Håga, Scandinavia's most meaning Bronze Age site, is relatively unknown. But inward a novel book, archaeologists at Uppsala University bring brought together what is known as well as placed Håga inward a larger context.
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| Håga, amongst its dominant burial mound, is Scandinavia’s most meaning Bronze Age site. The burial mound is nearly 3,000 years former [Credit: Anders Berndt] |
So far entirely a small-scale component subdivision of Håga has been excavated, although it is clear that Håga is the most meaning Bronze Age site inward Scandinavia. The largest earthworks of the burial mound took house inward 1902–1903, when to a greater extent than than a tertiary of all gilded discoveries from Sweden’s Bronze Age were found.
“Håga as well as the burial mound are non only whatever former place. This is an incredibly exclusive grave that points to what an of import site Håga was during the Bronze Age,” says Anders Kaliff, Professor of Archaeology at Uppsala University.
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| Excavation of the large burial mound inward Håga inward 1902–1903 was led past times Oscar Almgren. In the photograph Almgren stands inward the middle of the mound when it is existence excavated. |
In 1914 Almgren became the kickoff Professor of Northern European Archaeology
at Uppsala University [Credit:Antikvarisk-Topografiska Arkivet] Kaliff as well as Terje Østigård, Associate Professor inward Archaeology, bring written the mass Bronze Age Håga as well as the Viking King Björn: H5N1 History of Interpretation as well as Documentation from AD 818 to 2018. The mass translates to English linguistic communication for the kickoff fourth dimension documentation from the large 1902–1903 earthworks of Håga Mound, also unremarkably known equally King Björn’s Mound.
“Although Håga as well as Håga Mound are ane of Scandinavia’s most meaning Bronze Age sites, a methodical survey of the Earth of cognition has been lacking, as well as much of the cloth has been available entirely inward Swedish. In the mass nosotros review what nosotros know nearly the site as well as set it into a larger international perspective, amongst a focus on sacrificial as well as burial rituals.”
Animal as well as human sacrifices
The means the grave was constructed points to remote contacts as well as influences from distant lands, including Kingdom of Denmark as well as Germany.
“A lot was happening on the Continent at this time, as well as the grave at Håga is unique for this business office of Scandinavia. It is influenced past times the burial customs on the Continent to a greater extent than those of the immediate surroundings.”
The burial mound is made upwards of unlike layers, amongst rituals performed at diverse levels. The trunk was kickoff cremated; thence the bones were buried inward an oak breast inward a burial chamber. Finally, the burial sleeping room was covered past times soil, as well as at that stage animals as well as people were sacrificed. The burial mound contains the remains of at to the lowest degree 3 individuals who bring been sacrificed equally business office of the burial ceremony.
Moreover, clear prove of ritual cannibalism has been industrial plant life inward the shape of a split upwards femur from a adult woman amongst the same marks equally the brute sacrifices.
“It’s ane of the most discernible findings of ritual cannibalism that nosotros bring from Scandinavia.”
Håga’s strategic location
For 3,000 years Håga was a headland protruding into the sea, giving it a rattling strategic position.
“Håga was rattling centrally located. The primary maritime road northward inward the Baltic Sea went via Södertälje past times Birka as well as Håga. People by as well as large preferred to canvass through Lake Mälaren rather than canvass northward through the archipelago.”
About 3 kilometres S of Håga is Predikstolen, ane of Uppland province’s largest ancient castles. The oldest phases of Predikstolen are nearly 200 years older than Håga Mound, but it was belike used piece the mound was existence built as well as also later.
“The ancient castle served equally a lock securing the H2O means that ran correct adjacent to the castle.”
Håga’s historical importance also is demonstrated through ane of the oldest traces of Fe production inward Sweden, which has been unearthed at Håga.
“The remains appointment dorsum to nearly 900 BC – inward other words, quite a piece earlier the Iron Age begins inward earnest inward Sweden.”
Håga has been a meaning burial as well as ritual site over a long period, a significance that continues into the Viking Age as well as thence was assumed past times Gamla Uppsala. In Håga at that spot are 2 cultic buildings, or cultic enclosures, equally researchers prefer to telephone telephone them. Cultic enclosures are symbolic buildings. There are no entrances. They are shaped similar buildings, but researchers bring non industrial plant life whatever ship service holes for poles that tin back upwards a ceiling.
The large cultic edifice is contemporaneous amongst Håga Mound as well as had been inward role for several hundred years. There is also a smaller, older cultic edifice from the early on Bronze Age.
“It is clear that Håga equally a cultic site served equally a precursor to Gamla Uppsala that was emerging as well as becoming an of import centre during the Viking Age.”
The mass Bronze Age Håga as well as the Viking King Björn: H5N1 History of Interpretation as well as Documentation from AD 818 to 2018 tin endure downloaded equally a PDF file.
Author: Anders Berndt | Source: Uppsala University [October 09, 2018]
Sumber http://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com
at Uppsala University [Credit:Antikvarisk-Topografiska Arkivet] Kaliff as well as Terje Østigård, Associate Professor inward Archaeology, bring written the mass Bronze Age Håga as well as the Viking King Björn: H5N1 History of Interpretation as well as Documentation from AD 818 to 2018. The mass translates to English linguistic communication for the kickoff fourth dimension documentation from the large 1902–1903 earthworks of Håga Mound, also unremarkably known equally King Björn’s Mound.
“Although Håga as well as Håga Mound are ane of Scandinavia’s most meaning Bronze Age sites, a methodical survey of the Earth of cognition has been lacking, as well as much of the cloth has been available entirely inward Swedish. In the mass nosotros review what nosotros know nearly the site as well as set it into a larger international perspective, amongst a focus on sacrificial as well as burial rituals.”
Animal as well as human sacrifices
The means the grave was constructed points to remote contacts as well as influences from distant lands, including Kingdom of Denmark as well as Germany.
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| Excavation of Håga Mound has yielded some of the most spectacular findings of gilded and bronze. The gilded double clasp inward the photograph is the most famous discovery. The photograph also shows a razor, sword, buttons, rivets as well as tweezers [Credit: Sören Hallgren Antikvarisk-Topografiska Arkivet] |
The burial mound is made upwards of unlike layers, amongst rituals performed at diverse levels. The trunk was kickoff cremated; thence the bones were buried inward an oak breast inward a burial chamber. Finally, the burial sleeping room was covered past times soil, as well as at that stage animals as well as people were sacrificed. The burial mound contains the remains of at to the lowest degree 3 individuals who bring been sacrificed equally business office of the burial ceremony.
Moreover, clear prove of ritual cannibalism has been industrial plant life inward the shape of a split upwards femur from a adult woman amongst the same marks equally the brute sacrifices.
“It’s ane of the most discernible findings of ritual cannibalism that nosotros bring from Scandinavia.”
Håga’s strategic location
For 3,000 years Håga was a headland protruding into the sea, giving it a rattling strategic position.
“Håga was rattling centrally located. The primary maritime road northward inward the Baltic Sea went via Södertälje past times Birka as well as Håga. People by as well as large preferred to canvass through Lake Mälaren rather than canvass northward through the archipelago.”
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| At the top of the Predikstolen cliff westward of Uppsala stood ane of Uppland province’s largest ancient castles. The castle served equally a lock securing the H2O means northward in the Baltic Sea. The channel passed below the cliff where at that spot are woods in the photograph [Credit: Anders Berndt] |
“The ancient castle served equally a lock securing the H2O means that ran correct adjacent to the castle.”
“The remains appointment dorsum to nearly 900 BC – inward other words, quite a piece earlier the Iron Age begins inward earnest inward Sweden.”
Håga has been a meaning burial as well as ritual site over a long period, a significance that continues into the Viking Age as well as thence was assumed past times Gamla Uppsala. In Håga at that spot are 2 cultic buildings, or cultic enclosures, equally researchers prefer to telephone telephone them. Cultic enclosures are symbolic buildings. There are no entrances. They are shaped similar buildings, but researchers bring non industrial plant life whatever ship service holes for poles that tin back upwards a ceiling.
The large cultic edifice is contemporaneous amongst Håga Mound as well as had been inward role for several hundred years. There is also a smaller, older cultic edifice from the early on Bronze Age.
“It is clear that Håga equally a cultic site served equally a precursor to Gamla Uppsala that was emerging as well as becoming an of import centre during the Viking Age.”
The mass Bronze Age Håga as well as the Viking King Björn: H5N1 History of Interpretation as well as Documentation from AD 818 to 2018 tin endure downloaded equally a PDF file.
Author: Anders Berndt | Source: Uppsala University [October 09, 2018]
Sumber http://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com
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