book chapter

Gene: on the origin, function, and development of sedentary Iron Age settlement in northern Sweden

Dept. of Archaeology, University of UmeåUmeåPublished In 1983 • Pages: x, 1-215

By: Ramqvist, Per H..

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This dissertation deals with questions concerning the origins, functions, and development of the sedentary settlement of Genesmon (Gene) in central Norrland. The material comprises an almost fully excavated farmstead from the Early Iron Age (1 A.D-600 A.D.) located in the parish of Sälevad, northern åermanland. Particular emphasis in this work is put on the description of the individual structures and on questions concerning the construction and room-division of the houses. The farm's resource utilization, handicrafts and development are also analyzed and discussed. The basic material for the thesis has been obtained through archaeological excavations. To a limited degree a comparative method has been used with regard to the form and content of the farm settlement. In addition much information has been extracted from the presence, distribution and species of carbonized seeds, which were collected from post-holes, hearths, and other features in and around the nine house foundations found at the site (p.ii).
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Archaeological excavation methods
Dating methods in archaeology
Laboratory analysis of materials other than dating methods in archaeology
Soil
Domesticated animals
Tillage
Carpentry
Dwellings
Settlement patterns
Chronologies and culture sequences
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
book chapter
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
1977-1985
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
1999 BP-1400 BP (1 A.D-600 A.D.)
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
Genesmon (Gene), Norrland area, northern Sweden
NotesAdditional notes
by Per H. Ramqvist
Includes bibliographical references (p. 207-212)
Excursus 1 by Birgitta Hulthé will be found in document 3:Hulthé
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
84144575
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Iron Age--Scandinavia