Kinship, Marriage and Traces of Social Interaction - Aspects on the hunter-gatherer societies in northern Sweden during the Bronze Age and early Iron Age

A central problem in the explanation and description of decentralized hunter-gatherer societies is what kind of traces different sorts of social interaction will leave in the archaeological material. It is here suggested that the distribution of asbestos-tempered ceramic ware in northern Sweden duri...

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Published in:Current Swedish Archaeology
Main Author: Hans Bolin
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Svenska Arkeologiska Samfundet 1996
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.37718/CSA.1996.01
https://doaj.org/article/95827c094f324600984a3139ad1879fc
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Summary:A central problem in the explanation and description of decentralized hunter-gatherer societies is what kind of traces different sorts of social interaction will leave in the archaeological material. It is here suggested that the distribution of asbestos-tempered ceramic ware in northern Sweden during the Bronze Age and early Iron Age was a result of the social interaction between different groups. The decoration on the cermic ware is suggested to represent traces of intermarriage relations. It is further argued that the hunter-gatherer societies were open to interaction with other groups and individuals.