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1. Röekillorna unsealed – an osteological analysis of the seal remains at Röekillorna Spring
University essay from Lunds universitet/Historisk osteologiAbstract : 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
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2. Pigeon Tales : An Exploration of Humanimal Entanglement in Urban Spaces
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för arkeologi och antik historiaAbstract : This thesis is an exploration of the humanimal entanglements between humans and pigeons in the urban setting. It traces human-pigeon histories from pigeons’ domestication forward to the contemporary conceptions of pigeons as a pest animal. READ MORE
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3. Effekter av ko- och fårbete på flora och fauna i hagmarker
University essay from SLU/Dept. of EcologyAbstract : Öppna gräsmarker är viktiga för många olika djur och växtarter, de är dock inte lika vanliga som de en gång var och i samband med ett moderniserat jordbruk. Dessa gräsmarker är ofta beroende av skötsel i form av till exempel slåtter eller bete för att bibehålla sina ekologiska strukturer, som till exempel låg näringshalt och stora öppna ytor. READ MORE
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4. Zooësis and Contemporary Art : Animal, Plant, and Machine Ontologies: Art Representations Beyond the Human
University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för kultur och estetikAbstract : What does it mean to take Animals, Plants, and Machines seriously when engaging in hybrid natures such as bioart, plant-art, taxidermy art and cyborgs in contemporary art? Traditionally within art history the focus has been on human culture as the fundamental underpinning for cultural behaviour and productions, consequently rendering animal and plant histories invisible from the analysis of artworks. In this thesis I attend to the bodies of animals, plants, and machines put in the context of the zooësis (places/contact zones) of these bodies as biopolitical aesthetics (aesthetic bodies/objects) in contemporary art. READ MORE
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5. Multiple expressions of the wheel cross motif in South Scandinavian rock carvings : case studies of Tanum and Enköping in Sweden
University essay from Uppsala universitet/ArkeologiAbstract : Scandinavian rock carvings can be described as the special rock art languages that were written by prehistoric humans to express their ideas, beliefs and thoughts. Each piece of figurative motif language might tell a prehistoric story about for instance domestic life, social practice, ritual or cosmology. READ MORE