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1. Thresholds to the ancestors : An examination of south-west portals with regards to cult and symbolism
University essay from Uppsala universitet/ArkeologiAbstract : This thesis examines the relevancy of south-west portals with regards to their potential usage in post-burial ritual activity with particular focus on the deposition of sacrificial offerings. South-west portals are a type of stone constructions found on the edges of mounds and stone settings in eastern central Sweden usually dating to the Viking Age (c. READ MORE
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2. Tänk på döden : en undersökning av minneslunden som helande plats i möte med den multifunktionella kyrkogården
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management (from 130101)Abstract : During the last couple of years there has been articles in the news about people, around Sweden, using our cemeteries for recreational purposes. There have been people drinking beer, sledding and having picnic and cities that have defined cemeteries as green areas to be able to fulfil the environmental goals in a new neighbourhood. READ MORE
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3. The megaliths of Bohuslän in a south Scandinavian context
University essay fromAbstract : 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
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4. Genomic analyses of Scandinavian TRB farmers and their relation to other Neolithic populations
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Människans evolution; Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för biologisk grundutbildningAbstract : Human population history and the social composition of human groups during the Middle Neolithic (MN) in Scandinavia is still to be fully understood. The possibility of obtaining genomic data from ancient tissues has opened a new horizon for understanding ancient human populations. READ MORE
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5. Ring Out Your Dead : Distribution, form, and function of iron amulets in the late Iron Age grave fields of Lovö
University essay from Stockholms universitet/ArkeologiAbstract : The purpose of this study is to analyze the distribution, forms, and function(s) of iron amulets deposited in the late Iron Age gravefields of Lovö, with the goal of ascertaining how (and so far as possible why) these objects were utilized in rituals carried out during and after burials. Particular emphasis is given to re-interpreting the largest group of iron amulets, the iron amulet rings, in a more relational and practice-focused way than has heretofore been attempted. READ MORE