Parallel worlds and mixed economies: multi-proxy analysis reveals complex subsistence systems at the dawn of early farming in the northeast Baltic [PDF]
Royal Society Open Science, 2023 The transition from foraging to farming was a key turning point in ancient socio-economies. Yet, the complexities and regional variations of this transformation are still poorly understood.
Ester Oras +22 more
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Precarious Roads to Recognition: Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, 1917–1922; pp. 187–211 [PDF]
Acta Historica Tallinnensia, 2022 This article introduces the special issue marking the centenary of de jure recognition extended to the Estonian, Latvian, and Lithuanian governments by the United States in July 1922.
James Montgomery Baxenfield +1 more
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The Cult of Saint Anthony in Medieval and Early Modern Estonia [PDF]
Acta Historica Tallinnensia, 2021 The aim of the article is to give an overview of the veneration of Anthony the Great in medieval and early modern Estonia, identify its typical characteristics and find out how the veneration of the saint differed for urban and rural populations ...
Inna Põltsam-Jürjo
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Food and norms in 13th–16th century Estonia: meat and meat products [PDF]
Eesti Arheoloogiaajakiri, 2023 The aim of this article is to give an overview of the norms that determined dietary patterns in medieval and early modern Estonia. The focus is on meat and on the social and cultural norms related to meat-eating. In particular, written sources shed light
Inna Põltsam-Jürjo
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Reckoning counters found in a 15th-century landfill of the Kalamaja suburb of Tallinn [PDF]
Eesti Arheoloogiaajakiri, 2023 In 2018â2019, at least 35 000 finds were gathered from the plot at Jahu 6 in the medieval and early modern suburb of Kalamaja in Tallinn, which had been transported to the disposal site together with waste and garbage from the walled town.
Ivar Leimus, Andres Tvauri
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HORSES, STAGS AND BEAVERS: ANIMALS AS PRESENTS IN LATE-MEDIEVAL LIVONIA; pp. 3–17 [PDF]
Acta Historica Tallinnensia, 2016 The article discusses the significance of animals in late medieval gift-giving and diplomatic culture. It demonstrates that animals as presents were needed, desired and publicly displayed. Some animals were widely recognized as markers of status.
Anu Mänd
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Журнал Фронтирных Исследований, 2023 Medieval Narva was the easternmost city of Livonia, falling within the purview of Lübeck law. Due to a range of political and economic factors, Narva’s legal system experienced dynamic transformations throughout the 15th and the first half of the 16th ...
Valentina A. Yakunina
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Coins and tokens from a 15th-century landfill in the Kalamaja suburb of Tallinn [PDF]
Eesti Arheoloogiaajakiri, 2021 In 2018â2019 at least 35 000 finds were revealed on the plot at Jahu 6 in the medieval and early modern Kalamaja suburb of Tallinn, which had been brought to the disposal area together with waste and garbage from the city surrounded by the city wall ...
Ivar Leimus, Andres Tvauri
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Pulmapäeva külastuspaigad Narvas: pulmasõidu kujunemise ajaloost [PDF]
Mäetagused, 2019 The present article analyses a wedding walk as a constant element of the modern Russian wedding ritual in the post-Soviet cultural room. The article provides an insight into the history of the establishment of this ceremonial tradition, presents ...
Jelena Nõmm, Olga Burdakova
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FROM RUS’ TRADE TO CRUSADE: ST OLAF’S CHURCHES IN THE EASTERN BALTIC SEA REGION; pp. 3–25 [PDF]
Acta Historica Tallinnensia, 2017 This article discusses the use of the cult of the Holy King in the context of the Baltic Crusades at the end of the 12th century and in the early 13th century. The analysis is based on the account of the miracle of St Olaf performed in Estonia, the story
Kersti MARKUS
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