Raw material origin and preference of the Lärbro Group, Tjängvide Group and D-type picture stones at Statens Historiska Museet in Stockholm, Sweden

Hänsel P, Wendt A, Oehrl S, Munnecke A (2025)

Publication Type: Journal article

Publication year: 2025

Journal

GFF Taylor & Francis

DOI: 10.1080/11035897.2025.2468228

Abstract

The Lärbro Group and Tjängvide Group are two special groups of picture stones from Gotland, Sweden. They are characterised by their motifs and decorations. The picture stones of the Lärbro Group seem to belong to the same tradition of one group of crafters, whereas the picture stones of the Tjängvide Group were probably produced by the same crafter. In this study, we present the carbon (δ13C) and oxygen (δ18O) isotope values, and visual facies analyses of the raw material, which were carried out on five sampled picture stones of the Lärbro Group and three sampled picture stones of the Tjängvide Group at Statens Historiska Museet in Stockholm, Sweden. The crafters mainly used local materials from single geological units, Slite Group and Hemse Group, to produce picture stones. In addition, we determine possible transport distance minima up to 10 km between the raw material source area and the find place of the analysed picture stones. Finally, we present that coarse and fine reef debris limestones were preferred by the crafters for producing those picture stones.

Authors with CRIS profile

Patrick Hänsel Professur für Paläontologie (Schwerpunkt Faziesanalyse) Axel Munnecke Lehrstuhl für Paläoumwelt

Involved external institutions

Swedish History Museum / Historiska museet SE Sweden (SE) University of Stavanger / Universitetet i Stavanger NO Norway (NO)

How to cite

APA:

Hänsel, P., Wendt, A., Oehrl, S., & Munnecke, A. (2025). Raw material origin and preference of the Lärbro Group, Tjängvide Group and D-type picture stones at Statens Historiska Museet in Stockholm, Sweden. GFF. https://doi.org/10.1080/11035897.2025.2468228

MLA:

Hänsel, Patrick, et al. "Raw material origin and preference of the Lärbro Group, Tjängvide Group and D-type picture stones at Statens Historiska Museet in Stockholm, Sweden." GFF (2025).

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