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  1. 1. The mysterious grinding grooves

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

    Author : Sören Gannholm; [2020]
    Keywords : Grinding grooves; Gotland; Neolithic; excavation; 14C-dating; archaeoastronomy;

    Abstract : On the Island of Gotland, there is a phenomenon called grinding grooves, Sw. slipskåror. They occur in bedrock and boulders. About 3600 are known on the island today and having a length of less than half a meter to over one meter. READ MORE

  3. 2. Diatom analyses of sediment from Himmerfjärden estuary, southern archipelago of Stockholm : has the water discharge from a constructed sewage treatment plant led to eutrophication?

    University essay from Södertörns högskola/Institutionen för naturvetenskap, miljö och teknik

    Author : Lina Elander; [2015]
    Keywords : Diatom; Baltic Sea; Baltic Proper; Eutrophication; Coastal zone; Himmerfjärden; Diatom analyses; Sewage treatment plant;

    Abstract : A sediment core from Himmerfjärden estuary, south of Stockholm, was examined to detect records of eutrophication on the site since the opening of the sewage treatment plant Himmerfjärdsverket in 1974. The core was analysed with respect to the diatom record and lithology. READ MORE

  4. 3. Pollen analytical and landscape reconstruction study at Lake Storsjön, southern Sweden, over the last 2000 years

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Geologiska institutionen

    Author : Christine Åkesson; [2013]
    Keywords : Baltic Sea; Småland; land-use changes; pollen analysis; REVEALS model; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Pollenanalys och landskapsrekonstruktionsmodellering (modellen REVEALS) användes för att undersöka landskapsutvecklingen i Botorpsströmmens dräneringsområde i södra Sverige över de senaste 2000 åren. Studien ingår i två större projekt, The archaeology and ecology of collapse: social and agricultural change following the Black Death och Managing Multiple Stressors in the Baltic Sea. READ MORE

  5. 4. Climate and Environmental Changes in Northeastern Thailand - The Record of Lake Pa Kho.

    University essay from KTH/Mark- och vattenteknik

    Author : Md Al Mamunul Haque; [2012]
    Keywords : Lake Pa Kho; Monsoon variability; Lake sediments; Geochemical variables; 14C dating; Northeastern Thailand;

    Abstract : Lake Pa Kho is a fresh water lake in Northeastern Thailand, where the East Asian summer monsoon prevails. The monsoon climate and associated variability has tremendous impacts on the life and environmental aspects of the region. READ MORE

  6. 5. A comparative study between loss on ignition and total carbon analysis on Late Glacial sediments from Atteköps mosse, southwestern Sweden, and their tentative correlation with the GRIP event stratigraphy

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Geologiska institutionen

    Author : Daniel-Stefan Veres; [2001]
    Keywords : Atteköps mosse; limnic sediments; Late Glacial; loss on ignition; total carbon; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Popular abstract: In this study, several sediment core from Atteköps mosse, southwestern Sweden, were investigated with respect to lithostratigraphy, loss on ignition analysis, grain size distribution, magnetic susceptibility, total carbon analysis and 14C dating. The first part of the study foccuses on a detailed analysis of the above mentioned sediment parameters. READ MORE