Quarrying in Western Norway: An Archaeological Study of Production and Distribution in the Viking Period and Middle Ages

by Irene Baug

The theme of this study is the large-scale exploitation of different stone products that took place in Norway during the Viking Age and the Middle Ages (c. AD 800-1500). The research is based on analyses of two different quarry landscapes in Western Norway: the quernstone quarries in Hyllestad, Sogn og Fjordane, and the bakestone quarries in Olve and Hatlestrand, Hordaland. The centre of attention is the production of utility artefacts: quernstones,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 178491102X
• ISBN13: 9781784911027
• Release Date: May 2015
• Publisher: Archaeopress Publishing
• Length: 188 Pages