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Approaches to Social Investment and Their Implications for Poverty in Sweden and the European Union
(University of Bergen / CROP, 2017-09-11)The concept of social investment has gained increasing traction among European Union policymakers, as a strategy to reconcile the goals of employment, growth, and social inclusion. In recent years, however, scholars have ...Working paper -
From Soapstone Quarries to Churches: Control, Ownership and Transport Along the Helgeland Coast in North Norway
(University of Bergen, 2017-08)Several soapstone quarries are found along the coast of Helgeland in north Norway, including some on islands in the mouth of Vefsnfjorden, where there are significant ancient workings. Several medieval stone churches in ...Chapter -
Soapstone Vessels from Town and Country in Viking Age and Early Medieval Western Norway. A Study of Provenance
(University of Bergen, 2017-08)In this study geological and archaeological data and analytic methods are combined and explored to find the geological source for 146 late Iron Age/Viking Age and early medieval soapstone vessels from the Hordaland region ...Chapter -
The Building Stones from the Vanished Medieval Church at Onarheim, Tysnes, Hordaland County in Western Norway: Provenancing Chlorite Schist and Soapstone
(University of Bergen, 2017-08)This study centres on the provenance of soapstone and chlorite schist building stones at Onarheim church, 50 km south of Bergen and also provides geochemical results that are of key interest in further studies of Norwegian ...Chapter -
Mesolithic Soapstone Line-sinkers in Western Norway: Chronology, Acquisition, Distribution, Function and Decoration
(University of Bergen, 2017-08)Soapstone sinkers are commonly found at coastal Mesolithic sites in western Norway.The large majority of these sinkers weigh less than 10 g (small sinkers), and a few weigh between 150 and 200 g (large sinkers). They ...Chapter -
Soapstone Quarrying, a Stoneworker’s Approach
(University of Bergen, 2017-08)Practical activities are best expressed and understood through practice. Present understanding of former times’ crafts practice are mainly based on theoretical interpretations of the traces and products left behind. By ...Chapter -
Cistercian Soapstone. Production and Delivery of Building Material from Lyse Abbey to Bergen in the 13th century
(University of Bergen, 2017-08)Geochemical analyses of four medieval building stones in the collections of the University Museum of Bergen and one sample from a standing church have demonstrated a geological provenance to the soapstone quarry located ...Chapter -
Reconstructing a Medieval Underground Soapstone Quarry: Bakkaunet in Trondheim in an International Perspective
(University of Bergen, 2017-08)Underground medieval quarries are rare, in Norway and elsewhere in Europe. Thus the question: Could a big underground soapstone quarry have been opened at Bakkaunet in Trondheim (central Norway) in the Middle Ages? This ...Chapter -
Bakestones – Production and Trade in the Middle Ages
(University of Bergen, 2017-08)During the Middle Ages, bakestones, or stone griddles, were an important part of Norwegian households, representing everyday products required for the preparation of food over the hearth. Demand for these Tools formed the ...Chapter -
Trade and Hierarchy: The Viking Age Soapstone Vessel Production and Trade of Agder, Norway
(University of Bergen, 2017-08)The Viking Age soapstone vessel production and trade in Norway was a spatially allocated enterprise due to limited access to raw materials and the logistically confining topography of the country’s rugged landscapes. In ...Chapter -
The Soapstone of Norse Greenland
(University of Bergen, 2017-08)The article presents an overview of Norse Greenlandic portable objects of soapstone, based on the author’s Ph.D. dissertation (2009). An analysis of 1168 artefacts from six Norse sites and their comparison with soapstone ...Chapter -
From Numeric Data to Cultural History - A Typological and Chronological Analysis of Soapstone Vessels from the Medieval Bryggen Wharf in Bergen, Norway
(University of Bergen, 2017-08)This paper’s task is to establish a typology and a finer chronology of medieval Norwegian soapstone vessels used primarily as cooking pots. The case study includes 806 soapstone vessels from BRM 0 the Bryggen site located ...Chapter -
Multi-ethnic Involvement? Production and Use of Soapstone in Northern Norway
(University of Bergen, 2017-08)The northern Norwegian soapstone quarries display small, mainly rectangular extractions possibly for the production of smaller types of artifact or a kind of blank or rough out for various objects. In addition, some soapstone ...Chapter -
The Sandbekkdalen Quarry, Kvikne: A Window into Early Iron Age Soapstone Exploitation in Norway
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Slipsteinberget Soapstone Vessel Quarry. Home Production or Professional Craft?
(University of Bergen, 2017-08)A case study of the large Slipsteinsberget soapstone quarry at Sparbu in Nord-Trøndelag County (central Norway) is presented. The archaeological evidence indicates that professional craftspeople worked at the soapstone ...Chapter -
From Homeland to Home; Using Soapstone to Map Migration and Settlement in the North Atlantic
(University of Bergen, 2017-08)One of the most characteristic features of Viking material culture is the use of soapstone (steatite) to make vessels, lamps and other artefacts. As soapstone was a readily available material in the Viking homelands, the ...Chapter -
A Versatile Resource - The Procurement and Use of Soapstone in Norway and The North Atlantic Region
(University of Bergen, 2017-08)Soapstone is a remarkable rock. While it is very workable due to a high content of talc, the softest known mineral in existence, it is also durable, heat-resistant and has a high heat storage capacity. These properties ...Chapter -
Soapstone in Northern Norway: Archaeological and Geological Evidence, Quarry and Artifact Survey Results
(University of Bergen, 2017-08)Archaeological research on the extraction, distribution and utilization of soapstone artifacts in northern Norway has been limited, but systematic geological documentation of soapstone exposures that includes quarry ...Chapter -
Can the European Union 2020 Strategy Deliver on Social Inclusion?
(University of Bergen / CROP, 2017-06-30)In 2010, amidst the financial and sovereign debt crisis, the launching of a novel European strategy for “smart, sustainable and inclusive growth” signalled a significant step in the European coordination strategies for ...Working paper -
Social Connectedness and Poverty Eradication: A South African Perspective
(University of Bergen / CROP, 2017-05)Building on earlier work which argues that social isolation can be both a consequence of living in poverty and a cause of its persistence, this paper presents case studies of two South African programmes to illustrate how ...Working paper
