학술논문
A moment frozen in time: evidence of a late fifth-century massacre at Sandby borg
Document Type
Report
Source
Antiquity. April 2018, Vol. 92 Issue 362, p421, 16 p.
Subject
Language
English
ISSN
0003-598X
Abstract
The European Migration Period (c. AD 400-550) was characterised by political, social and economic instability. Recent excavations at Sandby borg ringfort on the island of Oland in Sweden have revealed indisputable evidence of a massacre which occurred at that time. Osteological, contextual and artefactual evidence strongly suggest that the fort was abandoned immediately following the attack and was left undisturbed throughout antiquity. Sandby borg offers a unique snapshot of domestic life and abrupt death in the Scandinavian Migration Period, and provides evidence highly relevant to studies of ancient conflict, and on social and military aspects of Iron Age and Migration Period societies. Keywords: Sweden, Sandby borg, Migration Period, violence, fortification, massacre
Introduction Southern Scandinavia was never part of the Roman Empire, but Roman influence is evident in the archaeological record of present-day Denmark and southern Sweden. The middle Iron Age (c. [...]
Introduction Southern Scandinavia was never part of the Roman Empire, but Roman influence is evident in the archaeological record of present-day Denmark and southern Sweden. The middle Iron Age (c. [...]