In addition to the 5th General Meeting of DressID (held on May 28-29, 2010) a conference will be held on Thursday, 27th of May on the topic of:                   

Dressing the Dead. Clothing, textiles and bodily adornment in funerary contexts in the Graeco-Roman world

The one-day conference will highlight and explore a multidisciplinary approach to clothing and textiles in the context of death and burial in the Graeco-Roman world. Investigations of funerary rituals have focussed on grave markers, burial ritual and grave goods and analyses of human skeletal material, while the roles of clothing and textiles in these rituals are less well-understood. This conference will provide an important opportunity to investigate these issues.

Papers will examine this topic using a variety of different types of evidence: textiles in graves, such as shrouds or coverlets or the clothing in which the dead were dressed; clothing and textiles associated with death rituals, such as mourning dress; funerary portraits in sculpture or painting that depict the deceased dressed to convey messages about identities; jewellery and dress accessories worn in death and included in the grave; and written documentation for clothing and textiles in funerary contexts. The period examined ranges roughly from the fifth century B.C. to the fifth century A.D., with the geographical scope encompassing the Mediterranean as well as the European, Asian and North African lands that were part of the Graeco-Roman world or that interacted with it in a variety of ways. The keynote speaker is Prof. Barbara Borg from Exeter University who will report on her research on the Roman mummy shrouds of Antinoe. Speakers at the conference include participants in the DressID project and other scholars from various international institutions. A complete list of speakers will be posted on the DressID website early in 2010.

Contact: Rachel Symonds (r.symonds@sheffield.uk)

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Download - Programme: May 27, 2010 

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Travel and Accomodation Information

Information regarding travel by train from various airports to Sheffield is available upon request. The closest airports are Manchester International Airport (with connection by train to Sheffield) or Nottingham East Midlands Airport (with connection by coach to Sheffield). Regular train service from London St. Pancras station also connects Sheffield with London and its airports.

There is a range of hotels in Sheffield from which to choose. These include:

* Etruria House (£ 40/person per night, single room with breakfast); 91 Crookes Road, Sheffield, S10 5BD; Tel.: 0044-114-266241; http://etruriahouse.com

* The Cutlers Hotel (£ 55/person per night, single room with breakfast); Theatreland, George Street, Sheffield, S1 2PF; Tel.: 0044-114-2739939; http://www.cutlershotel.co/uk

* Leopold Hotel (£ 75/person per night); 2 Leopold Street, Leopold Square, Sheffield, S2 3GZ; Tel.: 0044-114-3634000; http://www.leopoldhotel.co.uk

* Rutland (£ 90/person per night); 452 Glossop Road, Sheffield, S1 2GZ; Tel.: 0044-114-2664411; http://www.rutlandhotel-sheffield.com

Should you require any assistance in booking any of these hotels, please do not heistate to contact us.

Confirm your attendance at the Conference and General Meeting, or for further information, please email Rachel Symonds: R.Symonds@Sheffield.ac.uk

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Participants

1. Kristin South

2. David Whitchurch

3. Annemarie Stauffer

4. Emilia Cortes

5. Nahum Ben Yehuda

6. Mary Harlow

7. Mark Van Strydonck

8. Tess Van Den Brande

9. Ina Van Den Berghe

10. Ursula Rothe

11. Barbara Köstner

12. Antoine de Moor

13. Sylvia Mitschke

14. Annette P.g. Schieck

15. John Peter Wild

16. Lisa A Hughes

17. Jörg Deterling

18. Carmen Alfaro

19. Lena Larsson Loven

20. Anton Kern

21. Karina Groemer

22. Ulla Mannering

23. Marie-Louise Nosch

24. Eva Andersson

25. Ida Demant

26. Michael Tellenbach

27. Cäcilia Fluck

28. Barbara Borg

29. Jane Rempel

30. Sabine Schrenk

31. Nikki Rollason

32. Graham Sumner

33. Elaine Norbury

34. Gina Ramsey

35. Fiona Mowat

36. Christina Adams

37. Maria Cannata

38. Drs Scott

39. Toby Martin

40. Georgina Plowright

41. Christopher Sparey-Green

42. Helen Persson

43. Jacky Finch

44. Jane Lovett

45. Rosalind Janssem

46. John Drinkwater

47. Tereza Stolcova

48. Iwona Kozieradzka-Ogunmakin

49. Emma-Jayne Graham

50. Constance Lord

51. Clemence Schultz

52. Felicity Wild

53. Margarita Gleba

54. Manuel Albaladejo