Identities in transition : Mesolithic strategies in the Swedish province of Östergötland / edited by Göran Gruber ; [translation, Alan Crozier].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Gruber, Göran.

Series:

Skrifter (Sweden. Riksantikvarieämbetet. Arkeologiska undersökningar) ; no 64.

Skrifter (Sweden. Riksantikvarieämbetet. Arkeologiska undersökningar)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mesolithic period--Sweden--Östergötlands län.

Mesolithic period.

Sweden--Östergötlands län.

Physical Description:

204 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Stockholm, Sweden : Riksantikvarieämbetet, [2005]

Summary:

Identities in Transition is a book about Mesolithic strategies in the Swedish province of Ostergotland. The publication is based on the material discovered in connection with recent contract archaeology in Ostergotland. In the last fifteen years our knowledge of the period has grown enormously in terms of both quality and quantity. This book is an attempt to present the current state of research.

The content of this volume rests on two foundations. One is represented by the extensive archaeological surveys conducted over a number of years in Ostergotland. The other is the excavations of several Mesolithic sites, particularly the Middle and Late Mesolithic settlement site in the town of Motala, which yielded a huge amount of organic material including a large number of leister points of antler.

The book is intended for an international audience who will be given a chance here to acquaint themselves with a new region. It is also suitable for Swedish readers who wish to update their knowledge about the Mesolithic in Ostergotland. Local people will also find interesting reading about the earliest prehistory of their province.

Contents:

The Mesolithic in Ostergotland - An introduction / Tom Carlsson, Goran Gruber, Fredrik Molin 8

From blank spot to focal point: An eastern Swedish site from a south Scandinavian perspective / Lars Larsson 24

Home, sweet home: The spatial story of Mesolithic settlement organization in Ostergotland / Tom Carlsson 36

Leister fishing in Motala Strom during the Atlantic period: A typological study based on the finds from the Motala site, Ostergotland / Thomas Bergstrand 54

From the hunter's point of view: Animal bones from the Motala site / Joakim Aberg 76

Actions in quartz: Some reflections on shiny white stones in eastern central Sweden / Roger Wikell 88

The flint from the settlement site in Motala: A study of raw material, technology, and function / Nicklas Eriksson 100

A more human society: Aspects of Mesolithic research / Magnus Rolof 114

Morby - the oldest settlement site in Ostergotland / Anders Kaliff 126

Between Ancient Vattern and the Ancylus Lake: Early Mesolithic settlement in the Motala district in western Ostergotland / Fredrik Molin 138

Many Mesolithic sites along the shores: Some results from surveys in Kolmarden and Vikbolandet, Ostergotland in eastern central Sweden / Roger Wikell 154

Newly discovered sites on the shores of the Littorina Sea / Alf Ericsson, Roger Wikell 168.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 184-201).

ISBN:

9172093862

OCLC:

70827939