Socio-Cultural Structure of Norway in the Bronze Age (1700 BC.- 500 BC.)

Year 2024, Volume: 17 Issue: 1, 1 - 13

Hatice Gül Küçükbezci

https://doi.org/10.46790/erzisosbil.1484919

Abstract

In Norway, which is located in the Nordic geographical and cultural region, stone tools were used until 1700 BC, after which the period of bronze tools obtained from the alloy of copper and tin began. The Norwegian Bronze Age is divided into two phases, the Early 1700-1100 BC and the Late Phase 1100-500 BC. While the Near East entered historical periods with the use of writing around 3200 BC, the Norwegian region entered historical periods only in the Middle Ages. In order to understand the cultural structure of the Norwegian Bronze Age, tombs, settlement sites, ornaments and rock paintings are the main archaeological data. Due to its geographical location and climate, Northern Europe had access to raw material networks much later. This indicates that historical periods do not depend on the same factors and processes in all geographies. This study will test the above-mentioned assertion and try to illuminate the beginning and development process of the Bronze Age in Norway and the socio-cultural structure of the region through archaeological data.

Keywords

Norway, Bronze Age, Socio-Culture, Prehistory

BRONZ ÇAĞ’DA (MÖ 1700-MÖ 500) NORVEÇ’İN SOSYO-KÜLTÜREL YAPISI

Abstract

Nordik coğrafi ve kültürel bölgesinde bulunan Norveç'te MÖ 1700'lere kadar taş aletler kullanıldıktan sonra bakır ve kalayın alaşımından elde edilen bronzdan (tunç) aletlerin dönemi başlamıştır. Norveç Bronz Çağı , Erken Evre MÖ 1700-1100 ve Geç Evre MÖ 1100-500 olarak ikiye ayrılmaktadır. Yakın Doğu, MÖ 3200'lerde yazının kullanımıyla tarihi dönemlere girerken, Norveç bölgesi tarihi dönemlere ancak Orta Çağ'da girebilmiştir.
Norveç Bronz Çağı'nın kültürel yapısını anlayabilmek için, mezarlar, yerleşim (ören) alanları, süs eşyaları ve kaya resimleri başlıca arkeolojik verilerdir. Kuzey Avrupa coğrafi konumu ve iklim yapısı sebebiyle, hammadde ağlarına ulaşma imkanını çok daha geç elde etmiştir. Bu da tarihi dönemlerin her coğrafyalarda aynı etken ve süreçlere bağlı olmadığını işaret etmektedir. Bu çalışma yukarıda zikredilen savı da test edecek şekilde, Norveç’te Bronz çağın başlama ve gelişim süreci ile bununla bağlantılı olarak da bölgenin sosyo-kültürel yapısını, arkeolojik veriler aracılığıyla aydınlatılmaya çalışılacaktır

Keywords

Norveç, Bronz Çağ, Sosyo-Kültür, Prehistorya

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