The significance of trees
Subtitle: an archaeological perspective
By: Peter Skoglund
Series: BAR international series -- 2324; BAR international series -- 2324.
Publisher: Archaeopress
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Oxford
Language: eng
Number of pages: 65
ISBN-13: 9781407309071
Subjects: Petroglyphs; Rock paintings; Iron age; Bronze age; Antiquities; Trees; Timber; Plant remains (Archaeology); Forest archaeology
Description: "This book investigates the practical and ritual dimensions of trees and timber in the Bronze Age and Iron Age of Scandinavia. The arguments are developed through the study of a broad range of materials including rock-art images depicting trees, charcoal from archaeological contexts identified to species, and prehistoric long-houses. The archaeological remains are related to a wider discussion in anthropology and historical ecology concerning the multifaceted relationship between humans and trees"--P. 65
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 58-64).
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: The significance of individual trees; title: The ordering of trees; title: The use and reuse of timber; title: Linnaeus' landscape.