ABSTRACT
The paper presents an analysis of Neolithic settlement patterns over the landscape regions in the three counties of Akershus, Oslo, and Buskerud in South-Eastern Norway. Over several years the data set has been integrated in a large database with free access at the University of Oslo. Each find is recorded with coordinates with different accuracy levels. This analysis includes finds with a provenance accuracy of cadastral unit and better. Possible interpretations at two different scale levels are discussed. The broad scale level presents a settlement pattern in relation to different landscape regions. A tentative result suggests a gradually more intensive use of the inland areas and more activity in the higher valleys throughout the Neolithic. At the same time a shift within the regions is implied. Moreover, at a more detailed level, the site analysis reveals mobility and settlement change within the landscape regions.
