Northern Gold

Amber in Lithuania (C. 100 to C. 1200)
Erscheinungsjahr 2011
ISBN: 978-90-04-21118-6
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 18, 426 Seiten, Format (B × H): 165 mm x 244 mm, Gewicht: 907 g

Reihe: East Central and Eastern Europe in the Middle Ages, 450-1450

This study presents a systematic analysis of the huge, and in most cases, completely new archaeological evidence for amber from Lithuania and the surrounding regions. A comprehensive synthesis of archaeological evidence and written sources provides an opportunity to develop new viewpoints about the sources of amber, extraction methods, amber-wearing traditions in different Aestii/Balt cultures and by people of different social status, ages and genders, and the amber trade in different markets in Lithuania and the whole eastern Baltic region. However, a tradition of amber usage in Lithuania was dependent not only on the ability of local communities to acquire “northern gold” but, to a larger degree, its use in the north was determined by cultural developments that took place in Europe.

Zielgruppe

All those interested in the study of archaeology and history of ancient societies and more specifically – amber in culture and trade. Relevant to scholars, students and educated laymen.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Bliujiene, Audrone

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Alte Geschichte & Archäologie Archäologie spezieller Regionen und Zeitalter

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgements. vii
List of Figures. ix
List of Appendices. xxxi
List of Tables. xxxiii
Chronological System Used in the Book. xxxv
List of Abbreviations. xxxix

Introduction. 1
1 Baltic Amber: Distribution, Main Sources and Accessibility. 5
2 Amber in Lithuanian Historiography. 15
3 The Aestii and the Glesum Epoch. 35
4 Amber in Medieval Lithuania. 203

Conclusions. 335

Appendices and Tables. 353
Bibliography. 379
Index. 407

Über Autor(innen)

Bliujiene, Audrone
Audrone Bliujiene, Ph.D. (1997) in History, University of Vilnius, is Associate Prof and Senior Research Fellow at Klaipeda University. She has published works on social development, art and the amber of ancient societies in the eastern Baltic region.