multi-proxy analysis of the lake core from Radzyń Chełmiński, Poland. Poland, (which in the case of Reading archaeology students should b...
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Ecology of Crusading: Gallery
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Ecology of Crusading: Presentations
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Department of Archaeology, University of Reading, UK. The ecology of crusading: Project launch. Institute of Archaeology,. Transforming a sacred frontier landscape:. Exploring the environmental impact of crusading and colonisation in medieval Prussia and Livonia (Pluskowski and Brown). Department of Archaeology, University of Reading, UK. Capturing ecological transformation in the era of crusading: Methodological challenges (Pluskowski and Brown). Estonian Embassy, London. Various papers by Brown, Seetah...
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Ecology of Crusading: Team
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Principal Investigator and Research Associates. Department of Archaeology,. Research Associate: History (Estonia). Research Associate: History (Latvia). Research Associate: History (Poland). Department of Archaeology,. Department of Medieval Studies,. Central European University, Budapest. Department of Archaeology and Classical Studies, Stockholm University. School of Applied Sciences,. Partners at the University of Reading. Department of Archaeology,. Department of Archaeology,. Institute of History,.
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Ecology of Crusading: Regions
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The map below enables a comparison between the modern sovereign states of the Baltic region, and the territories of the Teutonic Order and individual bishops in Prussia and Livonia by 1310 AD. Move the mouse over the map to switch between 2010 and 1310. The medieval map, which currently shows some key places relating to the project, will be updated with new sites after the evaluation phase has been completed. Short campaigns across the borders of Prussia and Livonia. In 1410, Polish and Lithuanian ar...
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Ecology of Crusading: Database
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This page will be the portal for the database application Gecho (currently under construction), which any member of the project will be able to access. For more details on Gecho please see the application web portal. In addition, all data from the project will be deposited in a public archive by 2015.
