Gropar och vallar i klapper : En undersökning av lämningar i Västerbottens klapperfält
Pits and mounds in pebble: A study of archaeological remains in ancient pebble beaches inthe county of Västerbotten. Pits (Sw. boplatsgropar) and mounds (Sw. boplatsvallar) in ancient pebble beaches are two types of archaeological remains that are common under the highest coastline in the county of...
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ftumeauniv:oai:DiVA.org:umu-210439 2023-10-09T21:53:46+02:00 Gropar och vallar i klapper : En undersökning av lämningar i Västerbottens klapperfält Pits and mounds in pebble : A study of archaeological remains in ancient pebble beaches in the county of Västerbotten. Hedström, Johan 2023 application/pdf http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-210439 swe swe Umeå universitet, Institutionen för idé- och samhällsstudier http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-210439 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess boplatsgrop i klapper boplatsvall i klapper tomtning kvarts kvartsit Västerbotten norra Sverige Archaeology Arkeologi Student thesis info:eu-repo/semantics/bachelorThesis text 2023 ftumeauniv 2023-09-22T14:00:23Z Pits and mounds in pebble: A study of archaeological remains in ancient pebble beaches inthe county of Västerbotten. Pits (Sw. boplatsgropar) and mounds (Sw. boplatsvallar) in ancient pebble beaches are two types of archaeological remains that are common under the highest coastline in the county of Västerbotten, Sweden. Although common, knowledge of these archaeological remains is limited. Organic materials left in pebble formations rapidly break down and degrade due to high exposure to moisture and weather, making dating by traditional archaeological methods such as 14C or dendrochronology impossible. The data for this study consists of two parts. One part has been collected through field surveys by the author and the other part is collected from National Heritage Board´s database of archaeological sites (Sw. Riksantikvarieämbetets kulturmiljöregister). The result of this study suggests that the majority of smaller pits and mounds in ancient pebble beaches have been used for storage and that larger pits and mounds are big enough to have functioned as foundations for simple dwellings. It also suggests there is some spatial coherence between the type of archaeological remains known as hut foundations (Sw.tomtningar) and pits in ancient pebble beaches. Albeit this coherence is slight and may be a coincidence. Furthermore, the study suggests there is a spatial coherence between quartz and quartzite handled by humans and pits in ancient pebble beaches that is not a coincidence. Suggestively, some pits in ancient pebble beaches that can be found today have been made and used in prehistoric times, by people who used quartz and quartzite in their daily lives. Bachelor Thesis Norra Sverige Umeå University: Publications (DiVA) Kvarts ENVELOPE(146.311,146.311,59.425,59.425) |
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Pits and mounds in pebble: A study of archaeological remains in ancient pebble beaches inthe county of Västerbotten. Pits (Sw. boplatsgropar) and mounds (Sw. boplatsvallar) in ancient pebble beaches are two types of archaeological remains that are common under the highest coastline in the county of Västerbotten, Sweden. Although common, knowledge of these archaeological remains is limited. Organic materials left in pebble formations rapidly break down and degrade due to high exposure to moisture and weather, making dating by traditional archaeological methods such as 14C or dendrochronology impossible. The data for this study consists of two parts. One part has been collected through field surveys by the author and the other part is collected from National Heritage Board´s database of archaeological sites (Sw. Riksantikvarieämbetets kulturmiljöregister). The result of this study suggests that the majority of smaller pits and mounds in ancient pebble beaches have been used for storage and that larger pits and mounds are big enough to have functioned as foundations for simple dwellings. It also suggests there is some spatial coherence between the type of archaeological remains known as hut foundations (Sw.tomtningar) and pits in ancient pebble beaches. Albeit this coherence is slight and may be a coincidence. Furthermore, the study suggests there is a spatial coherence between quartz and quartzite handled by humans and pits in ancient pebble beaches that is not a coincidence. Suggestively, some pits in ancient pebble beaches that can be found today have been made and used in prehistoric times, by people who used quartz and quartzite in their daily lives. |
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Gropar och vallar i klapper : En undersökning av lämningar i Västerbottens klapperfält |
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Gropar och vallar i klapper : En undersökning av lämningar i Västerbottens klapperfält |
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Gropar och vallar i klapper : En undersökning av lämningar i Västerbottens klapperfält |
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Gropar och vallar i klapper : En undersökning av lämningar i Västerbottens klapperfält |
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Gropar och vallar i klapper : En undersökning av lämningar i Västerbottens klapperfält |
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gropar och vallar i klapper : en undersökning av lämningar i västerbottens klapperfält |
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Umeå universitet, Institutionen för idé- och samhällsstudier |
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2023 |
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