Leiden University: 'Cask is the Shipping Container of the Late Middle Ages'
June 25, 2026
June 25, 2026
LEIDEN, The Netherlands, June 25 -- Leiden University issued the following news:
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'The cask is the shipping container of the late Middle Ages'
What do wooden casks tell us about trade and everyday life between 1300 and 1800? PhD candidate Jeroen Oosterbaan studied the life cycle of this shipping container and has shown how these everyday objects played a key role in the development of international trade networks.
Although casks . . .
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'The cask is the shipping container of the late Middle Ages'
What do wooden casks tell us about trade and everyday life between 1300 and 1800? PhD candidate Jeroen Oosterbaan studied the life cycle of this shipping container and has shown how these everyday objects played a key role in the development of international trade networks.
Although casks . . .