This bachelor thesis examines changes in the spatial organization of iron production sites and charcoal pits, in the county of Dalarna during the period 1-1050AD. The purpose is to try to gain an understanding, about how the spatial changes reflect changes in the importance of the iron production in the iron age society, by discussing the iron production and its importance through a biographical perspective. 14C dates of 81 iron production sites and 32 charcoal pits have been analyzed in GIS. The analysis indicates that the early iron production sites, before 550AD, were in close connection with graves, while the later sites, mainly during the Viking age, had a close connection to waterways. This change could reflect a transition in the importance of the iron production, in the iron age society. During the early phase, the importance was mainly seen from the symbolical aspects of the iron production, while during the later phase, it was mainly seen from the economic aspects. The analysis also indicates a change in the spatial organization of the charcoal pits, during the later part of the iron age. During the period 790-1000AD they were positioned in close connection to the iron production sites, and after 1000AD, they were instead positioned in close connection to the water ways. This change could indicate a change in the functional organization of the iron productions process. The charcoal started to get shipped along the waterways to iron production sites, instead of positioning the charcoal pits close to the iron production sites. Not all the iron production sites were however located at rational economical positions in the landscape, during the later phase. At certain locations, iron was produced during a long period of the iron age, even though the locations had no connection to the waterways. This could indicate that some sites had special meanings, which stretched far back in time. In other words, their own biographies.

Charles University in Prague, Faculty of arts Institute of Prehistory and Early History Lucia Žilincová SETTLEMENT OF BOHEMIAN PARADISE IN THE PERIOD OF LUSATIAN URN FIELDS Dissertation thesis Summary: The main aim of my dissertation thesis is to contribute to better understanding of the Bohemian Paradise settlement in the Lusatian urn fields period and its relation and contacts to the neighbouring areas. The basic source is archaeological material from seven cemeteries (Sovenice /bez. Mladá Boleslav/, Sovenice /bez. Nymburk/, Svijany, Svijanský Újezd, Koryta, Březina, Příšovice) and two settlements of the Lusatian culture (Turnov-Maškovy zahrady, Svijany). Its analysis is basis for enrichement knowledge of Lusatian material culture and its clue for completing of missing elements in chronological development. Inevitable part of this work is substitution of these localities to the Bomemian Paradise frame and classification in the wider space of this culture widespreading. On the base of acquired knowledge I will try to solve the question of possibility for comparation of the settlement and burial material of Lusatian culture. 2016