Should you come to Karlskrona in the wintertime, it would most likely be cold and windy with a chance of snow. Fortunately, Karlskrona have some wonderful libraries and archives where you can warm up and lose yourself in the sources on what made Karlskrona theleading naval city of Sweden during the 18th century. From the […]
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Conference report: Social Dynamics in Atlantic Ports, XIVth-XXIst Centuries, Oostende, Belgium
The International Colloquium of the Governance of the Atlantic Ports held their annual conference on April 24th – 26th. Under the topic Social Dynamics in Atlantic Ports 14th to 21st century, the conference took place in Oostende by the Belgium North Sea coast. The presentations were mainly on social and economic history, and the glue […]
Highlights from International Maritime Archaeology Conference in Marseille 22nd-26th of October 2018
After returning from Marseille, France I would like to share some of the highlights of the International Symposium of Boat and Ship Archaeology, abbreviated ISBSA. This was their 15th conference and the second that I attended, and I enjoyed spending a week with friends and colleagues who are just as excited about shipbuilding as I […]