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Estonian Journal of Archaeology

Sociology and Anthropology Journals • 18 issues, 86 articles

Publishes primary research and review papers on archaeology.

Articles

Vol. 16, No. 2, December

Scandinavian Late Viking Age Art Styles as a Part of the Visual Display of Warriors in 11th Century Estonia/Hilisviikingiaegsed Skandinaaviaparased Ornamendistiilid Kui Osa 11. Sajandi Eesti Sodalaste Atribuutikast
Artefacts decorated in Scandinavian Late Viking Age art styles have been known for a long time in the Estonian archaeological material, and were first published as early as 1914 by Max Ebert; a more comprehensive overview was given in 1929 by Birger...
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Die Durchgangsvorhallen Des Domes Zu Turku/Turu Toomkiriku Labikaidavad Relvaruumid
Im Jahre 1929 wurde der 700. Jahrestag des Domes zu Turku (schwedisch Abo) begangen. Danach haben sich die Auffassungen zur Chronologie des Kirchenbaues geandert, und aus diesem Grunde feierte man im Jahre 2000 ein zweites Mal das 700-jahrige Bestehen...
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New Insights on the Changes of Townscape in 14th-Century Tartu/Uusi Teadmisi Tartu Linnaruumi Arengust 14. Sajandil
Introduction Researchers studying the medieval period of Estonia have rarely had an option to rely solely on written sources and therefore concepts involving the relics and events earlier than the modern historical era must still rely on archaeology....
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Stone-Cist Grave at Kasekula, Western Estonia, in the Light of AMS Dates of the Human bones/Kasekula Kivikirstkalme Laane-Eestis AMS-Dateeringute Valguses
Introduction The main aim of this article is to present and discuss new radiocarbon (AMS) dates of the human bones collected from stone-cist grave I at Kasekula, western Estonia. The stone-cist grave was excavated by Mati Mandel in 1973 with the...
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Vol. 16, No. 1, June

The Jagala Fibula Revisited, or Remarks on Werner's Class II D/Veel Kord Jagala Solest Ehk Markusi Werneri II D Klassi Kohta
Half a century ago, Harri Moora was convinced that the Iron Age stronghold at Jagala, in northern Estonia, was still occupied in the seventh century, because of a fibula accidentally found by Erik Laid on that site in 1939 (Moora 1955, 53; Johanson...
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Early Copper Use in Neolithic North-Eastern Europe: An overview/Ulevaade Neoliitilisest Vasekasutusest Pohja-Euroopas
Introduction Copper was known and used in different parts of Eurasia several millennia before the beginning of the Bronze Age. The earliest evidence derives from the Near East and Anatolia, where copper was first used between the 11th and 7th millennia...
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The Realm of Values of Estonian archaeologists/Eesti Arheoloogide Vaartusmaailm
Introduction Topics concerning the relationship between archaeology and ethics are discussed all over the world. Estonian archaeologists have followed these societal developments and begun to ponder over the ethics of archaeology. One of the markers...
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Vol. 15, No. 2, December

The Culture of Death
This is a small collection of articles initiated by the Centre of Excellence in Cultural Theory and dedicated to the study of some selected aspects of the culture of death in archaeology, folkloristics, and media studies. Such a selection of research...
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Burial Practices in Jordan from the Natufians to the Persians
Introduction Studies on burial practices appeared in the early 19th century by Worsaae (1843) on the burial mounds of Denmark, and followed by Hertz (1907) in an attempt to understand social organizations of past communities but with speculations...
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Traceless Death. Missing Burials in Bronze and Iron Age Estonia/ Jaljetu Surm. Puuduvad Matused Pronksi- Ja Rauaaegses Eestis
Departure In an overview of the Stone Age religious beliefs written half a century ago, Lembit Jaanits (1961, 68 f.) drew attention to the fact that the majority of people who lived at that time were most likely never buried in the ground. This...
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Communicating across the Border: What Burial Laments Can Tell Us about Old beliefs/Suheldes Ule Piiri: Mida Matuseitkud Vanadest Uskumustest Konelda Voivad
Introduction In modern culture, several archaic practices have either fallen into oblivion or else been restructured beyond recognition as concerns their function, manner of performance, and meaning. Several one-time religious customs that would...
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Representation of Death Culture in the Estonian press/Surmakultuuri Representatsioon Eesti Ajalehtedes
Introduction Death is an omnipresent part of daily life and evokes both personal and public reactions. In the news media, themes of death and remembrance are woven together in hard news, features, pictures and obituaries. Traditionally transport...
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Vol. 15, No. 1, June

Rods with Elk Heads: Symbol in Ritual context/Podrapeakujulised Sauad: Sumbol Ritualli Kontekstis
Introduction Rods with sculptural elk/reindeer heads and their analogues in rock art are important elements for reconstructing the North Eurasian prehistoric inhabitants' social structure and mythology in the period from the Mesolithic to Early...
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Investigation of the Adhesive Residue on the Flint Insert and the Adhesive Lump Found from the Pulli Early Mesolithic Settlement Site (Estonia) by Micro-ATR-FT-IR spectroscopy/Pulli Asulakohast Leitud Tulekivist Pistiktera Kiti Ja Kitikamaka Uuringud Mikro-Atr- Ft-Ir-Spektroskoopia Meetodil
Introduction Combined tools made of organic and mineral materials were used across extensive regions in Eurasia during the Stone Age (e.g. Rimantene 1971, 164 ff.; Matyushin 1989, 130; Oshibkina 1997, 69; Vankina 1999, fig. XXIX). In functional...
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Material, Technology and Meaning: Antler Artefacts and Antler Working on the Eastern Shore of the Baltic Sea in the Late Bronze age/Materjal, Tehnoloogia Ja Tahendus: Sarvesemed Ning Sarvetootlemine Laanemere Idakaldal Nooremal Pronksiajal
Introduction The aim of the present article is to give an overview of antler working and antler artefacts in the Late Bronze Age fortified settlements on the eastern shore of the Baltic Sea. Why was antler chosen for making particular artefacts?...
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Medieval Town Wall of Tartu in the Light of Recent research/Tartu Keskaegne Linnamuur Uuemate Uurimistulemuste Valguses
Introduction Besides Tallinn, Haapsalu, Parnu, Viljandi and Narva, medieval Tartu was one of the six towns in Estonia surrounded by walls. As written sources are scarce and the wall, unlike the Tallinn town wall, has been completely destroyed--by...
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Moest, Mugavusest Ja Veendumustest Kesk-Ja Varauusaja Soomes. Doktoritoo Soome Arheoloogilistest Ahjukahlileidudest
Ahjukeraamika uurimisel on Skandinaavias pikk ajalugu: esimesed leiuulevaated, sh esimene vaitekiri kahlitest (Ambrosiani 1910), valmisid Rootsis juba 20. sajandi algul. Ka jargnevatel aastakumnetel on Rootsi ja Taani, aga ka Norra leiukogumid palvinud...
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Vol. 14, No. 2, December

Ritual Wealth Deposits in Estonian Middle Iron Age material/Rituaalsed Peitvarad Eesti Keskmise Rauaaja Materjalis
Introduction I have always been interested in the ways that religion and ritual are decoded in the archaeological material, especially in case of prehistoric archaeology, which usually does not provide us with any written material about past religious...
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Irresponsibility in archaeology/Vastutustundetus Arheoloogias
Introduction Mathew Johnson on the first page of his book, titled "Archaeological Theory: An Introduction", challenges an important question. He states, "Archaeology can be very boring, distressing and physically uncomfortable. Every year we excavate...
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The Problems of "Black Archaeology" in Estonia/"Musta Arheoloogia" Probleemid Eestis
Introduction In recent years Estonian archaeological sites have faced several cases of looting. Unfortunately only a very limited number of these cases have ended up in legal proceedings and yet, the solutions of these cases have not been helpful...
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Ettekandepaev Usundiuurimisest Arheoloogias
Viimase kumnendi jooksul on usundiuurimine Eesti arheoloogias muutunud uheks olulisemaks teemaks, mis koidab erineva taustaga uurijaid uha rohkem. Moningate moondustega voiks isegi vaita, et religiooni puudutavad uhel voi teisel moel pea koik vahegi...
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Two Fifth Century Ad Byzantine Silver Bowls from Estonia/Kaks Viienda Sajandi Butsantsi Hobenou Eestist
In the second half of the 19th century two silver bowls were discovered in Estonia (Fig. 1). They come from the Byzantine Empire and date to the late 5th early 6th century and they were buried in the same time in Estonia. They are similar and one of...
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Vol. 14, No. 1, June

Places of Importance and Social Communication: Studying the Pre-Roman Cairn Field of Viirikallio in Laihia, Finland/Sotsiaalse Kommunikatsiooni Ja Tahtsusega Kohad: Eelrooma Rauaaja Kangurkalmete Uurimisest Laihia Viirikallios Soomes
Social front and distinction This paper studies social stratification and ideology through burial remains, which is one of the most regular approaches in reconstructing social structures (Dark 1995, 90). Cairn sites and other burial monuments are...
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Echoes of the Dagger Period in Lithuania, 2350-1500 Cal BC/Pistoda Perioodi Kajastusi Leedus 2350-1500 eKr
Introduction The term "Dagger Period" is most common when dealing with the archaeology of south Scandinavia. In Denmark it synchronizes Late Neolithic and Period I of the Bronze Age, i.e. 2350-1500 cal BC (Lomborg 1973; Apel 2001). In the main,...
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Kirikumagi at Siksala: Evidence of a New Grave Form in South-Eastern Estonia?/Siksala Kirikumagi: UUS Kalmevorm Kagu-EESTIS
Finding place and context The archaeological complex of Siksala (Laul & Valk 2007) is located in the south-easternmost corner of Estonia, 2-3 km south of Misso village, ca. 7 km west of the present-day Estonian-Russian border and 3-4 km north...
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The Social Status of Women in Latvia in the 7th-13th Centuries, in the Light of Palaeodemographic data/Lati Naiste Uhiskondlik Staatus 7.-13. Sajandil Osteoloogilise Materjali Valguses
Introduction In Latvia, somewhat differently to western Europe, the Iron Age refers to the period 500 BC-1200 AD. This was a new phase of historical development. Iron axes, ploughshares, mattocks, sickles and scythes made possible the rapid development...
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The Destruction of the Medieval Castle of Otepaa in the Light of Written and Archaeological Sources/otepaa Piiskopilinnuse Havimisdaatumist Kirjalike Ja Arheoloogiliste Allikate Valguses
Sissejuhatus 1224. aastal rajas Tartu piiskop Hermann eestlaste Otepaa muinaslinnuse kohale kivilinnuse ja laanistas selle neljale ruutlile: Episcopus vero Hermannus abiit cum suis in Ugauniam et cepit castrum Odempe edificare et locavit in eo...
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About the Destruction Date of the Medieval Castle of Otepaa/Otepaa Linnuse Havimisdaatumist
Sissejuhatuseks Otepaa keskaegse linnuse havimise ja mahajatmisega on seotud kullalt keerukad probleemid. Seda naitavad erinevad ajamaarangud, mida on pakutud ajaloolaste, arheoloogide ja vanema arhitektuuri uurijate toodes. Mitmele neist viitab...
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Coin Find from the Medieval Castle of Otepaa/Otepaa Linnuse Mundileid
1955. aastal Otepaa linnusel toimunud arheoloogiliste kaevamiste kaigus avastati uhtekokku 26 munti (AI 4036 (1)). Tuginedes nende ajalisele kuuluvusele ja Tallinna Ulikooli Ajaloo Instituudi (edaspidi AI) arheoloogiaarhiivis hoitavale leiuplaanile...
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Vol. 13, No. 2, December

Harbour Sites in Ritual Landscape-The Example of Viltina in Southern Saaremaa/Sadamakohad Rituaalsel Maastikul-Viltina Naide Louna-Saaremaal
The location of landing-sites in cultural landscape seems to be determined predominantly by suitable natural conditions, in order to enable safe landing for the water vehicles. In case of harbour sites, the dimension of cultural landscape is added,...
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Outer Archipelago Fishing as a Resource in the Societies of the Late Iron Age and Middle ages/Kalastamine Valissaarestikus Kui Hilisrauaaja Ja Keskaja Uhiskondade Elatusallikas
Introduction This article is a short presentation of the results from an on-going research for the project "Premodern Coastal Environments" at the University College Sodertorns Hogskola in Sweden. The project places natural processes against changes...
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Where Land Meets the sea/Seal, Kus Merest Saab Maa
Where land meets the sea, we see a coast, and this special issue is dedicated to that area. Where such an area, bordering both the salty sea and the dry land, was used by man sometimes during thousands of years, it is possible to find traces of their...
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Coastal Landscapes and Early Christianity in Anglo-Saxon Northumbria/Rannamaastikud Ja Varane Kristlus Anglosaksi Northumbrias
Introduction The 8th and 9th centuries AD were the Golden Age of Northumbria, the period when the northern Anglo-Saxon kingdom reached its peak in political power, intellectual endeavour and artistic output (Hawkes & Mills 1999; Rollason 2003)....
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Open Access, Nodal Points, and Central Places: Maritime Communication and Locational Principles for Coastal Sites in South Scandinavia, C. AD 400-1200/avatud Ligipaas, Solmpunktid Ja Keskused: Veeteed Ja Louna-Skandinaavia Rannaasulate Paiknemisloogika Aastail 400-1200 pKr
Introduction The sea was treasured by Late Iron Age and Early Medieval Scandinavians for many reasons. In addition to supplying fishery and other coastal resources, it was the principal conduit of regional and long-distance communication. Through...
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Vol. 13, No. 1, June

Layers of Landscape, Layers of site/Kihid Maaasktikul Ja Muistises
Introduction: remembering the landscape Different human activities take place in landscape. People live their everyday life there, using the available possibilities. In that way landscape is both the source and enabler of practical actions (De Certeau...
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Finland and Estonia in Each Other's Images of Prehistory: Building National Myths/ Eesti Ja Soome Teineteise Esiajaloo Kujutlustes: Rahvuslike Muutide Loomine
Introduction How has the prehistoric relationship between Finland and Estonia been used as a means to construct and define Finnish or Estonian identity in these countries? Have these neighbours represented similarity or difference to one another?...
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Learning the Technologies of Making Beaded wire/Parltraadi Valmistamisvotete Tundmaoppimine
Introduction Blacksmithing and the art of goldsmith belong to traditional crafts. Therefore a comparison of archaeological and ethnographic material is used to learn about the making of ancient blacksmithing and goldsmith items (e.g. Rybakov 1948;...
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Uut Lati Ja Eesti Linnustest
Livonijas pilu atteli no markiza Pauluci albuma. Izdosanai sagatavojusi, tulkojusi un komentejusi Ieva Ose/Abbildungen der livlandischen Bergen im Album des Marquis Paulucci. Zur Herausgabe vorbereitet, ubersetzt und kommentiert von Ieva Ose. Riga,...
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Muistis Pajatab
Arheoloogid kaevavad valja esemeid, luustikke, kultuurkihte ja konstruktsioone, mille alusel tehakse tupoloogiaid, dateeringuid, jooniseid ning tabeleid. Nende pohjal luuakse ettekujutus mineviku uhiskonnast ja selle toimimisest. Samas ei ole kaeparast...
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Vol. 12, No. 2, December

A Review of Neolithic Multi-Room Housepits as Seen from the Meskaartty Site in Virolahti Parish, Extreme South-Eastern Finland/Virolahti Meskaartty Asulakoht (Kagu-Soome) Ja Teised Neoliitilised Mitmeruumilised Elamusuvendid
Introduction In the autumn of 2007, a large housepit consisting of three rooms encircled by a bank was found in the archaeological survey of Virolahti Parish (Fig. 1). In Finland, such structures are previously known mostly from central and northern...
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Could Broken Bone Combs Have Had New lives?Kas Purunenud Luukammil Oli Voimalusi Uueks Eluks?
Introduction The idea that objects, like people, have biographies was first suggested by Igor Kopytoff (1986). Since that time the biographical approach has been quite widely used in archaeology (e.g. Appadurai 1986; Miller 1987, 126; Lubar &...
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A New Treatment on Settlement Archaeology in SW Finland
Henrik Asplund. Kymittae. Sites, Centrality and Long-Term Settlement Change in the Kemionsaari Region in SW Finland. (Turun Yliopiston julkaisuja/Annales Universitatis Turkuensis. Sarja--Ser. B osa--Tom. 312. Humaniora.) Turku, 2008. 584 pp. Archaeological...
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Neue AMS-Daten Zur Fruhneolithischen Keramikentwicklung in der Nordosteuropaischen Waldzone/Uued AMS-Dateeringud Varaneoliitilise Keraamika Arengu Kohta Kirde-Euroopa Metsavoondis
Einleitung In der nordosteuropaischen Waldsteppen- und Waldzone begann sich seit dem Ende des 8. Jahrtausends cal BC bei den ansassigen Wildbeutergruppen die Kenntnis der Keramikherstellung auszubreiten (Timofeev et al. 2004, 32-33). (1) Zu den...
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Vol. 12, No. 1, June

Dendrodates of Three Medieval Latrines of Tartu/Tartu Kolme Keskaegse Jaatmekasti Dendrodateeringud
Introduction According to December 2007 data on at least 35 latrines dating to 13th-16th centuries have been found in Tartu (Tvauri & Utt 2007, 143). In addition it has been possible to document several medieval latrines in cultural layer during...
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Exchange of Amber in Northern Europe in the III Millennium BC as a Factor of Social Interactions/ Merevaiguvahetus Pohja-Euroopas Ih Aastatuhandel Ekr Kui Sotsiaalsete Interaktsioonide Faktor
Adornments made of amber have been found in numerous settlements and cemeteries investigated in the large territory of northern Europe. For instance, only in the White Sea basin, there are 31 locations, where amber items have been found, including...
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Evidence of Pollen and Plant Macroremains from the Sediments of Suburban Area of Medieval Tartu/Oietolmu Ja Taimsete Makrojaanuste Vordlev Analuus Keskaegse Tartu Eeslinna Alalt
Introduction In 1990-1994 rescue excavations at the building site of Postimaja (Post Office) at 7 Vanemuise Street were carried out in the suburban area of medieval Tartu (Fig. 1) directed by archaeologist Mare Aun (Aun 1994; 1995a; 1995b). In general,...
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Materiaalne Kultuur. Rituaal. Tolgendus
Arheoloogia ja usundiloo kevadkool 29.-30.03.2008, Taevaskoja Terminiga rituaal iseloomustatakse arheoloogias seda, mis tundub ebatavaline, mittefunktsionaalne-mitteutilitaarne voi mida on keeruline moista ja kirjeldada (Insoll 2004a, 11). Toenaoliselt...
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Arheoloogia Uusi Voimalusi Naitav Arheobotaanika Kogumik
Medieval Food Traditions in Northern Europe. Ed. S. Karg. (Publications from the National Museum Studies in Archaeology & History, 12.) Copenhagen, 2007. 230 pp. Moned aastad tagasi kurtsid arheobotaanikaga tegelevad inimesed Eestis, et see...
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Vol. 11, No. 2, December

New AMS Dates from Estonian Stone Age Burial sites/UUED AMS-Dateeringud Eesti Kiviaja Matmispaikadest
Kiviaegsete matmispaikade uurimine sai Eestis alguse 19. sajandi lopukumnenditel, suurem osa teavet on kogutud aga 20. sajandi esimesel poolel. Seni viimane kiviaegne matmispaik leiti 2003. aastal Tartu linna lahedalt Veibrist. Vaatamata sellele et...
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Bronze Age Double Buttons in Estonia/Kaksiknoobid Eesti Pronksiaegses Leiuaineses
Introduction Among Estonian Bronze Age fords objects of different materials--bronze, amber and antler--occur, which are usually named double buttons. The number of such finds is small, only about ten specimens (Fig. 1, Table 1). Bronze double buttons...
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Medieval Recorder from Tartu, Estonia/Keskaegne Plokkfloot Tartust
Introduction In the centre of Tartu in the courtyard of 15 Ulikooli Street archaeological excavations were carried out in summer 2005 and spring 2007 by the University of Tartu directed by Andres Tvauri. The aim of those excavations was to investigate...
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Aspects on the Fennoman Paradigm in Finnish Archaeology
Derek Fewster. Visions of Past Glory. Nationalism and the Construction of Early Finnish History. (Studia Fennica Historica, 11.) Helsinki, 2006. 555 pp. ISBN 951-746-787-7 It is a known fact that the science of archaeology was born in the 19th century....
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Pohjalik Uurimus Laane-Eesti Linnade Importkeraamikast
Erki Russow. Importkeraamika Laane-Eesti linnades 13.-17. sajandil. Tallinn, 2006. 292 lk. Eestis ja ka teistes Euroopa linnades labiviidavate arheoloogiliste kaevamiste koige suurema leiuruhma moodustab vaieldamatult keraamika, mille hulgas esindab...
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Vol. 11, No. 1, June

Holy Groves in Estonian religion/Hiied Eesti Muinasusundis
The most important archaeological sites connected with prehistoric and historic religion--holy groves (in Estonian hiis or hued in plural)--have attracted academic interest only relatively recently (for example Remmel 1998; Kutt 2004; Valk in print)....
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Experiencing the landscape/Maastikku Kogedes
Introduction To be human is to be place-bound in a fundamental way (Tilley 2004, 25) The connections between people and their surrounding landscape have been different in different places and times. In the past, as amongst present traditional...
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Faunal Remains from the Settlement Site of Pada/Pada Asula Arheozooloogilisest Materjalist
Introduction The first excavations on the settlement site of Pada were undertaken in 19771979 under the supervision of Toomas Tamla. Extensive investigations followed in 1980-1982, when an area of 1800 sq m was excavated (TaMJIa 1978; 1980; 1983)....
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Vol. 10, No. 2, December

The Contribution of Stray Finds for Studying Everyday Practices-The Example of Stone axes/Uksikleidude Panus Inimkaitumise Uurimisel Kivikirveste Naitel
For most archaeologists, material culture means simply artefacts, things, reminding of dry typologies, objective measurements of angles, length, sharpness, weight and breadth, distribution patterns ... At the same time social patterns, religious systems,...
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For Hunting or for Warfare? Bone Arrowheads from the Late Bronze Age Fortified Settlements in Eastern Baltic/Relvad Voi Jahiriistad? Luust Nooleotsad Baltimaade Noorema Pronksiaja Kindlustatud Asulate Leiumaterjalis
Introduction Bone arrowheads are quite numerous among the archaeological finds of the Late Bronze Age (ca 1100-500 BC) from the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea. The present article is mainly based on Estonian finds, but in spring 2006 the author...
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The Broken People: Deconstruction of Personhood in Iron Age Finland/Purustatud Inimesed: Isiksuse Dekonstruktsioon Rauaaja Soomes
Introduction: what is a cremation cemetery under level ground? In the beginning of the Migration period a new cemetery form appears in Estonia and Finland. In Finland it is called "cremation cemetery under level ground" (Fin. polttokenttakalmisto)...
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Vol. 10, No. 1, June

Grave 2 of Maidla-The Burial Site of a Single Family/ Maidla II Kalme-Uhe Pere Matmispaik
Introduction The Maidla graves of the 5th-7th and 10th-13th centuries have been archaeologically investigated by Mati Mandel, who published the results in a monograph (Mandel 2003). The same volume contains the results of an analysis of the osteological...
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The Production of the Workshop of Potter Johann Rehn of Tartu (CA 1684-1708)/ Tartu Pottsepa Johann Rehni Tookoja (Umbes 1684-1708) Toodang
Introduction In the cultural layer of Estonian medieval and post-medieval towns, castles and villages, potsherds form the most numerous category of fords. Among the archaeological pottery of the 16th to 18th-century towns, redwares with tin glaze...
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Trebuchet-A Gravity-Operated Siege Engine: A Study in Experimental archaeology/Vastukaalu Joul Tootav Heitemasin
Introduction The purpose of trebuchet reconstructions Experimenting with trebuchet reconstructions, just as other aspects of experimental archaeology, is essential to better understanding our past. The trebuchet is a rather complicated machine...
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A New Early Bronze Age Socketed axe/Uus Vanema Pronksiaja Putkkirves
As it recently became evident, there is a socketed bronze axe stored in the Museum of Viljandi, which had so far attracted no specific archaeological interest. The axe was discovered by Heino Mdlter during field cultivation on the land of Laane farm...
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Inimene, Keskkond Ja Malu
Kultuur etnoloogia ja arheoloogia uurimisobjektina Tanaseks on nii etnoloogia kui arheoloogia positivistliku (tekstikeskse) paradigma kiiluvees hermeneutikani (kontekstikesksuseni) joudnud (vt Konsa 2005; Ligi 1995; Vunder 1999). Keskendudes voimalikult...
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Vol. 9, No. 1, December

Preface
The current issue of the Estonian Journal of Archaeology deals with the archaeology of buildings, offering an overview of sacred and secular constructions dating from the Pre-Roman Iron Age to the Modern Age. The articles are largely based on the research...
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Mortuary Houses in Iron Age Estonia/Surnumajad Rauaaegses Eestis
The notion that man-made cult houses have not been characteristic of ancient Estonians dates back so long that it has developed into an axiom. The existence of artificial cult sites has been denied just as unanimously, irrespective of related evidence...
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An Addendum to the Study of Smoke cottages/Taiendavat Muistse Suitsutoa Uurimisloole
Introduction According to what research has established so far a typical Estonian farm building from the 8th-15th centuries--the so-called smoke cottage--was an oven-heated log house with one or several rooms (Lavi 1997, 114). In a broader sense,...
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Confusion with the "Chapel" Walls in the Southern Wing of Padise monastery/Segadus "Kabeliga" Padise Kloostri Lounatiivas
Introduction The ruins of the medieval Padise monastery (Fig. 1) stand on the bank of River Kloostri (Fig. 2) ca 50 km south-west from Tallinn. This building complex of the fortified Cistercian Monastery is a rather well-preserved monument and has...
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Medieval Urban Vyborg/Keskaegne Linn Viiburi
Introduction Is medieval history important for town planning today? The answer is definitely yes, and this was the motive for the inventory of archaeological material as well as medieval written sources in 70 Swedish medieval towns in the 1970s....
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Vol. 9, No. 1, June

New AMS Dates of the Neolithic and Bronze Age Ceramics in Estonia: Preliminary Results and Interpretations/ Uued AMS-Dateeringud Eesti Neoliitilisest Ja Pronksiaegsest Keraamikast. Esialgsed Tulemused Ja Interpreteeringud
Keraamikatupoloogiatel on labi arheoloogiaajaloo olnud oluline osa esiajaloo periodiseeringute ja kronoloogiate koostamisel. Muud muististe dateerimise meetodid ei ole keraamikatupoloogiat tanini asendanud, kuigi viimast on mitrnel pohjusel ka kritiseeritud....
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Archaeology of Religion-Possibilities and prospects/Religiooniarheoloogia-Voimalikkus Ja Voimalused
On uldteada nali, et kui arheoloog leiab eseme, mida on raske interpreteerida voi mille funktsioon ei ole uheselt teada, siis klassifitseeritakse see kultuslikuks. Nalja teine pool on aga pigem kurb--nimelt kaotatakse seejarel enamasti eseme vastu...
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Production of Ceramics of Narva Culture (Reconstrucions Based on Experimental archaeology)/Narva Kultuuri Keraamika Valmistamine (Eksperimentaalarheoloogilised Rekonstruktsioonid)
Vilniuse Keraamikute Gildi korraldatud arhailise keraamika valmistamise laager Trakais (Leedu) on seadnud endale eesmargiks teha savinousid, mis sarnanevad originaalsetega nii palju kui voimalik. Selleks on valja valitud konkreetsed arheoloogilised...
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What Will Be with Archaeobotany in Estonia?/ Mis Saab Arheobotaanikast Eestis?
Archaeobotany is a field little known in Estonia. It is related to archaeological study of plant remains and research into the history of the use of plants. The discipline is not taught at Estonian universities and the specialists who work or have...
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A New Review of Latvian Castles
Already in the late 1950s one of the authors of this book, archaeologist Andris Caune, planned to write a lexicon of Latvian castles. However, his permanent research work in Riga, the writing of articles and monographs on the results of that research,...
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Piirid Looduses Ja Kultuuris
19-.20. martsini toimus jarjekordne arheoloogia kevadkool, seekord arutleti-diskuteeriti koos geograafidega. Seminari eesmark oli kombata piire looduses ja kultuuris, leidmaks kahe teadusharu kokkupuutepunkte, uhisjooni ning ka erinevusi. Arheoloogia...
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Vol. 8, No. 2, December

Maritime Landscapes: introduction/Merenduslikud Maastikud: Sissejuhatus
This is a thematic issue of the Estonian Journal of Archaeology, dedicated to the settlement archaeology of coastal areas, one-time harbour sites and early urban centres, and to the activities of prehistoric and medieval people on the sea, coasts and...
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Viking Age Ports of Trade in Poland/Viikingiaegsed Kaubasadamad Poolas
In northern Europe, a new type of settlement appeared in the first millennium AD. On the coastal areas as well as in the lower reaches of big rivers, settlements were founded in whose economy traditional agriculture and hunting played a minor role....
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"... Ships Are Their Main Strength." Harbour Sites, Arable Lands and Chieftains on Saaremaa/". Nende Suurim Joud on Laevad." Sadamad, Pollud Ja Pealikud Saaremaal
It would be difficult to find another prehistoric Estonian district bound so strongly to the sea as Saaremaa. The role of maritime activities in its subsistence system was primarily defined by the insular location of the district, more precisely its...
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The Seaman's Perspective in Landscape Archaeology: Landing Sites on the Maritime Cultural landscape/Meremehe Perspektiiv Maastikuarheoloogias: Randumispaigad Merenduslikul Kultuurmaastikul
Introduction The Estonian coastline on the Baltic Sea is 3780 km, of which the mainland coastline is 1240 km, and 2540 km consists of archipelagos. There are 1502 islands in Estonian waters, approximately 9% of the total land area, (1) i.e. 4133...
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People on River landscapes/Inimesed Joemaastikel
Introduction "... human existence always involves Being-somewhere" (Thomas 1996, 83) All over the world people live in very different conditions, some of which seem more pleasing and some less pleasing to outsiders. Landscapes shape people...
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Vol. 8, No. 1, June

Shore Displacement Chronology of the Estonian Stone Age/Eesti Kiviaja Rannasiirdekronoloogia
Introduction The research of Estonian coastal areas and islands that gained momentum in the mid-1990s has provided manifold results from generalizing treatments on settlement and economic history (Kriiska 2000a; 2001; 2002a; 2003) to specifications...
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A Kisten from Mulli, Raisio-A Manifestation of Middle Europe in Southwestern Finland/Raisio Mulli Piitsnuia Munak --kesk-Euroopa Ilming Edela-Soomes
The Department of Archaeology of the School of Cultural Research at the University of Turku has collaborated with the City of Raisio since 1986, in which connection the archaeological remains of the Ihala section of Raisio were surveyed and inventoried....
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Dental Pathologies in Individuals from Pada Cemetery (12Th-13th centuries)/Pada Kalmistu Indiviididel Esinevad Hambapatoloogiad (XII-XIII Sajand)
Sissejuhatus Ammu kadunud inimruhma eluviisi ja paritolu selgitamiseks on hambad tanuvaarne uurimisobjekt. Hambad on harilikult skeleti koige paremini sailinud osaks ning seejuures annavad nii hammaste suurus kui kuju olulist infot toitumisharjumuste,...
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Seeking Common Ground for Archaeology and Design
Lily Diaz-Kommonen. Art, Fact, and Artifact Production. Design Research and Multidisciplinary Collaboration. (Publication series of the University of Art and Design Helsinki, A 37). University of Art and Design, Helsinki, 2002. 272 pp. ISBN 951-558-107-9....
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Maastikumuutused Kesk-Euroopas Inimese-Keskkonna Tagajargede Ahelas
Landschaftsentwicklung in Mitteleuropa: Wirkungen des Menschen auf Landschaften. Hans-Rudolf Bork, Helga Bork, Claus Dalchow, Berno Faust, Hans-Peter Piorr, Thomas Schatz. Gotha; Stuttgart, 1998 (Perthes GeographieKolleg). 326 lk. ISBN 3-623-00849-4...
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Etnogeneesist Interdistsiplinaarse Koostoo Valguses Hetkeolukorra Peegeldus Arheoloogia Ja Keeleteaduse Kevadkooli Taustal
Muutused ja kronoloogiad materiaalses kultuuris ja keeles. Arheoloogia ja keeleteaduse kevadkool, 6.-7.03.2004, Ahijarve, Eesti Eesti arheoloogia ja ajaloolise keeleteaduse suurimaks "uhisprojektiks" nende teaduste ajaloos voib pidada 1950. aastatel...
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