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Kullabergs grottor: Relationen mellan berget och människan under järnåldern

Jacobsen, Karolina LU (2020) ARKK04 20202
Archaeology
Abstract
Kullaberg is a unique landscape for southern Sweden and the caves have for long been an exciting phenomenons for people, both in the past and present times. The archaeological research around Kullaberg’s caves has long been focused on the Stone Age area and this has led to the caves being associated with this period. This study will instead consider the caves as a material object and its function and significance during the Iron Age, both economically and ritually, through a materially perspective, landscape analyzes, and comparative analyzes with contemporary caves and shelters in Norway. Rocks and caves are often found in the Old Norse myths and sagas, played an important role in Iron Age societies and worldviews. To gain a broader... (More)
Kullaberg is a unique landscape for southern Sweden and the caves have for long been an exciting phenomenons for people, both in the past and present times. The archaeological research around Kullaberg’s caves has long been focused on the Stone Age area and this has led to the caves being associated with this period. This study will instead consider the caves as a material object and its function and significance during the Iron Age, both economically and ritually, through a materially perspective, landscape analyzes, and comparative analyzes with contemporary caves and shelters in Norway. Rocks and caves are often found in the Old Norse myths and sagas, played an important role in Iron Age societies and worldviews. To gain a broader understanding of the function and significance of caves, it is important to consider them as physical objects and the cave in the world of the mind. (Less)
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author
Jacobsen, Karolina LU
supervisor
organization
course
ARKK04 20202
year
type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
keywords
kullaberg, caves, iron age, materiality, landscape, mythology, sweden, norway, function, rituality, materially perspectiv, archaeology, prehistoric, stone age, scandinavia, nordic, rocks, hills, mountains, shelters, societies, scania
language
Swedish
id
9065645
date added to LUP
2021-10-15 16:29:28
date last changed
2021-10-15 16:29:28
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  abstract     = {{Kullaberg is a unique landscape for southern Sweden and the caves have for long been an exciting phenomenons for people, both in the past and present times. The archaeological research around Kullaberg’s caves has long been focused on the Stone Age area and this has led to the caves being associated with this period. This study will instead consider the caves as a material object and its function and significance during the Iron Age, both economically and ritually, through a materially perspective, landscape analyzes, and comparative analyzes with contemporary caves and shelters in Norway. Rocks and caves are often found in the Old Norse myths and sagas, played an important role in Iron Age societies and worldviews. To gain a broader understanding of the function and significance of caves, it is important to consider them as physical objects and the cave in the world of the mind.}},
  author       = {{Jacobsen, Karolina}},
  language     = {{swe}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Kullabergs grottor: Relationen mellan berget och människan under järnåldern}},
  year         = {{2020}},
}