Lapps and labyrinths : Saami prehistory, colonization and cultural resilience /
Broadbent, Noel.
Storå, Jan.
Arctic Studies Center (National Museum of Natural History)
Washington, D.C. : Arctic Studies Center : Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press,
2010.
"Professor Noel D. Broadbent is one of Sweden's foremost experts on north Swedish archaeology and literally wrote the book on the prehistory of the Skellefteå region on the North Bothnian coast. This knowledge is now brought to bear on the issue of Saami origins. The focus is on the successful adaptive strategies of Saami societies over thousands of years - a testimony to Saami resiliency, of relevance to the survival of indigenous societies worldwide today."--Pub. website.
"Published by the Arctic Studies Center, Department of Anthropology, National Museum of Natural History Smithsonian Institution ... in cooperation with Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press."--Title page verso.
Series information from jacket.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Introduction and narrative context -- 2. Culture and ecology -- 3. Prehistoric foundations -- 4. The research strategy -- 5. Excavations and analyses -- 6. Chronology and culture -- 7. The archaeological roadmap -- 8. Rituals and religion -- 9. Place-names and church towns -- 10. The labyrinth and the bear -- 11. Synthesis -- Appendix 1: osteological material -- Appendix 2: radiocarbon and AMS dates.
"Professor Noel D. Broadbent is one of Sweden's foremost experts on north Swedish archaeology and literally wrote the book on the prehistory of the Skellefteå region on the North Bothnian coast. This knowledge is now brought to bear on the issue of Saami origins. The focus is on the successful adaptive strategies of Saami societies over thousands of years - a testimony to Saami resiliency, of relevance to the survival of indigenous societies worldwide today."--Pub. website.
Sami (European people)
Sami (European people)
Coastal archaeology
Antiquities, Prehistoric