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Constructing identities. Structure and practice in the Early Bronze Age – Southwest Norway

By: Knut Ivar Austvoll

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Constructing identities. Structure and practice in the Early Bronze Age – Southwest Norway

By: Knut Ivar Austvoll

This book explores the construction of regional identities in the Early Bronze Age through the temporal variation in burial practice in Southwest Norway. Earthen barrows from the regions Etne, Karmøy, Jæren, and Lista are used as the archaeological source for this study. How historically constituted structures together with external practice form part of an open-ended process of identity construction is investigated. Previous research has often used a set, rigid definition of identity, and earthen barrows along the coast of Southwest Norway have therefore frequently been portrayed as part of a southern Scandinavian culture. These perceptions are not necessarily wrong, but neglect the complicated processes that give rise to groups. In this study it is argued that patterns found in the material remains, both unintentional and intentional, express regional variation. Through a quantitative methodology based on a selection of focus points and spatial analysis in ArcGIS the multifaceted process behind identity construction is showcased. As a result, the southwest coast of Norway during the Early Bronze Age can be seen as a more complex and dynamic region. Although many similarities between regions are shared, they are also clearly divided and competitive.

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Museum of Archaeology, University of Stavanger

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Constructing identities. Structure and practice in the Early Bronze Age – Southwest Norway

By: Knut Ivar Austvoll

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Seaways to Complexity

A Study of Sociopolitical Organisation Along the Coast of Northwestern Scandinavia in the Late Neolithic and Early Bronze Age

By: Knut Ivar Austvoll

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Seaways to Complexity

A Study of Sociopolitical Organisation Along the Coast of Northwestern Scandinavia in the Late Neolithic and Early Bronze Age

By: Knut Ivar Austvoll

This book focuses on the sociopolitical development and the organisational differences between societies in northwestern Scandinavia in the Late Neolithic and Early Bronze Age (2350-1100 BCE). Grounded in a political economy approach, the book presents a theoretical model that emphases a dialectic negotiation between societies exercising coercive or cooperative strategies through processes of categorisation. Within this theoretical model the archaeological material is studied using a two-tiered approach. First, an extensive archaeological corpus, consisting of settlement and burial patterns, lithics, metal, and rock art is investigated comparatively for patterns of diachronic, regional and societal differences. Second, patterns from the first-tier are scrutinised and three case studies are selected, each expressing different organisational patterns based on local ecological advantages and/or restrictions. These aspects are then discussed on an interregional level, suggesting that utilisation of the seaway was one of the primary movers of increased complexity along the coast. The book presents the first big synthesis of the sociopolitical development in northwestern Scandinavia and outlines a theoretical model for concurrent but contrasting sociopolitical strategies that can be applied cross-culturally.

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Equinox Publishing (UK)

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1781798788

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9781781798782

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Constructing identities. Structure and practice in the Early Bronze Age – Southwest Norway

Constructing identities. Structure and practice in the Early Bronze Age – Southwest Norway

Constructing identities. Structure and practice in the Early Bronze Age – Southwest Norway

Constructing identities. Structure and practice in the Early Bronze Age – Southwest Norway

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