Sjiele sacrifices, Odin treasures and Saami graves?

This paper presents archaeological findings described as Saami metal deposits. These well-known "Finds from Lapp Places of Sacrifice", objects from the Viking Age and Early Middle Ages, were mostly found in northern Sweden. The author also presents a research project dealing with prehistor...

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Published in:Scripta Instituti Donneriani Aboensis
Main Author: Inger Zachrisson
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Donner Institute 1987
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.30674/scripta.67153
https://doaj.org/article/6dfe52e2dd20456c99afe5c053b494ca
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Summary:This paper presents archaeological findings described as Saami metal deposits. These well-known "Finds from Lapp Places of Sacrifice", objects from the Viking Age and Early Middle Ages, were mostly found in northern Sweden. The author also presents a research project dealing with prehistoric and medieval Saami graves from the south Saami area.