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The archaeological fieldwork, the features, and the finds
Gårdlösa : an iron age community in its natural and social setting, , [edited] by Berta Stjernquist • II • Published In 1993 • Pages: 171
By: Stjernquist, Berta.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This document presents an in-depth study of the archaeological excavations at the Iron Age community of Gårdlösa located in southeastern Sweden, undertaken between the years of 1960 to 1976. The author describes all the archaeological remains from the site with particular emphasis on the analysis of data obtained from the study of house foundations, occupation layers outside the house foundation, pits and hearths, and graves. The constructions and finds are illustrated in 11 figures in the text and 101 end plates. Tables and maps as well as a separate 'key' map show the location of the features excavated at the site. Although Stjernquist believes that the settlement of Gårdlösa existed from the first century B.C. to the eleventh century A.D. (p.8), only information relevant to the time sequence of the Scandinavian Iron Age of approximately 500 B.C. to ca. 500-700 A.D., has been indexed for Outline of Cultural Materials (OCM) codes.This would also apply to earlier Bronze Age material discussed briefly in the text (pre-500 B.C.).
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Maps
- Ornament
- Ceramic technology
- Masonry
- Dwellings
- Miscellaneous structures
- Burial practices and funerals
- Cultural stratigraphy
- Typologies and classifications
- Archaeological inventories
- traditionCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Scandinavian Iron Age
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2002
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- Europe
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Scandinavia
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- essay
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Archaeologist
- Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- John Beierle ; 2001
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1960-1976
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 2100 BP-1300 BP (100 B.C.-700 A.D.)
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Gårdlösa, Scania, southern Sweden
- NotesAdditional notes
- By Berta Stjernquist
- Due to size and quality, the separate key map of the features excavated at the site is not included
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 81194331
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Iron Age--Scandinavia