Sagaholm

Chapter 1 Introduction

Primary objectives and questions

Definition

Implementation and acknowledgements

Organisation of the book



Chapter 2 An antiquarian biography

The oldest sources

The 1971 excavation

Research methods and reporting

‘A sensation’

Forgotten finds from Sagaholm

The spearhead



Chapter 3 In the name of science

Anders Wihlborg

Harry Bergenblad

Göran Burenhult

Mats P. Malmer

Jarl Nordbladh

Klavs Randsborg

Summary



Chapter 4 The motifs

Documentation

Technical concepts and terminology

Motifs by slab

The other sandstone slabs in the kerb

Discussion

Technique and motif

Techniques and details on the motifs

Final comments



Chapter 5 The monument

Morphology of the barrow

Profiles

Plans

Parallels

Logistics

History of the sandstone slabs

Why the choice of sandstone?





Chapter 6 Chronology

The Carbon 14 method

Comparative dating

Analogies to barrows

Conclusion



Chapter 7 Narrative and metaphors

Interpreting rock art

A narrative landscape in miniature

Narrative metaphorics of the body

Metaphorics of the burial monument

Regarding the significance of the cup marked stones

Digression – rock engravings



Chapter 8 Beyond Sagaholm

Creation myths, chaos and material culture

The significance of the burial ceremony

Beyond Sagaholm

A scenario

The metaphorics of burial monuments

The metaphorics of the body

The metaphorics of the grave gifts and ornamentations



Chapter 9 Return to Sagaholm

The burial ritual’s rite of passage

Exclusion

Liminal phase

Incorporation

References