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Sydvestjyske Museer
Tangevej 6B
DK 6760 Ribe
Denmark - Private; +45 50504483
Claus Feveile
Aarhus University, Forhistorisk arkæologi, Department Member
- Urbanisation 8th-9th century, Coinage - sceattas, series X, Wodan-Monster, Artefact Studies - Viking Age, Glass Beads, Metal detector surveys (Archaeology), Viking Age Archaeology, and 10 moreViking Age Scandinavia, Viking Studies, Chronology, Hoard finds, Vikings, Runes, Scrap Metal Recycling, Metaldetector, Archaeology, and Viking Age and Medieval coinage and monetary historyedit
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Brugen af mønter i Ribe og Hedeby i, perioden 700-900 opridses kortfattet, ligesom enkelte andre lokaliteter nævnes, f.eks. Tissø og Havsmarken. Artiklerne findes ikke som pdf. Bogen skal købes. Se mere på https://www.arkaeologi-sda.dk/
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Artiklen giver en kort oversigt over regler og praksis for anvendelse af metaldetektor i henholdsvis Danmark, Sverige og Norge, med fokus på området omkring Skagerrak og Kattegat.
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Glass-bead production was a major craft industry in Northern Europe during the Early Middle Ages. This was a time characterized by a fragmentation of long-distance exchange networks in Eurasia, and of rapid change in raw glass production... more
Glass-bead production was a major craft industry in Northern Europe during the Early Middle Ages. This was a time characterized by a fragmentation of long-distance exchange networks in Eurasia, and of rapid change in raw glass production and distribution. We report results from glass recovered from two bead-making workshops within the trading emporium of Ribe, Denmark (eighth century CE). Ninety pieces of tesserae, vessel fragments, cullet, crucibles, workshop refuse and beads were analyzed for major and trace element by electron microprobe and laser ablation ICP-MS. Isotopic compositions were measured on thirteen samples for Sr and on six samples for Hf. For the Early workshop and contemporary material, the results demonstrate a use of recycled Roman and Late Antique glass including Egyptian HIMT, Foy 2.1 and Foy 3.2. White beads were made by remelting gold leaf tesserae at low temperature, creating bubbles and thus opaque white. Blue glass present as glass splinters is explained as melting blue tesserae together with mainly gold leaf tesserae thereby diluting Sb and Ca to obtain translucent glass by preventing crystallization of calcium antimonates. Vessel glass cullet is heavily contaminated Roman-type glass. The range of colours in the Late workshop shows evidence of glass mixing and addition of colourant for colours including black, red, green and yellow. Mixing of recycled glass with lead stannate in sherds from glass crucibles show that green and yellow colouring was carried out on site. Both workshops show a more complex processing from tesserae and cullet to beads than suggested by previous analysis.
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Artiklen præsenterer gyldne møntlignende smykker fra 700-årene, der imiterer arabiske dinarer og dirhemer. Ved udgravninger i Ribes ældste lag, er denne type for første gang fundet i Ribe, Sydvestdanmark.
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... 62 STUDIES IN EARLY MEDIEVAL COINAGE Star of David Findplace Mer. DEGJ X" Insular" X Unique Interlace Sceat Total Ribe 4 22 1 164 3 1 1 8 204 Dankirke 2 1 2 5 10 Okholm 1 1 2 Gl. Hviding 1 1 Holmsland Klit 1 1 Gudme 1 1 2... more
... 62 STUDIES IN EARLY MEDIEVAL COINAGE Star of David Findplace Mer. DEGJ X" Insular" X Unique Interlace Sceat Total Ribe 4 22 1 164 3 1 1 8 204 Dankirke 2 1 2 5 10 Okholm 1 1 2 Gl. Hviding 1 1 Holmsland Klit 1 1 Gudme 1 1 2 Tissa 1 1 Ahus 3 3 Fbhr 10 53 2 3 18 1 87 ...
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I oktober 2021 fandt en detektorfører en halsring af guld fra germansk jernalder. En efterfølgende, mindre undersøgelse påviste bebyggelse på stedet og anlægget hvor guldringen var deponeret blev påvist.
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Glass-bead production was a major craft industry in Northern Europe during the Early Middle Ages. This was a time characterized by a fragmentation of long-distance exchange networks in Eurasia, and of rapid change in raw glass production... more
Glass-bead production was a major craft industry in Northern Europe during the Early Middle Ages. This was a time characterized by a fragmentation of long-distance exchange networks in Eurasia, and of rapid change in raw glass production and distribution. We report results from glass recovered from two bead-making workshops within the trading emporium of Ribe, Denmark (eighth century CE). Ninety pieces of tesserae, vessel fragments, cullet, crucibles, workshop refuse and beads were analyzed for major and trace element by electron microprobe and laser ablation ICP-MS. Isotopic compositions were measured on thirteen samples for Sr and on six samples for Hf. For the Early workshop and contemporary material, the results demonstrate a use of recycled Roman and Late Antique glass including Egyptian HIMT, Foy 2.1 and Foy 3.2. White beads were made by remelting gold leaf tesserae at low temperature, creating bubbles and thus opaque white. Blue glass present as glass splinters is explained as melting blue tesserae together with mainly gold leaf tesserae thereby diluting Sb and Ca to obtain translucent glass by preventing crystallization of calcium antimonates. Vessel glass cullet is heavily contaminated Roman-type glass. The range of colours in the Late workshop shows evidence of glass mixing and addition of colourant for colours including black, red, green and yellow. Mixing of recycled glass with lead stannate in sherds from glass crucibles show that green and yellow colouring was carried out on site. Both workshops show a more complex processing from tesserae and cullet to beads than suggested by previous analysis.
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Glass-bead production was a major craft industry in Northern Europe during the Early Middle Ages. This was a time characterized by a fragmentation of long-distance exchange networks in Eurasia, and of rapid change in raw glass production... more
Glass-bead production was a major craft industry in Northern Europe during the Early Middle Ages. This was a time characterized by a fragmentation of long-distance exchange networks in Eurasia, and of rapid change in raw glass production and distribution. We report results from glass recovered from two bead-making workshops within the trading emporium of Ribe, Denmark (eighth century CE). Ninety pieces of tesserae, vessel fragments, cullet, crucibles, workshop refuse and beads were analyzed for major and trace element by electron microprobe and laser ablation ICP-MS. Isotopic compositions were measured on thirteen samples for Sr and on six samples for Hf. For the Early workshop and contemporary material, the results demonstrate a use of recycled Roman and Late Antique glass including Egyptian HIMT, Foy 2.1 and Foy 3.2. White beads were made by remelting gold leaf tesserae at low temperature, creating bubbles and thus opaque white. Blue glass present as glass splinters is explained as melting blue tesserae together with mainly gold leaf tesserae thereby diluting Sb and Ca to obtain translucent glass by preventing crystallization of calcium antimonates. Vessel glass cullet is heavily contaminated Roman-type glass. The range of colours in the Late workshop shows evidence of glass mixing and addition of colourant for colours including black, red, green and yellow. Mixing of recycled glass with lead stannate in sherds from glass crucibles show that green and yellow colouring was carried out on site. Both workshops show a more complex processing from tesserae and cullet to beads than suggested by previous analysis.
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This study presents results from the analytical investigation of the polymetallic, non-ferrous metallurgical cycle at early Viking Age Ribe, Denmark, in the 8th and 9th centuries CE. We combine extensive surface analyses of crucibles and... more
This study presents results from the analytical investigation of the polymetallic, non-ferrous metallurgical cycle at early Viking Age Ribe, Denmark, in the 8th and 9th centuries CE. We combine extensive surface analyses of crucibles and moulds (handheld XRF) with targeted micro-destructive examination (micro XRF, electron microprobe spectroscopy—EPMA) of crucibles, moulds, ingots, blanks, and finished objects from the different stages of the secondary metallurgical production. Results show the working of a range of copper alloys with (leaded) brass as the most common, alongside small-scale working of silver and gold. Analytical evidence suggests a move towards technological standardisation at Ribe workshops from the pre-Viking period to the early Viking Age as reflected in the tighter compositional groupings for the crucible fabrics, the alloy choices for specific artefact types, e.g. keys and brooches, and an overall move towards high Zn brass from the 8th century to the first hal...
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Recent discoveries of rapid changes in the atmospheric ¹⁴C concentration linked to solar particle events have spurred the construction of new radiocarbon annual calibration datasets [1–13]. With these datasets, radiocarbon dating becomes... more
Recent discoveries of rapid changes in the atmospheric ¹⁴C concentration linked to solar particle events have spurred the construction of new radiocarbon annual calibration datasets [1–13]. With these datasets, radiocarbon dating becomes relevant for urban sites, which require dates at higher resolution than previous calibration datasets could offer. Here we use a single-year radiocarbon calibration curve to anchor the archaeological stratigraphy of a Viking Age trade centre in time. We present absolutely dated evidence for artefact finds charting the expansion of long-distance trade from as far away as Arctic Norway and the Middle East, which we linked to the beginning of the Viking Age at ad 790 ± 10. The methods developed here enable human interactions and cultural, climatic and environmental changes to be compared in archaeological stratigraphies worldwide.
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https://doi.org/10.1007/s10816-019-09417-x Recently, new augmented recording techniques have entered archaeological fieldwork. We review a major urban excavation in Ribe, Denmark, which has adopted a systematic use of 3D laser scanning... more
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10816-019-09417-x Recently, new augmented recording techniques have entered archaeological fieldwork. We review a major urban excavation in Ribe, Denmark, which has adopted a systematic use of 3D laser scanning and intensive soil and sediment micromorphological sampling as part of the excavation recording practice. Both methods represent a major advance in field documentation, achieving a higher degree of detail and precision for the recording of archaeological features. We argue that these technologies also challenge the current paradigm of single-context recording, i.e. the separation of layers and features as all-encompassing units of recording. First, 3D digital recording implies that contexts are defined in a more definite way than previously, with less flexibility for recursive revision. Second, micromorphology demonstrates how the strata separated in excavation are only a subset of those created in deposition. We call for a new approach, which takes into consideration the fact that excavation units do not always mirror depositional events, as assumed by single-context theory, and that different kinds of observations may not overlap, as assumed in single-context practice. Instead, interfaces, matrices and assemblages are restored as separate units to record and feed into the interpretation cycle. This may be described as recording metacontext: observations that go across or between contexts. We demonstrate how a systematic metacontext registration can lead to a manageable and more detailed excavation record, more faithful to the archaeologists’ observations. Croix, S., Deckers, P., Feveile, C. et al. Single Context, Metacontext, and High Definition Archaeology: Integrating New Standards of Stratigraphic Excavation and Recording. J Archaeol Method Theory 26, 1591–1631 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10816-019-09417-x
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The article presents the main results of the analysis of the hoard from Damhus. The hoard consists of 262 coins exclusively. It was found during a metal detecting campaign just outside Ribe, southwestern Jutland, and subsequently... more
The article presents the main results of the analysis of the hoard from Damhus. The
hoard consists of 262 coins exclusively. It was found during a metal detecting campaign just outside Ribe, southwestern Jutland, and subsequently excavated during the autumn of 2018. Only two types of coins were represented in the hoard; both types belong to Malmer’s so-called combination group 4 (KG 4). The vast majority of the coins, i. e. 258, belong to the type face/forward-looking deer, while the last four coins belong to the type ship/forward-looking deer.
An analysis of the dies used on the hoard’s coins as well as the already known c. fourteen coins showed that thirty-six dies were usedfor the reverse design and fifty-seven for the obverse design. Presumably, hundreds of thousands of these coins were struck over along period of time, allowing minor variations of the main type to evolve.
It is particularly surprising that the type ship/forward-looking deer appears to have
been a halvpenning (halfpence).
The coins are seen as an immediate continuation of the frequently found type Wodan/
Monster sceattas, which were minted by the king until the beginning of the 9th century in Ribe and possibly also in the other large emporia of the 8th century, i. e. Åhus in Scania and Groß Strömkendorff in Mecklenburg.
hoard consists of 262 coins exclusively. It was found during a metal detecting campaign just outside Ribe, southwestern Jutland, and subsequently excavated during the autumn of 2018. Only two types of coins were represented in the hoard; both types belong to Malmer’s so-called combination group 4 (KG 4). The vast majority of the coins, i. e. 258, belong to the type face/forward-looking deer, while the last four coins belong to the type ship/forward-looking deer.
An analysis of the dies used on the hoard’s coins as well as the already known c. fourteen coins showed that thirty-six dies were usedfor the reverse design and fifty-seven for the obverse design. Presumably, hundreds of thousands of these coins were struck over along period of time, allowing minor variations of the main type to evolve.
It is particularly surprising that the type ship/forward-looking deer appears to have
been a halvpenning (halfpence).
The coins are seen as an immediate continuation of the frequently found type Wodan/
Monster sceattas, which were minted by the king until the beginning of the 9th century in Ribe and possibly also in the other large emporia of the 8th century, i. e. Åhus in Scania and Groß Strömkendorff in Mecklenburg.
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This study presents results from the analytical investigation of the polymetallic, non-ferrous metallurgical cycle at early Viking Age Ribe, Denmark, in the 8th and 9th centuries CE. We combine extensive surface analyses of crucibles and... more
This study presents results from the analytical investigation of the polymetallic, non-ferrous metallurgical cycle at early Viking Age Ribe, Denmark, in the 8th and 9th centuries CE. We combine extensive surface analyses of crucibles and moulds (handheld XRF) with targeted micro-destructive examination (micro XRF, electron microprobe spectroscopy—EPMA) of crucibles, moulds, ingots, blanks, and finished objects from the different stages of the secondary metallurgical production. Results show the working of a range of copper alloys with (leaded) brass as the most common, alongside small-scale working of silver and gold. Analytical evidence suggests a move towards technological standardisation at Ribe workshops from the pre-Viking period to the early Viking Age as reflected in the tighter compositional groupings for the crucible fabrics, the alloy choices for specific artefact types, e.g. keys and brooches, and an overall move towards high Zn brass from the 8th century to the first half of the 9th century CE. Finally, we discuss the limitations and potentials of the surface and micro-destructive analytical methods used and the insights gained from each data set and propose a direction for future research.
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Udgravning med bebyggelse fra sen yngre germansk jernalder, vikingetid og middelalder. Bl.a ca. 10 grubehuse, og diverse gruber med bl.a. spor efter metalhåndværk, glasperlemager, importkeramik mm fra 8.-9. århundrede. Mere almindelig... more
Udgravning med bebyggelse fra sen yngre germansk jernalder, vikingetid og middelalder. Bl.a ca. 10 grubehuse, og diverse gruber med bl.a. spor efter metalhåndværk, glasperlemager, importkeramik mm fra 8.-9. århundrede.
Mere almindelig lndbebyggelse i ældre middelalder.
Mere almindelig lndbebyggelse i ældre middelalder.
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Brugen af mønter i Ribe og Hedeby i, perioden 700-900 opridses kortfattet, ligesom enkelte andre lokaliteter nævnes, f.eks. Tissø og Havsmarken.
Artiklerne findes ikke som pdf. Bogen skal købes. Se mere på https://www.arkaeologi-sda.dk/
Artiklerne findes ikke som pdf. Bogen skal købes. Se mere på https://www.arkaeologi-sda.dk/
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Siden en spæd start i 1960’erne, hvor der første gang fandtes sceattas i Danmark, er antallet støt og roligt steget til mere end 459 mønter i Sydskandinavien. I Ribe er fundet langt det største antal, men også skattefundet på Föhr og... more
Siden en spæd start i 1960’erne, hvor der første gang fandtes sceattas i Danmark, er antallet støt og roligt steget til mere end 459 mønter i Sydskandinavien. I Ribe er fundet langt det største antal, men også skattefundet på Föhr og efterhånden mange enkeltfundne fra markedspladsen i Gross Strömkenfdorf tæller godt. Uden for markedspladserne er mønterne sjældne, og antallet af fundsteder er ret begrænset, både når man tænker på, hvor meget metaldetektorer bliver anvendt i Danmark, men også når man sammenligner med fundbilledet i f.eks. Holland og England. Artiklen giver et overblik over det nuværende fundbillede og peger på nogle årsager til, at spredningen og den kronologiske fordeling af mønterne ser ud, som den gør.
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Artiklen fremlægger hovedresultaterne af 4 års intensive afsøgninger med metaldetektor i Kerteminde Kommune, Østfyns Museer. Afsøgninger blev gennemført i tæt samarbejde med især en række lokale detektorførere. På få år fremkom der, i et... more
Artiklen fremlægger hovedresultaterne af 4 års intensive afsøgninger med metaldetektor i Kerteminde Kommune, Østfyns Museer. Afsøgninger blev gennemført i tæt samarbejde med især en række lokale detektorførere. På få år fremkom der, i et hidtil detektorfundtomt område, mindst 16 hotspots med mange metalfund fra især perioden 600-1200 e.kr.
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Fuld version af artiklen.
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Som tillæg til Moesgaards artikel om Ansigt/-fremadskuende hjort mønterne, præsenteres de helt grundlæggende kendsgerninger vedr. den for nyligt (efterår 2018) fremkomne skat, Damhus-skatten, lige uden for Ribe. Skatten indeholder på... more
Som tillæg til Moesgaards artikel om Ansigt/-fremadskuende hjort mønterne, præsenteres de helt grundlæggende kendsgerninger vedr. den for nyligt (efterår 2018) fremkomne skat, Damhus-skatten, lige uden for Ribe. Skatten indeholder på fremlæggelsestidspunktet 256 mønter, alle KG4 med Ansigt/hjort, bortset fra fire der er med skib/hjort.
Jens Christian Moesgaards artikel udgør første del af pdf'en.
Jens Christian Moesgaards artikel udgør første del af pdf'en.
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Artiklen fremlægger hovedresultaterne af 4 års intensive afsøgninger med metaldetektor i Kerteminde Kommune, Østfyns Museer. Afsøgninger blev gennemført i tæt samarbejde med især en række lokale detektorførere. På få år fremkom der, i et... more
Artiklen fremlægger hovedresultaterne af 4 års intensive afsøgninger med metaldetektor i Kerteminde Kommune, Østfyns Museer. Afsøgninger blev gennemført i tæt samarbejde med især en række lokale detektorførere. På få år fremkom der, i et hidtil detektorfundtomt område, mindst 16 hotspots med mange metalfund fra især perioden 600-1200 e.kr.
Den elektroniske udgave er klausuleret og der vises derfor kun et mindre antal sider.
Den elektroniske udgave er klausuleret og der vises derfor kun et mindre antal sider.
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Med udgangspunkt i en række detektorfund af knivskedebeslag fra ældre middelalder fra Nordøstfyn fremkommet i årene 2011-14, fremlægges i alt 328 beslag fra det nuværende Danmark. Fundgruppen er hidtil langt overvejende opfattet som... more
Med udgangspunkt i en række detektorfund af knivskedebeslag fra ældre middelalder fra Nordøstfyn fremkommet i årene 2011-14, fremlægges i alt 328 beslag fra det nuværende Danmark. Fundgruppen er hidtil langt overvejende opfattet som importfund fra området syd for Østersøen og beslagenes udbredelse primært begrænset til den østlige del af Danmark. I denne fremlæggelse analyseres de danske knivskeders grundformer og dekorationselementer. På den baggrund, og i kombination med fundfordelingen på landsplan, konkluderes det, at der kan udskilles en række regionale varianter, herunder fynske og nordjyske varianter, og der argumenteres for, at hovedparten af beslagene er fremstillet adskillige steder i Danmark. Der kan fortsat peges på en mindre gruppe af fund, hvis oprindelse må findes syd for Østersøen.
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Artiklen undersøger de ca. 50 kirker fra det nuværende Danmark, hvori der indgår tuf som byggemateriale. Formålet er at vurdere, hvor store mængder der anvendes til én landsbykire, samt sætte mængden i relation til lasteevnen på de... more
Artiklen undersøger de ca. 50 kirker fra det nuværende Danmark, hvori der indgår tuf som byggemateriale. Formålet er at vurdere, hvor store mængder der anvendes til én landsbykire, samt sætte mængden i relation til lasteevnen på de samtidige skibe fra 11-1200-årene.
Research Interests: Tufa and Kirkearkeologi
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Artiklen giver en kort oversigt over regler og praksis for anvendelse af metaldetektor i henholdsvis Danmark, Sverige og Norge, med fokus på området omkring Skagerrak og Kattegat.
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Kort beskrivelse af en helt usædvanlig figur fra vikingetiden, fremstillet i massivt sølv og forgyldt. Fundet på Nordøstfyn i foråret 2014. Kvinde eller mand, gud eller gudinde, Freya, Frey eller Frigg? Læs og bedøm selv.
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Kort efterlysning af tilsvarende fund - især rettet mod metaldetektorførerne så de lærer denne fundgruppe at kende.