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Barneleg i bronzealderen
No full textAllerede for 4500 år siden kunne man købe legetøj til sit barn på markedet i Syrien. Det kan vi konstatere efter fundet af 19 små babyrangler fra et beboelseskvarter i bronzealderbyen Hama.Byen blev udgravet i 1930’erne af danske arkæologer (se faktaboks), og blandt de mange fund som danskerne fik lov til at tage med sig hjem, og som nu befinder sig på Nationalmuseet, var der 19 små håndtag samt to buede potteskår med huller i (Fig. 1 og 2). De er alle dekoreret med striber og er i det hele taget utroligt fint lavet
Spaces of Withdrawal:Compassionate Cities Without Citizens
No full textShortly after Denmark's 2019 national elections, ‘social mixing’ became a key housing policy and urban development strategy. Aiming to end a period of neoliberal speculation, the new Social Democratic government promoted egalitarianism, civic participation and a benevolent public administration. Despite the government touting social mix as a revitalizing force for Danish cities, global data suggest that spatial proximity does not necessarily reduce social distance, as interactions between different social groups are often limited. Concurrently, more urban residents are withdrawing from traditional participatory forms such as neighborhood associations and municipal institutions, which often fail to address their concerns and accommodate their schedules. This essay questions whether the Danish version of social mixing is indeed a panacea for robust welfare urbanism. For those urban residents who may not have the resources to embody and enact the participatory ideal suggested by a welfare society, withdrawal may come to constitute a viable and often pragmatic form of care through connectedness. Paradoxically, then, compassion for the city is here articulated through deliberate and concerted strategies of moving away from major urban collectivitie
Behind the Mask - Archaeometric Analysis of Four Gilded Romano-Egyptian Mummy Masks from the Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, Copenhagen
No full textThis study investigates the materials, production techniques, and craft involved in the creation of gilded mummy masks from ancient Egypt, focusing on four masks from the collections of the Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek in Copenhagen. These masks, dating from the 1st century BCE to the 2nd century CE, are an example of the dual existence of traditional Egyptian style and the new Roman stylistic elements. Various analytical methods, including imaging FTIR, SEM-EDS, and palaeoproteomic analysis, were employed to identify and examine the composition of the materials. The results show the main components of plaster to be gypsum and calcite. Red and yellow ochre were sometimes used in preparation layers for gilding, which was made with silver-containing gold leaf. Four masks is not representative of major changes in gilding techniques, but the study does reveal information about the methods and materials available, including preferences and variations in ancient Roman Egypt
Gotikken i 1700-tallet
No full textOm restaurering af gotiske monumenter i Sorø klosterkirke i 1700-tallets slutnin
Karen Blixens arkiv på Det Kgl. Bibliotek - Lidt arkivhistorie
No full textEt bidrag til historien om Karen Blixens arkiv på Det Kgl. Bibliote
New investigations of the Hjortspring boat: Dating and analysis of the cordage and caulking materials used in a Pre-Roman Iron Age plank boat
No full textThe Hjortspring boat is the only intact example of a prehistoric sewn plank boat ever found in Scandinavia. Built from lime wood planks lashed together with cordage, the boat represents the maritime technology used by some of Northern Europe’s earliest seafarers. This article reports new analysis of the cordage and caulking material used in the construction of the Hjortspring boat. We provide the first ever direct date for the boat based on materials from the original excavation finds, with lime bast cordage from the boat carbon dated to between 381 and 161 BCE. We report the results of GC-MS analysis of the material used to caulk the boat, which shows that it was made from a mixture of animal fat and pine pitch. We argue that the use of pine pitch in the boat’s construction indicates that the boat was not built on the Jutland peninsula and instead came from a region with more abundant pine forests. Based on the dispersal of pine forests in Northern Europe during the first millennium BCE, we propose the Baltic Sea Region east of Rügen and Scania as a likely source for the boat and its crew. We also analyze intact cordage fragments and imprints of cordage on caulking material in order to describe the sewing and rope-making techniques that were used to construct the boat. Finally, we report on the discovery of a partial human fingerprint found on a fragment of caulking material. This remarkable fingerprint provides a direct link to the ancient seafarers who used this boat. Together, these results shed new light on methods and materials used to build Scandinavia’s first plank boats and raise new questions regarding our understanding of early maritime societies in Northern Europ
Sejlet, skibet og kongemagten i yngre jernalder
No full textThis article examines the introduction of sail-powered vessels in Scandinavia during the Late Germanic Iron Age and discusses how this technological innovation was linked to the rise of centralised royal power. It challenges the technological determinism and evolutionist view which often dominates maritime archaeology and suggests that the use of sail should be seen as part of a deliberate strategy by the societal elite
Local Variations in Swordsmanship: Metalwork Wear Analysis on eight Swords and a Spearhead from early Bronze Age Jutland
No full textThis study is centered around local variations in swordsmanship in Bronze Age Denmark. This is studied through Metalwork Wear Analysis (MWA) of eight Early Bronze Age swords and one spearhead from Jutland, three of which were studied in greater detail. The material is primarily from period II and III from Aalborg Amt. Results show high levels of swordsmanship but also demonstrate a remarkable difference in wear mark distribution and clustering. Two contemporary but distinct styles of fencing with swords are therefore suggested through MWA. MWA of the spearhead showed signs of slashing use, which shows that the notion of spears being only thrusting weapons, is too simplistic. Finally, the general results of the MWA have been put into its European context, by comparing the patterns to ones from Italy and Britain. The material studied showed different clustering patterns than seen in Italy in Britain. Furthermore, it is suggested that Northern Jutland fencing style was less focused on the binding of sword blades, as well as being based more on sword versus spear combat, than sword versus sword combat, as is the case in Britain and Italy