Tag: bog finds

On ships and boats remains in bogs

Some notes….

As already introduced, my research focuses on using ships and boats found from bogs and graves as source material for the study of shipbuilding during the Late Iron Age in W-Norway. To quote Crumlin-Pedersen (98), finds from “different contexts tend to produce different types of ships and boats”. Therefore, analysing finds from various contexts will produce a more representative understanding of shipbuilding in the region.

Boats and ships from “grave” contexts are pretty straightforward, as they are intentionally buried as the tomb or part of the grave goods. Therefore, they entered the archaeological records as a result of funeral rites. On the other hand, remains found in bogs require some explaining.

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From Bogs and Graves

An archaeological study of shipbuilding in Western Norway in the Late Iron Age (AD 550-1050)
….or rather an introduction to my research topic!

The landscape of Norway has always made seafaring an indispensable requirement for its inhabitants. Thus, it is not surprising that since prehistory, boats and ships were critical tools for communication, trade, and war and represented one of the most important motifs in religious symbolism. This especially holds true for the Late Iron Age (AD 550-1050) in Western Norway, where boats and ships were pivotal for the formation and maintenance of centres of power and the westward expansion of the Viking age.

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