Sammendrag
During the last decade the Museum of Archaeology in Stavanger has made efforts
on illustrating the use of marginal land in outfield areas in the low-lying
part of Jæren. In this project the overall object is to gain a wider
understanding of the exploitation of the out-lying fields (used as pastures,
for haymaking, peat cutting e.g.) further up- and eastwards at the Jæren
escarpment, Høg-Jæren and Njåfjell, in the time interval ca. 500 BP until
present. Firstly, by increasing the knowledge of the age, function and context
of the different cultural heritage objects/monuments, sites and cultural
landscapes during interviews, compilation of available literature, field
registrations and sampling of material for 14C dates. Secondly, by placing the
cultural heritage objects/monuments and sites into a natural science context
by applying pollen analysis. Thirdly, the results will be presented as
different development paths in time and space.
Special focus will be put on continuity or discontinuity in summer farm
practise versus permanent farms or cotter?s farms.
These areas are today threatened by reforestation, cultivation and new plans
for windmills. This development makes it a task of high relevance to
investigate and document the cultural imprints in the area and the long-term
cultural history. Regarding status of field surveys and registrations of
cultural heritage in the area these are basically lacking.
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Vitenskapelig sammendrag
During the last decade the Museum of Archaeology in Stavanger has made efforts
on illustrating the use of marginal land in outfield areas in the low-lying
part of Jæren. In this project the overall object is to gain a wider
understanding of the exploitation of the out-lying fields (used as pastures,
for haymaking, peat cutting e.g.) further up- and eastwards at the Jæren
escarpment, Høg-Jæren and Njåfjell, in the time interval ca. 500 BP until
present. Firstly, by increasing the knowledge of the age, function and context
of the different cultural heritage objects/monuments, sites and cultural
landscapes during interviews, compilation of available literature, field
registrations and sampling of material for 14C dates. Secondly, by placing the
cultural heritage objects/monuments and sites into a natural science context
by applying pollen analysis. Thirdly, the results will be presented as
different development paths in time and space.
Special focus will be put on continuity or discontinuity in summer farm
practise versus permanent farms or cotter?s farms.
These areas are today threatened by reforestation, cultivation and new plans
for windmills. This development makes it a task of high relevance to
investigate and document the cultural imprints in the area and the long-term
cultural history. Regarding status of field surveys and registrations of
cultural heritage in the area these are basically lacking.
Vis fullstendig beskrivelse