Essays about: "Mesolithic"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 19 essays containing the word Mesolithic.

  1. 6. Stratigraphic and palaeoenvironmental observations in the deposits of a postglacial kettle hole, in the county of Västernorrland

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för idé- och samhällsstudier

    Author : Genofeva Eva Kourela; [2020]
    Keywords : Multiproxy analysis; palaeoenvironment; minerals; peat accumulation; kettle hole; Coleoptera; environmental archaeology;

    Abstract : The increased human impact on the environment and climate after the retreat of the Last Glacial has strengthened its importance in the region of Västernorrland where Mesolithic sites are evident. This study focuses on a multiproxy analysis, where archaeological and natural science methods are combined to test several techniques in a peat sample. READ MORE

  3. 7. Model Dialogues: 3D models as active resources – an experiment in data enrichment of 3D modelled lithic artefacts

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Arkeologi

    Author : Michael Harris; [2020]
    Keywords : Digitisation; Visualisation; Illustration; Slow Archaeology; Photogrammetry; Digital Archaeology; Agisoft Metashape; Meshlab; Blender; 3DHOP; Metadata; Formation Processes; Use-Wear Analysis; Chaîne opératoire; History and Archaeology;

    Abstract : This thesis seeks to explore the potential for 3D archaeological datasets to become the ‘living resources’ advocated by Morgan and Wright (2018). This process is examined through lenses of object agency, object biography, Chaîne opératoire, formation processes and posthumanist theory with an aim to assess the capacity of digital approaches for enabling the self-reflexive ‘slow archaeology’ idealised by Caraher (2016). READ MORE

  4. 8. A Minimum Analytical Nodule Analysis (MANA) Based Study : Mobility and sedentism during the Middle and Late Mesolithic in Sweden

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

    Author : Anna Lindström; [2019]
    Keywords : hunter-gatherer; mobility; sedentism; MANA; lithic artifacts; jägar-samlare; mobilitet; sedentism; MANA; litiska artefakter;

    Abstract : Lithic artifacts are used in the understanding of human history. In order to do so, analyses and categorizations are made of the artifacts with the use of several methods and terminology. In this thesis, the minimum analytical nodule analysis (MANA) is used as method to analyze assemblages of lithic artifacts from 16 archaeological sites in Sweden. READ MORE

  5. 9. Land cover changes in Southern Sweden from the mid-Holocene to present day: insights for ecosystem service assessments

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

    Author : Robert O'Dwyer; [2019]
    Keywords : Geography; Geographical Information Systems; GIS; Physical Geography; Götaland; Landscape Reconstruction Algorithm; Fossil Pollen; Ecosystem Services; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Climate change and human impact play a huge role in the sustainability and development of ecosystems and the services they offer to societies over temporal and spatial scales. Fossil pollen-based estimates provide unique information on past land cover change, but to date there are not many methods able to create spatially continuous maps and have a fine scale of land cover changes inferred from pollen information. READ MORE

  6. 10. Trashed and treasured - Fossils in archaeological contexts in prehistoric Scania.

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Arkeologi

    Author : Terese Ljunggren; [2019]
    Keywords : Fossils; prehistory; Scania; contextual archaeology; affordance; History and Archaeology;

    Abstract : Humans have always been fascinated with and collected fossils, regardless of any pre-existing knowledge of their ancient origins. But, there is very little research on the subject, especially in Swedish archaeology. READ MORE