Northern gold : amber in Lithuania (c. 100 to c. 1200)
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Northern gold : amber in Lithuania (c. 100 to c. 1200)
(East Central and Eastern Europe in the Middle Ages, 450-1450, v. 18)
Brill, 2011
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [379]-406) and index
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Description
Thi 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 and amber-wearing.
Table of Contents
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
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