Quantitative analysis of imported artefacts and ecofacts is a method often applied to study trade... more Quantitative analysis of imported artefacts and ecofacts is a method often applied to study trade networks and cultural contacts of the medieval town. Even though such studies may be indicative, they fail to reveal the societal impact of such networks. We suggest expanding the quantitative analysis with a contextual analysis using the concept of object biographies. A contextual approach will allow us to assess to what degree cultural contacts influenced and changed the everyday lives of town dwellers. The argument is explored through a case study based on the archaeological record of Odense in Denmark covering the period c. ad 1000 to 1500. The analyses show that the increase in imports in the fourteenth century is an expression of increased connectivity, mobility, and cultural exchange in the north-west European and Baltic region. It also shows that it was influential enough to change the social practices related to table culture and hygiene measures.
in C. Bakels and H. Kamermans (eds.), The End of Our Fifth Decade (Analecta Praehistorica Leidensia 43/44), 2012
This article presents the remains of a T-shaped burnt building found in trench V6 in Operation II... more This article presents the remains of a T-shaped burnt building found in trench V6 in Operation II at Late Neolithic Tell Sabi Abyad, Syria. The burnt building closely resembles the so-called Burnt Village excavated earlier at Tell Sabi Abyad in Operation I, level 6, but is slightly older. Many objects were discovered in the ruins of the burnt building, but the most striking discovery was the burial of a young woman. In this paper we present the V6 burnt building and its remains. We argue that the building was purposely set ablaze as part of a ritual related to fire and death.
Quantitative analysis of imported artefacts and ecofacts is a method often applied to study trade... more Quantitative analysis of imported artefacts and ecofacts is a method often applied to study trade networks and cultural contacts of the medieval town. Even though such studies may be indicative, they fail to reveal the societal impact of such networks. We suggest expanding the quantitative analysis with a contextual analysis using the concept of object biographies. A contextual approach will allow us to assess to what degree cultural contacts influenced and changed the everyday lives of town dwellers. The argument is explored through a case study based on the archaeological record of Odense in Denmark covering the period c. ad 1000 to 1500. The analyses show that the increase in imports in the fourteenth century is an expression of increased connectivity, mobility, and cultural exchange in the north-west European and Baltic region. It also shows that it was influential enough to change the social practices related to table culture and hygiene measures.
in C. Bakels and H. Kamermans (eds.), The End of Our Fifth Decade (Analecta Praehistorica Leidensia 43/44), 2012
This article presents the remains of a T-shaped burnt building found in trench V6 in Operation II... more This article presents the remains of a T-shaped burnt building found in trench V6 in Operation II at Late Neolithic Tell Sabi Abyad, Syria. The burnt building closely resembles the so-called Burnt Village excavated earlier at Tell Sabi Abyad in Operation I, level 6, but is slightly older. Many objects were discovered in the ruins of the burnt building, but the most striking discovery was the burial of a young woman. In this paper we present the V6 burnt building and its remains. We argue that the building was purposely set ablaze as part of a ritual related to fire and death.
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