Andres S Dobat
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 95355 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Andres S Dobat |
| NOMBRES | Andres S |
| APELLIDO | Dobat |
| FIRMA | DOBAT A S |
| AFILIACIONES | Aarhus University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4452-6907 |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 19 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 99 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 19 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2006 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2025 |
| ÍNDICE H | 5 |
Metal Detecting in University Education
This article presents and explores the reflections of students enrolled in the master's course 'Small finds — grand stories. The use of metal detector finds in research and dissemination', which took place in the spring term of 2023 at Aarhus University, Denmark. Metal detector archaeology has emerged as a vital field, with many practitioners demonstrating advanced expertise in the identification, documentation, and management of finds, skills th…
Metal detecting and archaeology in the Nordic region. Introduction
The papers presented in this issue describe current successes, opportunities, and remaining challenges in engaging with metal detecting and its outputs — both social and scientific — within the Nordic region and beyond
Detecting Empowerment, Sustaining Commitment
While a still young but growing body of literature has begun mapping the positive effects that engagement in archaeological activities is proving to have on mental health and general wellbeing (see e.g. Everill and Burnell 2022; Sayer 2023), the literature on the positive effects of metal detecting as archaeological practice is so far scarce. This scarcity stands in stark contrast to the self-reported positive experiences of practitioners in e.g.…
Get Your Hands Dirty
This paper investigates the integration of democratic, participatory approaches within Danish regional museums, with a particular focus on archaeological practices. The study explores the extent and impact of public involvement in museum activities, considering recent trends in archaeology and museum practice. Through a survey of thirty state-authorized museums and in-depth interviews with seven, the research identifies various forms of public pa…
Hobby Metal-detecting as Citizen Science. Background, Challenges and Opportunities of Collaborative Archeological Finds Recording Schemes
This paper discusses five digital archeological finds recording schemes from England and Wales, Denmark, Finland, Flanders (Belgium), and the Netherlands; countries and areas where members of the public can search for archeological material, usually by metal-detecting. These schemes are a part of the European Public Finds Recording Network. The authors argue that citizen science approaches to recording discoveries made by the public present impor…
Hunter of the past
This article presents the results of a questionnaire-based survey on demographic aspects and prevailing attitudes, motivations and values among the Danish hobbyist metal detector community. The objective is to take a first step towards a scholarly appraisal of the social dimension of the metal detector phenomenon - e.g. its people as members of a community with its own specific and probably often diverging characteristics and dynamics. Hereby we …
Finding Sliesthorp
In 2003, a hitherto unknown Viking age settlement was discovered at Füsing in Northern Germany. Finds and building features suggest that the site was an estate centre and assembly place. As such, the site flourished from around 700 to the end of the 10th century. With Hedeby/Schleswig and the Danevirke in direct eyesight from the site, Füsing is embedded in a special topographical context. What would in other circumstances have been yet another h…
“I now look forward to the future, by finding things from our past...”Exploring the potential of metal detector archaeology as a source of well-being and happiness for British Armed Forces veterans wi…
This article presents the results of a questionnaire-based survey of the perceived effects of metal detecting among British Armed Forces veterans with PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) and/or other diagnosed or undiagnosed psychological disorders. Although the qualitative analysis presented here is only a first step towards understanding its beneficial effects, the authors conclude that archaeological metal detecting can be regarded as having…
Towards a Cooperative Approach to Hobby Metal Detecting
Hobby metal detecting is a controversial subject. Legal and policy approaches differ widely across national and regional contexts, and the attitudes of archaeologists and heritage professionals towards detectorists are often polarized and based on ethical or emotive arguments. We, the European Public Finds Recording Network (EPFRN), have implemented collaborative approaches towards detectorist communities in our respective contexts (Denmark, Engl…
The Dime project
In september 2018, the DIME portal was officially launched to facilitate the user driven recording of metal detector finds produced by members of the public. The concrete and operational aim of DIME is to provide a portal for the registering and hence safeguarding of the increasing number of metal detector finds and to make them accessible for the general public and for research. The more overarching vision behind the DIME project is to realise t…
The Complexities of Metal Detecting Policy and Practice
In his paper ‘Quantitative analysis of open-source data on metal detecting for cultural property’, Samuel Hardy suggested that permissive policy is ineffective in minimizing the damage done to cultural heritage by non-professional metal detecting. This response paper contests the basic assumptions upon which this analysis is based. While Hardy‘s comparative, quantitative approach is laudable, it is founded in a biased and simplistic outlook on th…
Professional Amateurs”. Metal Detecting and Metal Detectorists in Denmark
From the beginning of metal-detector based archaeology practiced by members of the public, the formal heritage sector in Denmark determined to pursue a liberal model based on cooperation and inclusion rather than confrontation and criminalization. Based on the findings of the ‘2015 Danish detectorists survey’ it is argued that Danish metal-detector archaeology has challenged the classic division of roles in archaeology and heritage management, an…
V iking stranger‐kings
Drawing on both written and archaeological evidence, this paper investigates the significance of the foreign, and in particular the concept of the ‘stranger‐king’, in V iking A ge S candinavia. Focusing on the case of the D anish J elling dynasty, the monumental complex at J elling is reinterpreted as a materialization of a stranger‐king myth: the ship‐setting reproduces the narrative of the founding of the dynasty by an immigrant forefather, and…
The four horses of an Iron Age apocalypse
The Illerup Aadal weapon sacrifice mirrors the material world of a Germanic army from c. AD 210. Apart from the personal equipment and the weaponry of more than 400 warriors, it comprises four horses. The present paper gives the first conclusive analysis of the skeletal remains of these animals, involving osteological investigation and strontium isotope analysis. The results shed new light on the character of the sacrificial ceremonies which unfo…
Between Rescue and Research
Since the early 1980s, metal detector surveying conducted by amateur archaeologists has contributed significantly to archaeological research and heritage practice in Denmark. Here, metal detecting has always been legal, and official stakeholders pursue a liberal model, focusing on cooperation and inclusion rather than confrontation and criminalization. Like no other surveying method since the invention of the shovel, the metal detector has contri…
Who was in Harold Bluetooth's army? Strontium isotope investigation of the cemetery at the Viking Age fortress at Trelleborg, Denmark
The circular fortress of Trelleborg on Zealand in Denmark is well known as a military camp with a key role in the formation of the Danish state under Harald Bluetooth in the tenth century AD. Taking a sample of 48 burials from the fort, strontium isotope analysis once again demonstrates its ability to eavesdrop on a community: at Trelleborg, the young men in its cemetery were largely recruited from outside Denmark, perhaps from Norway or the Slav…
The State and the Strangers
This contribution focuses upon the role of external forces (strangers) in state formation. In many societies, the process of state formation appears to have conflicted with traditional patterns of social organization, which constrained the leading promoters of the state. In this situation, the incorporation of a third party of agents constitutes a potential strategy for those promoters to bypass the established order of society and implement a ne…
Danevirke Revisited
Danevirke is revisited, aiming at a more differentiated and comprehensive understanding of the monument. The archaeological evidence is interpreted more or less independently of the written evidence, as a reflection of the organisational practice of a changing society. This approach harnesses Danevirke's potential as a material reflection of a long-term development of military and, through this, socio-political organisation. The main questions ar…
The king and his cult
The iron-axe hammer from the Mound 1 ship-burial at Sutton Hoo is reinterpreted as an instrument for sacrificing animals by pole-axing. As such it is a symbol of the leader-as-priest who was a feature of both Germanic and Roman pre-Christian society. (The editor is most impressed with this interesting suggestion
Between Rescue and Research
Since the early 1980s, metal detector surveying conducted by amateur archaeologists has contributed significantly to archaeological research and heritage practice in Denmark. Here, metal detecting has always been legal, and official stakeholders pursue a liberal model, focusing on cooperation and inclusion rather than confrontation and criminalization. Like no other surveying method since the invention of the shovel, the metal detector has contri…
Who was in Harold Bluetooth's army? Strontium isotope investigation of the cemetery at the Viking Age fortress at Trelleborg, Denmark
The circular fortress of Trelleborg on Zealand in Denmark is well known as a military camp with a key role in the formation of the Danish state under Harald Bluetooth in the tenth century AD. Taking a sample of 48 burials from the fort, strontium isotope analysis once again demonstrates its ability to eavesdrop on a community: at Trelleborg, the young men in its cemetery were largely recruited from outside Denmark, perhaps from Norway or the Slav…
Towards a Cooperative Approach to Hobby Metal Detecting
Hobby metal detecting is a controversial subject. Legal and policy approaches differ widely across national and regional contexts, and the attitudes of archaeologists and heritage professionals towards detectorists are often polarized and based on ethical or emotive arguments. We, the European Public Finds Recording Network (EPFRN), have implemented collaborative approaches towards detectorist communities in our respective contexts (Denmark, Engl…
Professional Amateurs”. Metal Detecting and Metal Detectorists in Denmark
From the beginning of metal-detector based archaeology practiced by members of the public, the formal heritage sector in Denmark determined to pursue a liberal model based on cooperation and inclusion rather than confrontation and criminalization. Based on the findings of the ‘2015 Danish detectorists survey’ it is argued that Danish metal-detector archaeology has challenged the classic division of roles in archaeology and heritage management, an…
The Complexities of Metal Detecting Policy and Practice
In his paper ‘Quantitative analysis of open-source data on metal detecting for cultural property’, Samuel Hardy suggested that permissive policy is ineffective in minimizing the damage done to cultural heritage by non-professional metal detecting. This response paper contests the basic assumptions upon which this analysis is based. While Hardy‘s comparative, quantitative approach is laudable, it is founded in a biased and simplistic outlook on th…
V iking stranger‐kings
Drawing on both written and archaeological evidence, this paper investigates the significance of the foreign, and in particular the concept of the ‘stranger‐king’, in V iking A ge S candinavia. Focusing on the case of the D anish J elling dynasty, the monumental complex at J elling is reinterpreted as a materialization of a stranger‐king myth: the ship‐setting reproduces the narrative of the founding of the dynasty by an immigrant forefather, and…
Danevirke Revisited
Danevirke is revisited, aiming at a more differentiated and comprehensive understanding of the monument. The archaeological evidence is interpreted more or less independently of the written evidence, as a reflection of the organisational practice of a changing society. This approach harnesses Danevirke's potential as a material reflection of a long-term development of military and, through this, socio-political organisation. The main questions ar…
The four horses of an Iron Age apocalypse
The Illerup Aadal weapon sacrifice mirrors the material world of a Germanic army from c. AD 210. Apart from the personal equipment and the weaponry of more than 400 warriors, it comprises four horses. The present paper gives the first conclusive analysis of the skeletal remains of these animals, involving osteological investigation and strontium isotope analysis. The results shed new light on the character of the sacrificial ceremonies which unfo…
The king and his cult
The iron-axe hammer from the Mound 1 ship-burial at Sutton Hoo is reinterpreted as an instrument for sacrificing animals by pole-axing. As such it is a symbol of the leader-as-priest who was a feature of both Germanic and Roman pre-Christian society. (The editor is most impressed with this interesting suggestion
Metal Detecting in University Education
This article presents and explores the reflections of students enrolled in the master's course 'Small finds — grand stories. The use of metal detector finds in research and dissemination', which took place in the spring term of 2023 at Aarhus University, Denmark. Metal detector archaeology has emerged as a vital field, with many practitioners demonstrating advanced expertise in the identification, documentation, and management of finds, skills th…
Detecting Empowerment, Sustaining Commitment
While a still young but growing body of literature has begun mapping the positive effects that engagement in archaeological activities is proving to have on mental health and general wellbeing (see e.g. Everill and Burnell 2022; Sayer 2023), the literature on the positive effects of metal detecting as archaeological practice is so far scarce. This scarcity stands in stark contrast to the self-reported positive experiences of practitioners in e.g.…
The king and his cult
The iron-axe hammer from the Mound 1 ship-burial at Sutton Hoo is reinterpreted as an instrument for sacrificing animals by pole-axing. As such it is a symbol of the leader-as-priest who was a feature of both Germanic and Roman pre-Christian society. (The editor is most impressed with this interesting suggestion
Danevirke Revisited
Danevirke is revisited, aiming at a more differentiated and comprehensive understanding of the monument. The archaeological evidence is interpreted more or less independently of the written evidence, as a reflection of the organisational practice of a changing society. This approach harnesses Danevirke's potential as a material reflection of a long-term development of military and, through this, socio-political organisation. The main questions ar…
The State and the Strangers
This contribution focuses upon the role of external forces (strangers) in state formation. In many societies, the process of state formation appears to have conflicted with traditional patterns of social organization, which constrained the leading promoters of the state. In this situation, the incorporation of a third party of agents constitutes a potential strategy for those promoters to bypass the established order of society and implement a ne…
Who was in Harold Bluetooth's army? Strontium isotope investigation of the cemetery at the Viking Age fortress at Trelleborg, Denmark
The circular fortress of Trelleborg on Zealand in Denmark is well known as a military camp with a key role in the formation of the Danish state under Harald Bluetooth in the tenth century AD. Taking a sample of 48 burials from the fort, strontium isotope analysis once again demonstrates its ability to eavesdrop on a community: at Trelleborg, the young men in its cemetery were largely recruited from outside Denmark, perhaps from Norway or the Slav…
Between Rescue and Research
Since the early 1980s, metal detector surveying conducted by amateur archaeologists has contributed significantly to archaeological research and heritage practice in Denmark. Here, metal detecting has always been legal, and official stakeholders pursue a liberal model, focusing on cooperation and inclusion rather than confrontation and criminalization. Like no other surveying method since the invention of the shovel, the metal detector has contri…
The four horses of an Iron Age apocalypse
The Illerup Aadal weapon sacrifice mirrors the material world of a Germanic army from c. AD 210. Apart from the personal equipment and the weaponry of more than 400 warriors, it comprises four horses. The present paper gives the first conclusive analysis of the skeletal remains of these animals, involving osteological investigation and strontium isotope analysis. The results shed new light on the character of the sacrificial ceremonies which unfo…
V iking stranger‐kings
Drawing on both written and archaeological evidence, this paper investigates the significance of the foreign, and in particular the concept of the ‘stranger‐king’, in V iking A ge S candinavia. Focusing on the case of the D anish J elling dynasty, the monumental complex at J elling is reinterpreted as a materialization of a stranger‐king myth: the ship‐setting reproduces the narrative of the founding of the dynasty by an immigrant forefather, and…
Professional Amateurs”. Metal Detecting and Metal Detectorists in Denmark
From the beginning of metal-detector based archaeology practiced by members of the public, the formal heritage sector in Denmark determined to pursue a liberal model based on cooperation and inclusion rather than confrontation and criminalization. Based on the findings of the ‘2015 Danish detectorists survey’ it is argued that Danish metal-detector archaeology has challenged the classic division of roles in archaeology and heritage management, an…
The Complexities of Metal Detecting Policy and Practice
In his paper ‘Quantitative analysis of open-source data on metal detecting for cultural property’, Samuel Hardy suggested that permissive policy is ineffective in minimizing the damage done to cultural heritage by non-professional metal detecting. This response paper contests the basic assumptions upon which this analysis is based. While Hardy‘s comparative, quantitative approach is laudable, it is founded in a biased and simplistic outlook on th…
The Dime project
In september 2018, the DIME portal was officially launched to facilitate the user driven recording of metal detector finds produced by members of the public. The concrete and operational aim of DIME is to provide a portal for the registering and hence safeguarding of the increasing number of metal detector finds and to make them accessible for the general public and for research. The more overarching vision behind the DIME project is to realise t…
“I now look forward to the future, by finding things from our past...”Exploring the potential of metal detector archaeology as a source of well-being and happiness for British Armed Forces veterans wi…
This article presents the results of a questionnaire-based survey of the perceived effects of metal detecting among British Armed Forces veterans with PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) and/or other diagnosed or undiagnosed psychological disorders. Although the qualitative analysis presented here is only a first step towards understanding its beneficial effects, the authors conclude that archaeological metal detecting can be regarded as having…
Towards a Cooperative Approach to Hobby Metal Detecting
Hobby metal detecting is a controversial subject. Legal and policy approaches differ widely across national and regional contexts, and the attitudes of archaeologists and heritage professionals towards detectorists are often polarized and based on ethical or emotive arguments. We, the European Public Finds Recording Network (EPFRN), have implemented collaborative approaches towards detectorist communities in our respective contexts (Denmark, Engl…
Hunter of the past
This article presents the results of a questionnaire-based survey on demographic aspects and prevailing attitudes, motivations and values among the Danish hobbyist metal detector community. The objective is to take a first step towards a scholarly appraisal of the social dimension of the metal detector phenomenon - e.g. its people as members of a community with its own specific and probably often diverging characteristics and dynamics. Hereby we …
Finding Sliesthorp
In 2003, a hitherto unknown Viking age settlement was discovered at Füsing in Northern Germany. Finds and building features suggest that the site was an estate centre and assembly place. As such, the site flourished from around 700 to the end of the 10th century. With Hedeby/Schleswig and the Danevirke in direct eyesight from the site, Füsing is embedded in a special topographical context. What would in other circumstances have been yet another h…
Hobby Metal-detecting as Citizen Science. Background, Challenges and Opportunities of Collaborative Archeological Finds Recording Schemes
This paper discusses five digital archeological finds recording schemes from England and Wales, Denmark, Finland, Flanders (Belgium), and the Netherlands; countries and areas where members of the public can search for archeological material, usually by metal-detecting. These schemes are a part of the European Public Finds Recording Network. The authors argue that citizen science approaches to recording discoveries made by the public present impor…
Metal Detecting in University Education
This article presents and explores the reflections of students enrolled in the master's course 'Small finds — grand stories. The use of metal detector finds in research and dissemination', which took place in the spring term of 2023 at Aarhus University, Denmark. Metal detector archaeology has emerged as a vital field, with many practitioners demonstrating advanced expertise in the identification, documentation, and management of finds, skills th…
Metal detecting and archaeology in the Nordic region. Introduction
The papers presented in this issue describe current successes, opportunities, and remaining challenges in engaging with metal detecting and its outputs — both social and scientific — within the Nordic region and beyond
Detecting Empowerment, Sustaining Commitment
While a still young but growing body of literature has begun mapping the positive effects that engagement in archaeological activities is proving to have on mental health and general wellbeing (see e.g. Everill and Burnell 2022; Sayer 2023), the literature on the positive effects of metal detecting as archaeological practice is so far scarce. This scarcity stands in stark contrast to the self-reported positive experiences of practitioners in e.g.…
Get Your Hands Dirty
This paper investigates the integration of democratic, participatory approaches within Danish regional museums, with a particular focus on archaeological practices. The study explores the extent and impact of public involvement in museum activities, considering recent trends in archaeology and museum practice. Through a survey of thirty state-authorized museums and in-depth interviews with seven, the research identifies various forms of public pa…
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