Archaeology of Touchstones : an introduction based on finds from Birka, Sweden.

Did ancient Europeans truly believe in an active after-life, as modern Europeans would like to think they did? What purpose did grave-goods actually serve? Are archaeology and the historical sciences in general able to shed, once and for all, a curse placed upon them at their inception as research d...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Ježek, Martin
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Leiden : SIdestone Press, 2017.
Temas:
Grave goods > Sweden > Birka > History.
Prehistoric peoples > Sweden > Birka > Rites and ceremonies.
Metallurgy > Sweden > Birka > History.
Excavations (Archaeology) > Sweden > Birka.
HISTORY > Ancient > General.
Excavations (Archaeology)
Grave goods
Metallurgy
Birka Site (Sweden)
Birka (Suède : Site archéologique)
Sweden > Birka
Sweden > Birka Site
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Intro; Acknowledgements; Introduction; General issues; The (pre)historic background â#x80;#x93; in brief; Prehistory in archaeology and prehistory in practice; Not just stones; Archaeology, myths and archaeological myths; Longue durée symbols of elite status; A symbol for the dead of all ages; Analysed touchstones from Birka burials; Metals on touchstones from Birka and elsewhere; Nickel appearance; On the limits of SEM analysis; A lesson from the deep; Forgotten star witnesses, or Conclusion; The petrographic qualities of analysed touchstones from Birka burials, and their description; References.

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