Essays about: "Archaeological iron"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 40 essays containing the words Archaeological iron.

1. 1. Desalination of Archaeological Iron Objects in Vacuum

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för kulturvård

   Author : Aleksi Pienimäki; [2023-12-13]
   Keywords : Archaeological iron; desalination; vacuum;

   Abstract : This work investigates the efficiency of commercially available vacuum containers as a physical deoxygenation method for desalination solutions for archaeological iron. Other factors are investigated as well, such as the effect of cleaning the objects of their corrosion crusts before treatment and drying them between subsequent treatment baths. READ MORE

3. 2. Traces of Iron Age activities at Kullen - A New Synthesis

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Arkeologi

   Author : Karolina Jacobsen; [2023]
   Keywords : iron age; Scania; kullaberg; kullen; social structures; GIS; spatial analysis; assemblage theory; affordance theory; entanglement theory; power; resources; older remains; social roles; sites; functions; landscape archaeology; social; culture; activities; cultural landscapes; historical legacies; History and Archaeology;

   Abstract : Kullen has had a huge gap in knowledge about the Iron Age period. This thesis offers a new synthesis to close this gap in knowledge of the Iron Age period in the region. The aim of this study was to gain more knowledge about the Iron Age and the activities during this period in the areas. READ MORE

4. 3. Artisanal Perspectives on Valsgärde : A technical analysis of scabbards

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för kulturvetenskaper (KV)

   Author : Robert Sven Guildford; [2023]
   Keywords : artisanship; crafting; interdisciplinary; Late Iron Age Scandinavia; tacit knowledge;

   Abstract : The scabbards from the Valsgärde boat-graves are fine works of artisanship, the person who made them put many hours of work into them. It is easy to get lost in typologies and books,but one must not forget that some crafts are still being practiced to this day. READ MORE

5. 4. 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

6. 5. Bog Bodies in a Macro Perspective. A Spatial Study of Early Iron Age Scanian Bog Skeletons and Their Cultural Roles as Seen Through the Liminality Perspective

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Arkeologi

   Author : Nell Andersson; [2023]
   Keywords : bog bodies; bog skeletons; spatial perspective; landscape archaeology; early iron age; liminality; entanglement; ritual perspective; History and Archaeology;

   Abstract : This thesis was written with the aims to better understand the spatial relation between the Scanian iron Age bog bodies and the archaeological remains within the surrounding landscape, which in turn would lead to a new theory of understanding the cultural and social aspects of the bog body phenomenon, specifically by applying the liminality perspective. This was done by approaching the material through a wider macro perspective, as opposed to the normally individual-focused micro perspective most used in the bog body research. READ MORE