Quarrying in Western Norway
An archaeological study of production and distribution in the Viking period and Middle Ages
By (author) Irene Baug
Paperback (Published)
(May 2015)
ISBN: 9781784911027
8.27 x 11.69 inches
Price: $68.00
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The theme of this study is the large-scale exploitation of different stone products that took place in Norway during the Viking Age and the Middle Ages (c. AD 800-1500).
The theme of this study is the large-scale exploitation of different stone products that took place in Norway during the Viking Age and the Middle Ages (c. AD 800-1500). The research is based on analyses of two different quarry landscapes in Western Norway: the quernstone quarries in Hyllestad, Sogn og Fjordane, and the bakestone quarries in Olve and Hatlestrand, Hordaland. The centre of attention is the production of utility artefacts: quernstones, millstones and bakestones, and more symbolic products such as stone crosses. The production landscapes are also assessed within wider socio-economic perspectives related to organisation, control and landownership. Following the different products, from production in the quarries to their distribution and use in both urban and rural contexts in Northern Europe, questions regarding trade and networks are addressed. The material is also discussed and assessed in wider methodological and theoretical contexts, and an aim is to illuminate the control and right of use related to the quarrying, also to examine the groups of actors behind production as well as distribution and trade.
1 Introduction
2 State of Research
3 Theoretical Perspectives
4 Methodological Approaches
5 Archaeological Investigations of Quarries at Hyllestad
6 Archaeological Investigations of the Quarries of Ølve and Hatlestrand
7 Spatial and Chronological Distribution of Products
8 Who Controlled the Quarries?
9 Organizing Production
10 Forms of Transaction
11 Conclusions
Bibliography
- By (author) Irene Baug
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