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- Blehr, Barbro, 1957-
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Working, moving, visiting : On the quality of everyday rituals
- 2009
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In: Journal of Nordic Archaeological Science. - 1650-1519. ; 16, s. 33-38
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- If rituals are by definition phenomena that are set apart from everyday routines, how are we to understand the concept of "everyday ritual"? This paper suggests that everyday rituals could be defined as instances of behaviour that are so closely connected to ordinary tasks and duties that they seem to be more like parts of these routines than contrasts to them – while, at the same time, they are discernible by formal criteria as units in their own right. This definition is tried out on three examples of activities, concerning working, moving, and visiting. It is further argued that though rituals are very interesting objects of study, they are not necessarily any more meaningful than other forms of behaviour.
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- Fjellström, Markus, 1987-, et al.
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Approaching historic reindeer herding in Northern Sweden by stable isotope analysis
- 2020
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In: Journal of Nordic Archaeological Science. - 1650-1519. ; 19, s. 63-75
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- A strong cultural connection exists between reindeer and modern Sámi identityand economy. Reindeer domestication is, however, a rather late event, andthere are many Sámi who live off resources other than reindeer herding. Theuse of stable isotope analysis on historic reindeer from different geographicareas can contribute to analysing both the processes involved in reindeer domesticationand different environmental utilization by the Sámi. In this study,reindeer bones from six different sites in northern Sweden, ranging in datefrom the 11th to the 20th century, were analysed for stable isotopes to studyhow reindeer have been utilized in various historic contexts – settlements,offering sites and a marketplace. The stable isotope analysis demonstrateddifferent practices in utilization of reindeer, such as foddering. Foddering issuggested to have caused the elevated δ15N values found in reindeer at theoffering sites Vindelgransele and Unna Saiva, as well as at the settlementVivallen. The analysis further indicates that the offering sites were used bysingle Sámi groups. An important outcome of our study is that the biologyof reindeer in Sápmi was culturally influenced by the Sámi even before thereindeer was domesticated.
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- Gustafsson, Ny Björn, 1975-
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Scrutinizing copper and bronze slag on Gotland : On the making and dismantling of a category of archaeometallurgical finds
- 2013
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In: Journal of Nordic Archaeological Science. - 1650-1519. ; 18, s. 49-53
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- The aim of this paper is to introduce a relatively unknown and sadly misinterpreted type of archaeological find. Finds of copper and bronze slag have been reported at various settlements on Gotland since the 1930s at least, and from early on this slag was provided with a legend of its own – that it was derived from a little-known local industry producing copper. During the last 30 years the number of finds of this type has risen considerably due to the organized use of metal detectors for investigating ploughed-over settlements. Contrary to the earlier assumptions, examination of a number of these finds has shown that they are by no means slag but fragments of refractorised hearth lining from ploughed-over workshop areas. Rather than copper production, they point to other disciplines associated with non-ferrous metalworking – presumably casting.
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- Hellqvist, Magnus, 1964-
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Local environment and human impact at Gamla Uppsala, SE Sweden, during the Iron Age, as inferred from fossil beetle remains
- 2004
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In: Journal of Nordic Archaeological Science. - 1650-1519. ; 14, s. 89-99
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Analyses of subfossil insect remains was used to study the environment history of Gamla Uppsala, south-eastern Sweden. The samples studied, most of which were collected in smaller depression, Myrby träsk, are dated to a period from Roman Iron Age (0-400 AD) to the Early Viking Age (AD 800). Beetles living in aquatic environments and waterside situations are related to the former permanent open water situation of the depression. Several host plamts for beetles were probably growing either in the surrounding open areas or close to the wet or moist environment. The dominant beetles, occuring during more or less all the time periods studied, are dung beetles, generally indicating grazing.
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- Hughes, Richard, et al.
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Sourcing flint from Sweden and Denmark: A pilot study employing non-destructive energy dispersive X-ray fluorescence spectrometry
- 2010
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In: Journal of Nordic Archaeological Science. - 1650-1519. ; 17, s. 15-25
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- This article presents the results of a pilot study exploring the feasibility of using non-destructive energy dispersive x-ray fluorescence (EDXRF) spectrometry for chemical sourcing of flint from southern Sweden and eastern Denmark. EDXRF results showed that flint samples from Stevns Klint are all chemically alike on the basis of Si/Ca/Fe and Ca/Fe ratio data, yet they possess markedly different visual qualities and are of different geological ages. Samples from Södra Sallerup, Sweden and Stevns Klint, Denmark are chemically similar. The chalk slabs at Södra Sallerup are re-deposited by glacial ice; therefore the results of the chemical analysis may indicate that the slabs originate from the same formation as that which emerges at Stevns Klint. The samples from Klagshamn, Östra Torp and Smygehuk are visually alike and bear the same chemical signature; all three originate from the same geological formation of Danian age but are from different localities. Common Kristianstad Flint (Hanaskog) is distinctive in appearance and the results of the EDXRF instrumental analysis yielded a corresponding unique Ca/Fe chemical signature. In summary, the pilot study successfully revealed distinctions among flint from three geographical areas: eastern Denmark and southwestern Sweden (Stevns Klint, Møns Klint, Södra Sallerup), south and southwestern Sweden (Klagshamn, Östra Torp, Smygehuk) and southeastern Sweden (Hanaskog).
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- Högberg, Anders, 1968-, et al.
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Sourcing Flint from Sweden and Denmark : A Pilot Study Employing Non-Destructive Energy Dispersive X-ray Fluorescence Spectrometry
- 2010
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In: Journal of Nordic Archaeological Science. - 1650-1519. ; :17, s. 15-25
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- This article presents the results of a pilot study exploring the feasibility of using non-destructive energy dispersive X-ray fluorescence (EDXRF) spectrometry for the chemical sourcing of flint from three geographical areas: eastern Denmark and southwestern Sweden (Stevns Klint, Møns Klint, Södra Sallerup), south and southwestern Sweden (Klagshamn, Östra Torp, Smygehuk) and southeastern Sweden (Hanaskog). The EDXRF results showed that the flint samples from Stevns Klint are all chemically alike on the basis of Si/Ca/Fe and Ca/Fe ratio data, even though they possess markedly different visual qualities and are of different geological ages. The samples from Södra Sallerup, Sweden, and Stevns Klint, Denmark, are chemically similar. Since the chalk slabs at Södra Sallerup were re-deposited by glacial ice, the results of the chemical analysis may indicate that they originated from the same formation that emerges at Stevns Klint. The samples from Klagshamn, Östra Torp and Smygehuk are visually alike and bear the same chemical signature; all three originate from the same geological formation of Danian age but are from different localities. The Common Kristianstad Flint (Hanaskog) is distinctive in appearance and the results of the EDXRF instrumental analysis yielded a corresponding unique Ca/Fe chemical signature. In summary, the pilot study successfully revealed distinctions among the flint samples.
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- Kitzler Åhfeldt, Laila, 1969-
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3D scanning of Gotland picture stones with supplementary material : digital catalogue of 3D data
- 2013
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In: Journal of Nordic archaeological science. - Stockholm : Stockholms universitet. Arkeologiska forskningslaboratoriet. - 1650-1519. ; 18, s. 55-65
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- The Gotland picture stones (dated to c. 400–1100 AD) are among the most spectacular and informative artefacts from the Iron Age and Viking Age to have been discovered in Sweden. The main aim of this paper is to make digital 3D documentation of the Gotland picture stones publicly available for analysis of their motifs, runic inscriptions and weathering processes. The data were collected within the project 3D scanning of the Gotland Picture Stones: Workshops, Iconography and Dating (2006–2008), which includes analyses of these stones by means of a high resolution optical 3D scanner. The aim of the project is to clarify certain basic facts concerning the cutting technique, work organization and surrounding circumstances, iconography and dating. Four main issues are identifed: workshops, iconographical interpretations, dating, and finally, documentation and enhanced interpretation of weathered and in places vandalised picture stones. The following report provides a short summary of the main results. The 3D data are provided in STL files that serve as supplementary material to this paper. They are available on the website of the Swedish National Heritage Board: http://3ddata.raa.se
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- Larsson, Lars
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Of maces and men. Symbols in a landscape of cultural diversity
- 2004
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In: Journal of Nordic Archaeological Science. - 1650-1519. ; 14, s. 71-78
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Journal article (other academic/artistic)abstract
- Norms and conventions have applied to most of our material culture. This seems to be especially obvious regarding Neolithic flint axes. The distinction between the unpolished and the polished flint axe is one aspect of the symbolism that is inherent in or ascribed to the axes when they become maces, with an important position in social life. The individuals and the society become not only owners of axes but also holders of maces. Maces and man became interacting entities. Never, or very rarely, was an unpolished axe deposited in a grave, while it was fully accepted as part of a hoard. It is reasonable to work on the assumption that the Neolithic societies gave at least some parts of their material culture characteristics similar or corresponding to the human members. Axes, like humans, were integrated into everyday life, being involved in ceremonies dependent on regularly recurring characteristics. Interaction between the human and the material cultural sphere, or at least some of the material culture, seems to be much closer or even more integrated than has usually been assumed.
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- Tranberg, Annemari, et al.
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The Late Medieval Church and Graveyard at Ii Hamina, Northern Ostrobothnia, Finland : Pollen and macro remains from graves
- 2020
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In: Journal of Nordic Archaeological Science. - Stockholm : Stockholm University. - 1650-1519. ; 19, s. 49-61
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- The historical Ostrobothnian (Finland) burial tradition is poorly known, particularly when discussed from the environmental archaeological viewpoint. This article examines Late Medieval burial methods in Ii Hamina village using both micro- and macrofossil analyses incorporated into archaeological work. This research provides information on the continuity of burial methods that were sustained through the medieval period and into modern times. Burial tradition patterns in the Northern Ostrobothnia region exhibit widely recognised characteristics, but also contain some local features.
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