Andres Tvauri
Biographic Data
| ID | 197031 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Andres Tvauri |
| GIVEN NAMES | Andres |
| FAMILY NAME | Tvauri |
| SIGNATURE | TVAURI A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Tartu |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 18 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 11 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 18 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1999 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
People from Pskov in Estonian towns in the 13th century according to archaeological evidence
The earliest towns in the territory of Estonia were founded in the 13th century. Their populations were multi-ethnic: in addition to the German merchants and artisans who dominated urban life, these towns were also inhabited by people of local origin as well as Scandinavians. The results of archaeological excavations indicate that in the second and third quarters of the 13th century, settlers of Rusâ origin from Pskov took up residence in the tow…
Handicraft production in Estonian villages in the 12th–14th centuries
The article examines the types of crafts practised in Estonian villages during the 12thâ 14th centuries and whether village crafts were affected by the conquest and Christianisation of Estonia by German and Danish crusaders in the first half of the 13th century. The study is based on craftrelated finds (tools, semifinished products, and production waste) collected from twelve village sites dating to the period in question. In order to place the…
Estonian sheet pendants from the 11th to the 13th century
Sheet pendants are Christiansymbolic metal plate pendants that were wide spread in Estonia from the 11th to the 17th century, with at least 1115 items found. This article focuses on Estonian sheet pendants from the 11th to the 13th century, aiming to refine their dating. Among the 222 known Estonian sheet pendants from this period, 30 can be confidently dated to the 11th century, two to the 11th century or the very beginning of the 12th century,…
Pskov-style earthenware in Estonia from the 11th to the 15th centuries
Pskov-style earthenware was widely used in Estonia from the 11th to the 18th centuries, and it can be divided into six typo-chronological types. The aim of this article is to examine the distribution of Pskov-style earthenware types 1â 4 in Estonia from the 11th to the 15th centuries. This type of pottery reached Estonia, specifically Tartu and areas bordering the Pskov Land, around the period of 1030â 1061, when Tartu was a stronghold of the …
Segregated food culture? Bronze Age (1250–500 cal BCE) dietary practices in northern Estonia
Multi-proxy study reveals Bronze Age diet in Estonia was plant-based. • C3 plants were staple food across all social groups. • Meat and fish intake increased after 800 cal BCE. • No dietary differences between stone-cist and hilltop groups. • Regional dietary differences begin to emerge across the Eastern Baltic. The Bronze Age (2000/1750–500 BCE) in the Eastern Baltic has been considered a period for increased social stratification. While previo…
Christian message of Estonian sheet pendants from the 10th to the 17th century
Sheet pendants made of silver or copper alloy were worn in Estonia from the 10th to the 17th century. This type of jewelry spread to Estonia from Scandinavia and was also used in Finland, Karelia, Latvia, Lithuania, in the areas inhabited by the Baltic tribes in northeastern Poland, and to a lesser extent in northwestern Russia. The symbols depicted on the sheet pendants are Christian. The three dominant symbols are the cross, representing the Ch…
Reckoning counters found in a 15th-century landfill of the Kalamaja suburb of Tallinn
In 2018â 2019, at least 35 000 finds were gathered from the plot at Jahu 6 in the medieval and early modern suburb of Kalamaja in Tallinn, which had been transported to the disposal site together with waste and garbage from the walled town. The 249 coins that were unearthed suggest that most of the garbage was disposed of in the 1470s and 1480s. It seems that waste disposal may have ceased sometime before 1490. Late medieval and early modern reck…
Coins and tokens from a 15th-century landfill in the Kalamaja suburb of Tallinn
In 2018â 2019 at least 35 000 finds were revealed on the plot at Jahu 6 in the medieval and early modern Kalamaja suburb of Tallinn, which had been brought to the disposal area together with waste and garbage from the city surrounded by the city wall. In addition, 249 coins from the 14thâ 15th century were found. The latter are mostly Livonian coins, first and foremost from Tallinn, less from Tartu and Riga because foreign coins constituted only …
Duty on fish
The majority of medieval and early modern fish, bird, and mammal remains in Estonia originate from urban contexts, but a promising site for archaeological faunal finds outside the towns appears to be Kastre (Varbek) in central-eastern Estonia. The site was a castle and customs station that belonged to the Tartu (Dorpat) bishop and was first founded at the end of the 14th century on the bank of the Emajõgi River, between Lake Peipsi and Tartu town…
Spearheads From Kohtla-Vanaküla Find
During the investigations of Kohtla-VanakÃ1⁄4la, 140 spearheads or fragments of spearhead blades were collected. All spearheads from Kohtla are socketed and have a pointed-oval-shaped blade, only four examples are rhomboid. Based on radiocarbon dates the Kohtla spearheads most likely date from the Roman Iron Age. Kunda and Alulinna wealth deposits from north-eastern Estonia contain spearhead assemblages most similar to the ones from Kohtla. The e…
The Migration Period, Pre-Viking Age, and Viking Age in Estonia
This book analyses the society, economy, settlement, and culture of the territory of present-day Estonia in the period of ca AD 450–1050. This period is known in the Estonian archaeological chronology as the Migration Period, the Pre-Viking Age, and the Viking Age. This was an era of rapid change, by the end of which traditional Estonian peasant culture as it is known until the 19th century had developed. Whereas in Western Europe written sources…
Medieval Recorder From Tartu, Estonia
In summer 2005 a complete and well preserved recorder was unearthed during archaeological excavations in the centre of Tartu in a latrine dated to the 14th century. The instrument is nearly cylindrical and is made of maple. Tartu recorder belongs to three oldest surviving medieval recorders. We are thus dealing with an extremely rare find and as yet the Tartu recorder is the best survived medieval recorder ever found. ResÃ1⁄4mee. 2005. aasta suv…
The Production of the Workshop of Potter Johann Rehn of Tartu (Ca 1684–1708)
In Tartu, at the eastern side of Magasini Street, in the territory of the current Orthodox church of Dormition of the Theotokos (Uspenski), the potter Johann Rehn worked between 1684 and 1708. On the basis of two moulds, used for shaping stove tiles, and a lot of production debris, an overview can be obtained of the production of his workshop. The products of the workshop include redware pots with tin glaze, tripod pots and pans with a spout, lid…
Balti Arheoloogia Maailmaajaloo Pöörises Ehk Gooti Teooria Saatus
Pihkva Pottsepad Viljandis Ja Tartus 13. Sajandil
Loode-Vene Päritolu Slaavi Keraamika Eestis 11.–16. Sajandil
Keraamika on arheoloogias olulisemaid uurimisobjekte
Ohvrikividest
Esimese spetsiaalse
Cup-Marked Stones in Estonia
The cup-marked stone is a stone that has one or several mainly round-bottomed small cup-marks with the diameter of 3‐10 cm (most often 4‐7 cm) and the depth of 0.5‐2 cm chipped into it. In exceptional cases the cup-marks can also be with a pointed or oval bottom. The cup-marked stones differ from offering stones, used until the past and even this century, which sometimes have one or two large offering pits. In the present research two main proble…
Pihkva Pottsepad Viljandis Ja Tartus 13. Sajandil
Cup-Marked Stones in Estonia
The cup-marked stone is a stone that has one or several mainly round-bottomed small cup-marks with the diameter of 3‐10 cm (most often 4‐7 cm) and the depth of 0.5‐2 cm chipped into it. In exceptional cases the cup-marks can also be with a pointed or oval bottom. The cup-marked stones differ from offering stones, used until the past and even this century, which sometimes have one or two large offering pits. In the present research two main proble…
Estonian sheet pendants from the 11th to the 13th century
Sheet pendants are Christiansymbolic metal plate pendants that were wide spread in Estonia from the 11th to the 17th century, with at least 1115 items found. This article focuses on Estonian sheet pendants from the 11th to the 13th century, aiming to refine their dating. Among the 222 known Estonian sheet pendants from this period, 30 can be confidently dated to the 11th century, two to the 11th century or the very beginning of the 12th century,…
Segregated food culture? Bronze Age (1250–500 cal BCE) dietary practices in northern Estonia
Multi-proxy study reveals Bronze Age diet in Estonia was plant-based. • C3 plants were staple food across all social groups. • Meat and fish intake increased after 800 cal BCE. • No dietary differences between stone-cist and hilltop groups. • Regional dietary differences begin to emerge across the Eastern Baltic. The Bronze Age (2000/1750–500 BCE) in the Eastern Baltic has been considered a period for increased social stratification. While previo…
Coins and tokens from a 15th-century landfill in the Kalamaja suburb of Tallinn
In 2018â 2019 at least 35 000 finds were revealed on the plot at Jahu 6 in the medieval and early modern Kalamaja suburb of Tallinn, which had been brought to the disposal area together with waste and garbage from the city surrounded by the city wall. In addition, 249 coins from the 14thâ 15th century were found. The latter are mostly Livonian coins, first and foremost from Tallinn, less from Tartu and Riga because foreign coins constituted only …
Duty on fish
The majority of medieval and early modern fish, bird, and mammal remains in Estonia originate from urban contexts, but a promising site for archaeological faunal finds outside the towns appears to be Kastre (Varbek) in central-eastern Estonia. The site was a castle and customs station that belonged to the Tartu (Dorpat) bishop and was first founded at the end of the 14th century on the bank of the Emajõgi River, between Lake Peipsi and Tartu town…
Medieval Recorder From Tartu, Estonia
In summer 2005 a complete and well preserved recorder was unearthed during archaeological excavations in the centre of Tartu in a latrine dated to the 14th century. The instrument is nearly cylindrical and is made of maple. Tartu recorder belongs to three oldest surviving medieval recorders. We are thus dealing with an extremely rare find and as yet the Tartu recorder is the best survived medieval recorder ever found. ResÃ1⁄4mee. 2005. aasta suv…
The Production of the Workshop of Potter Johann Rehn of Tartu (Ca 1684–1708)
In Tartu, at the eastern side of Magasini Street, in the territory of the current Orthodox church of Dormition of the Theotokos (Uspenski), the potter Johann Rehn worked between 1684 and 1708. On the basis of two moulds, used for shaping stove tiles, and a lot of production debris, an overview can be obtained of the production of his workshop. The products of the workshop include redware pots with tin glaze, tripod pots and pans with a spout, lid…
Balti Arheoloogia Maailmaajaloo Pöörises Ehk Gooti Teooria Saatus
Ohvrikividest
Esimese spetsiaalse
Cup-Marked Stones in Estonia
The cup-marked stone is a stone that has one or several mainly round-bottomed small cup-marks with the diameter of 3‐10 cm (most often 4‐7 cm) and the depth of 0.5‐2 cm chipped into it. In exceptional cases the cup-marks can also be with a pointed or oval bottom. The cup-marked stones differ from offering stones, used until the past and even this century, which sometimes have one or two large offering pits. In the present research two main proble…
Pihkva Pottsepad Viljandis Ja Tartus 13. Sajandil
Loode-Vene Päritolu Slaavi Keraamika Eestis 11.–16. Sajandil
Keraamika on arheoloogias olulisemaid uurimisobjekte
Balti Arheoloogia Maailmaajaloo Pöörises Ehk Gooti Teooria Saatus
The Production of the Workshop of Potter Johann Rehn of Tartu (Ca 1684–1708)
In Tartu, at the eastern side of Magasini Street, in the territory of the current Orthodox church of Dormition of the Theotokos (Uspenski), the potter Johann Rehn worked between 1684 and 1708. On the basis of two moulds, used for shaping stove tiles, and a lot of production debris, an overview can be obtained of the production of his workshop. The products of the workshop include redware pots with tin glaze, tripod pots and pans with a spout, lid…
Medieval Recorder From Tartu, Estonia
In summer 2005 a complete and well preserved recorder was unearthed during archaeological excavations in the centre of Tartu in a latrine dated to the 14th century. The instrument is nearly cylindrical and is made of maple. Tartu recorder belongs to three oldest surviving medieval recorders. We are thus dealing with an extremely rare find and as yet the Tartu recorder is the best survived medieval recorder ever found. ResÃ1⁄4mee. 2005. aasta suv…
The Migration Period, Pre-Viking Age, and Viking Age in Estonia
This book analyses the society, economy, settlement, and culture of the territory of present-day Estonia in the period of ca AD 450–1050. This period is known in the Estonian archaeological chronology as the Migration Period, the Pre-Viking Age, and the Viking Age. This was an era of rapid change, by the end of which traditional Estonian peasant culture as it is known until the 19th century had developed. Whereas in Western Europe written sources…
Spearheads From Kohtla-Vanaküla Find
During the investigations of Kohtla-VanakÃ1⁄4la, 140 spearheads or fragments of spearhead blades were collected. All spearheads from Kohtla are socketed and have a pointed-oval-shaped blade, only four examples are rhomboid. Based on radiocarbon dates the Kohtla spearheads most likely date from the Roman Iron Age. Kunda and Alulinna wealth deposits from north-eastern Estonia contain spearhead assemblages most similar to the ones from Kohtla. The e…
Duty on fish
The majority of medieval and early modern fish, bird, and mammal remains in Estonia originate from urban contexts, but a promising site for archaeological faunal finds outside the towns appears to be Kastre (Varbek) in central-eastern Estonia. The site was a castle and customs station that belonged to the Tartu (Dorpat) bishop and was first founded at the end of the 14th century on the bank of the Emajõgi River, between Lake Peipsi and Tartu town…
Coins and tokens from a 15th-century landfill in the Kalamaja suburb of Tallinn
In 2018â 2019 at least 35 000 finds were revealed on the plot at Jahu 6 in the medieval and early modern Kalamaja suburb of Tallinn, which had been brought to the disposal area together with waste and garbage from the city surrounded by the city wall. In addition, 249 coins from the 14thâ 15th century were found. The latter are mostly Livonian coins, first and foremost from Tallinn, less from Tartu and Riga because foreign coins constituted only …
Reckoning counters found in a 15th-century landfill of the Kalamaja suburb of Tallinn
In 2018â 2019, at least 35 000 finds were gathered from the plot at Jahu 6 in the medieval and early modern suburb of Kalamaja in Tallinn, which had been transported to the disposal site together with waste and garbage from the walled town. The 249 coins that were unearthed suggest that most of the garbage was disposed of in the 1470s and 1480s. It seems that waste disposal may have ceased sometime before 1490. Late medieval and early modern reck…
Christian message of Estonian sheet pendants from the 10th to the 17th century
Sheet pendants made of silver or copper alloy were worn in Estonia from the 10th to the 17th century. This type of jewelry spread to Estonia from Scandinavia and was also used in Finland, Karelia, Latvia, Lithuania, in the areas inhabited by the Baltic tribes in northeastern Poland, and to a lesser extent in northwestern Russia. The symbols depicted on the sheet pendants are Christian. The three dominant symbols are the cross, representing the Ch…
Estonian sheet pendants from the 11th to the 13th century
Sheet pendants are Christiansymbolic metal plate pendants that were wide spread in Estonia from the 11th to the 17th century, with at least 1115 items found. This article focuses on Estonian sheet pendants from the 11th to the 13th century, aiming to refine their dating. Among the 222 known Estonian sheet pendants from this period, 30 can be confidently dated to the 11th century, two to the 11th century or the very beginning of the 12th century,…
Pskov-style earthenware in Estonia from the 11th to the 15th centuries
Pskov-style earthenware was widely used in Estonia from the 11th to the 18th centuries, and it can be divided into six typo-chronological types. The aim of this article is to examine the distribution of Pskov-style earthenware types 1â 4 in Estonia from the 11th to the 15th centuries. This type of pottery reached Estonia, specifically Tartu and areas bordering the Pskov Land, around the period of 1030â 1061, when Tartu was a stronghold of the …
Segregated food culture? Bronze Age (1250–500 cal BCE) dietary practices in northern Estonia
Multi-proxy study reveals Bronze Age diet in Estonia was plant-based. • C3 plants were staple food across all social groups. • Meat and fish intake increased after 800 cal BCE. • No dietary differences between stone-cist and hilltop groups. • Regional dietary differences begin to emerge across the Eastern Baltic. The Bronze Age (2000/1750–500 BCE) in the Eastern Baltic has been considered a period for increased social stratification. While previo…
People from Pskov in Estonian towns in the 13th century according to archaeological evidence
The earliest towns in the territory of Estonia were founded in the 13th century. Their populations were multi-ethnic: in addition to the German merchants and artisans who dominated urban life, these towns were also inhabited by people of local origin as well as Scandinavians. The results of archaeological excavations indicate that in the second and third quarters of the 13th century, settlers of Rusâ origin from Pskov took up residence in the tow…
Handicraft production in Estonian villages in the 12th–14th centuries
The article examines the types of crafts practised in Estonian villages during the 12thâ 14th centuries and whether village crafts were affected by the conquest and Christianisation of Estonia by German and Danish crusaders in the first half of the 13th century. The study is based on craftrelated finds (tools, semifinished products, and production waste) collected from twelve village sites dating to the period in question. In order to place the…
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