Thrown stone for flesh and bone? ‘White’ stones in sacrificial context in Iron Age Scandinavia

Matthew Walsh , Pernille Pantmann, Marianne Moen

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Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationIn the Darkest of Days : Exploring Human Sacrifice & Value in Southern Scandinavian Prehistory
EditorsMatthew J. Walsh, Sean O’Neill, Lasse Sørensen
Number of pages10
Place of PublicationOxford
PublisherOxbow Books
Publication date2024
Pages79-88
Chapter9
ISBN (Print)978-1-78925-859-2
ISBN (Electronic)978-1-78925-860-8
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2024

Keywords

  • white stones
  • wetland depositions
  • substitute offerings
  • prehistoric cosmology
  • ritual praxis
  • sacrificial offerings

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