Conference Presentations by Niklas Stenbäck
Sven Isakssons contribution to this research is part of the project Cultaptation -"Dynamics and a... more Sven Isakssons contribution to this research is part of the project Cultaptation -"Dynamics and adaptation in human cumulative culture", financed by the European Commission through the Sixth Framework Programme.
Kim von Hackwitz & Niklas Stenbäck. Changing Landscapes – A GIS analysis of Neolithic site locati... more Kim von Hackwitz & Niklas Stenbäck. Changing Landscapes – A GIS analysis of Neolithic site location and shore displacement in Eastern Central Sweden.
This article is an attempt to put forward the use of new digital techniques and data for reconstructing prehistoric landscapes. The starting point is that the specific characteristics of the landscape and of the sites included affect the interpretation. One of those characters is the contemporary landscape and its topographies. Ancient landscapes can be successfully recreated digitally in GIS. However, in Sweden such reconstructions are usually based on GSD elevation data and a perfunctory conception of the shoreline regression, resulting in fixed metres above sea level for different time periods. By applying a regression equation model and the new elevation data (NNH) in two different cases; a regional and a local, it thus became obvious that there is a substantial need for the use of new techniques and more refined data in heritage management and archaeological landscape studies.
Papers by Niklas Stenbäck
The Journal of Archaeology and Ancient History, Jun 4, 2013
Mojligheten att oka kunskapen om manniskornas levnadssatt och samhallen under stenaldern i Upplan... more Mojligheten att oka kunskapen om manniskornas levnadssatt och samhallen under stenaldern i Uppland har forbattrats avsevart genom de arkeologiska undersokningar som genomforts inom ramen for projek ...
Abstract: The article focuses on problems in making generalizations about the character of Stone ... more Abstract: The article focuses on problems in making generalizations about the character of Stone Age sites and the difficulties of separating sacred and secular remains. Like many other Pitted Ware sites, the middle Neolithic site of Jettböle on the Åland Islands has been characterized as a settlement site despite finds of a ritual character. This study investigates the spatial relationships and depositional patterns of different find categories, with a special focus on human remains, including DNA analysis and the ornamentation of pottery from one of the larger excavation units from the site. The character and meaning of the site seem to be more complex than previously considered. The results of the study stress the need for careful investigation of the contextual circumstances of finds before making general interpretations.
Kim von Hackwitz & Niklas Stenbäck. Changing Landscapes-A GIS analysis of Neolithic site location... more Kim von Hackwitz & Niklas Stenbäck. Changing Landscapes-A GIS analysis of Neolithic site location and shore displacement in Eastern Central Sweden.
European Journal of Archaeology, 2002
... DNA, DYS393, intra-site analysis, middle Neolithic, molecular sex determination, mortuary pra... more ... DNA, DYS393, intra-site analysis, middle Neolithic, molecular sex determination, mortuary practices, Pitted Ware Culture, pottery decoration, Y ... can be derived from European, especially British, Neolithic research during the last decade (Bradley 1993, 1996; Thomas 1991, 1996 ...
Journal of Archaeology and Ancient History (JAAH) 6, Jun 2013
This article is an attempt to put forward the use of new digital techniques and data for understa... more This article is an attempt to put forward the use of new digital techniques and data for understanding prehistoric landscapes. The starting point is that the specific characteristics of the landscape and of the sites included affect the interpretation. One character is the contemporary landscape and its topographies. Ancient landscapes can be successfully recreated digitally using GIS. By applying GIS methodology, a regression equation and new data, we reinvestigated a thesis proposed by Welinder in 1978 concerning the acculturation of the Pitted Ware Culture. The results indicate that a reconstruction of the landscape may alter the understanding of the Neolithic land use and the question of the relocation and termination of the Pitted Ware Culture at the end of Middle Neolithic B.
KEYWORDS: EASTERN CENTRAL SWEDEN, NEOLITHIC, PITTED WARE CULTURE, SITE LOCATION, SITE PERFORMANCES, GIS, NNH, ELEVATION EQUATIONS, SHORELINE RECONSTRUCTIONS, WELINDER, NORSLUNDA
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Conference Presentations by Niklas Stenbäck
This article is an attempt to put forward the use of new digital techniques and data for reconstructing prehistoric landscapes. The starting point is that the specific characteristics of the landscape and of the sites included affect the interpretation. One of those characters is the contemporary landscape and its topographies. Ancient landscapes can be successfully recreated digitally in GIS. However, in Sweden such reconstructions are usually based on GSD elevation data and a perfunctory conception of the shoreline regression, resulting in fixed metres above sea level for different time periods. By applying a regression equation model and the new elevation data (NNH) in two different cases; a regional and a local, it thus became obvious that there is a substantial need for the use of new techniques and more refined data in heritage management and archaeological landscape studies.
Papers by Niklas Stenbäck
KEYWORDS: EASTERN CENTRAL SWEDEN, NEOLITHIC, PITTED WARE CULTURE, SITE LOCATION, SITE PERFORMANCES, GIS, NNH, ELEVATION EQUATIONS, SHORELINE RECONSTRUCTIONS, WELINDER, NORSLUNDA
This article is an attempt to put forward the use of new digital techniques and data for reconstructing prehistoric landscapes. The starting point is that the specific characteristics of the landscape and of the sites included affect the interpretation. One of those characters is the contemporary landscape and its topographies. Ancient landscapes can be successfully recreated digitally in GIS. However, in Sweden such reconstructions are usually based on GSD elevation data and a perfunctory conception of the shoreline regression, resulting in fixed metres above sea level for different time periods. By applying a regression equation model and the new elevation data (NNH) in two different cases; a regional and a local, it thus became obvious that there is a substantial need for the use of new techniques and more refined data in heritage management and archaeological landscape studies.
KEYWORDS: EASTERN CENTRAL SWEDEN, NEOLITHIC, PITTED WARE CULTURE, SITE LOCATION, SITE PERFORMANCES, GIS, NNH, ELEVATION EQUATIONS, SHORELINE RECONSTRUCTIONS, WELINDER, NORSLUNDA