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Out of the Norwegian glaciers: Lendbreen—a tunic from the early first millennium AD

Year: 2013

Type: article

Abstract: As the temperature rises each year, the assemblages of prehistoric hunters emerge from the ice. Archaeologists in Norway are now conducting regular surveys in the mountains to record the new finds. A recent example presented here consists of a whole tunic, made of warm wool and woven in diamond twill. The owner, who lived in the late Iron Age (third–fourth centuries AD), was wearing well-worn outdoor clothing, originally of high quality.

Source: Antiquity

DOI: 10.1017/s0003598x00049462

Authors: Marianne Vedeler, Lise Bender Jørgensen

Institutions: University of Oslo, Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Language: English

Topic: Historical and Archaeological Studies

Subfield: History

Field: Arts and Humanities

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: bronze

Funder: Universitetet i Oslo

OpenAlex ID: W962686072