Soapstone in northern Norway: research status, production evidence and quarry survey results
Publisher's pdf. Complete book at http://hdl.handle.net/1956/10072 . Archaeological research on the production and use of soapstone artifacts in northern Norway remains limited in scope and the region has received marginal attention in the Norwegian soapstone literature. Archaeological document...
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ftunivtroemsoe:oai:munin.uit.no:10037/10282 2023-05-15T17:43:08+02:00 Soapstone in northern Norway: research status, production evidence and quarry survey results Wickler, Stephen 2015 https://hdl.handle.net/10037/10282 eng eng University Museum of Bergen In: Indrelid, Svein; Hjelle, Kari Loe; Stene, Kathrine [Eds.] Exploitation of outfield resources - Joint Research at the University Museums of Norway p. 117-128, University Museum, University of Bergen, 2015 FRIDAID 1285470 9788278870426 https://hdl.handle.net/10037/10282 URN:NBN:no-uit_munin_9266 openAccess VDP::Humaniora: 000::Arkeologi: 090::Nordisk arkeologi: 091 soapstone Northern Norway Journal article Tidsskriftartikkel 2015 ftunivtroemsoe 2021-06-25T17:54:32Z Publisher's pdf. Complete book at http://hdl.handle.net/1956/10072 . Archaeological research on the production and use of soapstone artifacts in northern Norway remains limited in scope and the region has received marginal attention in the Norwegian soapstone literature. Archaeological documentation of soapstone quarry locations has been minimal, although the Geological Survey of Norway has systematically surveyed a majority of the soapstone exposures in the region and provided information on quarry activity. This paper begins by reviewing the current status of soapstone from archaeological contexts in northern Norway, including an overview of material in the Tromsø University Museum collection. Soapstone production evidence is reviewed and challenges associated with quarry documentation discussed. Results from recent collaborative geological and archaeological quarry surveys are presented and some sugg Article in Journal/Newspaper Northern Norway Tromsø University of Tromsø: Munin Open Research Archive Norway Tromsø |
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Publisher's pdf. Complete book at http://hdl.handle.net/1956/10072 . Archaeological research on the production and use of soapstone artifacts in northern Norway remains limited in scope and the region has received marginal attention in the Norwegian soapstone literature. Archaeological documentation of soapstone quarry locations has been minimal, although the Geological Survey of Norway has systematically surveyed a majority of the soapstone exposures in the region and provided information on quarry activity. This paper begins by reviewing the current status of soapstone from archaeological contexts in northern Norway, including an overview of material in the Tromsø University Museum collection. Soapstone production evidence is reviewed and challenges associated with quarry documentation discussed. Results from recent collaborative geological and archaeological quarry surveys are presented and some sugg |
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Soapstone in northern Norway: research status, production evidence and quarry survey results |
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Soapstone in northern Norway: research status, production evidence and quarry survey results |
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Soapstone in northern Norway: research status, production evidence and quarry survey results |
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Soapstone in northern Norway: research status, production evidence and quarry survey results |
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Soapstone in northern Norway: research status, production evidence and quarry survey results |
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In: Indrelid, Svein; Hjelle, Kari Loe; Stene, Kathrine [Eds.] Exploitation of outfield resources - Joint Research at the University Museums of Norway p. 117-128, University Museum, University of Bergen, 2015 FRIDAID 1285470 9788278870426 https://hdl.handle.net/10037/10282 URN:NBN:no-uit_munin_9266 |
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