Asia and Scandinavia Symposium: New Perspectives on the Early Medieval Silk Roads

SYMPOSIUM: ASIA AND SCANDINAVIA

11 September 2015kl. 9:00 AM-5:30 PM

Welcome to the Symposium - Asia and Scandinavia: New Perspectives on the Early Medieval Silk Roads.

Var: Östasiatiska museet, Stockholm

Location: The auditorium at the Museum of Far Eastern AntiquitiesPrice: Free entrance, but limited seating

The early medieval trade routes of Eurasia reached its northwestern outpost in Scandinavia. The symposium takes archaeological material from investigations in east Scandinavia as a starting point and opens the research field toward the east, through present-day Russia and Central Asia, to meet current Silk-Roads-related research in China.

Presentations and discussions will be in English.

Admission free, but limited seating, so reserve a seat and register your participation via: bokning@ostasiatiskamuseet.se

Download the program (PDF-document, 251 kB)

Organized by the National Museums of World Culture. In co-operation with the National Historical Museums (SHMM) in Sweden. With the support of The Swedish Foundation for Humanities and Social Sciences.