The 1703 Skrehall Landslide
A Historical Archaeological Perspective on Disasterscapes
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8239840 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Anton Larsson (0000-0003-2497-8452, Stockholm University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Publication date | 2023-07-04 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Rural Landscapes Society Environment History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2002-0104 • E-ISSN: 2002-0104 |
| Publisher | Stockholm University Press (PUBLISHER • SE) |
| DOI | 10.16993/rl.93 |
| OpenAlex | W4383113282 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 13 |
This article is a case study of the Skrehall landslide, which occurred on 15 September 1703 at the border between the Swedish parishes of Fors and Rommele. It was a disaster with locally far-reaching consequences for the Westrogothian agrarian communities it impacted, damaging farmland and destroying a country road, which had to be relocated. Archaeological fieldwork was carried out at the site in May 2021, which led to the discovery of surviving remains from the original road; it should be treated as a cultural heritage site. The study further discusses how difficult it can be to capture and understand small-scale, localised disasters in the past, and the concept of the ‘disasterscape’ is proposed as a useful terminology in studying such events, with particular utility within the field of historical archaeology
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| Citations per year | 1 |
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| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |