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Final response and future directions

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 January 2015

Johan Ling  and
Zofia Stos-Gale
Johan Ling
Affiliation:
Archaeology, Department of Historical Studies, University of Gothenburg, Box 200, SE-405 30, Göteborg, Sweden (Email: [email protected])
Zofia Stos-Gale
Affiliation:
Independent researcher, Ifold, West Sussex, UK
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It is rare for authors to be able to read comments on their paper by leading colleagues and to have the chance to respond before its publication. We would like to thank the editor of Antiquity for providing this opportunity. The comments express both acceptance of, and doubts about, interconnectedness between the eastern Mediterranean and Scandinavia in the Bronze Age. Kaul's comments demonstrate a deep insight into how Nordic archaeology reveals this interconnectedness; that is clearly expressed in his latest publication on the topic in Antiquity (Kaul 2013). Moreover, both Kaul and Sognnes, who accept these interconnections, have an excellent understanding of Scandinavian Bronze Age rock art. In fact, most of the reviewers’ comments express a positive attitude to the interpretation of the rock art images as possible representations of oxhide ingots.

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Antiquity , Volume 89 , Issue 343 , February 2015 , pp. 221 - 223
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Copyright © Antiquity Publications Ltd., 2015 

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