TIME AND AGAIN WE SEE STRANGE FACES on archaeological objects from early migration-period contexts in northern and western Europe. They are depicted on fibulas, belt buckles, button brooches and some other types of objects. With their bulgy eyes, open mouths and chubby cheeks they appear as though they were ‘shadowing’ and pursuing human-kind. Who are they, whose image might be represented here, what meaning did these images convey and what were they meant to achieve? Through an analysis of new and old archaeological finds, the appearances, spatial distribution and duration of use of these faces are discussed, and an interpretation for their meaning is suggested. Contacts between the various Germanic-speaking groups of northern Europe and their blended culture, signalled by motifs derived from Celtic, Roman and later Christian societies, created a new world of idiosyncratic images and thoughts which are interrogated here.

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面对面：迁移时期考古学的主要主题

我们一次又一次地在北欧和西欧早期迁移时期的考古物体上看到奇怪的面孔。它们被描绘在腓骨、皮带扣、纽扣胸针和其他一些类型的物体上。凸出的眼睛，张开的嘴巴，圆滚滚的脸颊，仿佛在“影子”追寻着人类。他们是谁，他们的形象可能在这里表现出来，这些形象传达了什么意义，他们想要达到什么目的？通过对新旧考古发现的分析，讨论了这些面孔的外观、空间分布和使用时间，并提出了对其含义的解释。北欧的各种日耳曼语群体及其混合文化之间的联系，以凯尔特人、罗马和后来的基督教社会的主题为标志，