Den gotländska vikingatidabebyggelsens rumsliga placering i landskapet: en empirisk detaljstudie av Hemse socken
2009 (Swedish)Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE credits
Student thesis
Abstract [en]
Joakim Schyman, 2009. Den gotländska vikingatida bebyggelsens rumsliga placering ilandskapet - En empirisk detaljstudie av Hemse socken (The spacial distribution of the VikingAge settlements on Gotland – An emperical study of remains from Hemse Parish.)
This essay investigates whether a relation between Viking age graves and Viking agesettlements in Hemse parish can be found. This was done by using database information onViking age findings, such as silver hoards, phosphate levels and location of graves in Hemseparish. Literature and maps were also used. Earlier research shows that the Viking agesettlements can be found by silver hoards and relatively high phosphate levels. This essay'sanalysis verifies this. The analysis also shows the possibility of a prehistoric court leet locatedin the center of Hemse parish. The Viking age graves are located close to the possible courtleet, along the ridge running through the parish. These graves are seen as a grave fieldcommonly used by all the settlements in the parish. Findings close to the settlements showthat inhabitants also buried their dead close to their settlements as a marking of territory. Thisgives us a complex picture of the connection between the habitants and their burials duringthis period.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2009. , p. 39
Keywords [en]
Viking age, Graves, settlements, GIS, Gotland Hemse parish, Viking Age, graves, settlements, GIS, Gotland, Hemse parish
Keywords [sv]
Vikingatid, Gravar, Bosättningar, GIS, Gotland, Hemse socken
National Category
Archaeology
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:hgo:diva-160OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hgo-160DiVA, id: diva2:275185
Presentation
(English)
Uppsok
Humanities, Theology
Supervisors
2009-11-142009-11-032013-07-01Bibliographically approved