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The ambition of this monograph is to analyse a limited number of topics regarding house types and thus social and economic change from the extensive material that came out of the archaeological excavation that took place at Forsandmoen (“Forsand plain”), Forsand municipality, Rogaland, Norway during the decade 1980–1990, as well as the years 1992, 1995 and 2007. The excavation was organised as an interdisciplinary research project within archaeology, botany (palynological analysis from bogs and soils, macrofossil analysis) and phosphate analysis, conducted by staff from the Museum of Archaeology in Stavanger (now part of the University of Stavanger). A large phosphate survey project had demarcaded a 20 ha settlement area, among which 9 ha were excavated using mechanical topsoil stripping to expose the habitation traces at the top of the glaciofluvial outwash plain of Forsandmoen. A total of 248 houses could be identified by archaeological excavations, distributed among 17 house types.

Cultural identity is a key area of debate in contemporary Europe. Despite widespread use of the past in the construction of ethnic, national and European identity, theories of cultural identity have been neglected in archaeology. Focusing on the interrelationships between concepts of cultural identity today and the interpretation of past cultural groups, Cultural Identity and Archaeology offers proactive archaeological perspectives in the debate surrounding European identities. This fascinating and thought-provoking book covers three key areas. It considers how material remains are used in the interpretation of cultural identities, for example 'pan-Celtic culture' and 'Bronze Age Europe'. Finally, it looks at archaeological evidence for the construction of cultural identities in the European past.

Årets årbok handler om Lysefjorden og inneholder fortellinger fra 14 skribenter, med svært ulik bakgrunn og interesser. Felles for alle er at de har et kjærlighetsforhold til den ikoniske fjorden. Skribentene forteller historier fra nåtid og fortid, fra ulike steder langs hele fjorden og om et bredt spekter av aktiviteter. Her finner du fortellingene som gir deg inspirasjon til å planlegge et stort eller lite eventyr i vår mest kjente fjord!

Lying at Europe's remote western edge, Ireland long has been seen as having an artistic heritage that owes little to influences beyond its borders. This publication, the first to focus on Irish art from the eighth century AD to the end of the sixteenth century, challenges the idea that the best-known Irish monuments of that period-the high crosses, the Book of Kells, the Tara Brooch, the round towers-reflect isolated, insular traditions. Seventeen essays examine the iconography, history, and structure of these familiar works, as well as a number of previously unpublished pieces, and demonstrate that they do have a place in the main currents of European art. While this book reveals unexpected links between Ireland, Late-Antique Italy, the Byzantine Empire, and the Anglo-Saxons, its center is always the artistic culture of Ireland itself.

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Evolutionary Research in Archaeology seeks to provide a comprehensive overview of contemporary evolutionary research in archaeology. The book will provide a single source for introduction and overview of basic and advanced evolutionary concepts and research programs in archaeology.  Content will be organized around four areas of critical research including microevolutionary and macroevolutionary process, human ecology studies (evolutionary ecology, demography, and niche construction), and evolutionary cognitive archaeology. Authors of individual chapters will address theoretical foundations, history of research, contemporary contributions and debates, and implications for the future for their respective topics. As appropriate, authors present or discuss short empirical case studies to illustrate key arguments. ​

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Fast 60 AutorInnen, 966 Seiten, mehr als 1200 Abbildungen, sämtliche Beiträge auf den neuesten Stand gebracht, viele zusätzliche neue Autoren und neue Sachgebiete wie etwa Kunststoffe oder Möbel. Insgesamt ist etwa ein Viertel der Gesamtseitenzahl unverändert geblieben.

Denne boken diskuterer hvor diskursanalysen kommer fra, hva den kan brukes til, og hvordan den brukes. Neumann skriver lettfattelig, men viker ikke tilbake for å bruke tekniske definisjoner når det trengs. Hovedvekten ligger på identitets- og maktanalyse. Fremstillingen er rik på eksempler hentet både fra forfatterens og andres forskning på sosiale prosesser, internasjonal politikk og populærkultur. Boken retter seg særlig mot studenter og forskere i samfunnsvitenskapelige og humanistiske fag. Innføring i diskursanalyse er en revidert utgave av den populære læreboken Mening, makt, materialitet fra 2002. Den er gjennomgående oppdatert, og har mange nye eksempler, begrepsforklaringer og ny tekst om bl.a. multimodalitet, diskursanalysens inspirasjonskilder samt om forskjeller mellom ulike typer diskursanalyse.

Archaeologicallithic residue analysis investigates the microscopic and chemical traces leftbehind by people on stone tools. These lithic residues provide detailed andcompelling evidence of specific food and technological activities, and toolmanufacturing choices. Interest in the study of lithic residues has grownsubstantially in the past decade, reflected by an increasing number ofpublications and a proliferation of techniques applied to their study. Thismonograph offers a recent and critical review of these technical advances tohelp archaeologists determine best practice today. The book focuses on the development ofappropriate methods for improving the identification and interpretation ofresidues on stone tools. Over 40 techniques are reviewed, including transmittedand reflected visible light microscopy (VLM), scanning electronmicroscopy-energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (SEM-EDS), Ramanmicrospectroscopy, gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS), and Fouriertransform infrared microspectroscopy (FTIRM).      

Erling Johansen (1919-2020) fra Kråkerøy var rørleggeren som ble statsstipendiat og en av landets mest profilerte arkeologer. Helt uten formell utdannelse åpnet han for en ny forståelse av deler av Norges eldste historie. I denne biografien presenterer historikeren Jan Otto Nilsen den folkekjære og formidlingsglade arkeologens rikholdige liv og virke.

I Museologi mellem fagene undersøger forskere fra 16 forskellige forskningsområder dialogen mellem deres fag og museologien. De benytter forskellige teorier og metoder inden for klassiske museumsfag som kunsthistorie, antropologi, arkæologi og historie, men anlægger også nye vinkler ud fra fag som strategisk kommunikation, litteraturhistorie, dramaturgi, medicin, didaktik og mediedesign. Denne tværfaglighed afspejler 50 års udvikling, hvor museumsansattes faglige baggrund er blevet mere forskelligartede, og forskere inden for flere og flere forskellige fag viser stigende interesse for museer som institutioner og analyseobjekter for samfundsproblematikker. Bogen handler om de mest relevante emner for nutidens museer, om alt lige fra levendegørelse over brugerinddragelse og stakeholderanalyse til udstillingsæstetik og postkolonialisme og udfolder et mangefacetteret blik på museologien i dag.

Pengene som forandret verden tar utgangspunkt i de første pregningene av mynt i det syvende århundre f.Kr. og følger gullmyntenes historie fra antikken til den moderne verden. Boken dokumenterer gullvalutaenes utvikling gjennom 2500 år, hvordan pengesystemene henger sammen, og hvordan valutaene bygger på hverandre og på eksisterende standarder og tradisjoner. Historiske skikkelser som Alexander den store, Julius Caesar, Justinian, Ludvig den hellige, George Washington, Napoleon Bonaparte, dronning Victoria, og Haakon VII trer frem på gullmyntene. Hver eneste av disse myntene har sin historie knyttet til samtidens syn på økonomi, politikk og kultur. Historiene som fortelles i denne boken tar utgangspunkt i disse gullmyntene, og gir en annerledes innfallsvinkel til mynt, valutaer og pengenes historie.

Rock art is a global phenomenon with an enormous variation in shapes and figures and the research interest is wide and inclusive. The volume aims to explain differences observed in rock art through time and space, synchronically or diachronically. Differences can for example be in form, content, space (macro and micro), where explanations might relate to a large variety of factors such as political, societal, beliefs and rituals. Issues connected with authenticity and presentation where efforts and choices taken to preserve and present rock art are indeed many sided and complex are discussed. The wide-range papers in this volume are by scholars from across the globe with different perspectives on differences in Rock Art. This volume will be of interest to students, archaeologists and researchers from related disciplines.

I 2010 startede Oseberg Vikingarv bygningen af en ny rekonstruktion af Osebergskibet. Arbejdet foregik i tæt samarbejde med Vikingskipshuset i Oslo og Vikingeskibsmuseet i Roskilde. Det blev samtidigt vedtaget at bruge vikingetidens byggemetoder og værktøj, så vidt det var muligt. Fagligt ansvarlig under hele byggeprocessen var Thomas Søes Finderup, en af Danmarks mest erfarne traditionsbådebyggere. Denne bog drejer sig om hvilke erfaringer han og de øvrige bådebyggere har høstet gennem arbejdet med det nye skib ”Saga Oseberg”, som blev søsat i 2012. Dermed er et nyt kapitel føjet til Nordens vikingehistorie.

This book focuses on the sociopolitical development and the organisational differences between societies in northwestern Scandinavia in the Late Neolithic and Early Bronze Age (2350-1100 BCE). Grounded in a political economy approach, the book presents a theoretical model that emphases a dialectic negotiation between societies exercising coercive or cooperative strategies through processes of categorisation. Within this theoretical model the archaeological material is studied using a two-tiered approach. First, an extensive archaeological corpus, consisting of settlement and burial patterns, lithics, metal, and rock art is investigated comparatively for patterns of diachronic, regional and societal differences. Second, patterns from the first-tier are scrutinised and three case studies are selected, each expressing different organisational patterns based on local ecological advantages and/or restrictions. These aspects are then discussed on an interregional level, suggesting that utilisation of the seaway was one of the primary movers of increased complexity along the coast.

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Studies in Archaeological Conservation features a range of case studies that explore the techniques and approaches used in current conservation practice around the world and, taken together, provide a picture of present practice in some of the world-leading museums and heritage organisations. Archaeological excavations produce thousands of corroded and degraded fragments of metal, ceramic, and organic material that are transformed by archaeological conservators into the beautiful and informative objects that fill the cases of museums. The knowledge and expertise required to undertake this transformation is demonstrated within this book in a series of 26 fascinating case studies in archaeological conservation and artefact investigation, undertaken in laboratories around the world. These case studies are contextualised by a detailed introductory chapter, which explores the challenges presented by researching and conserving archaeological artefacts and details how the case studies illustrate the current state of the subject. Studies in Archaeological Conservation is the first book for over a quarter of a century to show the range and diversity of archaeological conservation, in this case through a series of case studies.

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Theoretical Approaches in Bioarchaeology emphasizes how several different theoretical perspectives can be used to reconstruct the biocultural experiences of humans in the past. Over the past few decades, bioarchaeology has been transformed through methodological revisions, technological advances, and the inclusion of external theoretical frameworks from the social and natural sciences. These interdisciplinary perspectives became the backbone of bioarchaeology and strengthened the discipline's ability to address questions about past biological and social dynamics. Consequently, how, why, and when to apply external theory to studies of past populations are central and timely questions tied to future developments of the discipline. This book facilitates ongoing dialogues about theoretical applications within the field and interdisciplinary connections between bioarchaeology, biological anthropology, and other disciplines.

Valkyries: the female supernatural beings that choose who dies and who lives on the battlefield. They protect some, but guide spears, arrows and sword blades into the bodies of others. Viking myths about valkyries attempt to elevate the banality of war - to make the pain and suffering, the lost limbs and deformities, the piles of lifeless bodies of young men, glorious and worthwhile. Rather than their death being futile, it is their destiny and good fortune, determined by divine beings. The women in these stories take full part in the power struggles and upheavals in their communities, for better or worse. Drawing on the latest historical and archaeological evidence, Valkyrie introduces readers to the dramatic and fascinating texts recorded in medieval Iceland, a culture able to imagine women in all kinds of roles carrying power, not just in this world, but pulling the strings in the other-world, too.