Essays about: "Dolmen"

Found 2 essays containing the word Dolmen.

1. 1. The megaliths of Bohuslän in a south Scandinavian context

   University essay from

   Author : Roger Cederberg; [2022-11-15]
   Keywords : Neolithic; Southern Scandinavia; Dolmen; Passage grave; C14; Bohuslän;

   Abstract : The transformation from a hunter/gatherer population to a farming society in southern Scandinavia is a process of only 300-400 years, primarily from around 4000 BC to around 3700 BC. Farming is then established in most of southern Scandinavia. READ MORE

3. 2. Here and There: The setting of dolmens and passage graves in north-eastern and south-eastern Scania

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Arkeologi

   Author : Catarina Nilsson; [2013]
   Keywords : dolmen; passage grave; landscape; Scania; megalithic; setting; dös; gånggrift; landskap; Skåne; megalit; omgivning; History and Archaeology;

   Abstract : In this master’s thesis I have explored what characterises the setting of dolmens and passage graves in north-eastern and south-eastern Scania, southern Sweden, if there are common features, and what meaning/connection the setting can imply. By combining field visits at twenty-four sites with search results from the Swedish National Heritage Board’s database, map studies, literature studies and previous research, I have found that the sites are characterised by diversity in the setting, though some sites share a combination of characteristics. READ MORE