Northern Gold: Amber in Lithuania (C. 100 to C. 1200) (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9789004211186)

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.

Author: Audrone Bliujiene
ISBN-10: 9004211187
ISBN-13: 9789004211186
Publisher: Brill
Language: English
Published: 11/11/2011
Pages: 426
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 2.00lbs
Size: 9.60h x 6.50w x 1.20d