The Historical Archaeology of the Medieval Crisis in Scandinavia

The Historical Archaeology of the Medieval Crisis in Scandinavia

In the wake of the Black Death in i 1350 Europe saw demographic disaster, economic decline, and social and political breakdown. Thousands of farms were deserted. This is the Medieval Agrarian Crisis. The latest decadesof outland archaeology, primarily within the frames of rescue archaeology, have m...

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Main Authors: Birgitta Berglund, Katarina Briksson, Ingunn Holm, Håkan Karlsson, Jenny Karlsson, Susanne Pettersson, Anna Sundberg, Bo Ulfhielm, Stig Welinder
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Svenska Arkeologiska Samfundet 2009-12-01
Series:Current Swedish Archaeology
Subjects:
outland
deserted farms
outland production
land clearance
summer farms
mass catching
Online Access:https://193.10.12.85:443/csa/article/view/619

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