Essays about: "Birka"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 16 essays containing the word Birka.

  1. 6. Detection of Archaeological Sites from Aerial Imagery using Deep Learning

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för astronomi och teoretisk fysik - Genomgår omorganisation

    Author : Jorge Lazo; [2019]
    Keywords : Deep Learning; Archaeology; Computer Vision; Aerial Imagery; Transfer Learning.; Physics and Astronomy;

    Abstract : In recent years, Deep Learning has proven to be an outstanding tool in the field of computer vision showing promising results in different fields such as the analysis of medical images, obstacle detection for self-driving cars, automatic image caption generation, etc. In the case of Archaeology, the adoption of these methods in the detection of archaeological structures from aerial images has been slower than in other fields. READ MORE

  3. 7. Bits & Bobs : Finds from a research excavation of Birka’s rampart: A study with focus on material distribution and metal conservation

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Arkeologiska forskningslaboratoriet

    Author : Mikael Heljeback; [2019]
    Keywords : Archaeology; Metal conservation; Birka; Rampart; Iron age; Viking; Excavation; XRF; Comb; Beads; Osteoarchaeology; Ceramics; Hillfort; Artefacts; Database; Corrosion;

    Abstract : In the spring of 2018, a prospection and subsequent research excavation of a previously unstudied area related to the rampart of the Viking age town of Birka, Sweden, was undertaken by students and professors from the archaeological science department affiliated with Stockholm University.The purpose of this paper is to examine and categorise the various excavated finds, the ensuing conservation and preservation of the metal objects as well as to investigate the context and possible function of the site regarding the spatial distribution of said finds. READ MORE

  4. 8. A Coin for the Afterlife

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Historisk arkeologi

    Author : Hanna Emgård Ryberg; [2018]
    Keywords : Obolus; Scandinavia; Viking Age; Coins; Grave Goods; Birka; Hedeby; History and Archaeology;

    Abstract : Emgård Ryberg, H. 2018. A Coin for the Afterlife. Charon’s Obols in Viking Age Scandinavia? Lund University, Department of Archaeology and Ancient History. READ MORE

  5. 9. Digital Marine Osteoarchaeology : The problematization of bodies and bones in water

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

    Author : Matilda Fredriksson; [2017]
    Keywords : Digital marine osteoarchaeology; Marine archaeology; Marine osteology; Osteoarchaeology; Bioarchaeology; Birka; Mars; Gribshunden; Mary Rose; Sandby borg; Çatalhöyük; Marine osteoarchaeology; Animal remains; Human remains; Taphonomy; Fluvial transport.;

    Abstract : This master's thesis is intended as a foundation for further development of methods for digital marine osteoarchaeology. The main purpose of this thesis was to examine and problematise the process of locating, documenting, and analyzing skeletal remains in marine archaeological, and other hard to reach sites. READ MORE

  6. 10. Archaeology in Modernity, Two World Heritage Sites in Scandinavia as Cultural Identity?

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Arkeologi

    Author : Alejandro Sanchez Hernandez; [2017]
    Keywords : World Heritage Site; UNESCO; Social archaeology; Public archaeology; Modernity; Cultural identity; Scandinavia and Viking Age.; History and Archaeology;

    Abstract : The designation of World Heritage Site overcomes a serious of events in the life of each location. The social life of the sites that are designated brings a discussion about the characters that are responsible for the maintenance and preservation of the physical and ontological characteristics of the data and knowledge originated in it. READ MORE