Öreland- en försvunnen värld
(2019) ARKK04 20182Archaeology
- Abstract
- Öreland – a Lost World
The aim of this BA Study is two-folded. First, to investigate if and when the Strait of Öresund has been dry land and, second, if there are traces of human activities – tools and settlements – that could be related to Öreland, e.g. when Öresund was dry land. My starting point is that Öreland was a geographic area in its own right. By that I mean that Öreland should not only be seen as a land bridge connecting two other areas, Zealand and Scania. I want to see Öreland as a prehistoric environment for people in all its aspects.
According to geological research the history of Öresund began around 14 000 cal yr BP during the Late Paleolithic. Since then the Sound has experienced a dramatic history. Periods of open... (More) - Öreland – a Lost World
The aim of this BA Study is two-folded. First, to investigate if and when the Strait of Öresund has been dry land and, second, if there are traces of human activities – tools and settlements – that could be related to Öreland, e.g. when Öresund was dry land. My starting point is that Öreland was a geographic area in its own right. By that I mean that Öreland should not only be seen as a land bridge connecting two other areas, Zealand and Scania. I want to see Öreland as a prehistoric environment for people in all its aspects.
According to geological research the history of Öresund began around 14 000 cal yr BP during the Late Paleolithic. Since then the Sound has experienced a dramatic history. Periods of open water were followed by periods of dry land. From the start Öreland was an eastern part of Doggerland, Denmark, southwestern Scania and the Polish north coast. Today Öreland is inundated and can be found on the bottom of Öresund. Öreland has existed for three more periods, 13 000-12 800 cal yr BP, 11 600- 10 700 cal yr BP and 10 200- 8 500 cal yr BP. About 6 500 cal yr BP Öreland disappeared beneth the waves of Öresund. This investigation has thus shown that Öreland has existed.
Data about sites and artefacts from the Öresund area were collected from two marine archaeological investigations during the 1990s, both conducted by Anders Fischer. Supplementary articles by Lars Larsson has been used for the Swedish data. In all, 95 sites were listed. When undated or uncertain sites or artefacts were dismissed, or could not be related to specific periods in Öreland´s history, there were 12 sites left, which could be related to Öreland.
There are very few direct traces of humans in the data record, one piece of bone from a human being at Køge Sønakke and a scull from Vedbæk Havn. Both are dated to 9 200 BP. There are indirect traces of human activities, a marrow-fractured bone of a reindeer plus a pair of worked bones from reindeers at Solrød Strand (14 100-14 000 BP), an antler from elk found at Solrød (11 200 BP), and worked flint from 7 sites. The worked flints indicate settlements from the Maglemose culture. There are thus evidence of human activities in Öreland.
A common opinion among archaeologists is the existence of a land bridge between Køge Bugt, Zealand and western Scania as a part of a longer migration path for mammals. Most probably, Öreland has served as a land bridge during the Late Paleolithic, first along the north coast and later along its south coast. The arcaeological traces of settlements increase during the Early Mesolithic, during the Maglemose culture. During its history Öreland has thus changed from serving as a land bridge during the Late Paleolithic to become a true environment for humans during the Early Mesolithic.
By using the bathymetric map of the Baltic Sea, researchers may find more settlements and traces of human activity further out from the coast-lines of today or on plateaus in the inundated landscape of yesterday. (Less)
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- author
- Schånberg, Ingela LU
- supervisor
- organization
- course
- ARKK04 20182
- year
- 2019
- type
- M2 - Bachelor Degree
- subject
- keywords
- Late Paleolithic, Early Mesolithic, inundated areas, Öresund, Öreland, land bridge, settlements, bathymetry
- language
- Swedish
- id
- 8974011
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abstract = {{Öreland – a Lost World
The aim of this BA Study is two-folded. First, to investigate if and when the Strait of Öresund has been dry land and, second, if there are traces of human activities – tools and settlements – that could be related to Öreland, e.g. when Öresund was dry land. My starting point is that Öreland was a geographic area in its own right. By that I mean that Öreland should not only be seen as a land bridge connecting two other areas, Zealand and Scania. I want to see Öreland as a prehistoric environment for people in all its aspects.
According to geological research the history of Öresund began around 14 000 cal yr BP during the Late Paleolithic. Since then the Sound has experienced a dramatic history. Periods of open water were followed by periods of dry land. From the start Öreland was an eastern part of Doggerland, Denmark, southwestern Scania and the Polish north coast. Today Öreland is inundated and can be found on the bottom of Öresund. Öreland has existed for three more periods, 13 000-12 800 cal yr BP, 11 600- 10 700 cal yr BP and 10 200- 8 500 cal yr BP. About 6 500 cal yr BP Öreland disappeared beneth the waves of Öresund. This investigation has thus shown that Öreland has existed.
Data about sites and artefacts from the Öresund area were collected from two marine archaeological investigations during the 1990s, both conducted by Anders Fischer. Supplementary articles by Lars Larsson has been used for the Swedish data. In all, 95 sites were listed. When undated or uncertain sites or artefacts were dismissed, or could not be related to specific periods in Öreland´s history, there were 12 sites left, which could be related to Öreland.
There are very few direct traces of humans in the data record, one piece of bone from a human being at Køge Sønakke and a scull from Vedbæk Havn. Both are dated to 9 200 BP. There are indirect traces of human activities, a marrow-fractured bone of a reindeer plus a pair of worked bones from reindeers at Solrød Strand (14 100-14 000 BP), an antler from elk found at Solrød (11 200 BP), and worked flint from 7 sites. The worked flints indicate settlements from the Maglemose culture. There are thus evidence of human activities in Öreland.
A common opinion among archaeologists is the existence of a land bridge between Køge Bugt, Zealand and western Scania as a part of a longer migration path for mammals. Most probably, Öreland has served as a land bridge during the Late Paleolithic, first along the north coast and later along its south coast. The arcaeological traces of settlements increase during the Early Mesolithic, during the Maglemose culture. During its history Öreland has thus changed from serving as a land bridge during the Late Paleolithic to become a true environment for humans during the Early Mesolithic.
By using the bathymetric map of the Baltic Sea, researchers may find more settlements and traces of human activity further out from the coast-lines of today or on plateaus in the inundated landscape of yesterday.}},
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note = {{Student Paper}},
title = {{Öreland- en försvunnen värld}},
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