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Viking silver, hoards and containers : the archaeological and historical context of Viking-age silver coin deposits in the Baltic c. 800-1050
- Title
- Viking silver, hoards and containers : the archaeological and historical context of Viking-age silver coin deposits in the Baltic c. 800-1050 / Jacek Gruszczynski.
- Author
- Gruszczynski, Jacek, 1980-
- Publication
- Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2019.
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- Description
- xvi, 381 pages : illustrations, maps; 24 cm.
- Summary
- "It is widely accepted that the Viking Age (c. 800-1050) stimulated the development of long-distance, regional and local trade and exchange networks. The clearest archaeological evidence for these contacts is mainly in the form of silver artefacts, predominantly found in hoards in Northern and Central Europe - the Baltic zone. However, beyond occasional national or regional-level research, there have been no attempts at a historically guided comparative archaeological survey of the Baltic zone as a whole. By investigating silver hoards and the context of their deposition, Viking Silver, Hoards and Containers seeks to understand the variety of functions performed by hoards; the differences in function within regions; the hoards' relationship with trade; and the nature and function of emporia. It also examines the extent to which the findings mesh with literary evidence and the nature of the different societies benefiting from the influx of silver in the Viking Age. Crucially, the book features a catalogue, which provides a thorough overview and update of Baltic-zone hoards. Viking Silver, Hoards and Containers is intended for use by students of and specialists in early medieval, Viking and Slavic history and archaeology. However, it will also be a useful teaching resource for other general courses in archaeology, anthropology and material culture, numismatics, economic history, religious studies, GIS, and statistics"--
- Series Statement
- Routledge archaeologies of the Viking world
- Subjects
- Vikings
- Silverwork, Viking
- Silver coins
- Baltic Sea Region > Commerce > History
- Baltic Sea Region > Antiquities
- Viking antiquities > Baltic Sea Region
- Europe > Baltic Sea Region
- Silverwork, Viking > Baltic Sea Region
- Silver coins > Baltic Sea Region
- Antiquities
- Vikings > Baltic Sea Region > History
- History
- Excavations (Archaeology) > Baltic Sea Region
- Commerce
- Coin hoards > Baltic Sea Region
- Genre/Form
- History.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- Introduction -- Gotland : the silver island -- Pomerania : Slavs and war perpetual -- Svealand : a mainland kingdom -- Composition and patterns of hoard deposition from a chronological perspective -- Synthesis and conclusions.
- Call Number
- JFE 19-4552
- ISBN
- 9780815373360
- 0815373368
- 9781351243650 (canceled/invalid)
- 9781351243643 (canceled/invalid)
- 9781351243636 (canceled/invalid)
- 9781351243629 (canceled/invalid)
- LCCN
- 2018034383
- OCLC
- 1057244726
- Author
- Gruszczynski, Jacek, 1980- author.
- Title
- Viking silver, hoards and containers : the archaeological and historical context of Viking-age silver coin deposits in the Baltic c. 800-1050 / Jacek Gruszczynski.
- Publisher
- Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2019.
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Series
- Routledge archaeologies of the Viking world
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Other Form:
- ebook version : 9781351243636
- Research Call Number
- JFE 19-4552