Karin Westin Tikkanen
Biographic Data
| ID | 5899574 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Karin Westin Tikkanen |
| GIVEN NAMES | Karin Westin |
| FAMILY NAME | Tikkanen |
| SIGNATURE | TIKKANEN K W |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Gothenburg |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-9101-0479 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Lost – and Found – in Transmission
As has often been remarked, Oscan inscriptions originate from a large area – Campania, Samnium, Lucania, Bruttium and Sicily – but despite this are remarkably similar in terms of language and spelling, with very little regional variation (see e.g. Rix 1996). Likewise, the Oscan alphabet was created in a context of multiple languages and scripts, the result of a long period of successive migrations to the southern half of the Apennine peninsula; t…
On the Building of a Narrative
The ver sacrum ritual remains a riddle in the early history of the Apennine peninsula. Several ancient Roman as well as Greek sources use the ritual in explaining Samnite movements across the peninsula, as ritual group expulsion of settlers sent out to colonize new lands. In short, this becomes the narrative ‘plot’ of archaic colonization. The ritual is however described very differently in the different sources, with regard to detail and to the …
The Consequences of Truth
Authenticity debates and charges of fraud are not infrequent within the world of archaeology. Depending on the importance of a chosen object, such discussions may reach the level and quality of courtroom rhetoric. Accusations may be hurled, back and forth, through scholarly chambers, and the question of guilt if the object is proven a fraud may be debated, fiercely, with or without considerable proof on either side. This article discusses the rec…
A Sabellian Case Grammar
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A Sabellian Case Grammar
The Consequences of Truth
Authenticity debates and charges of fraud are not infrequent within the world of archaeology. Depending on the importance of a chosen object, such discussions may reach the level and quality of courtroom rhetoric. Accusations may be hurled, back and forth, through scholarly chambers, and the question of guilt if the object is proven a fraud may be debated, fiercely, with or without considerable proof on either side. This article discusses the rec…
On the Building of a Narrative
The ver sacrum ritual remains a riddle in the early history of the Apennine peninsula. Several ancient Roman as well as Greek sources use the ritual in explaining Samnite movements across the peninsula, as ritual group expulsion of settlers sent out to colonize new lands. In short, this becomes the narrative ‘plot’ of archaic colonization. The ritual is however described very differently in the different sources, with regard to detail and to the …
Lost – and Found – in Transmission
As has often been remarked, Oscan inscriptions originate from a large area – Campania, Samnium, Lucania, Bruttium and Sicily – but despite this are remarkably similar in terms of language and spelling, with very little regional variation (see e.g. Rix 1996). Likewise, the Oscan alphabet was created in a context of multiple languages and scripts, the result of a long period of successive migrations to the southern half of the Apennine peninsula; t…
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