A PRE-ROMAN BURIAL SITE IN PUIJONSARVENNENÄ, KUOPIO, EASTERN FINLAND: PRELIMINARY RESULTS AND INTERPRETATIONS
In 2019, a metal detector hobbyist found an iron spearhead, a knife, and some burnt bones from an ambiguous stone structure situated on the scenic cape of Puijonsarvennenä in Kuopio. Archaeological excavation and sub- sequent analyses of the find material confirmed that the site was a single cremati...
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fttsvojs:oai:journal.fi:article/125721 2023-05-15T17:42:29+02:00 A PRE-ROMAN BURIAL SITE IN PUIJONSARVENNENÄ, KUOPIO, EASTERN FINLAND: PRELIMINARY RESULTS AND INTERPRETATIONS Kunnas-Pusa, Liisa Knuutinen, Tarja Salo, Kati Kirkinen, Tuija 2023-01-10 application/pdf https://journal.fi/fennoscandiaarchaeologica/article/view/125721 eng eng The Archaeological Society of Finland https://journal.fi/fennoscandiaarchaeologica/article/view/125721/75997 https://journal.fi/fennoscandiaarchaeologica/article/view/125721 Copyright (c) 2022 Liisa Kunnas-Pusa, Tarja Knuutinen, Kati Salo, Tuija Kirkinen https://www.c-info.fi/en/what-is-c-info/ Fennoscandia Archaeologica; No. XXXIX (2022): Fennoscandia Archaeologica; 5-27 Fennoscandia archaeologica; Nro XXXIX (2022): Fennoscandia Archaeologica; 5-27 2737-0135 0781-7126 cremation burial Early Metal Period Iron Age Pre-Roman Period osteology cairn info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 2023 fttsvojs 2023-02-01T23:58:22Z In 2019, a metal detector hobbyist found an iron spearhead, a knife, and some burnt bones from an ambiguous stone structure situated on the scenic cape of Puijonsarvennenä in Kuopio. Archaeological excavation and sub- sequent analyses of the find material confirmed that the site was a single cremation burial, which was radiocarbon dated to 410–355 calBC, in the Pre-Roman Iron Age. The find material included several fragments of bone artefacts and a small amount of asbestos-tempered ceramics. The burial and its finds seem to indicate that the deceased person engaged in hunting and possibly fur trading, setting Puijonsarvennenä into a continuum with similar burial sites known from interior and northern Finland from the Early Bronze Age to the Late Iron Age. Currently, Puijonsarvennenä is the only Iron Age burial site to have been excavated in the North Savo province. Article in Journal/Newspaper Northern Finland Federation of Finnish Learned Societies: Scientific Journals Online Cairn ENVELOPE(-57.083,-57.083,-63.500,-63.500) |
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In 2019, a metal detector hobbyist found an iron spearhead, a knife, and some burnt bones from an ambiguous stone structure situated on the scenic cape of Puijonsarvennenä in Kuopio. Archaeological excavation and sub- sequent analyses of the find material confirmed that the site was a single cremation burial, which was radiocarbon dated to 410–355 calBC, in the Pre-Roman Iron Age. The find material included several fragments of bone artefacts and a small amount of asbestos-tempered ceramics. The burial and its finds seem to indicate that the deceased person engaged in hunting and possibly fur trading, setting Puijonsarvennenä into a continuum with similar burial sites known from interior and northern Finland from the Early Bronze Age to the Late Iron Age. Currently, Puijonsarvennenä is the only Iron Age burial site to have been excavated in the North Savo province. |
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Kunnas-Pusa, Liisa Knuutinen, Tarja Salo, Kati Kirkinen, Tuija |
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Kunnas-Pusa, Liisa Knuutinen, Tarja Salo, Kati Kirkinen, Tuija |
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A PRE-ROMAN BURIAL SITE IN PUIJONSARVENNENÄ, KUOPIO, EASTERN FINLAND: PRELIMINARY RESULTS AND INTERPRETATIONS |
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A PRE-ROMAN BURIAL SITE IN PUIJONSARVENNENÄ, KUOPIO, EASTERN FINLAND: PRELIMINARY RESULTS AND INTERPRETATIONS |
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A PRE-ROMAN BURIAL SITE IN PUIJONSARVENNENÄ, KUOPIO, EASTERN FINLAND: PRELIMINARY RESULTS AND INTERPRETATIONS |
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A PRE-ROMAN BURIAL SITE IN PUIJONSARVENNENÄ, KUOPIO, EASTERN FINLAND: PRELIMINARY RESULTS AND INTERPRETATIONS |
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A PRE-ROMAN BURIAL SITE IN PUIJONSARVENNENÄ, KUOPIO, EASTERN FINLAND: PRELIMINARY RESULTS AND INTERPRETATIONS |
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pre-roman burial site in puijonsarvennenä, kuopio, eastern finland: preliminary results and interpretations |
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The Archaeological Society of Finland |
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Fennoscandia Archaeologica; No. XXXIX (2022): Fennoscandia Archaeologica; 5-27 Fennoscandia archaeologica; Nro XXXIX (2022): Fennoscandia Archaeologica; 5-27 2737-0135 0781-7126 |
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https://journal.fi/fennoscandiaarchaeologica/article/view/125721/75997 https://journal.fi/fennoscandiaarchaeologica/article/view/125721 |
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Copyright (c) 2022 Liisa Kunnas-Pusa, Tarja Knuutinen, Kati Salo, Tuija Kirkinen https://www.c-info.fi/en/what-is-c-info/ |
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