The authors have carried out osteological analyses on 14 cremation graves which are extremely rich in bones. The analysed Late Iron Age graves are concentrated to the Lake Mälaren valley. The resulta show tha) a great number ol animals were sacrificed on lhe funeral pyres in honour of the dead. The animals include trained falcons and bawks. They reveal that falconry already in the 6th century was pracliced by the wealthy class.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA1/oai:DiVA.org:hgo-277 |
| Date | January 1988 |
| Creators | Sten, Sabine, Vretemark, Maria |
| Publisher | Högskolan på Gotland, Avdelningen för Arkeologi och osteologi, Stockholm : Kungl. Vitterhets historie och antikvitetsakademien |
| Source Sets | DiVA Archive at Upsalla University |
| Language | Swedish |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Article in journal, info:eu-repo/semantics/article, text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
| Relation | Fornvännen, 0015-7813, 1988, 83:3, s. 145-156 |
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