
Far-flung ancient communities forged bonds through broken rings
What can the fragments of Neolithic slate rings found in Finland tell us about social relationships 6,000 years ago?
by Marja Ahola, Elisabeth Holmqvist & Petro Pesonen
Marja Ahola is an archaeologist. She is an Academy of Finland post-doctoral researcher in the department of history, culture and communications at the University of Oulu and a visiting researcher at the University of Helsinki in Finland.