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- Arnshav, Mirja
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Flyktingkällan i Katthammarsvik – om fördrivning av tid och människor
- 2020
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In: META H: historiskarkeologisk tidskrift. - 2002-0406 .- 2002-388X. ; , s. 89-109
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Journal article (other academic/artistic)abstract
- Flyktingkällan [the Refugee Well] at Katthammarsvik – on killing time and evicting people.In the summer of 1945, some Latvians who had escaped to Gotland and were accommodated in a refugee camp at Katthammarsvik, created a stone monument called the Refugee Well in a rock wall in the camp area. This article discusses the monument in terms of trench art. In doing that, several links to other internment camps on Gotland and elsewhere are highlighted.
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- Björck, Maria, et al.
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Härdar och husgrunder : Arkeologi i det samiska kulturlandskapet i Syd- och Mellansverige
- 2021
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In: Meta H. - 2002-0406 .- 2002-388X. ; , s. 85-108
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Hearths and House foundations: Archaeology in the Sámi cultural landscape of southern andmiddle Sweden: This paper deals with the physical traces of Sámi past in southern andcentral Sweden. From the Norse sagas, and from archaeological sources, there is a mani-fold of evidence of Sámi–Norse interaction and of Sámi presence, and habitation in cen-tral and southern Scandinavia from the Late Iron Age to the Middle Ages. From the earlymodern period there are diverse written sources addressing Sámi habitation in southernScandinavia, and from the 18th century we know of the so-called sockenlappsystemet,an ethnically based, indenture service employing Sámi people. To what degree these earlymodern Sámi kept, and developed traditional practices, has until recently been largelyunknown. Through a combination of sources and methods, from archival studies to fieldsurveys, and excavations, this paper proposes that a strong and continuous developmentof Sámi traditions and practices, though the use of landscape and material culture is vi-sible well into the end of the 19th century
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- Bonow, Madeleine, 1971-, et al.
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Urban Ponds for Breeding Medicinal Leeches (Hirudo medicinalis Linnaeus, 1758) in Sweden
- 2017
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In: Meta H : historiskarkeologisk tidskrift. - Uppsala : Historiskarkeologiska föreningen. - 2002-0406 .- 2002-388X. ; , s. 63-72
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Leeches and their medicinal applications are well-studied in history. In Scandinavia the use of medicinal leeches for therapy is mentioned already by Olaus Magnus in his Historia de gentibus septentrionalibus (1555). Carl Linnaeus named the species Hirudo medicinalis. In the 1760s leeches became widely accepted as a medicament and the demand increased, not only in Sweden but all over Europe. By the 1830s around 50 million leeches were employed in hospitals every year causing a shortage of leeches all over Europe. However, the species is rare in Scandinavia. In Sweden medicinal leeches have been harvested in the southern part of the country. The local occurrence did not cover the large demand and imported leeches had to be used. In the nineteenth century, over-exploitation reduced many local populations and breeding medicinal leeches in ponds became a concern for authorities in many countries. Several farms for breeding leeches in ponds were also founded in rural and urban settings. We know very little about them, but toponyms serve to remind us of such ponds. This article aims to shed some light on the forgotten practice of breeding medicinal leeches in urban ponds in Sweden.
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- Eriksson, Niklas, 1976-
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Svärdet (1663-1676) : Ett regalskepp byggt på holländskt manér
- 2017
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In: META H : historiskarkeologisk tidskrift. - Uppsala : Historiskarkeologiska föreningen. - 2002-0406 .- 2002-388X. ; , s. 7-26
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Journal article (other academic/artistic)abstract
- Svärdet (1663-1676) - a ship built in the Dutch manner. During the first half of the Seventeenth century the Swedish navy relied on Dutch master shipwrights who built ships in what was dubbed as ‘the Dutch manner’ Det holländska manéret. By the midcentury, the relations between the countries deteriorated to war. In this situation the Swedish Admirality sought for shipbuilding competence in England, which resulted in the introduction of the English manner – Det engelska manéret. In 2011 the remains of the ship Svärdet was discovered outside Öland. The ship was built 1660 to 1663 and sank during a battle in 1676. This paper presents the results from the initial survey of the wreck. Together with written sources and some preserved images of the ship it has been possible to get an impression of what the ship looked like. Focus of the paper is to present Svärdet as an example of one of the last ships built by the Dutch master shipwrights.
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- Fjellström, Markus, 1987-, et al.
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Ett ovanligt skidfynd från Låktatjåhkkå- / Loktačohkkaglaciären, Sápmi : Skidbruk, vallning, 14C-datering och lipidanalyser
- 2021
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In: META - Historiskarkeologisk tidskrift. - : Historiskarkeologiska. - 2002-0406 .- 2002-388X. ; , s. 53-66
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- An unusual ski from the Låktatjåhkå / Loktacohkka glacier in Sápmi – Use, wax, 14C and lipid residue analysis: Archaeological skis dated from the Stone Age to today, are not unusual finds in bogs and wetlands. They are found all over Sápmi, from Norway to the Kola peninsula in the Russian federation. Skis are also represented in rock art at different sites in Sápmi and mentioned in written sources; however, skis found at higher altitudes, at glaciers and perennial snow patches, are not as common. In 2018, nine kilometers west of Björkliden, a fragment of a ski was found by the Loktačohkka glacier. The ski fragment was first 14C-dated to the 15th century; however, presence of vax on the fragment presented an interesting problem. A new 14C analysis of the ski fragment, with the wax components removed, now dated the cellulose from the ski to 1645–1916 CE, i.e. the ski could have been used some time from circa 1645 into the first half of the 20th century. This study highlights the importance of regular surveys of melting glaciers and snow patches to retrieve organic material melting out, as well as the importance of investigating what components wood could have been impregnated with.
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- Maltin, E, et al.
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Dolda begravningar av foster i kyrkor under 1700- och 1800-talet: två fallstudier från Sverige
- 2021
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In: META Historiskarkeologisk tidskrift. - 2002-0406 .- 2002-388X. ; 2021, s. 215-237
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Concealed burials of foetuses in churches during the 18th and 19th centuries: two case studies from Sweden. Miscarriage was a stigmatised subject during the 18th and 19th centuries, and although it must have been a common feature in many women’s lives, it is a relatively unexplored subject in archaeology. Two finds from Gällared (Halland) and Bringetofta (Småland) churches (SW Sweden) each provide a snapshot of how even very young foe- tuses received a dignified and carefully arranged burial in consecrated ground, despite the fact that this was an act defiant of the Church of Sweden Law. This article presents the in- terdisciplinary study of these two finds. This study has enabled a detailed reconstruction of practices related to the handling and burial of stillborn foetuses in the period around 1800. The results reveal not only the feelings of grief and loss that a miscarriage evoked, but also raise questions of a more existential nature about personhood and when a foetus was considered an individual – if at all. The judicial aspects of studying foetal burials are briefly addressed, and the importance of establishing mutual working relationships bet- ween churches and archaeologists is emphasised. Such burials are largely unknown among archaeologists and antiquarians as well as in the Church of Sweden, and one aim of this article is to draw attention to these.
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- Ojala, Carl-Gösta, 1972-
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East and West in Sápmi : Borders and identities in Sámi historical archaeology
- 2021
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In: META - Historiskarkeologisk tidskrift. - : Historiskarkeologiska föreningen. - 2002-0406 .- 2002-388X. ; , s. 143-160
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- This paper discusses archaeology with and without borders in Sápmi, and the importance of the state borders in historical archaeology in Sápmi. How have the changing borders affected the field of archaeology and the understanding of the past in the Sámi areas?In the paper, I focus on the border between “East” and “West” in Sápmi, and discuss aspects of the interconnections of archaeology and politics in historical archaeology in Sápmi. There is a need to consider the historical and archaeological developments in the Russian part of Sápmi, which have often been neglected in Scandinavian historical-archaeological discussions on Sámi history and heritage. There is also a need to promote more co-operation between archaeologists in the Nordic countries and Russia across the present-day state boundaries.The study of borders in Sápmi can contribute to a deeper understanding of historical processes as well as contemporary heritage processes in Sápmi. There is great potential in future cross-boundary archaeology in Sápmi, as well as in historical-archaeological explorations of colonial processes and border construction in the North.
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- Petersson, Bodil, 1967-, et al.
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Tid, arkeologi och konst : Kulturpelaren i Lund
- 2022
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In: META H Historiskarkeologisk tidskrift. - Uppsala : Historiskarkeologiska föreningen. - 2002-0406 .- 2002-388X. ; , s. 7-36
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Time, Archaeology and Art – the Pillar of Culture in Lund. The article is an investigation into how archaeologists and artists may relate to time departing from the so-called “Pillar of Culture” at The Cultural Museum in Lund. The pillar is a six m high stratigraphical section from an excavation in Lund 1913. It was exhibited in 1932 in a context of artifacts from the actual excavation. The pillar was relocated to the Medieval Hall in 1959, where the section was supplemented with a series of pottery and a wooden sculpture by the artist Torsten Treutiger. The pillar was moved again later in time and became a part of the Metropolis exhibition that opened in 1999. Stratigraphic thinking and methodological practice are followed from the 17th century to the present. An excavated section of a “kitchen midden” exhibited at the National Museum of Copenhagen is identified as a possible model. The pillar is analyzed as a visualization of the history of Lund based on different types of sources, which are combined – soil, artifacts, written documents and monuments. From the beginning the pillar was supposed to represent 10.000 years, later a period of only 658 years, the “long Danish Middle Ages”.
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- Qviström, Linda, et al.
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"Bara spik" : Potentialen hos arkeologiska fynd av byggnadsjärn
- 2023
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In: META - Historiskarkeologisk tidskrift. - : Historiskarkeologiska. - 2002-0406 .- 2002-388X. ; :2023, s. 101-109
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- Although finds of nails and fittings are common from urban, early modern archaeological sites, they are rarely used in the interpretations of the excavated buildings. These finds are often poorly documented and they seldom get preserved once the excavation report is completed. This means that the finds in many cases cannot be used in future research projects. In this article, we discuss the potential of these types of artefacts in research on early modern buildings and house construction. We furthermore discuss what would be required in the handling of the material in order for it to be used as a general resource.
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- Brorsson, Torbjörn, et al.
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Äldre rödgods från Studentholmen i Uppsala - en undersökning av proveniens genom pXRF- och ICP-analys
- 2024
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In: META Historiskarkeologisk tidskrift. - 2002-0406. ; 2024, s. 61-78
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- The assemblage of pottery from Studentholmen, excavated by Knut Stjerna in 1907, contains one of the largest and most varied collections of medieval ledglazed redwares from the medieval town of Uppsala. Previous have pointed to the similarities in form and technology with the larger productions centers in western Europe as well as to the possibilities that some of the less elaborately decorated pitchers and jugs might be locally produced. A study, aimed at establishing the provenance of the material by using handheld XRF for a non-destructive screening of the larger material and following ICP-analysis from identified and selected groups have been conducted in 2023. The study shows that the main centers for production of the vessels in Studentholmen where northern Germany and Netherlands. Further the study shows methodological potential for cost effective analyses of large assemblages of early redwares in the future, thus making more materials in museum collections available for much needed research
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- Ersgård, Lars
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Erik Cinthio 1921-2018
- 2019
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In: META Historiskarkeologisk tidskrift. - 2002-0406. ; 2019, s. 180-186
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- Hansson, Martin, et al.
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De obesuttnas arkeologi och kulturarv (ca. 1700-1900)
- 2018
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In: META H : historiskarkeologisk tidskrift. - Uppsala : Historiskarkeologiska föreningen. - 2002-0406.
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- This paper aims to present a recently started project about the heritage of subaltern people in Sweden. In the paper we focus on the parts of the project that concerns the rural history of the 18th and 19th centuries, especially crofters. The background to the project is the introduction of major changes in the Swedish Historic Environments Act in 2014. A radical novelty is that remains of human activity and buildings executed before AD 1850 now are legally protected sites. With this change a large number of remains, including hitherto un- or underresearched types, are to be included in heritage management, conservation and rescue archaeology. Here we present the background and starting points of the project, in order to show the potential of archaeological studies of landless subalterns in rural areas.
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- Hansson, Martin
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Småstäder och andra orter i senmedeltidens Småland
- 2017
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In: META Historiskarkeologisk tidskrift. - 2002-0406. ; 2017, s. 73-86
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Late medieval towns have often been neglected within the urban archaeological paradigm. This article tries to discuss the medieval urbanization from the perspective of small late medieval towns in relation to other types of central places by using a regional perspective. The towns of Vimmerby and Eksjö, and the central places of Värnamo and Vetlanda in Småland are used as examples. In this region, the functional similarities between places that became formal towns, and places that never got formal town privileges, are very evident. Markets, judicial and religious functions were present regardless of whether the place was a formal town or not. It is also evident that formal towns lacked the expected presence of densely built up areas.
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- Nilsson, Malin
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Spinnkäpp, längdmått eller völvstav?
- 2024
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In: META Historiskarkeologisk tidskrift. - 2002-0406. ; 2024, s. 51-58
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- More likely a distaff than a wand The leading interpretation of five iron staffs with expanded basket handles found in women’s graves from the Viking era, including “Klintastaven”, are that they are staffs or wands of a type of Viking seeresses, völvas. This text challenges that interpretation and argues that they should be interpreted as distaffs instead. The support for the staffs being used by völvas is largely based on an etymological connection between the word völva and the word for staff in Old Norse. There is no material evidence of what a völva’s staff would look like or how it was used. In contrast, spinning yarn is one of the most important and common types of work connected to women in history. Textile tools like spindle whorls are often found in women’s graves from the Viking era. In other parts of the world, distaffs have also been found in women’s graves from the same time period. The staffs with an expanded basket handle are similar to traditional Swedish distaffs, but the argument has been made that they are not distaffs because distaffs are made of wood and an iron distaff would be too heavy to carry. However, distaffs of different materials, including metal, have been found outside of Scandinavia. Furthermore, distaffs were not always carried, but also used when sitting, attached to a bench or a portable stand. For these reasons the text argues that these five staffs are more likely to be distaffs than wands.
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- Qviström, Linda
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Lysande frånvaro - om senmedeltida lampor
- 2019
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In: Meta H: historiskarkeologisk tidskrift. - 2002-0406. ; , s. 163-178
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Journal article (other academic/artistic)abstract
- On the absence of late medieval lamps in Sweden. From a handful of written documents, we know that lamps were used in churches, and probably in castles, in late medieval Sweden. But the texts do not tell us what kinds of lamps were used, or if they were employed in other contexts. The relative lack of relevant archaeological finds from this period is discussed in this article, together with the forms of lamps and fuels that may have existed.
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- Roslund, Mats
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Stadsbor : urbana aktörer, subjektiv interaktionism och social neurovetenskap i tidigmedeltidens Sigtuna och Nyköping
- 2018
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In: META Historiskarkeologisk tidskrift. - 2002-0406. ; 2018, s. 21-46
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- In Swedish historical archaeology, studies of towns have diverged from definition to deconstruction. In landscape studies the existence of occasional similar expressions of power in rural contexts as in towns is stressed. Another observation is that towns can display vague forms of urbanity, with lack of dense settlement and varied economy, as well as showing agrarian affiliations. A focus on singular power functions in the landscape and vagueness of urban spaciality have led to definitions such as “urbanities”, with connotations to urban functions in non-urban contexts. Instead of using “urbanities” as a basis for the terminology, the article argues that the constant variable was the maintenance of power with its material discourse in the landscape. As such, towns were only one structure among others, but a creation with special social and cultural content. Deconstructing the urban phenomenon does not strengthen research on towns. Since the 1990’s, a need for writing an urban social history has been stressed. However, analyses still show strong structuralist tendencies and superficial interpretations. The article advocates a higher definition for artefact studies, spatial patterning, comparative studies in- and between towns, as well as socio-psychological perspectives on a face-to-face level to make the intentions operational. Social perspectives emanating from subjective interactionism and social neuroscience are brought forward as possible tools for interpret and understand group creation or community buildning. Case studies from Sigtuna and Nyköping on coeval artisan activities in building plots and cultural contrasts in urban culture due to different trade interfaces are used as examples.
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- Thomasson, Joakim
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"Av samma penning Helsingborg 3 mark" : Det äldsta Helsingborg och frågan om urbanitet
- 2021
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In: META Historiskarkeologisk tidskrift. - 2002-0406. ; 2021, s. 165-188
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Since the 1920s the urbanisation of Helsingborg has been understood as a development in two stages. The first comprised the establishment of a town and a castle on the escarpment (landborgen) during the 11th and 12th centuries, whereas the second encompassed the gradual move of the town to the beach during the 13th to 15th centuries.The article is a critical examination of this hypothesis, but it is also discussed how the urban development in Helsingborg contributes to the wider understanding of medieval urbanity. Instead of an escarpment-town, the evidence suggests five separate settlements located on strategic positions controlling the access to the beach. The earliest was established during the 8th and 9th centuries. During the 11th and 12th centuries a crown estate (later developed into a castle) replaced this settlement, and four aristocratic manors were established at other locations. It is argued that the beach comprised a seasonally granted and taxed market and a landing place, where the royal and aristocrats that maintained the market peace and controlled the fairway on the strait held the settlements on the escarpment.
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- Wienberg, Jes
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Centralitet, centralort och centralplats : diskursens förgreningar
- 2020
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In: META Historiskarkeologisk tidskrift. - 2002-0406. ; 2020, s. 139-165
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Centrality, Central Location and Central Place – the branching of the discourseThis article is an investigation into two central Swedish concepts in the study of landscapes and urbanization, namely central location (“centralort”) and central place (“centralplats”). The travel of these concepts is followed within geography, history and archaeology, from the 1930s and 40s of Germany to the study of medieval urbanization in Sweden in the 1970s and by way of United Kingdom from the 1960s to the study of Iron Age settlements in Southern Scandinavia in the 1990s. The concepts are located within their theoretical and political context, as also critique and present day attempts to escape the concept of a hierarchical centrality is discussed. Finally, it is put forward, that the current trend of “High Definition Archaeology” is supplemented with more “Low Definition Archaeology” using the Big Data from contract archaeology and detector finds creating a more a differentiated total overview of settlements.
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- Wienberg, Jes
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Städer, begrepp och perspektiv – ett ordnat kaos
- 2024
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In: META Historiskarkeologisk tidskrift. - 2002-0406. ; 2024, s. 168-181
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- This article is an investigation into towns, concepts and perspectives of towns. The concepts of urbanization, urbanism and urbanity all goes back to the Latin word urbs, thereby carrying a bias from Antiquity. Both present and past concepts demonstrate a range of expectations to certain settlements and a confusing use of language. Criteria reflect a choice of perspective and accessible sources. Five different perspectives have dominated the urban discourse. However, there can only be common concepts if a specific perspective is applied. The present orderly chaos of criteria, concepts and perspectives are preferable.
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