Essays about: "osteological analysis"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 21 essays containing the words osteological analysis.

  1. 1. Violent Lives, Violent Deaths : An osteological analysis of the medieval cemetery at Helgeandsholmen, Stockholm

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för idé- och samhällsstudier

    Author : Josefine Söderberg; [2023]
    Keywords : Arkeologi; osteologi; helgeandsholmen; stridsskador; våldsskador; medeltid; medeltida sjukvård;

    Abstract : This essay includes osteological and pathological analyses on selected individuals from the medieval cemetery at Helgeandsholmen, Stockholm. All of the individuals have been selected based on information that indicates that they have suffered trauma caused by violence. READ MORE

  2. 2. Violence Against the Elite : A Comparative Analysis of two Terminal Classic Mass Graves in Cancuén

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

    Author : Nayelli Wallbing Kenney; [2023]
    Keywords : Mass graves; violence against elite; collapse; power; socio-politics; socio-economy; osteological analysis; Cancuén; Massgravar; våld mot elit; kollaps; makt; socialpolitik; socioekonomi; osteologisk analys; Cancuén;

    Abstract : In this essay a comparative analysis will be conducted on two mass graves from the terminal classics in the Maya lowlands. This will be done by analysing interpretations of the Cancuén site in Guatemala. Cancuén was a major trading port city in the terminal classics’ southern lowlands. It flourished until its decline in the late 700’s CE. READ MORE

  3. 3. Röekillorna unsealed – an osteological analysis of the seal remains at Röekillorna Spring

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Historisk osteologi

    Author : Tea Jahrehorn Önnerfors; [2023]
    Keywords : zooarchaeology; osteological research; offerings-and burial; pinnipedia; grey seals; Neolithic; Iron Age; wetlands; pre-historical Scania; Baltic Sea; Röekillorna Spring; History and Archaeology;

    Abstract : Zooarchaeological studies have played a crucial role in understanding the pre-historic societies of Scania. The analysis of animal remains from archaeological sites has provided insights into the subsistence strategies, economic practices, and cultural beliefs of the people who lived in the region. READ MORE

  4. 4. Defining the Unidentified : An osteological re-analysis of an unmarked Late Neolithic/Early Bronze Age grave

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

    Author : Vir Sjöberg; [2023]
    Keywords : Late Neolithic; Early Bronze Age; Gotland; re-analysis; paleopathology microarchaeology; unmarked grave; communal burial; Senneolitikum; äldre bronsålder; Gotland; återanalys; paleopatologi mikroarkeologi; flatmarksgrav; gemensam grav;

    Abstract : This thesis presents a micro-archaeological analysis of the osteological material from theunmarked communal grave L1977:6727, in Sigsarve, Gotland. The grave was found during the ploughing of a field and excavated in 1911. READ MORE

  5. 5. 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