Crossing the Maelstrom: New Departures in Viking Archaeology
Abstract This paper reviews the achievements and challenges of archaeological research on Viking Age northern Europe and explores potential avenues for future research. We identify the reemergence of comparative and cross-cultural perspectives along with a turn toward studying mobility and maritime...
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ftoslouniv:oai:www.duo.uio.no:10852/89013 2023-05-15T17:33:54+02:00 Crossing the Maelstrom: New Departures in Viking Archaeology Lund, Julie Sindbæk, Søren Michael 2021-05-20T10:13:51Z http://hdl.handle.net/10852/89013 http://urn.nb.no/URN:NBN:no-91622 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10814-021-09163-3 EN eng http://urn.nb.no/URN:NBN:no-91622 Lund, Julie Sindbæk, Søren Michael . Crossing the Maelstrom: New Departures in Viking Archaeology. Journal of Archaeological Research. 2021 http://hdl.handle.net/10852/89013 1910967 info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.jtitle=Journal of Archaeological Research&rft.volume=&rft.spage=&rft.date=2021 Journal of Archaeological Research https://doi.org/10.1007/s10814-021-09163-3 URN:NBN:no-91622 Fulltext https://www.duo.uio.no/bitstream/handle/10852/89013/2/Lund-Sindb%25C3%25A6k2021_Article_CrossingTheMaelstromNewDepartu.pdf Attribution 4.0 International https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ CC-BY 1059-0161 Journal article Tidsskriftartikkel Peer reviewed PublishedVersion 2021 ftoslouniv https://doi.org/10.1007/s10814-021-09163-3 2021-10-27T22:32:32Z Abstract This paper reviews the achievements and challenges of archaeological research on Viking Age northern Europe and explores potential avenues for future research. We identify the reemergence of comparative and cross-cultural perspectives along with a turn toward studying mobility and maritime expansion, fueled by the introduction of biomolecular and isotopic data. The study of identity has seen a shift from a focus on collective beliefs and ritual to issues of personal identity and presentation, with a corresponding shift in attention to individual burials and the “animated objects.” Network ontologies have brought new perspectives on the emergence of sea trade and urban nodes and to the significance of outfield production and resources. Field archaeology has seen an emphasis on elite manors, feasting halls, and monuments, as well as military sites and thing assembly places, using new data from remote sensing, geophysical surveys, geoarchaeology, and metal detectors. Concerns over current climate change have placed the study of environment as a key priority, in particular in the ecologically vulnerable North Atlantic settlements. Discussing future directions, we call for alignment between societal/economic and individual/cultural perspectives, and for more ethically grounded research. We point to diaspora theory and intersectionality as frameworks with the potential to integrate genomics, identity, and society, and to ecology as a framework for integrating landscape, mobility, and political power. Article in Journal/Newspaper North Atlantic Universitet i Oslo: Digitale utgivelser ved UiO (DUO) Journal of Archaeological Research 30 2 169 229 |
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Abstract This paper reviews the achievements and challenges of archaeological research on Viking Age northern Europe and explores potential avenues for future research. We identify the reemergence of comparative and cross-cultural perspectives along with a turn toward studying mobility and maritime expansion, fueled by the introduction of biomolecular and isotopic data. The study of identity has seen a shift from a focus on collective beliefs and ritual to issues of personal identity and presentation, with a corresponding shift in attention to individual burials and the “animated objects.” Network ontologies have brought new perspectives on the emergence of sea trade and urban nodes and to the significance of outfield production and resources. Field archaeology has seen an emphasis on elite manors, feasting halls, and monuments, as well as military sites and thing assembly places, using new data from remote sensing, geophysical surveys, geoarchaeology, and metal detectors. Concerns over current climate change have placed the study of environment as a key priority, in particular in the ecologically vulnerable North Atlantic settlements. Discussing future directions, we call for alignment between societal/economic and individual/cultural perspectives, and for more ethically grounded research. We point to diaspora theory and intersectionality as frameworks with the potential to integrate genomics, identity, and society, and to ecology as a framework for integrating landscape, mobility, and political power. |
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Crossing the Maelstrom: New Departures in Viking Archaeology |
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http://urn.nb.no/URN:NBN:no-91622 Lund, Julie Sindbæk, Søren Michael . Crossing the Maelstrom: New Departures in Viking Archaeology. Journal of Archaeological Research. 2021 http://hdl.handle.net/10852/89013 1910967 info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.jtitle=Journal of Archaeological Research&rft.volume=&rft.spage=&rft.date=2021 Journal of Archaeological Research https://doi.org/10.1007/s10814-021-09163-3 URN:NBN:no-91622 Fulltext https://www.duo.uio.no/bitstream/handle/10852/89013/2/Lund-Sindb%25C3%25A6k2021_Article_CrossingTheMaelstromNewDepartu.pdf |
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