EN SKOGSARBETARKOJAS BEKÄNNELSER
- ett försök med historisk etnoarkeologi i den norrländska storskogen
The aim of this study is to discuss the physical remains - preferably remains of woodland people in nothern Sweden during the 19th and early 20th century - that not yet is considered to be permanent ancient monuments and therefore not protected by the Cultural Monuments Act.
The discussion comes from an archeological excavation of a woodmen's cabin in Lycksele parish, County of Västerbotten, nothern Sweden. The results gave a lot of information that was not avalible in existing written or oral sourses, which shows the importance of using an archeological investigationmethod also in historical remains.
Another conclusion in this study, given by an inventory for physical remains in two small parts in the north of Lycksele parish, is that only a small amount of all existing historical - and prehistorical (i.e permanent ancient monuments) - remains are registered by the Central Board of National Antiquities and therefore known by the authorities. This is quite remarkeble, and results in a bigg loss of "younger ancient monuments" and with them the large amount of information they carried about people that once created them.
The State County Administration supervises cultural resourses in the county, but the Central Board of National Antiquities supervises cultural resourse management in Sweden, and are therefor responsible for what categories of physical remains that are considered to be permanent ancient monuments and protected by the Cultural Monuments Act.
With the new knowledge, and a beginning change in policy, these matters are debated among archeologists at different institutions - at the Central Board of Antiquities as well as at universities and museums. The diciplin of historical archeology is growing stronger and many archeologists demand better protection for the "younger ancient monuments".