In December 2015 a new article, Gamla Uppsala - The
emergence of a centre and a magnate complex, was published in Journal of
Archaeology and Ancient History.
You may download the article, link at
Archaeological Papers and Reports. Here are the Abstract.
The emergence of Gamla Uppsala as a centre has been
discussed for centuries. During the past years, old excavations have been
incorporated into the frame-work of the archaeological research project Gamla
Uppsala - the emergence of a mythical centre (GUAM), with GIS and excavations
in combination with survey results and reinterpretations, as old excavations
are placed in relation to new investigations. This article is based on the
results from excavations in 2011 and 2015 and studies of previous
investigations in the light of new results. We have chosen to present a stand
der forschung of what we currently know about the 6th/8th
century estate in the centre of Gamla Uppsala, how it emerges as part of an
unparalleled monumentalization of the area, what we know of a Migration Period
prelude and its transformation during the 8th/9th
century. Today we can discuss the relationship between a multitude of elements
in the complex, such as individual mounds, the great hall, workshops, economy
buildings, fences, paved courtyards, post-row monuments and not least landscape
development and resource exploitation on a broad scale. In our strategic work,
previously isolated monuments are tied together in a project that will continue
in the years ahead.
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