Vegetal grave goods in a female burial on Bornholm (Denmark) from the Late Roman Iron Age period interpreted in a comparative European perspective
Knowledge about the healing properties of plant substances is probably as old as humankind, and this can be demonstrated by botanical finds in archaeological contexts. Southern Scandinavia has a long tradition of supplying deceased persons with vegetal material for use in their afterlife, as shown...
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Language: | English |
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Editorial Board of DJA
2014-05-01
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Series: | Danish Journal of Archaeology |
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Online Access: | https://tidsskrift.dk/dja/article/view/124914 |