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WHAT HAPPENED AT AUGLAND? A SOCIAL CHRONOLOGY FOR THE DEMISE OF A ROMAN IRON AGE CERAMIC WORKSHOP IN SOUTH NORWAY
Author(s) -
Fredriksen Per Ditlef,
Rødsrud Christian Løchsen,
Caruso Francesco
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
oxford journal of archaeology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.382
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 1468-0092
pISSN - 0262-5253
DOI - 10.1111/ojoa.12204
Subject(s) - demise , chronology , archaeology , radiocarbon dating , period (music) , craft , history , geography , ancient history , art , political science , law , aesthetics
Summary The unique ceramic production site at Augland in southernmost Norway thrived for more than 250 years until its demise in the troubled Migration Period. Contrary to previous opinions, we argue that production ended around AD 450–460 and not in the sixth century. Our approach, based on the craft practices, reveals that the introduction of a novel technology accelerated the process, fuelled by a regional power shift that severed once‐resilient ties to south Scandinavia. This outcome is based on the analysis of Augland’s terminal century: 1) re‐analysis of radiocarbon data; 2) ceramic macroscopy; and 3) fine‐sorting of pastes using handheld XRF data.