Monuments in the Landscape: A spatial analysis of rune stones in Västergötland during the Late Viking Age and early Medieval period
(2015) ARKM21 20151Archaeology
- Abstract
- There are several aspects of rune stones that can be discussed and analysed. With the help of
digital tools, it is possible to look at social dimensions of archaeological objects in ways that
were previously difficult to explore. In this thesis, the aim is to analyse rune stones from a
spatial perspective by looking at their possible role in the landscape, what type of context they
are found in and what they manifested by using both traditional and new methods/tools. The
main focus is placed on the central region of Västergötland, a region that has not received
much attention concerning findings and sites from the Viking Age. This is the first time such
an analysis is conducted on rune stones in the region. Spatial analysis of the... (More) - There are several aspects of rune stones that can be discussed and analysed. With the help of
digital tools, it is possible to look at social dimensions of archaeological objects in ways that
were previously difficult to explore. In this thesis, the aim is to analyse rune stones from a
spatial perspective by looking at their possible role in the landscape, what type of context they
are found in and what they manifested by using both traditional and new methods/tools. The
main focus is placed on the central region of Västergötland, a region that has not received
much attention concerning findings and sites from the Viking Age. This is the first time such
an analysis is conducted on rune stones in the region. Spatial analysis of the landscape is a
fruitful way to study how people interacted with each other and how certain people choose
manifest themselves and their role in the local society. Rune stones contain a great amount of
information depending on how they are analysed. This is an attempt to create new ways of
analyzing rune stones and expand our knowledge about the Viking Age and early Medieval
period in Västergötland. (Less)
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- author
- Siljedahl, Carl-Olof LU
- supervisor
- organization
- course
- ARKM21 20151
- year
- 2015
- type
- H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
- subject
- keywords
- Phenomenology, Historical Maps, Landscapes Analysis, Spatial Analysis, Viewshed Analysis, Geographical Information Systems, Christianity, Västergötland, Sweden, Early Middle Ages, Viking Age, Rune stones
- language
- English
- id
- 7852550
- date added to LUP
- 2016-05-11 10:47:35
- date last changed
- 2016-05-11 10:47:35
@misc{7852550, abstract = {{There are several aspects of rune stones that can be discussed and analysed. With the help of digital tools, it is possible to look at social dimensions of archaeological objects in ways that were previously difficult to explore. In this thesis, the aim is to analyse rune stones from a spatial perspective by looking at their possible role in the landscape, what type of context they are found in and what they manifested by using both traditional and new methods/tools. The main focus is placed on the central region of Västergötland, a region that has not received much attention concerning findings and sites from the Viking Age. This is the first time such an analysis is conducted on rune stones in the region. Spatial analysis of the landscape is a fruitful way to study how people interacted with each other and how certain people choose manifest themselves and their role in the local society. Rune stones contain a great amount of information depending on how they are analysed. This is an attempt to create new ways of analyzing rune stones and expand our knowledge about the Viking Age and early Medieval period in Västergötland.}}, author = {{Siljedahl, Carl-Olof}}, language = {{eng}}, note = {{Student Paper}}, title = {{Monuments in the Landscape: A spatial analysis of rune stones in Västergötland during the Late Viking Age and early Medieval period}}, year = {{2015}}, }