Essays about: "Burial"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 112 essays containing the word Burial.

  1. 21. The Sound of Silence : Experiencing the memory grove as a site of commemoration

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Sociologiska institutionen

    Author : Jonathan Lindfeldt; [2022]
    Keywords : memory grove [in Swedish: minneslund]; post-mortem relations; absence presence; post-mortem rituals;

    Abstract : The memory grove [in Swedish: minneslund] is becoming an increasingly popular custom of burial in Sweden. Unlike traditional Swedish burial customs, the memory grove is a collective and anonymous gravesite, unmooring the obligation and cost of traditional grave maintenance. READ MORE

  3. 22. Being a royal or a noble at death : Funerary expressions of social status in Macedonia

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Antikens kultur och samhällsliv

    Author : Georgia Bei; [2022]
    Keywords : royalty; nobility; social status; tomb; deceased; material expression; funerary landscape; Macedonia; Vergina; Hagios Athanasios; Derveni; funerary archaeology;

    Abstract : This thesis discusses the funerary expression of social status in Macedonia during the 4th century BCE. Specifically, this thesis aims to examine the royal and the noble status and the way this is expressed in death, by making a distinction between royals and nobles. READ MORE

  4. 23. Drivers of decomposition across Sphagnum bog margins

    University essay from Karlstads universitet/Institutionen för miljö- och livsvetenskaper (from 2013)

    Author : Emil Nordström; [2022]
    Keywords : Peatlands; tea bag index; edge effects; carbon storage; carbon sequestration; waterlogging; Torvmark; kanteffekter; kollagring; koldioxidbindning;

    Abstract : Peatlands provide multiple ecosystem services, including extensive carbon sequestration and storage, yet many peatlands have been degraded or destroyed. Peatlands carbon storage capacity is connected to inherently low decomposition rates, causing the build-up of organic matter. READ MORE

  5. 24. Vila i träd : sambandet mellan gravträd och människors miljöengagemang och attityd till växtlighet

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management (from 130101)

    Author : Klara Kristensson; [2022]
    Keywords : gravträd; antropomorfism; växtblindhet; miljöengagemang; gravskick; kyrkogård;

    Abstract : Idag står vi inför det brådskande hotet om en omfattande massutrotning av både växter och djur. Så många som hälften av världens växtarter kvalificeras som hotade till utrotning inom de närmsta decennierna. READ MORE

  6. 25. Post-IR IRSL dating of K-feldspar from Loess at Lowland Point, SW England : Developing a Chronology for Past Climate Records

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Elin Törnqvist; [2022]
    Keywords : loess; post-IR IRSL; Lowland Point; SW England; Quaternary; löss; post-IR IRSL; Lowland Point; England; kvartär;

    Abstract : Loess deposits are terrestrial clastic sediments derived from aeolian deposition. Loess is transported in periglacial conditions and was mainly deposited in cold environments around glaciers during the Quaternary period. READ MORE