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Assessment of the r...
Assessment of the reason for the vitrification of a wall at a hillfort. The example of Broborg in Sweden
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- Sjöblom, Rolf (author)
- Luleå tekniska universitet,Geovetenskap och miljöteknik
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- Hjärthner-Holdar, Eva (author)
- Arkeologerna, Geoarchaeological Laboratory, National Historical Museums (SHMM), Hållnäsgatan 11, SE 752 28 Uppsala, Sweden
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- Pearce, Carolyn I. (author)
- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, 902 Battelle Blvd, Richland, WA 99352, USA
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- Weaver, Jamie L. (author)
- National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD 20899, USA
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- Ogenhall, Erik (author)
- Arkeologerna, Geoarchaeological Laboratory, National Historical Museums (SHMM), Hållnäsgatan 11, SE 752 28 Uppsala, Sweden; Geoveta AB, Sjöängsvägen 2, 192 72 Sollentuna, Sweden
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- McCloy, John S. (author)
- Washington State University, PO Box 642920, Pullman, WA 99164, USA
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- Marcial, José (author)
- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, 902 Battelle Blvd, Richland, WA 99352, USA
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- Vicenzi, Edward P. (author)
- Smithsonian Institution, Museum Conservation Institute, 4610 Silver Hill Road, Suitland, MD 20746, USA
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- Schweiger, Michael J. (author)
- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, 902 Battelle Blvd, Richland, WA 99352, USA
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- Kruger, Albert A. (author)
- US Department of Energy, Office of River Protection, Richland, WA 99352, USA
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- Elsevier, 2022
- 2022
- English.
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In: Journal of Archaeological Science. - : Elsevier. - 2352-409X .- 2352-4103. ; 43
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- It was discovered around 250 years ago that some of the rock material in the walls of some hillforts had been subjected to such high temperature that it had vitrified. This prompted a debate as to the reason for it that is still going on today: did the vitrification come about as a result of hostile action, by accident, or for the purpose of constructing the fort? The present paper is based on the recognition that hillforts are different, and therefore should be evaluated individually. All identifiable factors of interest should be included, and especially those that might disprove any alternative. Thus, incentives, competence and petrographic aspects were evaluated for the hillfort named Broborg (dated to the Migration Period, in Sweden A.D. 400–550), and it is concluded that the vitrification here came about for the purpose of constructing the fort.
Subject headings
- HUMANIORA -- Historia och arkeologi -- Historia (hsv//swe)
- HUMANITIES -- History and Archaeology -- History (hsv//eng)
- TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER -- Naturresursteknik -- Annan naturresursteknik (hsv//swe)
- ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY -- Environmental Engineering -- Other Environmental Engineering (hsv//eng)
Keyword
- Broborg
- Vitrified
- Hillfort
- Vesicles
- Genesis
- Construction
- Avfallsteknik
- Waste Science and Technology
Publication and Content Type
- ref (subject category)
- art (subject category)
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