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Wednesday, October 8, 2014
Men’s Roles in Scandinavian History Examined
Lisbeth Skogstrand of the University of Oslo has surveyed the
artifacts found in 805 men’s graves in Norway and Denmark dating from
the Early Nordic Bronze Age to the late Roman period. She found that in
the Early Bronze Age, grooming articles such as razors, tweezers, and
possible implements for manicures were highly valued. “We have found
traces of beard hair and possibly eyebrows on the razors, so they
probably removed hair from various parts of the body,” she told Science Nordic.
Weapons such as spears, shields, and other iron weapons were considered
important enough to bury with dead in the early Roman period, until A.D. 200 At this time, perhaps men were required to protect their belongings from rival communities. After A.D. 200,
men’s grave goods resemble those of women—tools and decorative items
representing other roles in society. “There were more ways of being a
man than we thought,” she quipped. To read about artifacts being
discovered in Norway's retreating glaciers, see ARCHAEOLOGY's "The Big Melt."
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