Boel Bengtsson
Biographic Data
| ID | 4121660 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Boel Bengtsson |
| GIVEN NAMES | Boel |
| FAMILY NAME | Bengtsson |
| SIGNATURE | BENGTSSON B |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Gothenburg |
| ORCID | 0009-0004-9170-5280 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Where are the missing boatyards? Steaming pits as boat building sites in the Nordic Bronze Age
The boat stands out as a prominent symbol of the Nordic Bronze Age, depicted at thousands of rock art sites and on several metal objects throughout Scandinavia. Paradoxically, direct evidence of these boats is scarce, and the locations where boats were constructed remain largely elusive. In this paper, we put forth the proposition that many ostensibly mislabelled cooking pits along the coast might actually be remnants of steaming pits employed in…
Evidence of Large Vessels and Sail in Bronze Age Scandinavia
This paper argues that the Nordic boatbuilding tradition and the use of sail in Scandinavia can be traced back to the Early Bronze Age when it developed in response to emerging chiefdoms and an associated need for long-distance trade in bronze metals. The southern Scandinavian boat imagery dated to the Bronze Age (BA) depicts different types of boats and means of propulsion, including large vessels and the use of sail. This paper focuses on crewl…
Sailing Rock Art Boats
Evidence of Large Vessels and Sail in Bronze Age Scandinavia
This paper argues that the Nordic boatbuilding tradition and the use of sail in Scandinavia can be traced back to the Early Bronze Age when it developed in response to emerging chiefdoms and an associated need for long-distance trade in bronze metals. The southern Scandinavian boat imagery dated to the Bronze Age (BA) depicts different types of boats and means of propulsion, including large vessels and the use of sail. This paper focuses on crewl…
Sailing Rock Art Boats
Sailing Rock Art Boats
Where are the missing boatyards? Steaming pits as boat building sites in the Nordic Bronze Age
The boat stands out as a prominent symbol of the Nordic Bronze Age, depicted at thousands of rock art sites and on several metal objects throughout Scandinavia. Paradoxically, direct evidence of these boats is scarce, and the locations where boats were constructed remain largely elusive. In this paper, we put forth the proposition that many ostensibly mislabelled cooking pits along the coast might actually be remnants of steaming pits employed in…
Evidence of Large Vessels and Sail in Bronze Age Scandinavia
This paper argues that the Nordic boatbuilding tradition and the use of sail in Scandinavia can be traced back to the Early Bronze Age when it developed in response to emerging chiefdoms and an associated need for long-distance trade in bronze metals. The southern Scandinavian boat imagery dated to the Bronze Age (BA) depicts different types of boats and means of propulsion, including large vessels and the use of sail. This paper focuses on crewl…
Ancient history (3 works) · Archaeology (3 works) · Bronze (3 works) · Bronze Age (3 works) · Geography (3 works) · History (3 works) · Maritime and Coastal Archaeology (3 works) · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (2 works) · Historical and Archaeological Studies (2 works) · History (2 works)