Storied Lines : Network Perspectives on Land Use in Early Modern Iceland
It is a truism nowadays to say that an archaeological site is embedded in extensive networks of relations. Connectivity has played a role in archaeological thinking for a considerable amount of time, and the adoption by archaeologists of both theoretical and methodological frameworks centring connec...
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ftumeauniv:oai:DiVA.org:umu-155254 2023-10-09T21:52:42+02:00 Storied Lines : Network Perspectives on Land Use in Early Modern Iceland Palsson, Gisli 2018 application/pdf http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-155254 https://doi.org/10.1080/00293652.2018.1468355 eng eng Umeå universitet, Institutionen för idé- och samhällsstudier Norwegian Archaeological Review, 0029-3652, 2018, 51:1-2, s. 112-141 http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-155254 doi:10.1080/00293652.2018.1468355 ISI:000454447800014 Scopus 2-s2.0-85047108529 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Archaeology Arkeologi Article in journal info:eu-repo/semantics/article text 2018 ftumeauniv https://doi.org/10.1080/00293652.2018.1468355 2023-09-22T13:57:49Z It is a truism nowadays to say that an archaeological site is embedded in extensive networks of relations. Connectivity has played a role in archaeological thinking for a considerable amount of time, and the adoption by archaeologists of both theoretical and methodological frameworks centring connectivity has become widespread. One such example is network analysis, which has seen a significant surge in interest within the field over the past two decades. Archaeological network analysis is far from a mature science, however, and the character of the archaeological record tends to yield networks with richly contextualised nodes connected by ties that, in stark contrast, are often based on very limited evidence for connectivity. Furthermore, archaeological networks are often accompanied by limited discussion about the implications for a connection between two sites interpreted through a commonality in material culture. In particular, the use of historical records to contextualise the interactions between sites remains somewhat uncommon. This paper takes an archaeo-historical network perspective by characterising land-use practices in early modern Iceland by mapping property records describing relations of ownership, resource claims and social obligations alongside comprehensive field archaeological surveys as extensive networks of interdependence between the known farmstead sites occupied at the time. This approach shows that these vibrant networks, documented both spatially and historically, regularly show signs of emergent properties. As these intersite relations begin to exert their own agency, the networks are cut, and the network lines begin to bundle up in knots and entanglements. The study, therefore, does not aim to quantify the presented networks using formal network analysis, but to use the networks as a starting point to investigate the properties that emerge as people aim to enact and materialise networks of property rights, resource claims and exchange. Article in Journal/Newspaper Iceland Umeå University: Publications (DiVA) Norwegian Archaeological Review 51 1-2 112 141 |
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It is a truism nowadays to say that an archaeological site is embedded in extensive networks of relations. Connectivity has played a role in archaeological thinking for a considerable amount of time, and the adoption by archaeologists of both theoretical and methodological frameworks centring connectivity has become widespread. One such example is network analysis, which has seen a significant surge in interest within the field over the past two decades. Archaeological network analysis is far from a mature science, however, and the character of the archaeological record tends to yield networks with richly contextualised nodes connected by ties that, in stark contrast, are often based on very limited evidence for connectivity. Furthermore, archaeological networks are often accompanied by limited discussion about the implications for a connection between two sites interpreted through a commonality in material culture. In particular, the use of historical records to contextualise the interactions between sites remains somewhat uncommon. This paper takes an archaeo-historical network perspective by characterising land-use practices in early modern Iceland by mapping property records describing relations of ownership, resource claims and social obligations alongside comprehensive field archaeological surveys as extensive networks of interdependence between the known farmstead sites occupied at the time. This approach shows that these vibrant networks, documented both spatially and historically, regularly show signs of emergent properties. As these intersite relations begin to exert their own agency, the networks are cut, and the network lines begin to bundle up in knots and entanglements. The study, therefore, does not aim to quantify the presented networks using formal network analysis, but to use the networks as a starting point to investigate the properties that emerge as people aim to enact and materialise networks of property rights, resource claims and exchange. |
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Storied Lines : Network Perspectives on Land Use in Early Modern Iceland |
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Storied Lines : Network Perspectives on Land Use in Early Modern Iceland |
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Storied Lines : Network Perspectives on Land Use in Early Modern Iceland |
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storied lines : network perspectives on land use in early modern iceland |
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