Essays about: "Scandinavian archaeology"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 24 essays containing the words Scandinavian archaeology.

  1. 11. Religious Identities in Viking Age Britain: Pagan Imagery in a Colonial Context

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Arkeologi

    Author : Margaret Lucille Muth; [2020]
    Keywords : archaeology; colonial identity; iconography; imagery; Norse mythology; preChristian religions; religion; stone monuments; Viking Age Britain; History and Archaeology;

    Abstract : When the Vikings settled the British Isles between the 8th and 11th centuries, they left behind numerous stone monuments in their wake. These monuments, many of which are stone crosses, utilize a combination of Christian and pagan imagery, and are found heavily in Christian contexts. READ MORE

  3. 12. A hall fit for a king : An anthracological analysis of the great hall at Gamla Uppsala

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Arkeologi

    Author : Amina Hilbert; [2020]
    Keywords : Anthracology; archaeobotany; archaeology; royal manor; Gamla Uppsala; microscopic wood analysis; great hall; Scandinavian Iron Age; timber; Vendel Period; Arkeobotanik; arkeologi; hallbyggnad; kungsgård; Gamla Uppsala; skandinavisk järnålder; timmer; vedanatomisk analys; vedartsanalys; vendeltiden;

    Abstract : This thesis analyses the carbonised remains of the great hall building in Gamla (old) Uppsala, Sweden, which burnt down sometime between 7th to 8th century AD. It is easily assumed that the people of Gamla Uppsala, who lived in one of the most important central places in Iron Age Scandinavia, had both the economy and power to build a most spectacular hall. READ MORE

  4. 13. Osteological Markers of Nutritional Stress on the Swedish Island of Öland: Physiological Effects of Environmental Fluctuations during the Scandinavian Iron Age

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Arkeologi

    Author : Claire Maeve Callahan; [2020]
    Keywords : Old World Drought Atlas; Dendroclimatology; Nutrition; Osteology; Multiple Correspondence Analysis; Skeletal Pathology; Dietary Isotopes; Environmental Reconstructions; Historic Climate; Iron Age; Sweden; Baltic Region; History and Archaeology;

    Abstract : The shift to agriculture as the main form of subsistence practice allowed past peoples the freedom and potential to exploit their natural and man-made environment for personal and societal gain. Decades of archaeological excavations conducted on the Swedish island of Öland have amassed a wealth of information regarding the subsistence and settlement patterns of Iron Age societies. READ MORE

  5. 14. Egyptology in the Periphery. Valdemar Schmidt and the making of Egyptology in Denmark 1872–1925

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Historia

    Author : Andreas Alm; [2019]
    Keywords : Egyptology; History of Egyptology; Archaeology; Denmark; Scandinavia; Egypt; History of Humanities; Periphery; 19th Century; 20th Century; World War I; Mummies; Museums; Mummy unwrapping; Egyptomania; History and Archaeology;

    Abstract : Egyptology in the 19th and early 20th centuries developed simultaneously with increased imperial presence in Egypt by the European imperial powers, which would have influence on how the discipline was practised. The history of Egyptology has for this reason primarily focused on the big four – Great Britain, France, Germany and USA – and on Egypt itself. READ MORE

  6. 15. Secrets of the Spearhead : Developing Continuum Mechanical Simulations and Organic Residue Analysis for the Study of Scandinavian Flint Spearhead Functionality

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Arkeologiska forskningslaboratoriet

    Author : Fredrik Lundström; [2019]
    Keywords : spearhead; lithics; flint; projectile point; functionality; organic residue analysis; continuum mechanical analysis; experimental archaeology;

    Abstract : This thesis is a pilot study, designed to test and develop methods suitable for the study of Scandinavian flint spearhead functionality. The functionality of projectile and lithic point armament has not been studied for almost 30 years in Scandinavia. Meanwhile, methods used to analyse lithic projectiles have developed considerably. READ MORE