PREHISTORIC RESIDENTS IN MARGINAL AREAS — AN EXAMPLE FROM WEST SWEDEN

Abstract

Summary. The purpose of this article is to give an idea of the settlement history of a marginal area of the Swedish West coast. The presence of Stone Age man is evidenced by a great number of hitherto unknown, very small quartz quarries throughout the area. The Bronze and Iron Age settlements are evidenced by the ancient grave monuments. As the location at different altitudes of these graves cannot be explained by a lowering sea level, another explanation has to be sought. The area seems to have developed away from contact with the coastal zones and there is no evidence of settlement expansion.