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  1. 1. Tracing Characteristics of Two Water Hole Features with Multiproxy Analysis : Using Soil Chemistry, Archaeobotany and Entomology

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

    Author : Johanna Kantak; [2023]
    Keywords : Water wells; Macrofossils; Soil chemistry; NiR; MS; XRF;

    Abstract : En omfattande multiproxyanalys har utförts på provtagningar från två vattenhål belägna i Skåneregionen i Sverige. Denna mångsidiga analys involverade flera aspekter, inklusive markkemi, entomologi, mikrofossiler och makrofossiler. Resultaten från markkemianalysen avslöjade betydande skillnader mellan de två vattenhålen. READ MORE

  3. 2. 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

  4. 3. Celtic and Roman food and feasting practices : A multiproxy study across Europe and Britain

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Miljöarkeologiska laboratoriet

    Author : Misha Enayat; [2014]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : This research investigates common food and feasting practices in both Celtic/Iron Age and Roman Europe and Britain. It is based on previous studies that employ a variety of materials and methods to study issues such as diet, feasting, and luxury/exotic foods. READ MORE

  5. 4. Late Holocene palaeoenvironmental reconstruction on a peat sequence from northeastern South Africa, using grass phytoliths as main proxy

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och kvartärgeologi (INK)

    Author : Jenny Sjöström; [2013]
    Keywords : Late Holocene; South Africa; Palaeoenvironmental reconstruction; Phytolith; Bokoni;

    Abstract : Contemporary a geographical imbalance of where palaeoclimatological studies have been undertaken exists, where the majority of palaeodata is based on studies from the northernhemisphere. Multiproxy analysis was performed on a peat core from Lydenburg, north-eastern Mpumalanga, covering the last 1.600 years. READ MORE