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Traces of Iron Age activities at Kullen - A New Synthesis

Jacobsen, Karolina LU (2023) ARKM21 20231
Archaeology
Abstract
Kullen has had a huge gap in knowledge about the Iron Age period. This thesis
offers a new synthesis to close this gap in knowledge of the Iron Age period in the region.
The aim of this study was to gain more knowledge about the Iron Age and the activities
during this period in the areas. Kullen has been inhabited since the last Ice Age to modern
times based on archaeological data and historical records. The period has been deprioritized
in the previous research, even if the finds and remains in the landscape can tell us about
interesting presences. Spatial analysis was the performed method to visualize a more distinct
view of the locations and relations between the different archaeological remains in the
landscape. Through... (More)
Kullen has had a huge gap in knowledge about the Iron Age period. This thesis
offers a new synthesis to close this gap in knowledge of the Iron Age period in the region.
The aim of this study was to gain more knowledge about the Iron Age and the activities
during this period in the areas. Kullen has been inhabited since the last Ice Age to modern
times based on archaeological data and historical records. The period has been deprioritized
in the previous research, even if the finds and remains in the landscape can tell us about
interesting presences. Spatial analysis was the performed method to visualize a more distinct
view of the locations and relations between the different archaeological remains in the
landscape. Through a landscape archaeological perspective, the landscape is treated as a
container for the different activities and sites within the society, interpreted from the
assemblages of finds, remains and place names, as well as the entanglements between
humans and things. The affordance perspective was also used in order to interlink the
landscape with these assemblages and entanglements. Through these relations, activities
linked to economic- and religious purposes, as well as different functions of sites were
interpreted. These activities were later inserted into the general pattern of social structures
during the Iron Age in Scania and here, interpretations of a possible structure with a
presence of leading farms and centers were executed. Through these patterns, a perspective
of how the previous cultural landscapes and activities have been fundamental for the
contemporary landscape emerged. This thesis is an example of landscape studies that can
identify traces from past societies even if the archaeological material is small and could
possibly contribute to future research of the areas in Kullen with both new synthesis and
questions to the archaeological material. (Less)
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author
Jacobsen, Karolina LU
supervisor
organization
course
ARKM21 20231
year
type
H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
subject
keywords
iron age, Scania, kullaberg, kullen, social structures, GIS, spatial analysis, assemblage theory, affordance theory, entanglement theory, power, resources, older remains, social roles, sites, functions, landscape archaeology, social, culture, activities, cultural landscapes, historical legacies
language
English
id
9120913
date added to LUP
2023-06-26 12:49:54
date last changed
2023-06-26 12:49:54
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  abstract     = {{Kullen has had a huge gap in knowledge about the Iron Age period. This thesis 
offers a new synthesis to close this gap in knowledge of the Iron Age period in the region. 
The aim of this study was to gain more knowledge about the Iron Age and the activities 
during this period in the areas. Kullen has been inhabited since the last Ice Age to modern 
times based on archaeological data and historical records. The period has been deprioritized 
in the previous research, even if the finds and remains in the landscape can tell us about 
interesting presences. Spatial analysis was the performed method to visualize a more distinct 
view of the locations and relations between the different archaeological remains in the 
landscape. Through a landscape archaeological perspective, the landscape is treated as a 
container for the different activities and sites within the society, interpreted from the 
assemblages of finds, remains and place names, as well as the entanglements between 
humans and things. The affordance perspective was also used in order to interlink the 
landscape with these assemblages and entanglements. Through these relations, activities 
linked to economic- and religious purposes, as well as different functions of sites were 
interpreted. These activities were later inserted into the general pattern of social structures 
during the Iron Age in Scania and here, interpretations of a possible structure with a 
presence of leading farms and centers were executed. Through these patterns, a perspective 
of how the previous cultural landscapes and activities have been fundamental for the 
contemporary landscape emerged. This thesis is an example of landscape studies that can 
identify traces from past societies even if the archaeological material is small and could 
possibly contribute to future research of the areas in Kullen with both new synthesis and 
questions to the archaeological material.}},
  author       = {{Jacobsen, Karolina}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Traces of Iron Age activities at Kullen - A New Synthesis}},
  year         = {{2023}},
}