Weight systems in the Scandinavian Bronze Age
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3703369 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Mats P Malmer (Stockholm University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1992 |
| Volume | 66 |
| Issue | 251 |
| Pages | 377-388 |
| Publication date | 1992-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Antiquity (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0003-598X • E-ISSN: 1745-1744 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0003598x00081485 |
| OpenAlex | W2258675516 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 16 |
| References cited | 5 |
The current received view is that the economy of the Bronze Age of northern Europe was based on gift exchange rather than trade. This paper, based on a comparative analysis of three groups of Scandinavian bronze and gold artefacts - bronze statuettes of 'goddesses with necklets', golden 'oath rings' and Fårdrup bronze axes - suggest that there were one or more standard weight systems in use in Bronze Age Scandinavia. The author uses these data to state a case for a trade economy, reminiscent of the Mycenaean world
Ancient history · Archaeology · Bronze · Bronze Age · Geography · Oath · Political science · Ancient and Medieval Archaeology Studies · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Historical and Archaeological Studies · History · Law
Mats P Malmer
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Material Culture and Typology
Ordinary or Extraordinary? Redressing the Problem of the Bronze Age Corded Skirt
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Worship or weight? A Bronze Age ‘goddess with a necklace’ from River Tollense (NE Germany)
Birds in the Bronze Age
From Gift to Commodity
Bronze casting and communication in the southeastern Baltic bronze age
Działalność Hunów w Europie jako przykład zderzenia cywilizacji
Breaking down the bullion. The compliance of bullion-currencies with official weight-systems in a case-study from the ancient Near East
Death, exchange and reproduction in the British Bronze Age
The Trade Theory of Money
Establishing weight systems in Bronze Age Scandinavia
Aegean, European & Nordic
Heterarchy in Bronze Age Denmark
| Unique citing works | 16 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,48 |
| Citation span | 1993 - 2025 (33) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 10 |