Viking Silver, Hoards and Containers

The Archaeological and Historical Context of Viking-Age Silver Coin Deposits in the Baltic c. 800–1050

Jacek Gruszczyński (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

382 Seiten

2019
Routledge (Verlag)
978-0-8153-7336-0 (ISBN)

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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.

Jacek Gruszczyński was a Research Associate at the Khalili Research Centre, University of Oxford, and works as an archaeology and heritage consultant. Gruszczyński obtained his MA in Archaeology from the Jagiellonian University, Cracow, and his doctorate from Oxford. His research interests focus on hoarding practices in the context of settlement, economy, and social and political structures in the Viking Age.

Table of contents

1 Introduction; 2 Gotland: The silver island; 3 Pomerania: Slavs and war perpetual; 4 Svealand: A mainland kingdom; 5 Composition and patterns of hoard deposition from a chronological perspective; 6 Synthesis and conclusions; Appendix A: Scope, datasets and methodology ; Appendix B: Concise catalogue of silver hoards c. 800–1050; Glossary; References

Erscheinungsdatum	28.01.2019
Reihe/Serie	Routledge Archaeologies of the Viking World
Zusatzinfo	27 Tables, black and white; 135 Line drawings, black and white
Verlagsort	New York
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 234 mm
Gewicht	870 g
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Archäologie
Themenwelt	Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Mittelalter
ISBN-10	0-8153-7336-8 / 0815373368
ISBN-13	978-0-8153-7336-0 / 9780815373360
Zustand	Neuware