Blar i UBAS (Universitetet i Bergen arkeologiske skrifter) på emneord "VDP::Matematikk og Naturvitenskap: 400"
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Bakestones – Production and Trade in the Middle Ages
(UBAS - University of Bergen Archaeological Series, Chapter; Peer reviewed, 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 ... -
The Building Stones from the Vanished Medieval Church at Onarheim, Tysnes, Hordaland County in Western Norway: Provenancing Chlorite Schist and Soapstone
(UBAS - University of Bergen Archaeological Series, Chapter; Peer reviewed, 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 ... -
Cistercian Soapstone. Production and Delivery of Building Material from Lyse Abbey to Bergen in the 13th century
(UBAS - University of Bergen Archaeological Series, Chapter; Peer reviewed, 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 ... -
From Homeland to Home; Using Soapstone to Map Migration and Settlement in the North Atlantic
(UBAS - University of Bergen Archaeological Series, Chapter; Peer reviewed, 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 ... -
From Soapstone Quarries to Churches: Control, Ownership and Transport Along the Helgeland Coast in North Norway
(UBAS - University of Bergen Archaeological Series, Chapter; Peer reviewed, 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 ... -
Reconstructing a Medieval Underground Soapstone Quarry: Bakkaunet in Trondheim in an International Perspective
(UBAS - University of Bergen Archaeological Series, Chapter; Peer reviewed, 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 ... -
The Sandbekkdalen Quarry, Kvikne: A Window into Early Iron Age Soapstone Exploitation in Norway
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Soapstone in Northern Norway: Archaeological and Geological Evidence, Quarry and Artifact Survey Results
(UBAS - University of Bergen Archaeological Series, Chapter; Peer reviewed, 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 activity ... -
Soapstone in the North. Quarries, Products and People 7000 BC - AD 1700
(UBAS, University of Bergen Archaeological Series, Book; Peer reviewed, 2017)This book addresses soapstone use in Norway and the North Atlantic region, including Greenland. Although the majority of the papers deal with the Iron Age and Middle Ages, the book spans the Mesolithic to the early modern ... -
Soapstone Vessels from Town and Country in Viking Age and Early Medieval Western Norway. A Study of Provenance
(UBAS - University of Bergen Archaeological Series, Chapter; Peer reviewed, 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 ... -
A Versatile Resource - The Procurement and Use of Soapstone in Norway and The North Atlantic Region
(UBAS - University of Bergen Archaeological Series, Chapter; Peer reviewed, 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 ...