The Biography of a Fragment : A Late Mesolithic Antler Object from the Strandvägen Site, South Central Sweden
(2025) In Oxford Journal of Archaeology 44(1). p.40-56- Abstract (Swedish)
- When investigating a settlement dated to the late Mesolithic,
c.5500 cal BC, at Strandvägen in south-central Sweden, an extensive assemblage
of implements made of bone and antler was found. Among these finds was a richly
decorated antler piece, likely part of an antler axe. Originally it was equipped
with shallow ornamentation that was later removed and replaced by a second
deeper motif of longitudinal bands with filling, occurring in three distinct zones.
The degrees of precision shown, manners of execution and motif selection in the
later set of decorations suggest that more than one person carried it out.
Subsequently, the axe was broken and transformed into another tool, probably
a harpoon, which... (More) - When investigating a settlement dated to the late Mesolithic,
c.5500 cal BC, at Strandvägen in south-central Sweden, an extensive assemblage
of implements made of bone and antler was found. Among these finds was a richly
decorated antler piece, likely part of an antler axe. Originally it was equipped
with shallow ornamentation that was later removed and replaced by a second
deeper motif of longitudinal bands with filling, occurring in three distinct zones.
The degrees of precision shown, manners of execution and motif selection in the
later set of decorations suggest that more than one person carried it out.
Subsequently, the axe was broken and transformed into another tool, probably
a harpoon, which eventually also became fragmented. Finally, the remaining part
was deliberately deposited among other selected finds on a stone platform in the
river just off the shoreline of the settlement. (Less)
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- Larsson, Lars LU and Molin, Fredrik
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- 17 pages
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- Wiley-Blackwell
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- 1468-0092
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- 10.1111/ojoa.12318
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abstract = {{When investigating a settlement dated to the late Mesolithic,<br/>c.5500 cal BC, at Strandvägen in south-central Sweden, an extensive assemblage<br/>of implements made of bone and antler was found. Among these finds was a richly<br/>decorated antler piece, likely part of an antler axe. Originally it was equipped<br/>with shallow ornamentation that was later removed and replaced by a second<br/>deeper motif of longitudinal bands with filling, occurring in three distinct zones.<br/>The degrees of precision shown, manners of execution and motif selection in the<br/>later set of decorations suggest that more than one person carried it out.<br/>Subsequently, the axe was broken and transformed into another tool, probably<br/>a harpoon, which eventually also became fragmented. Finally, the remaining part<br/>was deliberately deposited among other selected finds on a stone platform in the<br/>river just off the shoreline of the settlement.}},
author = {{Larsson, Lars and Molin, Fredrik}},
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language = {{eng}},
month = {{01}},
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pages = {{40--56}},
publisher = {{Wiley-Blackwell}},
series = {{Oxford Journal of Archaeology}},
title = {{The Biography of a Fragment : A Late Mesolithic Antler Object from the Strandvägen Site, South Central Sweden}},
url = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ojoa.12318}},
doi = {{10.1111/ojoa.12318}},
volume = {{44}},
year = {{2025}},
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