Västerbottens färgrika stenskatter : spatiala presentationer och analyser av skifferfynd i Västerbottens län

Sammanfattning: ästerbottens färgrika stenskatter - Spatiala presentationer och analyser av skifferfynd i Västerbottens län (The colorful stone treasures of Västerbotten – Spatial presentations and analysis of slate artefacts in Västerbotten County) This essay pertains to the spatial distributions and analysis of slate artefacts in Västerbotten County, Sweden. The authors aim is to give answers the issues of what the distribution patterns of slate artefacts can tell us about the prehistoric humans in this area. By using GIS software and geospatial analysis the author strengthens the theories about separate interior and coastal economies, as well as the theory that the main share of production of slate artifacts are linked in the interior of the County, the author also refers to earlier research, both domestic and international. The theories of non-pragmatic preferences by the late Mesolithic and Neolithic people for red colored slate are also added to. Finally the author suggests a usage of slate daggers as tools for the preparation of felled, larger animals, rather than the daggers being primarily a weapon or of symbolic value.