Versatility as a cultural niche: palynological evidence on Iron Age and medieval land use on the Åland Islands
The quantitative archaeological record of the Åland Islands (Finland) indicates a population boom in the mid-sixth century CE. Yet the number of palynological investigations on Åland is limited, resulting in a knowledge gap of anthropogenic landscape modification generated by the land use that follo...
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ftunivhelsihelda:oai:helda.helsinki.fi:10138/567393 2024-01-07T09:37:53+01:00 Versatility as a cultural niche: palynological evidence on Iron Age and medieval land use on the Åland Islands Larsson, Petter Ingolf Alenius, Teija Ilves, Kristin Department of Cultures Archaeology 2023-11-21T13:11:01Z 27 application/pdf http://hdl.handle.net/10138/567393 eng eng ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD 10.1080/08003831.2023.2257072 Larsson , P I , Alenius , T & Ilves , K 2023 , ' Versatility as a cultural niche: palynological evidence on Iron Age and medieval land use on the Åland Islands ' , Acta Borealia , vol. 40 , no. 2 , pp. 113-139 . https://doi.org/10.1080/08003831.2023.2257072 ORCID: /0000-0002-9872-1652/work/147397918 ORCID: /0000-0001-8157-7036/work/147401787 376f48cd-e0af-4e2a-99c6-a9324e29a69d http://hdl.handle.net/10138/567393 cc_by openAccess info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess 615 History and Archaeology Cultural niche construction land use Iron Age medieval period Åland Islands risk management Pollen Article publishedVersion 2023 ftunivhelsihelda 2023-12-14T00:13:14Z The quantitative archaeological record of the Åland Islands (Finland) indicates a population boom in the mid-sixth century CE. Yet the number of palynological investigations on Åland is limited, resulting in a knowledge gap of anthropogenic landscape modification generated by the land use that followed the increased population. This article presents the results of a pollen analysis from Lake Lavsböle Träsk in central Åland, covering the period from the end of the Bronze Age into the modern period. The results of this study provide evidence of continuous land use throughout the Iron Age and the medieval period, and the population boom during the sixth century CE is indicated in the pollen signal. Altogether we argue for an economy based on cereal cultivation, animal husbandry, and maritime resource utilization (e.g. seal hunting, fishing, and fowling) as well as trading. The results indicate a society able to manage risks connected to their subsistence strategies, in which versatility seems to have had a key role. Peer reviewed Article in Journal/Newspaper Acta Borealia HELDA – University of Helsinki Open Repository Acta Borealia 40 2 113 139 |
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The quantitative archaeological record of the Åland Islands (Finland) indicates a population boom in the mid-sixth century CE. Yet the number of palynological investigations on Åland is limited, resulting in a knowledge gap of anthropogenic landscape modification generated by the land use that followed the increased population. This article presents the results of a pollen analysis from Lake Lavsböle Träsk in central Åland, covering the period from the end of the Bronze Age into the modern period. The results of this study provide evidence of continuous land use throughout the Iron Age and the medieval period, and the population boom during the sixth century CE is indicated in the pollen signal. Altogether we argue for an economy based on cereal cultivation, animal husbandry, and maritime resource utilization (e.g. seal hunting, fishing, and fowling) as well as trading. The results indicate a society able to manage risks connected to their subsistence strategies, in which versatility seems to have had a key role. Peer reviewed |
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Versatility as a cultural niche: palynological evidence on Iron Age and medieval land use on the Åland Islands |
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