Papers by Kristina Jennbert
Comitatus: A Journal of Medieval and Renaissance Studies, 2016
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Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports 56 , 2024
By the Merovingian Period (6–8th century CE) a large variety of dogs and the earliest evidence of... more By the Merovingian Period (6–8th century CE) a large variety of dogs and the earliest evidence of dog leashes appear in South Scandinavia. This indicates exchange, breeding and use of new types of dogs in this period. The purpose of this study is to examine the social significance and function of dogs in the Merovingian Period in South Scandinavia based on an analysis of the Nabbero ̈r boat grave on the island of O ̈land (Sweden) in the Baltic Sea in relation to dogs from settlements and other burials. Breeding and the care of dogs have been analysed through the integrated life stories of five individual dogs, based on age, sex and health status, together with morphology and leash finds. The dogs were mainly healthy, of young age and large in a size that neither are found earlier nor later than the Merovingian Period in South Scandinavia. The feeding of these dogs has been studied by examining stable isotopes (δ13C and δ15N) showing they have been eating terrestrial food and probably mainly meat. The mobility of the dogs studied by the strontium (87Sr/86Sr) isotopes indicates that one dog may originate from O ̈land while the other from at least two different areas of mainland Sweden. The result shows that dogs in Nabbero ̈r were kept and cared for in different ways than common farm dogs, indicating the significance and use of dogs in various social and hierarchical dimensions in the Merovingian period in South Scandinavia.
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The Art and Archaeology of Human Engagements with Birds of Prey, 2023
’”The feather cloak whistled”: Bird Fibulae, Falconry and Powerful Women in Seventh Century Scand... more ’”The feather cloak whistled”: Bird Fibulae, Falconry and Powerful Women in Seventh Century Scandinavia
The bird fibulae were used for a relatively short period in the seventh century in the southern Scandinavian Late Iron Age, the Vendel Period. A close visual and contextual analysis of the bird fibulae propose that their form and decoration indicate a falconry association. Their outline and ornamentation are suggestive of raptors and the tethering of these birds in falconry practice. Their archaeological and social contexts, and possible pre-Christian mythological connections suggest that they were primarily associated with high-status women, the goddess Freyja, and the practice of falconry (hawking). The socio-political world of the bird fibulae, and the messages they engendered, embodied and communicated, was maintained in a spectrum of alliances and conflicts in the realms in southern Scandinavia, before there was further regime change and the bird fibulae and women who wore them, lost their power. The bird fibulae in association with raptors enables a new perspective on the artworks, social mobility and political power.
Bird fibulae, Falconry (Hawking), Raptors, Visual communication, Iron Age Scandinavia, Vendel Period, Freyja, Loki, Familia
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Kullabygden: naturrikedom och kulturtradition, 2023
Archaeology is an academic discipline between the humanities, natural sciences and social science... more Archaeology is an academic discipline between the humanities, natural sciences and social sciences. The ancient remains and finds in the Kullen region (Kullabygden) can very well be incorporated into a story about "how it was in the past". A traditional archaeology with the aim of describing and interpreting the past is possible to tell based on known sites. In this article, a selection of locations is used to give some examples of how the landscape archive can be activated. We have many questions, we can answer some of them, others remain unanswered. What we understand are fragments, sometimes invisible to the eye, sometimes obviuos. Archaeology is like a memory bank whose contents can be retrieved and activated so that older times are removed from our oblivion. There are many scientific fields and many subject specialties involved in the archaeological interpretations. Findings and locations are not enough. The empirical material and the landscape itself are the basis, but written sources, historical maps and ethnographic comparisons are at least as important.
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Re-excavations of forgotten archaeological material are more relevant than ever. What is not orde... more Re-excavations of forgotten archaeological material are more relevant than ever. What is not ordered published or digitized risks to become invisible in storages and archaeological research. With new investigations of archaeological contexts and osteological material the article updates our knowledge of Late Bronze Age burials in North-Western Skane, Sweden.
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Animals' omnipresence in human society makes them both close to and ye tremarkably distant fr... more Animals' omnipresence in human society makes them both close to and ye tremarkably distant from humans. Human and animal lives have always been entangled, but the way we see and practice the relationships between humans and animals - as close, intertwined, or clearly separate - varies from time to time and between cultures, societies, and even situations. By putting these complex relationships in focus, this anthology investigates the ways in which human society deals with its...
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Kullabygd, 2022
On the outermost tip of Kullaberg in northwestern Skåne, southern Sweden, there are six disregard... more On the outermost tip of Kullaberg in northwestern Skåne, southern Sweden, there are six disregarded ancient remains, so-called tomtningar (fisher-camps). We don't know much about them. They are simple stone structures adjacent to the rocks. The archaeological investigations of the sites, shell mounds and a Stone Age settlement in the 19th century received a lot of attention in the scientific world of the 19th century. The Stone Age settlement has even today a scientific interest. However, the camps have fallen into oblivion. The fishing camps on Kullaberg are similar to those on Hallands Väderö and on the West Coast of Sweden. They have been used since the 14th century and up to the 17th century, possibly even later. They have likely been used In the context of with seasonal fishing, in connection with seal and seabird hunting, egg gathering or as illegal smuggling sites.
The fishing at Kullen were part of an economic system, where fishing was not only for the local household. Not just anyone was allowed to fish. The fishing camps on Kullaberg are located outside the registered fishing villages. They existed outside the many regulations and were seemingly completely unnoticed. One conclusion based on the clues followed in this article is that the fishing could probably have taken place without the knowledge of the legal system.
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Ale Historisk Tidskrift For Skaneland, 1984
A very short report of a seminar excavation in 1982. An early Neolithic burial, culture layer wit... more A very short report of a seminar excavation in 1982. An early Neolithic burial, culture layer with finds of Ertebölle culture, Early Neolithic Funnel beaker and Late Neolithic period
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Current Swedish Archaeology, 2021
Comments on Christina Fredengrens article Beyond entanglement in Current Swedish Archaeology
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Ertebølle vessels in southern Sweden were characteristically faintly S-shaped with pointed, flat,... more Ertebølle vessels in southern Sweden were characteristically faintly S-shaped with pointed, flat, or tap-shaped bases. The vessels were sometimes decorated with ornaments covering the entire surface or a part of it. Shallow, oval, or round depressions are characteristic southern Swedish ornaments. Circular or rectangular insets on some of the Scanian vessels are also found on vessels at sites in Denmark, Schleswig-Holstein, and lower Saxony. A few lamps are known in southern Sweden.
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Kullabygd, 2021
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Kullabygd, 2020
In the traces of the Ice Age. Stone Age on western Kullaberg (NW Skåne, Southernmost Sweden)
The... more In the traces of the Ice Age. Stone Age on western Kullaberg (NW Skåne, Southernmost Sweden)
The article emphasizes Stone Age research and the consequences of environmental changes, not only on western Kullaberg (NW Skåne, southernmost Sweden), but also worldwide. People came up with solutions for their survival by seeking out new areas, specific ecological niches and by living a mobile life with all its social and cultural challenges. It was important, not only to find shelter and food, but also to find raw materials and to be able to develop technical solutions to make workable tools of stone, bones and other organic material. It was also fundamental to meet other groups of people. We can imagine both confrontations with weapons and peaceful encounters with alliances and the exchanges of gifts. People have never lived isolated, but have had an extensive social network, that we understand not least because of the uniformity that exists over large geographical areas in the manufacture of flint implements and pottery.
A minor archaeological source material and quaternary geological data on Kullaberg conveys an image of people living in sheltered locations in rich ecological niches. The cliffy region was a kind of pioneer area, which opened the way to new settlements.
A long-term perspective with history, archaeology and ecology contributes to analyses and interpretations of land and resource use. It provides cultural heritage management and municipalities with a tool to understand even more of the landscape's dynamics and human living conditions.
Ecological niches, Shoreline displacement, Mobility, Pioneers, Stone Age, Archaeology, Historical Ecology, Research history
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Svenska arkeologer (red. Anne-Sofie Gräslund) ACTA ACADEMIAE REGIAE GUSTAVI ADOLPHI CLVIII, 2020
Biographical essay on Oskar Lidén, PhD in archeology at Lund University in 1938 after being the p... more Biographical essay on Oskar Lidén, PhD in archeology at Lund University in 1938 after being the principal and school inspector in his professional life. He came in 1909 to the then almost newly built school in Jonstorp. He started over 30 years of work with systematic inventory, collection and documentation of stone-age finds in the fields and along the beaches, especially in Jonstorp's parish. His archeological activities have been of great importance for the archaeological research on Neolithic, and the Pitted Ware Culture.
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Svenska arkeologer (red. Anne-Sofie Gräslund) ACTA ACADEMIAE REGIAE GUSTAVI ADOLPHI CLVIII , 2020
Biographical essay on Märta Strömberg, professor of Archaeology in Lund. She was one of the first... more Biographical essay on Märta Strömberg, professor of Archaeology in Lund. She was one of the first female archaeologists that took place in the university world. She became a committed mentor for generations of students, doctoral students and colleagues. Her archaeological investigations of the Stone Age megalithic tombs, the Bronze Age and the Iron Age grave fields and settlements became methodological models for several archaeological generations. She made important contributions to the exploration of Swedish prehistoric periods, especially in Skåne, often on the basis of her large investigations of burial and settlement finds.
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Kullabygd, 2019
I våra arkeologiska magasin förvaras fynd från äldre arkeologiska undersökningar. Det kan vara fy... more I våra arkeologiska magasin förvaras fynd från äldre arkeologiska undersökningar. Det kan vara fyndplatser från äldsta tider till nutid där bara några enstaka föremål eller gårdar och gravar visar att människor vistats där. Det är lätt att arkeologiska utgrävningar blir bortglömda om de har ett litet material och att de blir därmed okända för de människor som idag bor där arkeologer en gång grävde. De gamla grävningarna kan förbli osynliga också i den arkeologiska forskningen. I den här artikeln skall vi belysa några sådana platser i Kullabygden.
Re-excavations of forgotten archaeological material are more relevant than ever. What is not ordered published or digitized risks to become invisible in storages and archaeological research. With new investigations of archaeological contexts and osteological material the article updates our knowledge of Late Bronze Age burials in North-Western Skåne, Sweden
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Oxford Dictionary of Late Antiquity, 2018
Gudme [p. 693]; Himlingøje [p. 723]; Lundeborg [p. 926]; Skedemosse [p. 1393]; Vorbasse [p. 1574]... more Gudme [p. 693]; Himlingøje [p. 723]; Lundeborg [p. 926]; Skedemosse [p. 1393]; Vorbasse [p. 1574]; Uppåkra [p. 1541]
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Kullabygd, 2018
Kullabygden I nordvästra Skåne är ett mindre exploaterat landskap med några få arkeologiska under... more Kullabygden I nordvästra Skåne är ett mindre exploaterat landskap med några få arkeologiska undersökningar i förhållande till andra delar i västra och södra Skåne. Järnåldern i området återspeglas bara av ett litet antal arkeologiska fynd, fornlämningar och ortnamn. De fragmentariska arkeologiska fynden är alla mycket exklusiva. Objekten visar tydligt att rika familjer bebodde området (de landlösa har förmodligen inte lämnat några permanenta spår). De högkvalitativa föremålen indikerar att Kullenområdet var en integrerad del av Kattegatregionen och Europa. Rika människor bodde här; en övre klass med breda kontakter mot öst och väst.
The Kullen area in the northwestern Scania is a less exploited landscape with a few archaeological investigation in relation to other parts in western and southern Scania. The Iron Age in the area is only reflected by a small number of archaeological finds, ancient monuments and by some place names. The fragmentary archaeological finds are all very exclusive. The objects clearly show that wealthy families inhabited the area (the landless have probably not left any permanent traces). The high quality objects indicate that the Kullen area was an integral part of the Kattegat region and Europe. Wealthy people lived here; an upper class with wide contacts towards the east and west.
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Problems in Palaeolithic and Mesolithic Research (eds. Michael Sørensen and Kristoffer Buck Pedersen) Arkeologiske Studier , 2017
My own privilege as an observer of the Palaeolithic and Mesolithic rests on the power of an outsi... more My own privilege as an observer of the Palaeolithic and Mesolithic rests on the power of an outsider by wearing lenses from other archaeological research fields. As far as I understand doing archaeology, a reflexive consciousness about the production of knowledge and the communication strategies is fundamental for increasing our knowledge and using our knowledge of the past. The awareness of subjectivity in the production of knowledge helps to understand what problems and possibilities there might be in Palaeolithic and Mesolithic research. Critical archaeology forms a necessary core in archaeological research. The concept of resistance has been used as a metaphor, and as a tool to understand research on the Palaeolithic and Mesolithic.[MS1] The resistance and domination in research are power-related, and certainly theoretical perspectives are loaded with values that sets the agenda for present-day understanding about our knowledge of the past. The concept is associated with human agency and communication. The concept of resistance has been used to refer to human life in the past, as today. The distinct types of resistance within anthropology and political science support a complex nature of resistance involving the actors, their targets, and the observers, in the past, and as in the archaeological research field. The researcher is a part of norms and values in the present, and plays the role as actor, target, and observer. As that kind of role-player the complex matter of multiple opportunities in interprations of the past.
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Tiden. Symposier på Krapperups borg nr 10 (ed. Kim Salomon), 2017
Den arkeologiska tidsskalan sträcker sig över tusentals år, över generatio- ner och över människa... more Den arkeologiska tidsskalan sträcker sig över tusentals år, över generatio- ner och över människans livslängd. Det finns en sorts angelägenhet inom arkeologin att kunna kontrollera tiden. De arkeologiska dateringarna för att få ordning på tiden visar sig vara alltför instrumentella för att kunna inklu- dera de olikartade sociala och kulturella tidsuppfattningar som har funnits. Den materialiserade tiden jämte minne och myter ger därför perspektiv på det faktum att arkeologin har många tidsbegrepp att ta hänsyn till.Det arkeologiska perspektivets tidsdjup ger kunskap om förändringar av människans livsval. De arkeologiska föremålen betraktas som ett slags tidsmarkörer som materialiserar en tids idéer om formgivning, tillverkning och konsumtion av produkter och hur dessa kan ingå i en föreställningsvärld om tid. Vår egen tids föreställning om tid påverkar ytligt tolkningen av forntida material.
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The bird fibulae were used for a relatively short period in the seventh century in the southern Scandinavian Late Iron Age, the Vendel Period. A close visual and contextual analysis of the bird fibulae propose that their form and decoration indicate a falconry association. Their outline and ornamentation are suggestive of raptors and the tethering of these birds in falconry practice. Their archaeological and social contexts, and possible pre-Christian mythological connections suggest that they were primarily associated with high-status women, the goddess Freyja, and the practice of falconry (hawking). The socio-political world of the bird fibulae, and the messages they engendered, embodied and communicated, was maintained in a spectrum of alliances and conflicts in the realms in southern Scandinavia, before there was further regime change and the bird fibulae and women who wore them, lost their power. The bird fibulae in association with raptors enables a new perspective on the artworks, social mobility and political power.
Bird fibulae, Falconry (Hawking), Raptors, Visual communication, Iron Age Scandinavia, Vendel Period, Freyja, Loki, Familia
The fishing at Kullen were part of an economic system, where fishing was not only for the local household. Not just anyone was allowed to fish. The fishing camps on Kullaberg are located outside the registered fishing villages. They existed outside the many regulations and were seemingly completely unnoticed. One conclusion based on the clues followed in this article is that the fishing could probably have taken place without the knowledge of the legal system.
The article emphasizes Stone Age research and the consequences of environmental changes, not only on western Kullaberg (NW Skåne, southernmost Sweden), but also worldwide. People came up with solutions for their survival by seeking out new areas, specific ecological niches and by living a mobile life with all its social and cultural challenges. It was important, not only to find shelter and food, but also to find raw materials and to be able to develop technical solutions to make workable tools of stone, bones and other organic material. It was also fundamental to meet other groups of people. We can imagine both confrontations with weapons and peaceful encounters with alliances and the exchanges of gifts. People have never lived isolated, but have had an extensive social network, that we understand not least because of the uniformity that exists over large geographical areas in the manufacture of flint implements and pottery.
A minor archaeological source material and quaternary geological data on Kullaberg conveys an image of people living in sheltered locations in rich ecological niches. The cliffy region was a kind of pioneer area, which opened the way to new settlements.
A long-term perspective with history, archaeology and ecology contributes to analyses and interpretations of land and resource use. It provides cultural heritage management and municipalities with a tool to understand even more of the landscape's dynamics and human living conditions.
Ecological niches, Shoreline displacement, Mobility, Pioneers, Stone Age, Archaeology, Historical Ecology, Research history
Re-excavations of forgotten archaeological material are more relevant than ever. What is not ordered published or digitized risks to become invisible in storages and archaeological research. With new investigations of archaeological contexts and osteological material the article updates our knowledge of Late Bronze Age burials in North-Western Skåne, Sweden
The Kullen area in the northwestern Scania is a less exploited landscape with a few archaeological investigation in relation to other parts in western and southern Scania. The Iron Age in the area is only reflected by a small number of archaeological finds, ancient monuments and by some place names. The fragmentary archaeological finds are all very exclusive. The objects clearly show that wealthy families inhabited the area (the landless have probably not left any permanent traces). The high quality objects indicate that the Kullen area was an integral part of the Kattegat region and Europe. Wealthy people lived here; an upper class with wide contacts towards the east and west.
The bird fibulae were used for a relatively short period in the seventh century in the southern Scandinavian Late Iron Age, the Vendel Period. A close visual and contextual analysis of the bird fibulae propose that their form and decoration indicate a falconry association. Their outline and ornamentation are suggestive of raptors and the tethering of these birds in falconry practice. Their archaeological and social contexts, and possible pre-Christian mythological connections suggest that they were primarily associated with high-status women, the goddess Freyja, and the practice of falconry (hawking). The socio-political world of the bird fibulae, and the messages they engendered, embodied and communicated, was maintained in a spectrum of alliances and conflicts in the realms in southern Scandinavia, before there was further regime change and the bird fibulae and women who wore them, lost their power. The bird fibulae in association with raptors enables a new perspective on the artworks, social mobility and political power.
Bird fibulae, Falconry (Hawking), Raptors, Visual communication, Iron Age Scandinavia, Vendel Period, Freyja, Loki, Familia
The fishing at Kullen were part of an economic system, where fishing was not only for the local household. Not just anyone was allowed to fish. The fishing camps on Kullaberg are located outside the registered fishing villages. They existed outside the many regulations and were seemingly completely unnoticed. One conclusion based on the clues followed in this article is that the fishing could probably have taken place without the knowledge of the legal system.
The article emphasizes Stone Age research and the consequences of environmental changes, not only on western Kullaberg (NW Skåne, southernmost Sweden), but also worldwide. People came up with solutions for their survival by seeking out new areas, specific ecological niches and by living a mobile life with all its social and cultural challenges. It was important, not only to find shelter and food, but also to find raw materials and to be able to develop technical solutions to make workable tools of stone, bones and other organic material. It was also fundamental to meet other groups of people. We can imagine both confrontations with weapons and peaceful encounters with alliances and the exchanges of gifts. People have never lived isolated, but have had an extensive social network, that we understand not least because of the uniformity that exists over large geographical areas in the manufacture of flint implements and pottery.
A minor archaeological source material and quaternary geological data on Kullaberg conveys an image of people living in sheltered locations in rich ecological niches. The cliffy region was a kind of pioneer area, which opened the way to new settlements.
A long-term perspective with history, archaeology and ecology contributes to analyses and interpretations of land and resource use. It provides cultural heritage management and municipalities with a tool to understand even more of the landscape's dynamics and human living conditions.
Ecological niches, Shoreline displacement, Mobility, Pioneers, Stone Age, Archaeology, Historical Ecology, Research history
Re-excavations of forgotten archaeological material are more relevant than ever. What is not ordered published or digitized risks to become invisible in storages and archaeological research. With new investigations of archaeological contexts and osteological material the article updates our knowledge of Late Bronze Age burials in North-Western Skåne, Sweden
The Kullen area in the northwestern Scania is a less exploited landscape with a few archaeological investigation in relation to other parts in western and southern Scania. The Iron Age in the area is only reflected by a small number of archaeological finds, ancient monuments and by some place names. The fragmentary archaeological finds are all very exclusive. The objects clearly show that wealthy families inhabited the area (the landless have probably not left any permanent traces). The high quality objects indicate that the Kullen area was an integral part of the Kattegat region and Europe. Wealthy people lived here; an upper class with wide contacts towards the east and west.
With critical thinking and an awareness that the world is not simply composed, but consists of norms and values, prepared students for a professional life where their own conclusions and actions can take place.
time and between cultures, societies, and even situations.
By putting these complex relationships in focus, this anthology investigates the ways in which human society deals with its co-existence with animals. The volume was produced within the frame of the interdisciplinary “Animal Turn”-research group which during eight months in 2013–2014 was hosted by the Pufendorf Institute for Advanced Studies, Lund university, Sweden. Along with invited scholars and artists, members of this group contribute with different perspectives on the complexities and critical issues evoked when the human-animal relationship is in focus.
The anthology covers a wide range of topics: From discussions on new disciplinary paths and theoretical perspectives, empirical case-studies, and artistic work, towards more explicitly critical approaches to issues of animal welfare.
Phenomena such as vegansexuality, anthropomorphism, wildlife crimes, and the death of honey-bees are being discussed. How we gain knowledge of other species and creatures is one important issue in focus. What does, for
example, the notion of wonderment play in this production of knowledge?
How were species classified in pre-Christian Europe? How is the relationship between domesticated and farmed animals and humans practiced and understood? How is it portrayed in literature, or in contemporary social media?
Many animals are key actors in these discussions, such as dogs, cows, bees, horses, pigeons, the brown bear, just to mention a few, as well as some creatures more difficult to classify as either humans or animals. All of these play a part in the questions that is at the core of the investigations carried out
in this volume: How to produce knowledge that creates possibilities for an ethically and environmentally sustainable future.