New evidence on the introduction, cultivation and processing of hemp (Cannabis sativa L.) in southern Sweden
(2015) In Environmental Archaeology 20(2). p.111-119- Abstract
- Subfossil remains of Cannabis sativa L. (hemp) have been found at Lindangelund in the region of Malmo, southern Sweden. These represent the earliest robust evidence so far for hemp retting in Scandinavia. Finds of seeds, stems and pollen of C. sativa from a waterlogged context on a settlement dating to the Roman Iron Age demonstrate that the plant was locally cultivated and processed during the 1st-2nd centuries AD. An introductory phase in Scandinavia is proposed (c. AD 1-400) during which the cultivation of hemp was apparently small scale and processing was probably carried out within settlements. In the succeeding centuries, c. AD 400-550 (the Migration Period), remains of hemp are mostly found in pollen records from lake sediments, and... (More)
- Subfossil remains of Cannabis sativa L. (hemp) have been found at Lindangelund in the region of Malmo, southern Sweden. These represent the earliest robust evidence so far for hemp retting in Scandinavia. Finds of seeds, stems and pollen of C. sativa from a waterlogged context on a settlement dating to the Roman Iron Age demonstrate that the plant was locally cultivated and processed during the 1st-2nd centuries AD. An introductory phase in Scandinavia is proposed (c. AD 1-400) during which the cultivation of hemp was apparently small scale and processing was probably carried out within settlements. In the succeeding centuries, c. AD 400-550 (the Migration Period), remains of hemp are mostly found in pollen records from lake sediments, and less frequently in the archaeological record. This could indicate that the process of hemp retting relocated from settlements to lakes shores where activity became larger in scale and more integrated with the prevailing agricultural system. (Less)
Please use this url to cite or link to this publication:
https://lup.lub.lu.se/record/7433116
- author
- Larsson, Mikael LU and Lagerås, Per
- organization
- publishing date
- 2015
- type
- Contribution to journal
- publication status
- published
- subject
- keywords
- Cannabis sativa, Hemp, Retting, Roman Iron Age, Sweden, Scandinavia
- in
- Environmental Archaeology
- volume
- 20
- issue
- 2
- pages
- 111 - 119
- publisher
- Maney Publishing
- external identifiers
-
- wos:000353590200001
- scopus:84983740553
- ISSN
- 1461-4103
- DOI
- 10.1179/1749631414Y.0000000029
- language
- English
- LU publication?
- yes
- id
- 142610cc-b911-4228-bcaf-1de73e66bf2c (old id 7433116)
- date added to LUP
- 2016-04-01 10:24:21
- date last changed
- 2022-02-02 17:28:57
@article{142610cc-b911-4228-bcaf-1de73e66bf2c,
abstract = {{Subfossil remains of Cannabis sativa L. (hemp) have been found at Lindangelund in the region of Malmo, southern Sweden. These represent the earliest robust evidence so far for hemp retting in Scandinavia. Finds of seeds, stems and pollen of C. sativa from a waterlogged context on a settlement dating to the Roman Iron Age demonstrate that the plant was locally cultivated and processed during the 1st-2nd centuries AD. An introductory phase in Scandinavia is proposed (c. AD 1-400) during which the cultivation of hemp was apparently small scale and processing was probably carried out within settlements. In the succeeding centuries, c. AD 400-550 (the Migration Period), remains of hemp are mostly found in pollen records from lake sediments, and less frequently in the archaeological record. This could indicate that the process of hemp retting relocated from settlements to lakes shores where activity became larger in scale and more integrated with the prevailing agricultural system.}},
author = {{Larsson, Mikael and Lagerås, Per}},
issn = {{1461-4103}},
keywords = {{Cannabis sativa; Hemp; Retting; Roman Iron Age; Sweden; Scandinavia}},
language = {{eng}},
number = {{2}},
pages = {{111--119}},
publisher = {{Maney Publishing}},
series = {{Environmental Archaeology}},
title = {{New evidence on the introduction, cultivation and processing of hemp (Cannabis sativa L.) in southern Sweden}},
url = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1179/1749631414Y.0000000029}},
doi = {{10.1179/1749631414Y.0000000029}},
volume = {{20}},
year = {{2015}},
}