Approaches to settlement archaeology in Sweden

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ID4956445
AuthorsBerta Stjernquist (corresponding author)
Year1977
Volume9
Issue3
Pages251-264
Publication date1977-09-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueWorld Archaeology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0043-8243 • E-ISSN: 1470-1375
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/00438243.1973.9979702
OpenAlexW2025030828
LanguageEN
Citations received5
References cited19

This article gives an overview of current research in settlement archaeology in Sweden. The author delineates two main approaches. One of them concerns the settlement's spread over the landscape and the factors which determine its localization. The other deals with problems concerning settlements as social systems, the aim being to analyse the human activities and their relations to the environment within delimited social units. Both these approaches are emphatically ecological ones. In practical research they are usually partly combined as the author exemplifies by presenting several research projects. As the theoretical starting point, the field‐work etc., is different for the two approaches it is important to be aware of the approach chosen to ensure that the analysis is systematically carried out

Archaeology · Field (mathematics · Geography · Human settlement · Settlement (finance · Sociology · Work (physics · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Archaeology and Rock Art Studies · Computer Science · Engineering · Historical and Archaeological Studies · History

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