Thesis Chapters by Karolina Jacobsen
Karolina Jacobsen, 2023
Kullen has had a huge gap in knowledge about the Iron Age period. This thesis
offers a new synthe... more Kullen has had a huge gap in knowledge about the Iron Age period. This thesis
offers a new synthesis to close this gap in knowledge of the Iron Age period in the region.
The aim of this study was to gain more knowledge about the Iron Age and the activities
during this period in the areas. Kullen has been inhabited since the last Ice Age to modern
times based on archaeological data and historical records. The period has been deprioritized
in the previous research, even if the finds and remains in the landscape can tell us about
interesting presences. Spatial analysis was the performed method to visualize a more distinct
view of the locations and relations between the different archaeological remains in the
landscape. Through a landscape archaeological perspective, the landscape is treated as a
container for the different activities and sites within the society, interpreted from the
assemblages of finds, remains and place names, as well as the entanglements between
humans and things. The affordance perspective was also used in order to interlink the
landscape with these assemblages and entanglements. Through these relations, activities
linked to economic- and religious purposes, as well as different functions of sites were
interpreted. These activities were later inserted into the general pattern of social structures
during the Iron Age in Scania and here, interpretations of a possible structure with a
presence of leading farms and centers were executed. Through these patterns, a perspective
of how the previous cultural landscapes and activities have been fundamental for the
contemporary landscape emerged. This thesis is an example of landscape studies that can
identify traces from past societies even if the archaeological material is small and could
possibly contribute to future research of the areas in Kullen with both new synthesis and
questions to the archaeological material.
Kullabergs grottor: Relationen mellan berget och människan under järnåldern, 2020
Kullaberg is a unique landscape for southern Sweden and the caves have for long been an exciting ... more Kullaberg is a unique landscape for southern Sweden and the caves have for long been an exciting phenomenons for people, both in the past and present times. The archaeological research around Kullaberg’s caves has long been focused on the Stone Age area and this has led to the caves being associated with this period. This study will instead consider the caves as a material object and its function and significance during the Iron Age, both economically and ritually, through a materially perspective, landscape analyzes, and comparative analyzes with contemporary caves and shelters in Norway. Rocks and caves are often found in the Old Norse myths and sagas, played an important role in Iron Age societies and worldviews. To gain a broader understanding of the function and significance of caves, it is important to consider them as physical objects and the cave in the world of the mind.
Papers by Karolina Jacobsen
Maria med barnet: Ett medeltida fingerrings motiv, 2021
In the Middle Ages, several different types of finger rings were used that could have different f... more In the Middle Ages, several different types of finger rings were used that could have different functions and
meanings for different types of people. Exclusive finger rings with motifs depicting the Virgin and child has
been found as loose finds in different locations in Scandinavia. What might have been the function of these
rings? Who wore these types of rings and what was their position in medieval society? What iconographic
meanings did the Virgin with child - motif had? This paper will feature comparative analyzes of these types of
rings and their contexts and work with iconographic studies of the Virgin with child - motif to understand these
rings possible function and to whom they belonged. These types of rings are said to have been worn by people
of the extreme elite based on their exclusive appearance. The rings may have been used by elites in church
organizations and the motif may possibly have a connection to the cult of the Virgin Mary. The result shows
that the rings have probably been multifunctional - both practical and symbolic, that show the persons espousal
to the church, prestige, and wisdom. They also may have had an affective value for the wearer as a protection
of the ghost of Virgin Mary.
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Thesis Chapters by Karolina Jacobsen
offers a new synthesis to close this gap in knowledge of the Iron Age period in the region.
The aim of this study was to gain more knowledge about the Iron Age and the activities
during this period in the areas. Kullen has been inhabited since the last Ice Age to modern
times based on archaeological data and historical records. The period has been deprioritized
in the previous research, even if the finds and remains in the landscape can tell us about
interesting presences. Spatial analysis was the performed method to visualize a more distinct
view of the locations and relations between the different archaeological remains in the
landscape. Through a landscape archaeological perspective, the landscape is treated as a
container for the different activities and sites within the society, interpreted from the
assemblages of finds, remains and place names, as well as the entanglements between
humans and things. The affordance perspective was also used in order to interlink the
landscape with these assemblages and entanglements. Through these relations, activities
linked to economic- and religious purposes, as well as different functions of sites were
interpreted. These activities were later inserted into the general pattern of social structures
during the Iron Age in Scania and here, interpretations of a possible structure with a
presence of leading farms and centers were executed. Through these patterns, a perspective
of how the previous cultural landscapes and activities have been fundamental for the
contemporary landscape emerged. This thesis is an example of landscape studies that can
identify traces from past societies even if the archaeological material is small and could
possibly contribute to future research of the areas in Kullen with both new synthesis and
questions to the archaeological material.
Papers by Karolina Jacobsen
meanings for different types of people. Exclusive finger rings with motifs depicting the Virgin and child has
been found as loose finds in different locations in Scandinavia. What might have been the function of these
rings? Who wore these types of rings and what was their position in medieval society? What iconographic
meanings did the Virgin with child - motif had? This paper will feature comparative analyzes of these types of
rings and their contexts and work with iconographic studies of the Virgin with child - motif to understand these
rings possible function and to whom they belonged. These types of rings are said to have been worn by people
of the extreme elite based on their exclusive appearance. The rings may have been used by elites in church
organizations and the motif may possibly have a connection to the cult of the Virgin Mary. The result shows
that the rings have probably been multifunctional - both practical and symbolic, that show the persons espousal
to the church, prestige, and wisdom. They also may have had an affective value for the wearer as a protection
of the ghost of Virgin Mary.
offers a new synthesis to close this gap in knowledge of the Iron Age period in the region.
The aim of this study was to gain more knowledge about the Iron Age and the activities
during this period in the areas. Kullen has been inhabited since the last Ice Age to modern
times based on archaeological data and historical records. The period has been deprioritized
in the previous research, even if the finds and remains in the landscape can tell us about
interesting presences. Spatial analysis was the performed method to visualize a more distinct
view of the locations and relations between the different archaeological remains in the
landscape. Through a landscape archaeological perspective, the landscape is treated as a
container for the different activities and sites within the society, interpreted from the
assemblages of finds, remains and place names, as well as the entanglements between
humans and things. The affordance perspective was also used in order to interlink the
landscape with these assemblages and entanglements. Through these relations, activities
linked to economic- and religious purposes, as well as different functions of sites were
interpreted. These activities were later inserted into the general pattern of social structures
during the Iron Age in Scania and here, interpretations of a possible structure with a
presence of leading farms and centers were executed. Through these patterns, a perspective
of how the previous cultural landscapes and activities have been fundamental for the
contemporary landscape emerged. This thesis is an example of landscape studies that can
identify traces from past societies even if the archaeological material is small and could
possibly contribute to future research of the areas in Kullen with both new synthesis and
questions to the archaeological material.
meanings for different types of people. Exclusive finger rings with motifs depicting the Virgin and child has
been found as loose finds in different locations in Scandinavia. What might have been the function of these
rings? Who wore these types of rings and what was their position in medieval society? What iconographic
meanings did the Virgin with child - motif had? This paper will feature comparative analyzes of these types of
rings and their contexts and work with iconographic studies of the Virgin with child - motif to understand these
rings possible function and to whom they belonged. These types of rings are said to have been worn by people
of the extreme elite based on their exclusive appearance. The rings may have been used by elites in church
organizations and the motif may possibly have a connection to the cult of the Virgin Mary. The result shows
that the rings have probably been multifunctional - both practical and symbolic, that show the persons espousal
to the church, prestige, and wisdom. They also may have had an affective value for the wearer as a protection
of the ghost of Virgin Mary.