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This second volume based on the excavations of the Viking town Kaupang 2000-2003 presents find types used in economic transactions -- coins, hacksilver, ingots, weights and balances. Changes in type and volume of economic transactions at Kaupang and in Scandinavia are discussed, and the economic mentality of Viking crafts- and tradesmen is explored. Earlier, the study of Viking silver currency was based mainly on hoards containing coins and hacksilver. In this volume, the combined study of the find types mentioned, as well as the sophisticated chronology of settlements finds from sites like Kaupang, gives a completely new insight into economy and exchange. In the early 9th century, silver and goods seem to have come to Kaupang mainly from the Carolingian world. Silver, weighed with locally produced lead weights, was used as currency on a limited scale. The old ore unit was easily convertible to Carolingian units. After the mid-9th century this early system was altered.The increased availability of silver caused by the import of Islamic coins, as well as the introduction in most of Scandinavia in the 860s/870s of standardised weights of probable Islamic origin, paved the way from then on for an increasing use of silver as payment. These studies demonstrate that sites like Kaupang led the way in economic development in Scandinavia. The urban environment promoted an economic mentality which contributed significantly to the fundamental transformation of Scandinavian culture and society, which culminated in the regions integration in Christian Europe in the High Middle Ages.
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Dagfinn Skre is professor of archaeology at the University of Oslo and director of the Kaupang Excavation Project.
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- PublisherAarhus University Press
- Publication date2008
- ISBN 10 8779343082
- ISBN 13 9788779343085
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages378
- EditorSkre Dagfinn
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. This second volume on the excavations of the Norwegian Viking town Kaupang 2000-2003 presents find types used in economic transactions - coins, hacksilver, ingots, weights and balances. Changes in type and volume of economic transactions at Kaupang and in Scandinavia are discussed, and the economic mentality of Viking crafts- and tradesmen is explored. In the early ninth century, silver and goods seem to have come to Kaupang mainly from the Carolinigian world. After the mid-ninth century this early system was altered. The increased availability of silver and the introduction in most of Scandinavia in the 860s-870s of standardized weights, paved the way for an increased use of silver as payment. The combined study of the find types and the sophisticated chronology of settlements' finds from sites like Kaupang give completely new insight into economy and exchange. The book demonstrates how sites like Kaupang led the way in economic development in Scandinavia and promoted an economic mentality that eventually led to the fundamental transformation of Scandinavian culture and society and culminated in the region's integration in High Middle Ages Christian Europe. Based on the excavations of the Viking town Kaupang 2000-2003, this work presents find types used in economic transactions - coins, hacksilver, ingots, weights and balances. It discusses changes in type and volume of economic transactions at Kaupang and in Scandinavia. It explores the economic mentality of Viking crafts - and tradesmen. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9788779343085
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