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Tracing multimetal craftsmanship through metallurgical debris - open-air workshops and multimetality in late iron age scandinavia

Svensson, Andreas LU orcid (2023) p.168-177
Abstract

This paper serves as a detailed research proposal for a newly started PhD-project concerning multimetal craftsmanship in the Scandinavian later Iron Age. The project employs landscape survey, material and archaeometallurgical analysis of metallurgical debris, and a theoretical framework grounded in economic theory to counter fundamental key questions surrounding metalworking, metalworkers, and their societal and cultural implication. The methods and material chosen are evaluated with a focus placed especially on the landscape surveys, and elements of the discussion on the conceptual aspects of multimetal craftsmanship - multimetality - that are central to the project, are presented. Finally, open-air workshops, a common interpretational... (More)

This paper serves as a detailed research proposal for a newly started PhD-project concerning multimetal craftsmanship in the Scandinavian later Iron Age. The project employs landscape survey, material and archaeometallurgical analysis of metallurgical debris, and a theoretical framework grounded in economic theory to counter fundamental key questions surrounding metalworking, metalworkers, and their societal and cultural implication. The methods and material chosen are evaluated with a focus placed especially on the landscape surveys, and elements of the discussion on the conceptual aspects of multimetal craftsmanship - multimetality - that are central to the project, are presented. Finally, open-air workshops, a common interpretational shortcut applied to many of the sites included in the landscape survey, are discussed to exemplify the motivations for method and material prioritisations within the PhD-project.

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Landscape Survey, Multimetal Craftsmanship, Multimetality, Open-Air Workshops, Scandinavian Iron Age
host publication
Metalworkers and their Tools : Symbolism, Function, and Technology in the Bronze and Iron Ages - Symbolism, Function, and Technology in the Bronze and Iron Ages
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10 pages
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Archaeopress
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  • scopus:85179630555
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9781803276243
9781803276250
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English
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yes
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  author       = {{Svensson, Andreas}},
  booktitle    = {{Metalworkers and their Tools : Symbolism, Function, and Technology in the Bronze and Iron Ages}},
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  keywords     = {{Landscape Survey; Multimetal Craftsmanship; Multimetality; Open-Air Workshops; Scandinavian Iron Age}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  pages        = {{168--177}},
  publisher    = {{Archaeopress}},
  title        = {{Tracing multimetal craftsmanship through metallurgical debris - open-air workshops and multimetality in late iron age scandinavia}},
  year         = {{2023}},
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