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Flora Danica-stellet:Mellem russisk oprindelsesmyte og gavediplomatisk praksis
No full textFlora Danica-stellet har siden 1790’erne været koblet til kejserinde Katarina 2. Men kun løse rygter indikerer, at stellet var tænkt som diplomatisk gave. Hvorfor blev stellet lavet
Societies that sacrifice?:Examining the potential for attendant sacrifices in the Nordic Bronze Age
No full textThe path of the warrior, through life and death. The warrior plate of the Gundestrup Cauldron reconsidered
No full textVariation in bioavailable lead, copper, and strontium concentrations in human skeletons from medieval to early modern Denmark
No full textThree trace elements in human bones permit the delineation of temporal and social variability among medieval to early modern Danes in what they ate (strontium, Sr) and whether they lived in an urban or non-urban setting (lead, Pb; copper, Cu). The chemical composition of bones from 332 children (5 to 12 years old) buried in 51 Danish cemeteries was estimated through Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS). Children provide a local chemical signal because they were less likely than adults to have moved from one place to another. There was no age effect on trace element concentrations. Geographical variability in trace element concentrations was highly localized, so the three elements, individually or collectively, cannot be used to identify where in Denmark people originated. Diets and exposure to sources of Pb and Cu, however, did not remain constant over time. Trace element concentrations show that the life experiences of people from towns differed from their rural counterparts. While most apparent with Pb and Cu, it is also true of Sr until urban and rural diets converged in the early modern period.Keywords: Historic Denmark; Bioavailable trace elements; Social variation; Temporal variation; Human skeletons; ICP-M
Farming during turbulent times:Agriculture, food crops, and manuring practices in Bronze Age to Viking Age Denmark
No full textArchaeobotanical and stable isotope analysis on plant remains from 39 sites spanning the Bronze, Iron, and Viking Ages in Denmark has been undertaken in order to investigate the development and resilience of agricultural practices, particularly through the 1250-year-long Iron Age (500 BC – AD 750). During this time, an increase in the spectrum of food resources can be seen in the archaeobotanical material. At the same time, soil enrichment of fields of barley, which increased markedly during the Bronze-Iron Age transition, remainsconsistent until the Viking Age. A more broad-spectrum diet appears to tie in with agricultural extensification comprising increased scales of land use and fallowing alongside possibly less intense tillage of fields. These practices appear to have made agriculture resilient to climatic fluctuations during our study period, with the possible exception of a shift following volcanic eruptions in AD 536/540
Paleoproteomic identification of the species used in fourteenth century gut-skin garments from the archaeological site of Nuulliit, Greenland
No full textUntil recently, the identification of the species of origin for skin and fur materials used in the production of archaeological clothing has been based on the analysis of macro- and microscopic morphological features and on the traditional knowledge of Indigenous groups. This approach, however, is not always applicable due to the deterioration of the archaeological objects. Paleoproteomics was used as an alternative approach to identify the species of origin of fifteen samples of various tissues from approximately 600-year-old garments found in Nuulliit, northern Greenland. Proteomics revealed that a limited group of marine and terrestrial mammals were used for clothing production. The results obtained from the analysis of multiple types of clothing and elements, such as sinew thread and gut skin, suggest that their applications were based on their properties. When conclusive assignment of a sample to a species via proteomics was not possible, the observation by transmitted light microscopy of feather and hair micromorphology, if not affected by diagenesis, was used to improve the identification. The proteomic characterization of animal materials used for clothing production in the Nuulliit archaeological context provides an insight into the practical knowledge and the strategies adopted by the local Indigenous community to exploit natural resources
Brystets biografi:Portræt af en kontroversiel, kommerciel, undertrykt, bortgemt, moderlig, erotisk og (indimellem) befriet kropsdel
No full textHistorisk har kvinders bryster været genstand for forargelse, for befamlinger, for kommercielle interesser, for negative kommentarer, for beundring – og fordømmelse.Særligt de senere år er der kommet stadig større fokus på kvinders muligheder for at se ud, som de vil, vedstå sig deres seksualitet og retten til egen krop (og egne bryster).Brystets biografi er en overraskende samling af historiske og nutidige tanker og hændelser omkring brystet, som forklarer og nuancerer tidens debatter og diskussioner. Bogen lægger op til et nyt syn på både andres og egne bryster.Udgangspunktet i Brystets biografi er de danske bryster – og deres kvinder – men der perspektiveres til resten af verden. Som læser kan du spejle dig i historierne om kvinderne og deres bryster – uanset om de foregik for 10, 50 eller 500 år siden
