Donnerstag, 10. Oktober 2024, 18 Uhr c.t.
Universität Salzburg, Fachbereich für Altertumswissenschaften, Bereich Klassische und Frühägäische Archäologie, Abgusssammlung | E.33, Residenzplatz 1, A-5020 Salzburg
József Laszlovszky (Central European University, Vienna-Budapest)
New Archaeological and Historical Narratives of the Mongol Invasion in Central Europe (1241-42)
The Mongol invasion of Central Europe (Hungary, Poland, Silesia, Moravia, Austria) in 1241-42 was one of the most dramatic events of the medieval history of this region. Written sources and eyewitness accounts describe the destruction of large areas by the Mongol army and the impact of the invasion. These accounts (from England to China) offer very different narratives on the sequence of the events and they shaped the modern historical interpretations for a long time. Archaeological investigations carried out during the last two decades in the region and particularly in Hungary led to a change of paradigm in the research of this period. New studies of hoards, conflict archaeology, new investigations on settlement dynamism combined with the re-interpretation of historical sources offer now a new image of the invasion, and the destruction caused by this. A recent major research project in Hungary produced significant new results for the interpretation of archaeological finds, proxy data and various indicators on destruction and desertion processes in the context of the invasion. The lecture will present these results and the emerging new archaeological narratives of this crucial historical period.
Dr. József Laszlovszky, professor of Medieval Studies in the Department of Historical Studies at Central European University (Vienna-Budapest), Director of the Cultural Heritage Studies Program. Previously Head of Department of the Department of Medieval and Post-medieval Archaeology (Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest) and Department of Medieval Studies (Central European University, Budapest).
Academic degrees in medieval archaeology and history (Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest). Postgraduate studies (New College, Oxford), PhD in Historical Studies (Hungarian Academy of Sciences). Main research fields: medieval archaeology, medieval history, medieval studies, landscape archaeology, cultural heritage studies. Archaeological field projects Visegrád (Hungary), Upper Tisza project (with the University of Newcastle), Mont Beuvray and Senlis (France), Ravenna-Classe (Italy), Koh Ker (Cambodia), Khiland Project (Mongolia). Cultural heritage studies projects: summer university course on cultural heritage in danger (CEU Budapest), music and intangible heritage (CEU Budapest), OpenHeritage (Horizon2020). Supervisor and co-supervisor of doctoral students with defended dissertations: 33 students.