Lithic Experiments in Rescue Archaeology: a Case from Southern Norway
The institutional context in which Stone Age knowledge production takes place in Norway is structured by the current system of cultural heritage management (CHM). By virtue of the Heritage Act from 1978 and the regulations on professional responsibilities, the practical work of surveying and excavat...
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| author | Svein Vatsvåg Nielsen J. Åkerstrøm T. Vihovde |
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| description | The institutional context in which Stone Age knowledge production takes place in Norway is structured by the current system of cultural heritage management (CHM). By virtue of the Heritage Act from 1978 and the regulations on professional responsibilities, the practical work of surveying and excavating prehistoric sites is divided respectively between the 19 County Councils and the five archaeological government museums (Glørstad and Kallhovd 2011). During the fall of 2012, the authors participated in a Stone Age survey conducted in Aust-Agder County where several prehistoric sites were discovered (Eskeland forthcoming). Both shoreline displacement, relative dating of the lithic assemblage and radiocarbon dating of organic material placed the sites in either a Mesolithic or Neolithic context. However, what became significant was the discovery of large quantities of fractured quartz – a poorly understood lithic raw material in Stone Age research. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-28210e8875b14a9294fa6c116ea57e592025-08-20T03:39:06ZengEXARCEXARC Journal2212-89562013-06-012013/2ark:/88735/10107Lithic Experiments in Rescue Archaeology: a Case from Southern NorwaySvein Vatsvåg NielsenJ. ÅkerstrømT. VihovdeThe institutional context in which Stone Age knowledge production takes place in Norway is structured by the current system of cultural heritage management (CHM). By virtue of the Heritage Act from 1978 and the regulations on professional responsibilities, the practical work of surveying and excavating prehistoric sites is divided respectively between the 19 County Councils and the five archaeological government museums (Glørstad and Kallhovd 2011). During the fall of 2012, the authors participated in a Stone Age survey conducted in Aust-Agder County where several prehistoric sites were discovered (Eskeland forthcoming). Both shoreline displacement, relative dating of the lithic assemblage and radiocarbon dating of organic material placed the sites in either a Mesolithic or Neolithic context. However, what became significant was the discovery of large quantities of fractured quartz – a poorly understood lithic raw material in Stone Age research.https://exarc.net/ark:/88735/10107flintstonepost depositional processexperimentpalaeolithicmesolithicneolithicnorway |
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| title | Lithic Experiments in Rescue Archaeology: a Case from Southern Norway |
| title_full | Lithic Experiments in Rescue Archaeology: a Case from Southern Norway |
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| topic | flint stone post depositional process experiment palaeolithic mesolithic neolithic norway |
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