Iron production and society. Power, ideology and social structure in inntr⊘ndelag during the early Iron Age
Stability and change
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9204406 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kristin Prestvold (a Oslo, Norway, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1996 |
| Volume | 29 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 41-61 |
| Publication date | 1996-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Norwegian Archaeological Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0029-3652 • E-ISSN: 1502-7678 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00293652.1996.9965597 |
| OpenAlex | W2094610785 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 7 |
There was large scale production of iron in the area of Inntr⊘ndelag in Nord‐Tr⊘ndelag during the early Iron Age, but the production quantities varied over time. Results from Carbon‐14 dating demonstrate a definite peak in the iron production ca. 200 AD. The fluctuation in the production has previously been directly connected with trade in Roman imports, but little attention has been paid as to why there was any need in society for the imported goods. This paper shows that the fluctuation has to be analysed within societal context where the change in quantity was conditioned by social stability and social change, conflicts and contradictions, and where the peak in the production was due to an internal struggle for power
Archaeology · Context (archaeology) · Economic growth · Economics · Geography · Ideology · Microeconomics · Political science · Politics · Power (physics) · Production (economics) · Scale (ratio) · Social change · Stability (learning theory) · Thermodynamics · Ancient and Medieval Archaeology Studies · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Computer Science · History · Law · Metallurgy and Cultural Artifacts
| Citations per year | 0.08 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2001 - 2003 (3) |
| Highly cited | No |