Jingle bells, bells and bell pendants - listening to the Iron Age Finland

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Abstract

Subject: Metal rattles found in Finland dating back to the middle and late Iron Age.
Purpose of study: To document and classify the rattles and test them as sound producing devices. To shed light on the Iron Age soundscape and ideas of music making.
Methods: Multivariable analysis, elementary analysis, sound analysis, contextual archaeological methods.
Keywords: Archaeology, iron age, barter, burial, adornment, ethnomusicology, soundscape, musical instruments, bells, rites of passage, amulets, casting, alloy
Original languageEnglish
JournalTautosakos Darbai
Volume32
Pages (from-to)117-125
Number of pages9
ISSN1392-2831
Publication statusPublished - 2006
MoE publication typeA1 Journal article-refereed

Fields of Science

  • Bells
  • Finland
  • Music archaeology
  • Iron age
  • musiikinhistoria
  • rautakausi
  • Suomi
  • arkeologia
  • soittimet
  • musikhistoria
  • järnåldern
  • arkeologi
  • musikinstrument

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