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Bland brons och järn - spåren av metallhantverk från Bornholms yngre järnålder.

Vedam, Janni (2007)
Archaeology
Abstract
This essay is about Late Iron Age settlement and its production. I want to define the nature of

three different workplaces on Bornholm, Denmark, and compare them. My aim is to see if it

is possible to define a workplace through the traces of the craftsmanship. Several materials are

selected in this essay and the analysis provides different perspective on workplaces in the Late

Iron Age in Scandinavia. The results of the analysis between the three workplaces

Agerbygård, Baggård and Kanonhøj shows that Baggård have more traces of melting of brons

than any other of the places. But Kanonhøj also have a lot of these activities, and Agerbygård

have had more to do with merchandizing, some extraction of iron and metal work. Kanonøj is
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This essay is about Late Iron Age settlement and its production. I want to define the nature of

three different workplaces on Bornholm, Denmark, and compare them. My aim is to see if it

is possible to define a workplace through the traces of the craftsmanship. Several materials are

selected in this essay and the analysis provides different perspective on workplaces in the Late

Iron Age in Scandinavia. The results of the analysis between the three workplaces

Agerbygård, Baggård and Kanonhøj shows that Baggård have more traces of melting of brons

than any other of the places. But Kanonhøj also have a lot of these activities, and Agerbygård

have had more to do with merchandizing, some extraction of iron and metal work. Kanonøj is

apart of a big complex called Sorte Muld, black earth; witch indicates both a heavy activity on

the complex and contacts with merchants. Some trading and many different metal works took

place in the Kanonhøj settlement. (Less)
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author
Vedam, Janni
supervisor
organization
year
type
H1 - Master's Degree (One Year)
subject
keywords
Bornholm, brons, järn, yngre järnålder, Agerbygård, Baggård, Kanonøj, Archaeology, Arkeologi
language
Swedish
id
1322256
date added to LUP
2007-12-13 00:00:00
date last changed
2007-12-13 00:00:00
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  abstract     = {{This essay is about Late Iron Age settlement and its production. I want to define the nature of

three different workplaces on Bornholm, Denmark, and compare them. My aim is to see if it

is possible to define a workplace through the traces of the craftsmanship. Several materials are

selected in this essay and the analysis provides different perspective on workplaces in the Late

Iron Age in Scandinavia. The results of the analysis between the three workplaces

Agerbygård, Baggård and Kanonhøj shows that Baggård have more traces of melting of brons

than any other of the places. But Kanonhøj also have a lot of these activities, and Agerbygård

have had more to do with merchandizing, some extraction of iron and metal work. Kanonøj is

apart of a big complex called Sorte Muld, black earth; witch indicates both a heavy activity on

the complex and contacts with merchants. Some trading and many different metal works took

place in the Kanonhøj settlement.}},
  author       = {{Vedam, Janni}},
  language     = {{swe}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Bland brons och järn - spåren av metallhantverk från Bornholms yngre järnålder.}},
  year         = {{2007}},
}