This second volume concerning the excavations in the Viking-period town Kaupang in 1998–2003 examines types of find used in economic transactions: coins, silver ingots, hacksilver, balances and weights. Changes in the type ...

In this, the first of six volumes, the main results of the excavations which the University of Oslo carried out at Kaupang 1998–2003 are presented. A completely new picture is put forward of the port that Ohthere (Óttarr) ...

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As is the case many places in Oceania, adoption is of frequent occurrence in Wogeo Island, Papua New Guinea. Through descriptions of adoption as it is practised on the island, the author shows how people's belonging is ...