Browsing AmS-Varia by Title
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Maskinell flateavdekking og utgravning av forhistoriske jordbruksboplasser
(AmS-Varia;26, Book, 1996)A major scientific breakthrough in Norwegian archaeology was seen in the 1980'ies. The investigation of agricultural sites in cultivated fields was revolutionized by the introduction of large-scale mechanical removal of ... -
Mennesker og natur i fjellet i Sør-Norge etter siste istid med hovedvekt på mesolitikum
(AmS-Varia;51, Book, 2010)The main aim of the project is to interpret people’s relationship to nature with emphasis on the culture of huntergatherers in the mountain area of South Norway in the Mesolithic period. The palaeoenvironment and traces ... -
Menneskers forhold til vær og klima i forhistorien. Skisser til metodeutvikling
(AmS-Varia;43, Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2005)Ideas to development of methods with regard to the human conditions to the weather and the climate in the past are outlined. The first method is based on the human’s challenges and consequences in connection to the climate ... -
Norwegian 19th century instrumental and non-instrumental meterological series
(AmS-Varia;25, Chapter, 1996-04)The project "Establishment of a national historic-climatological database at the Museum of Archaeology, Stavanger", has been supported by the Norwegian Research Council in the period 1990-1992. One of the tasks is to search ... -
Norwegian historical records of climatological relevance from the latter part of the Maunder minimum period (1675-1715)
(AmS-Varia;25, Chapter; Peer reviewed, 1994)A brief synopsis is given of Norwegian historical records which contain climactic data from the period 1675-1715. Although we still do not know how much climactic data can be found in them, we do know which contain relevant ... -
Plantemakrofossiler i konstruksjonsspor : kilde til økt kunnskap om forhistorisk tid
(AmS-Varia;43, Chapter, 2005)The aim of this article is to illustrate what kind of information it is possible to gain from analysis of plant remains sampled from archaeological contexts. Three different examples are described from Rogaland, SW-Norway. ... -
En presentasjon av fire utvalgte hus fra Forsandmoen 2007. En presentasjon av fire utvalgte hus fra Forsandmoen 2007
(AmS-Varia;49, Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2009)In 2007, a new excavation was carried out in the prehistoric village at Forsandmoen in Rogaland. 22 longhouses were found in an area that is going to be developed for industry. Eight of the buildings were not known prior ... -
Problemer i bronsealderens korndyrking på Forsandmoen, Rogaland, SV-Norge
(AmS-Varia;33, Chapter; Peer reviewed, 1998)During extensive excavations at Forsandmoen in the municipality of Forsand, Rogaland, SW-Norway, a prehistoric agricultural settlement has been discovered. According to 210 14C age determinations, the totally 250 ... -
Reinsdyrgraver i Setesdal Vesthei : analyse av gravenes beliggenhet, byggemåte og brukshistorie
(AmS-Varia;40, Book; Peer reviewed, 2004)The purpose is to analyse approximately 60 reindeer pitfall traps, which during the last 25 years have been identified and partly archaeologically investigated in the Setesdal Vesthei, furthest south in range of mountains ... -
«Skidt med Tarzan» : Gummi-Tarzan og maskuliniteten
(AmS-Varia;41, Chapter, 2004)This article is a reading of Ole Lund Kirkegaard’s children’s book Gummi-Tarzan (1975) [trans. «Rubber-Tarzan»]. Its primary focus is on the deconstruction of the Tarzan figure. The protagonist, Ivan Olsen, is questioning ... -
Small scale archaeology. Remarks on Synnøve Vinsrygg's paper.
(AmS-Varia;17, Chapter, 1987)It is assumed that it is possible in the material from the Stone Age sites to recognize the results of the process of teaching children how to survive. Analysing "the refuse material" and "poorly" made artifacts from camp ... -
Soil micromorphology and it's contribution to the interpretation of archaeological sites
(AmS-Varia;37, Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2000)The soils and the sediments of archaeological sites provide a context for the artefacts. They are a resource for essential information about stratigraphy, site formation processes and possible natural or artificial ... -
Spannformete kar : utvikling og variasjon
(AmS-Varia;50, Book; Peer reviewed, 2010)Bucket-shaped vessels, with a main distribution in southern and western Norway, developed and disappeared during the Migration Period (5th and 6th century AD). The vessels occur in almost every grave during this period ... -
Stadnamn og sentralitet i eit jærsk jordbrukssamfunn frå jernalderen
(AmS-Varia;55, Chapter, 2014)This article deals with place names from Hauge and Tu in Klepp (Jæren), referring to central functions in the Iron Age, e.g. pre- Christian religion, old judicial system and defence, political power and communication. It ... -
Steinalderboplasser på Fosenhalvøya : arkeologiske og naturvitenskapelige undersøkelser 2004-2007 T-forbindelsen, Karmøy kommune, Nord-Rogaland
(AmS-Varia;52, Book, 2011)Eleven open-air Stone Age sites, and one rock shelter with multiphase occupation layers, were excavated between 2004 and 2007. These sites are scattered within a limited area on the northern end of the Fosen peninsula, in ... -
The correlation between the shape of grave monuments and sex in the iron age, based on material from Østfold and Vestfold
(AmS-Varia;17, Chapter, 1987)A typological analysis of burial customs based on the idea that there is a difference in layout of the graves according to analysis of the grave goods; fundamental in the analysis is that men's graves can be distinguished ... -
To graver med hest og hesteutstyr fra Tu : maktpolitiske forhold på Sørvestlandet i yngre jernalder
(AmS-Varia;55, Chapter, 2014)This article discusses political changes in Southwest Norway in the 8th and 9th centuries. It is suggested that two male graves from this period, found at Tu in Klepp, Rogaland, and containing horse and horse equipment, ... -
Toskipede hus i neolitikum og eldste bronsealder
(AmS-Varia;43, Chapter, 2003)The presence of the two-aisled houses of Late Neolithic and Early Bronze Age has been scarce in the Norwegian archaeological record. After the introduction of the large-scale mechanical topsoil stripping method in Norway ... -
Tverrfaglig innfallsvinkel til verneprognoser og vernestrategi for maritime kulturminner knyttet til anløpsplasser og leder fra jernalder og middelalder
(AmS-Varia;49, Chapter, 2009)When the maritime cultural heritage is being protected, little emphasis is placed on problems concerning erosion and destruction of remains at landing places and navigable channels on the Norwegian coast. In recent years, ... -
Utvalgte år i en årringkurve fra Suldal, Rogaland, korrelert med historiske klimadata.
(AmS-Varia;32, Chapter; Peer reviewed, 1998)A comparison was made between climate information obtained from tree rings of Pinus sylvestris L. from Suldal, SW Norway, and historical documents. In six occasions during the time span of AD 1700-1900 indices showed ...