The Viking Age : a time with many faces / / by Caroline Ahlstrom Arcini ; with T. Douglas Price, Bengt Jacobsson, Maria Cinthio, Leena Drenzel, Bibiana Agusti Farjas and Jonny Karlsson ; illustrated by Staffan Hyll |
Autore | Arcini Caroline Ahlstrom |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford ; ; Philadelphia : , : Oxbow books, , 2018 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (120 pages) : illustrations |
Disciplina | 929.78508931 |
Soggetto topico |
Human remains (Archaeology) - Sweden
Physical anthropology - Sweden - History |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 1-78570-939-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910467006303321 |
Arcini Caroline Ahlstrom | ||
Oxford ; ; Philadelphia : , : Oxbow books, , 2018 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The Viking Age : a time with many faces / / by Caroline Ahlstrom Arcini ; with T. Douglas Price, Bengt Jacobsson, Maria Cinthio, Leena Drenzel, Bibiana Agusti Farjas and Jonny Karlsson ; illustrated by Staffan Hyll |
Autore | Arcini Caroline Ahlstrom |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford ; ; Philadelphia : , : Oxbow books, , 2018 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (viii, 120 pages) : illustrations |
Disciplina | 929.78508931 |
Soggetto topico |
Human remains (Archaeology) - Sweden
Physical anthropology - Sweden - History |
ISBN | 1-78570-939-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | 1. The bare bones -- 2. Eight Viking Age burial grounds in south-east Sweden -- Trinitatis: an early Christian graveyard in Lund -- Vannhög: a burial place near an old Viking fortress -- Fjālkinge: a remarkable burial ground on the fertile plain -- Kopparsvik: a cemetery south of Visby -- Slite Square: with a view of sailing routes to the east -- Fröjel: a burial ground beside a Viking Age harbour -- Birka: a well-known trading place in the realm of the Svear -- Skämsta: a farm cemetery -- A wide range of burial practices -- Everyone was buried -- 3. Immigrants or locals? -- A geological signature can be detected in dental enamel -- Different patterns emerge -- Someone knew how the deceased wanted to be buried -- Did everyone come here voluntarily? -- 4. Health and care for the frail -- "Tall as palm trees" -- Toothless or shining white? -- Joint problems -- Everyday accidents and battle traumas -- The dwarf -- Leprosy: noseless and numb -- Health in Viking Age society -- 5. Markers of identity? -- Filed grooves on the teeth -- Young, old, short, and tall -- Buried like other people? -- Was Gotland the gathering point? -- A Nordic custom or inspiration from elsewhere? -- Why file grooves in teeth? -- 6. Burial grounds designated for particular purposes? -- The influence of Christianity or division into special areas? -- Market places and harbours? -- 7. A time of many faces -- Appendix: Strontium values. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910796958703321 |
Arcini Caroline Ahlstrom | ||
Oxford ; ; Philadelphia : , : Oxbow books, , 2018 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The Viking Age : a time with many faces / / by Caroline Ahlstrom Arcini ; with T. Douglas Price, Bengt Jacobsson, Maria Cinthio, Leena Drenzel, Bibiana Agusti Farjas and Jonny Karlsson ; illustrated by Staffan Hyll |
Autore | Arcini Caroline Ahlstrom |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford ; ; Philadelphia : , : Oxbow books, , 2018 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (viii, 120 pages) : illustrations |
Disciplina | 929.78508931 |
Soggetto topico |
Human remains (Archaeology) - Sweden
Physical anthropology - Sweden - History |
ISBN | 1-78570-939-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | 1. The bare bones -- 2. Eight Viking Age burial grounds in south-east Sweden -- Trinitatis: an early Christian graveyard in Lund -- Vannhög: a burial place near an old Viking fortress -- Fjālkinge: a remarkable burial ground on the fertile plain -- Kopparsvik: a cemetery south of Visby -- Slite Square: with a view of sailing routes to the east -- Fröjel: a burial ground beside a Viking Age harbour -- Birka: a well-known trading place in the realm of the Svear -- Skämsta: a farm cemetery -- A wide range of burial practices -- Everyone was buried -- 3. Immigrants or locals? -- A geological signature can be detected in dental enamel -- Different patterns emerge -- Someone knew how the deceased wanted to be buried -- Did everyone come here voluntarily? -- 4. Health and care for the frail -- "Tall as palm trees" -- Toothless or shining white? -- Joint problems -- Everyday accidents and battle traumas -- The dwarf -- Leprosy: noseless and numb -- Health in Viking Age society -- 5. Markers of identity? -- Filed grooves on the teeth -- Young, old, short, and tall -- Buried like other people? -- Was Gotland the gathering point? -- A Nordic custom or inspiration from elsewhere? -- Why file grooves in teeth? -- 6. Burial grounds designated for particular purposes? -- The influence of Christianity or division into special areas? -- Market places and harbours? -- 7. A time of many faces -- Appendix: Strontium values. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910822552503321 |
Arcini Caroline Ahlstrom | ||
Oxford ; ; Philadelphia : , : Oxbow books, , 2018 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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