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Ship Mounds Matter: The Referential Qualities of Earth-Sourced Materials in Viking Ship Mounds

Cannell, Rebecca J.S.

European journal of archaeology, 2021-08, Vol.24 (3), p.367-387 [Periódico revisado por pares]

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Ship Mounds Matter: The Referential Qualities of Earth-Sourced Materials in Viking Ship Mounds
Autor: Cannell, Rebecca J.S.
Assuntos: Age ; Archaeology ; Construction ; Excavation ; Grave goods ; Human performance ; Memorials & monuments ; Museums ; Physical properties ; Vikings
É parte de: European journal of archaeology, 2021-08, Vol.24 (3), p.367-387
Descrição: This article discusses the construction details of the mounds erected over large Viking ship burials in Norway and shows that they form an integral part of mortuary practice. Moreover, elements of the construction that are potentially unique to this type of monument are repeated, suggesting a knowledge of the properties of materials and their inter-relationships within the mounds. Here, referencing between and within the mounds is considered alongside the connections these soils, sediments, and other earth-sourced materials contained in relation to the cultural landscape. The selection of such materials and the location of the burials in the landscape were fundamental to the creation of a performative scene for the burial rites, and for establishing a desired, interlinked, social memory.
Editor: Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press
Idioma: Inglês;Norueguês

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