Essays about: "burial ground analysis"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 10 essays containing the words burial ground analysis.

  1. 1. Vandring i ett minneslandskap : ett idéförslag för Östra kyrkogårdens minneslund och dess närmaste omgivning

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Vanja Pihl; [2022]
    Keywords : Sigurd Lewerentz; minneslandskap; begravningsplats; ceremoniplats; minnesplats; minneslund; fysisk modell;

    Abstract : Östra kyrkogården i Malmö invigdes 1921. Den är formgiven av arkitekt Sigurd Lewerentz och är ett av de främsta exemplen på begravnings- och landskapsarkitektur i Europa under 1900-talet. READ MORE

  3. 2. Themes of (de)legitimation on the burial of aborted fetuses: the Italian pro-life and pro-choice movements

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Alessia Ibba; [2022]
    Keywords : pro-life; pro-choice; reproductive rights; fetuses burial; Italy; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : In Italy, all aborted fetuses are required to be buried. However, when thousands of fetuses graves were found displaying a cross with the name of the person who had aborted, the practice was contested. READ MORE

  4. 3. The mirror in ancient South Italian funerary context : A study of the mirror’s function and symbolic meaning in graves in the Greek colonies Locri Epizefiri and Metaponto

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

    Author : Isabella Jäger; [2021]
    Keywords : Mirror; grave; Locri Epizefiri; Metaponto; contextual archaeology; iconographical analysis; Dionysiac cult; divination;

    Abstract : The mirror appears frequently in funerary contexts in the Greek colonies Locri Epizefiri and Metaponto and this thesis endeavours to rebuild the contexts of these mirrors using the approach of contextual archaeology. To explore the mirror’s contemporary function and meaning within the burial record and to discern why mirrors appear within a funerary setting, a chain of contexts is followed from the archaeological material to iconographical analysis, to comparative archaeological data, widening the contextual circles step by step. READ MORE

  5. 4. Leather in Late Iron Age Scandinavia : From elk-traps to cheese-glue

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Arkeologi

    Author : Stella Carlson; [2021]
    Keywords : Valsgärde; Vendel Period; leather; tanning; Late Iron Age; organic materials; Valsgärde; Vendeltid; läder; garvning; sen järnålder; organiska material;

    Abstract : Leather is a material that throughout history has been very important for humankind. Up until recently is has often however, together with other organic materials, not been given the attention it might deserve. READ MORE

  6. 5. Age of the Cremated : On the estimation of age of burnt human remains

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Osteoarkeologiska forskningslaboratoriet

    Author : Emil Åkesson; [2019]
    Keywords : age estimation; cremated remains; diploë; suture closure;

    Abstract : The estimation of age is an important aspect in osteoarchaeological analysis. In order to understand people and their fates in past societies, researchers must turn to palaeodemography. READ MORE