Essays about: "Rock carvings"

Found 4 essays containing the words Rock carvings.

1. 1. Den gudomliga hästen? Hästen i sydskandinavien under bronsåldern

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Arkeologi

   Author : Madeleine Horvath; [2023]
   Keywords : imaging; bronze-age; petroglyphs; horse-gear; iconography; cosmology; status.; History and Archaeology;

   Abstract : This essay is an analysis of the horse during the scandinavian bronze age, more specifically southern scandinavia with a breaking point at circa Gothenburg. The questions regard whether or not the horse was a high status animal during older to younger bronze age in the region and whether or not we can argue this based on rock carvings, horse gear and other pictorial renderings where the horse is present. READ MORE

3. 2. Rock Art in Technicolour Exploring Augmented Reality as an Accessibility Tool for Rock Art in Tanum World Heritage

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för kulturvård

   Author : Aliisa Råmark; [2022-10-26]
   Keywords : Augmented Reality; Rock Art; Accessibility; Digital Heritage; Tanum World Heritage;

   Abstract : This thesis explores the impact of implementing Augmented Reality (AR) technology in Tanum World heritage from the perspective of access to heritage and the value of digital heritage. Sweden has some of the best-preserved Bronze Age rock art worldwide, with more than 20,000 rock art sites around the country. READ MORE

4. 3. 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/Arkeologi

   Author : Yani Ma; [2020]
   Keywords : Rock carvings; Southern Scandinavia; wheel cross; intercontextual; materiality; lifeline; comparative analysis; Tanum; Enköping; Hällristningar; södra Skandinavien; hjulkors; interkontextuell; materialitet; livslinje; jämförande analys; Tanum; Enköping;

   Abstract : 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

5. 4. Improved Visualization of Rock Carvings

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för informationsteknologi

   Author : Filip Hedman; [2016]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : Digitizing rock carvings is a way to archive historically important sites and to makethe data available for interpretation all around the world. Laser scanning has becomea very useful tool to capture the details of the rocks, and this thesis aim to answerhow we can use different filters on the captured 3D data to visualize patterns fromthe rock carvings, while minimizing the noise from the surrounding geometry. READ MORE