This talk addresses the radical changes in glassmaking that occurred in the first millennium C.E.. Large-scale production and extensive recycling, usually considered to be features of the modern world, underpinned the spread of glass as a household staple and its use in large public buildings. Evidence from archaeological excavation, experimental reproduction and scientific analysis is presented on screen and circulated to the audience.
Ian Freestone began his career in the British Museum. He moved to Cardiff University in 2004, then to the UCL Institute of Archaeology in 2011, where he is currently Emeritus Professor. A recipient of the Archaeological Institute of America’s Pomerance medal, he is President of the Association of the History of Glass. He has published extensively on early ceramics, glass and metallurgy.
This lecture will be available in person at Dagnall Street Baptist Church and also online via Zoom. Attendance is free to SAHAAS members; £5 for non-members.
Please click on the button above right to register. You will then receive confirmation of your registration by email return. Registration closes at 3.30pm on Tuesday 21 October.
All those registered will be emailed the Zoom joining instructions by 4pm on the day of the lecture. If you have not received this by 5pm, please contact us using the email address below. NB. If you are registering two or more members to attend via Zoom, and want each of them to receive the link in their own email inbox, these details need to be entered at registration.
It is important to note that SAHAAS operates hybrid talks relying on two volunteers who work very hard behind-the-scenes on the technology to ensure we can offer this service to those unable to attend at the church. Occasionally despite our best efforts technology works against us. There may be a delay in acknowledging an issue but this is only because we are working out how to resolve it.
If you have any questions, please email Gill Girdziusz via lectures@stalbanshistory.org
Photo above: Roman glass from the second century (Wikipedia)
