Abstract The Late Nordic Iron Age (AD 550–1050) was characterised by significant change in political, military, judicial and religious structures across Scandinavia, most clearly manifested in the appearance of high-status ‘central places’ in the landscape. Recent ground-penetrating radar surveys at Gjellestad in Norway have revealed a site comprising several large burial mounds—one of which contains a ship burial—in addition to a possible cult house and a feasting hall. This combination of features suggests that Gjellestad was part of a hitherto unknown central place on the eastern shores of the Oslofjord. If correct, the authors’ interpretations demonstrate that the layouts of these sites were formulaic, and that central places may be more common than previously thought.

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Gjellestad：挪威东南部新发现的“中心地方”

摘要 北欧铁器时代晚期（公元 550-1050 年）的特点是整个斯堪的纳维亚半岛的政治、军事、司法和宗教结构发生了重大变化，最明显的表现是景观中地位较高的“中心地方”的出现。最近在挪威 Gjellestad 进行的探地雷达调查显示，除了可能的邪教屋和宴会厅外，该遗址还包括几个大型墓葬丘——其中一个墓葬包含船葬。这些特征的组合表明 Gjellestad 是奥斯陆峡湾东岸一个迄今未知的中心地点的一部分。如果正确，作者的解释表明这些站点的布局是公式化的，中心位置可能比以前认为的更常见。