Essays about: "Archaeobotany"

Showing result 6 - 8 of 8 essays containing the word Archaeobotany.

  1. 6. The Journey of Resources : Archaeobotanical analysis of late Iron Age and medieval Sigtuna, Sweden

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för arkeologi och antik historia

    Author : Siri Pettersson; [2019]
    Keywords : agricultural history; archaeobotany; archaeology; continuity; ecology; grassland ecology; historical ecology; history; Iron Age; landscape management; land use; land use tradition; medieval period; middle ages; niche construction; paleoecology; plant ecology; Professorn; resource ecology; Sigtuna; traditional landscape management; Carex; Cyperaceae;

    Abstract : Traditional agriculture has played an important role in shaping the landscape for thousands of years. Agriculture and interactions between humans and their surroundings have changed since the beginning of historic time in Sweden, approximately 1000 years ago. READ MORE

  3. 7. Fulachta Fiadh in County Cavan : A study of the use of archaeobotanical, geochemical and geophysical methods on burnt mounds in County Cavan, Ireland

    University essay from Miljöarkeologiska laboratoriet

    Author : Radoslaw Grabowski; [2008]
    Keywords : Environmental archaeology; Ireland; Co Cavan; Fulachta Fiadh; Archaeobotany; Geochemistry; Geophysics;

    Abstract : This thesis aims at investigating whether archaeobotanical investigations, combined with geochemical (phosphate) and geophysical (magnetic susceptibility) soil surveys, can provide valid data concerning the functional aspects of several burnt mounds detected in County Cavan, Ireland, during the realignment of a local road (N3 between Cavan Town and Belturbet). The results show that the methods can indeed be used to gain data concerning the formation, use and post-depositional aspects governing the nature of these sites. READ MORE

  4. 8. Uppåkra: environmental archaeology and Iron Age settlement in southern Sweden

    University essay from Miljöarkeologiska laboratoriet

    Author : Radoslaw Grabowski; [2008]
    Keywords : Uppåkra; Iron Age; Archaeobotany; Geochemistry; Geophysics;

    Abstract : .... READ MORE