Earthy Practice: Towards a History of Excavation in Sweden, in the 17th and 18th centuries

Excavation as a practice is commonly perceived as an outcome of the development of archaeology as a discipline during the 19th century. In line with this argument, earlier antiquarians, such as Olof Rudbeck and Olof Verelius, were exceptions. In this paper, the author stresses that excavation as a...

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Main Author: Ola W. Jensen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Svenska Arkeologiska Samfundet 2004-12-01
Series:Current Swedish Archaeology
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Online Access:https://193.10.12.85:443/csa/article/view/808