Essays about: "Bronze Age"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 40 essays containing the words Bronze Age.

1. 6. Den gudomliga hästen? Hästen i sydskandinavien under bronsåldern

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Arkeologi

   Author : Madeleine Horvath; [2023]
   Keywords : imaging; bronze-age; petroglyphs; horse-gear; iconography; cosmology; status.; History and Archaeology;

   Abstract : This essay is an analysis of the horse during the scandinavian bronze age, more specifically southern scandinavia with a breaking point at circa Gothenburg. The questions regard whether or not the horse was a high status animal during older to younger bronze age in the region and whether or not we can argue this based on rock carvings, horse gear and other pictorial renderings where the horse is present. READ MORE

3. 7. Scandinavian Mummies : Interpreting the preservative qualities of Danish Bronze Age Mounds

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

   Author : Ellinor Grönkvist; [2023]
   Keywords : Burial mounds; Bronze Age; Denmark; Preservation; Oak-log coffins; Gravhögar; Bronsålder; Danmark; Bevarande; Ekstockskistor;

   Abstract : This paper explores/investigates the circumstances around the unusual level of preservation of organic materials within certain mounds in Jutland, Denmark, as well as the scientific benefits of these findings. These mounds contain coffins made from oak-logs and within them mummies of different degree of preservation have been found. READ MORE

4. 8. Rock Art in Technicolour Exploring Augmented Reality as an Accessibility Tool for Rock Art in Tanum World Heritage

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för kulturvård

   Author : Aliisa Råmark; [2022-10-26]
   Keywords : Augmented Reality; Rock Art; Accessibility; Digital Heritage; Tanum World Heritage;

   Abstract : This thesis explores the impact of implementing Augmented Reality (AR) technology in Tanum World heritage from the perspective of access to heritage and the value of digital heritage. Sweden has some of the best-preserved Bronze Age rock art worldwide, with more than 20,000 rock art sites around the country. READ MORE

5. 9. Finding the Lady of the Lake : A Geospatial Analysis of Bronze Age Lake Deposition Sites

   University essay from KTH/Geoinformatik

   Author : julia Schulte Koskinen; [2022]
   Keywords : GIS; landscape archaeology; Bronze Age; lake; deposits; deposition sites; central Sweden; GIS; landskapsarkeologi; bronsålder; sjö; depåfynd; depåer; mellansverige;

   Abstract : During the Bronze Age, bronze items were sacrificed to the gods by leaving them in the landscape. When making these sacrifices, known as deposits, the Bronze Age people followed certain landscape rules. These rules, and other similarities between the sites, can be rediscovered by analyzing the attributes of the sites. READ MORE

6. 10. Vestiges of Roman Cult Religion and Household Deities in the Northern Barbaricum: A study of statuettes and other anthropomorphic figures from Barbaricum, Britannia Superior and the Roman heartlands

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Arkeologi

   Author : David Stuart Parker; [2021]
   Keywords : Lares; penates; genius; anthropomorphic figures; household deities; domestic religion; cult worship; lararium; romanisation; hybridisation; animism; Romans; Roman cults; Roman Britain; Roman Iron Age; tribal societies; classical art.; History and Archaeology;

   Abstract : This text serves as a fresh approach to the study of Roman influence on the Scandinavian region. This is achieved through the medium of various bronze statuettes, both from the Roman Empire itself as well as in the form of locally-produced anthropomorphic figures. READ MORE