Seeing behind stray finds:understanding the Late Iron Age settlement of Northern Ostrobothnia and Kainuu, Finland

• Main Author: Hakamäki, V. (Ville)
• Other Authors: Okkonen, J. (Jari), Ramqvist, P. (Per H.)
• Format: Doctoral or Postdoctoral Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: Oulun yliopisto 2018
• Subjects: Iron Age; burial practises; interactions; medieval period; settlement patterns; stray finds; transculturalism; asutusmallit; hautaustavat; irtolöydöt; keskiaika; rautakausi; vuorovaikutussuhteet; ylikulttuurisuus; Kainuu; Fennoscandia; karelia*; Northern Finland
• Online Access: http://urn.fi/urn:isbn:9789526220949

Abstract The dissertation examines the settlement and interactions of the Late Iron Age communities of northern Finland by focusing on the archaeological sites and finds documented in the regions of Northern Ostrobothnia and Kainuu. The point of departure for the study is to understand the data from...