Essays about: "Bronze age"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 40 essays containing the words Bronze age.

1. 1. Chariots of the Atlantic Warriors - A Comparative Study of Chariot Motifs on Scandinavian and Iberian Rock Art

   University essay from

   Author : Hannes Grahn; [2023-03-17]
   Keywords : Bronze Age; Rock art; Chariots; Scandinavia; Iberia; Long-distance interaction; Frännarp; Kivik; Villfara; Iberian warrior stele;

   Abstract : During the last two decades, ideas of long-distance interaction between cultures has gained an increased amount of attention in the field of Bronze Age research. Previous research has shown that such a long-distance interaction, connected to the trade of metal and amber, may have existed between Scandinavia and Iberia, facilitated by a group of seafaring warrior-traders, with a shared identity, set of values and cosmology. READ MORE

3. 2. 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. 3. Coins, glass shards and other means of payment - A comparative study of Scandinavian Charon object burials using R. Dawkins’ meme theory

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Arkeologi

   Author : Markus Ahlberg; [2023]
   Keywords : Charon’s fee; Obolus; Roman Iron Age; Migration Period; Elite Burial; Mercenary; Meme; Engbjerg; Himlingøje; Högom; Kälder; Hol; Gile; History and Archaeology;

   Abstract : The purpose of this thesis’ topic is to investigate the evolutionary dispersal of the Charon’s fee or Obolus rite outside the Roman provinces in Northern Europe, with a specific focus on Roman Iron Age and Migration Period Scandinavia. The aim of this study is therefore to add further understanding to the spread of Roman cultural influences outside the imperial borders and what made Roman material and ideological culture so attractive to the Germanic and Scandinavian Iron Age peoples. READ MORE

5. 4. Landskapsanalys för byutveckling : en tillämpning av SAVE-metoden på landsbygden

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

   Author : Fanny Ciszuk; [2023]
   Keywords : landskapsanalys; SAVE; byutveckling; landsbygd; landskapskaraktär;

   Abstract : Resultatet av min SAVE-analys i Lagga kyrkby visar att de viktigaste delarna att skydda i landskapet runt Lagga för att behålla den nuvarande karaktären är bronsålderslandskapet, odlingslandskapet med sin bystruktur och den småbrutna karaktären. Jag anser att SAVE-analysen i Lagga kyrkby kompletterar kommunens och bybornas förslag. READ MORE

6. 5. 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