Book
Paths towards a stratified society: a study of economic, cultural and social formations in south-west Sweden during the Roman Iron Age and the migration period
Institute of Archaeology at the University of Stockholm • Stockholm • Published In 1982 • Pages: 152
By: Särlvik, Ingegerd.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
In this study Särlvik examines the archaeological record of southwest Sweden Roman Iron Age (AD 1-400) and Migration Period (400-600) to ascertain the kinds of social formations that existed in the region at that time. She takes a closer look at the artifacts, building constructions, and votive and burial customs from three specific areas: southern Bohuslän, central Västergötland, and south Halland provinces. The subsistence patterns varied with different combinations of farming, stockbreeding, fishing, hunting, and gathering. The evidence seems to point to household- or village-based manufacture of pottery and iron. Long distance trade was negligible (only 29 Roman objects over a six-century period.) Särlvik distinguishes between three different cultures in the region which were part of or connected to nearby cultures in Norway, Jutland, and southern Scandinavia.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Food quest
- Animal husbandry
- Agriculture
- Ceramic technology
- Smiths and their crafts
- Production and supply
- Burial practices and funerals
- Prayers and sacrifices
- 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
- 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.
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- Ian Skoggard ; 2001
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1938-1977
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 2000-1300 BP
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- southwest Sweden
- NotesAdditional notes
- Ingegerd Särlvik
- Swedish summary: p. 147-152
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 127-141) and index
- Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Stockholm, 1982
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Iron Age--Scandinavia