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Counterpoint: Essays in Archaeology and Heritage Studies in Honour of Professor Kristian Kristiansen Edited by Sophie Bergerbrant Serena Sabatini BAR International Series 2508 2013 RECURRENT Christopher THEMES: iDO-EUROPEANS IN NORWEGIAN ARCHAEOLOGY Prescott Abstract: The revived interest for Indo-European questions in Scandinavian archaeology, as well as concepts concerning language ‘and language shifts, religion, migration, ethnic identity etc. suggests. that research developments do not necessarily follow a unilinear istorical-ypological development. Kristian Kristiansen has been at the forefront ofthe redeveloping interest in Indo-European studies in ‘arehaeologs. Though today’s sudies are supported by advanced methodologies and data, a number ofthe central issues were addressed 70 years ago. Norwegian research history i used ata case study Keywords: Archaeology & language, Ethnicity, Germanie, Hikon She PA. Munch, Scandinavia [have regularly taught courses in the history of archaeology ‘and archaeological thought. Although some of the associated ‘course readings are distinct regional studies, the backbone is usually based on Anglo-American surveys, and I've predictably disseminated the widely held research historical typology of ‘cultural historical archaeology’, ‘processual archaeology” and *post-processual archaeology’. In my defence, I've usually pointed ‘out that such categories are not accurate historical descriptions of individuals (who are composite eclectics, and who afterall in sum make up broader trends, n general Miliseuskes 2011) or for Scandinavia (Baudou 2004). As faras Scandinavia is concerned, ‘region with close interaction with British and American schools, the Anglo-American terminology does no fit very well - numerous developments in Anglo-American thinking ascribed toa restricted ‘theoretical o ideological epoch, quite often have substantial and

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