Essays about: "Mesolithic"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 19 essays containing the word Mesolithic.

  1. 1. The Mesolithic Skeletons of Motala Canal

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för kulturvetenskaper (KV)

    Author : Viktor Larsson; [2023]
    Keywords : Prehistory; Stone Age; Ritual; Skeletal Remains; Kanaljorden; Mesolitikum; Stenåldern;

    Abstract : This essay is about the Mesolithic of Motala Canal and the depositions that have been found there, including a large number of animal bones. I would argue the most important discovery at this site was the human skulls, which will be the main topic of this essay. READ MORE

  3. 2. All Is Fish that Comes to His Net - contextualising subsistence strategy, animal economy and mobility in coastal Sweden's Mesolithic past

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Historisk osteologi

    Author : Hanna Rosenborg; [2022]
    Keywords : Blå Jungfrun; coastal landscapes; mesolithic; osteology; zooarchaeology; mobility; diet; sedentism; subsistence strategy; hunter-gatherer; History and Archaeology;

    Abstract : In an extensive analysis of seven coastal sites that are spread across the East and West coast of southern Sweden, animal economy and specialised hunting is at the forefront of interpreting the subsistence strategy and mobility in Mesolithic hunter-gatherer societies. Through comparative data, the following thesis will observe the differences and similarities between the aforementioned coastal regions of southern Sweden in an attempt to study the possible seasonality and sedentism of residential locations. READ MORE

  4. 3. OSL dating of the Mesolithic site Nilsvikdalen 7, Bjorøy, Norway.

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Geologiska institutionen

    Author : Elin Jirdén; [2022]
    Keywords : OSL dating; luminescence; SAR protocol; water content; archaeology; Late Mesolithic; Norway.; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Luminescence dating is a well-established dating method within geological and archaeological research. However, the use of luminescence dating, and more specifically optically stimulated luminescence (OSL), is currently underutilised in Norwegian archaeology. READ MORE

  5. 4. Taphonomic Markers and 3D-Modelling - A Non-Intrusive Method for Micromorphological Distinction of Metal and Stone Butchering Tools

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Historisk osteologi

    Author : Gianni Bello Cifuentes; [2021]
    Keywords : Osteology; Experimental Archaeology; 3D-modelling; Photogrammetry; Microphotogrammetry; Taphonomy; Bone Surface Modification; Cut Marks; Butchery Patterns; Digital Visualisation; Digital Zooarchaeology; Digital Osteology; History and Archaeology;

    Abstract : Digital tools in (zoo)archaeology have great potential for education, mediation, and research. Microphotogrammetric 3D-modeling offers new non-intrusive analytical approaches to old problems and questions. READ MORE

  6. 5. En arkeologi av det animistiska : Om den mesolitiska ornamentiken i Östersjöområdet

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för arkeologi och antikens kultur

    Author : Erik Solfeldt; [2021]
    Keywords : Mesolithic portable art; new animism; animacy; relational ontology; hylomorphism; rhizome theory; meshwork; rhizomatic chaîne opératoire; bone; antler; amber; Mesolitisk portabel konst; ny-animism; animism; relationell ontologi; hylemorfism; rhizomteori; meshwork; rhizomatisk chaîne opératoire; ben; horn; bärnsten;

    Abstract : This thesis is focused on the material known as the Mesolithic portable art. Earlier research have interpreted the material as representative art relating to ideology, mythology, prestige, ritual practices,and tribalism. Such interpretations are based on theoretical frameworks that build on hylomorphism and Cartesian metaphysics. READ MORE