Abstract

The literature is rich on descriptions of different forms of commons in thelater pre-industrial agrarian society of northern Sweden. The industrial eraresulted in a noticeable shift in the use of the forests and theintroduction of firmer property rights and rigid land boundaries. A largenumber of commons from the pre-industrial time-period have never beenofficially registered and can therefore partly be seen as 'hidden'resources. The objective of this paper is to discuss the concept of commonsin relation with a variable archaeological record, mainly associated withthe forested regions of Sweden. Is it possible to identify commons by anarchaeological landscape approach and to what extent can a long-termperspective contribute to current theoretical discussions concerned withcommons?

Published in

Journal of Archaeology and Ancient History
2013, article number: 10

SLU Authors

• Lindholm, Karl-Johan

  • Department of Urban and Rural Development, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
    
  • Uppsala University

• Sandström, Emil

  • Department of Urban and Rural Development, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
    

• Ekman, Ann-Kristin

  • Department of Urban and Rural Development, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
    

UKÄ Subject classification

Archaeology


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