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Hidden and Remote: New Perspectives on the People in the Levänluhta Water Burial, Western Finland (c.<scp>ad</scp>300–800)
- Source :
- European Journal of Archaeology. 21:431-454
- Publication Year :
- 2017
- Publisher :
- Cambridge University Press (CUP), 2017.
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Abstract
- The wetland find in Levänluhta (western Finland) consists of unburnt, mixed up remains from almost 100 human individuals along with artefacts and animal bones. This spring site, a small lake at the time of use (ad300–800), has been investigated archaeologically from the late nineteenth century onwards. An impressive array of finds, including precious artefacts, is on display at the National Museum of Finland. However, the material has not previously been subjected to systematic research to clarify who these people were, and why they were buried in a small lake at a time when cremation was the prevailing burial tradition. Here we present the results of a multidisciplinary study that includes new analyses and interpretations of the finds and the site. Prestigious artefacts, peripheral location, and the fact that only a few males were found suggest this unusual burial site was a cemetery for socially or ideologically deviant members of the society.
- Subjects :
- 010506 paleontology
Archeology
geography.geographical_feature_category
060102 archaeology
National museum
Multidisciplinary study
Wetland
06 humanities and the arts
01 natural sciences
Archaeology
Geography
Spring (hydrology)
0601 history and archaeology
Time of use
Animal bone
0105 earth and related environmental sciences
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Details
- ISSN :
- 17412722 and 14619571
- Volume :
- 21
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- European Journal of Archaeology
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi...........7b6d13bb2d98473570f25c198fa11af8