Trade Beads and Bead Trade in Scandinavia, ca 800-1000 AD 9140044661, 9789140044662
Beads are among the most numerous objects found in the Scandinavian Viking period find materials. Most artifact catalogs
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English Pages 256 [260] Year 1977
Table of contents :
Illustrations 4
Preface 5
Abbreviations 6
I. Introduction and problems 7
II. Choice of primary material 10
III. Primary systematization and definitions of beads 33
IV. Basic chronological analysis of the bead finds 56
V. Bead groups and their chronological position 78
VI. The provenance of the bead groups 94
VII. A survey of the chronological, chorological and social position of bead finds in Scandinavia ca 800-1000 A.D. 105
VIII. The chronology revised 167
IX. Beads and trade 174
X. Final remarks 180
References 182
Bibliography 208
Table I 218
Appendix I 226
