New Perspectives on the Bronze Age. Proceedings of the 13th Nordic Bronze Age symposium held in Gothenburg 9th to 13th June 2015. Eds. Bergerbrant, S. & Wessman, A., 2017
After a devastating fire in 2016 when a 18th century building in the historic city centre of Simr... more After a devastating fire in 2016 when a 18th century building in the historic city centre of Simrishamn was destroyed an archaeological excavation was needed before any redevelopment could take place. After the remains of the Stenbergska gården were removed its medieval predecessor could be documented - with traces of metal crafts, a building from the 13th century and terraced gardening areas in the slope to the north of the plot. Beneath these "lerbottnar" - clay lined storage pits used during the early medieval herring fisheries - were discovered and a strech of an hitherto unknown road that could be dated to the Iron Age. Hidden beneath thick layers of drifting sand were ground surfaces from the Early Bronze Age/ Late Neolithic with finds connected with farming and the elegant flint technology of that period. Further down, under more sand, were cultural layers from a costal settlement from the Middle Neolitic, around 3000 BC. Among the find were waste material from production of flint axes. The Stenbergska tomten site shows the long continuity of this protected place, situated favourably between land and sea - a place where people did chose to live over and over again from the late mesolithic until today.
In the autumn of 2011 a site with remains of huts, pits and burial monuments from the Early Neoli... more In the autumn of 2011 a site with remains of huts, pits and burial monuments from the Early Neolithic–early Middle Neolithic was investigated in Malmö, southwest Scania, Sweden. The aim of this article is to relate the site to the surrounding settled landscape in order to understand some of its social significance during the time when it was initially used. In doing this, aspects of Funnel Beaker Culture landscape use will be discussed. This entails a discussion about our understanding of settlements as spatially clearly definable places and our often clear-cut categorization of sites. In the Early Neolithic I the burial site with two long barrows is connected to a farm of a possibly leading household living near the burials. Activities connected to the farm can be related to a large area. During the Early Neolithic II–early Middle Neolithic II there seems to be an increase in the number of farms in the area. Continued and intensified use of the burial site, including the construction of two long dolmens and the extension of one of them, indicates the importance of the burial site to all the farms in the area.
The last two decades of excavations in southwest Scania, Sweden, have given substantial new resul... more The last two decades of excavations in southwest Scania, Sweden, have given substantial new results regarding Early Neolithic society (4000–3300 cal. BC). The overall aim here is to discuss and synthesize these results, and a number of important excavations are also presented in detail. The results are both on a macro scale concerning overall settlement pattern, landscape use and the scale of monumental landscapes, and on a micro scale concerning, for example, houses and huts, monumental sites and their complexity, and pits-omy of the region as well as the socio-political organization are discussed based on interpretations of the material presented.
New Perspectives on the Bronze Age. Proceedings of the 13th Nordic Bronze Age symposium held in Gothenburg 9th to 13th June 2015. Eds. Bergerbrant, S. & Wessman, A., 2017
After a devastating fire in 2016 when a 18th century building in the historic city centre of Simr... more After a devastating fire in 2016 when a 18th century building in the historic city centre of Simrishamn was destroyed an archaeological excavation was needed before any redevelopment could take place. After the remains of the Stenbergska gården were removed its medieval predecessor could be documented - with traces of metal crafts, a building from the 13th century and terraced gardening areas in the slope to the north of the plot. Beneath these "lerbottnar" - clay lined storage pits used during the early medieval herring fisheries - were discovered and a strech of an hitherto unknown road that could be dated to the Iron Age. Hidden beneath thick layers of drifting sand were ground surfaces from the Early Bronze Age/ Late Neolithic with finds connected with farming and the elegant flint technology of that period. Further down, under more sand, were cultural layers from a costal settlement from the Middle Neolitic, around 3000 BC. Among the find were waste material from production of flint axes. The Stenbergska tomten site shows the long continuity of this protected place, situated favourably between land and sea - a place where people did chose to live over and over again from the late mesolithic until today.
In the autumn of 2011 a site with remains of huts, pits and burial monuments from the Early Neoli... more In the autumn of 2011 a site with remains of huts, pits and burial monuments from the Early Neolithic–early Middle Neolithic was investigated in Malmö, southwest Scania, Sweden. The aim of this article is to relate the site to the surrounding settled landscape in order to understand some of its social significance during the time when it was initially used. In doing this, aspects of Funnel Beaker Culture landscape use will be discussed. This entails a discussion about our understanding of settlements as spatially clearly definable places and our often clear-cut categorization of sites. In the Early Neolithic I the burial site with two long barrows is connected to a farm of a possibly leading household living near the burials. Activities connected to the farm can be related to a large area. During the Early Neolithic II–early Middle Neolithic II there seems to be an increase in the number of farms in the area. Continued and intensified use of the burial site, including the construction of two long dolmens and the extension of one of them, indicates the importance of the burial site to all the farms in the area.
The last two decades of excavations in southwest Scania, Sweden, have given substantial new resul... more The last two decades of excavations in southwest Scania, Sweden, have given substantial new results regarding Early Neolithic society (4000–3300 cal. BC). The overall aim here is to discuss and synthesize these results, and a number of important excavations are also presented in detail. The results are both on a macro scale concerning overall settlement pattern, landscape use and the scale of monumental landscapes, and on a micro scale concerning, for example, houses and huts, monumental sites and their complexity, and pits-omy of the region as well as the socio-political organization are discussed based on interpretations of the material presented.
On the site of the ESS plant in the north-eastern outskirts of Lund, archaeologists excavated a l... more On the site of the ESS plant in the north-eastern outskirts of Lund, archaeologists excavated a large number of prehistoric remains in the autumn of 2013; these were dated to the Stone Age and Iron Age. The work and results of the archaeological excavation are illustrated and briefly described here.
The book is in swedish with english translation of the texts.
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The book is in swedish with english translation of the texts.