Essays about: "Stone Age"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 47 essays containing the words Stone Age.

  1. 21. Bits & Bobs : Finds from a research excavation of Birka’s rampart: A study with focus on material distribution and metal conservation

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Arkeologiska forskningslaboratoriet

    Author : Mikael Heljeback; [2019]
    Keywords : Archaeology; Metal conservation; Birka; Rampart; Iron age; Viking; Excavation; XRF; Comb; Beads; Osteoarchaeology; Ceramics; Hillfort; Artefacts; Database; Corrosion;

    Abstract : In the spring of 2018, a prospection and subsequent research excavation of a previously unstudied area related to the rampart of the Viking age town of Birka, Sweden, was undertaken by students and professors from the archaeological science department affiliated with Stockholm University.The purpose of this paper is to examine and categorise the various excavated finds, the ensuing conservation and preservation of the metal objects as well as to investigate the context and possible function of the site regarding the spatial distribution of said finds. READ MORE

  3. 22. 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

  4. 23. Democratizing Our Data : Finding Balance Living In A World Of Data Control

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Designhögskolan vid Umeå universitet

    Author : Shigeo Katsura-Gordon; [2018]
    Keywords : research through design; big data; privacy; interaction design;

    Abstract : The 2018 scandal where Cambridge Analytica tampered with U.S. elections using targeted ad campaigns driven by illicitly collected Facebook data has shown us that there consequences of living in a world of technology driven by data. READ MORE

  5. 24. Att skapa förutsättningar för stadsliv genom inkluderande design : ett gestaltningsförslag för S:t Eriks torg i Uppsala

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Josef Östblom; Susan Smith; [2017]
    Keywords : gestaltning; inkluderande design; mänsklig aktivitet; offentliga rum; stadsliv; tillgänglighet;

    Abstract : När städer förtätas bli kvalitativa offentliga rum en viktig faktor för livet i staden. De offentliga rummen är medborgarnas gemensamma resurs. Genom design som verktyg kan alla inkluderas i en stad med god livsmiljö. READ MORE

  6. 25. An exploratory study of Middle Stone Age and Later Stone Age site locations in Kenya’s Central Rift Valley using landscape analysis : a GIS approach

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

    Author : Angela Kabiru; [2017]
    Keywords : geography; geographical information systems; archaeology; Kenya; Central Rift Valley; landscape analysis; Middle Stone Age; Later Stone Age; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : The Kenyan central rift has witnessed dramatic climatic changes over relatively short periods of time in response to global climatic changes, with the water levels of the lakes within the rift rising and falling with these changing conditions. There is considerable evidence showing extreme wet and dry phases throughout their existence. READ MORE