Essays about: "Stone Age"

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  1. 6. Between a Rune Stone and a Hard Place: Deconstructing Mass Media Influence on Knowledge Production in Viking Age Archaeogenetic Publications

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Arkeologi

    Author : Kyle Koch; [2023]
    Keywords : History and Archaeology;

    Abstract : The archaeological traditions of the Viking Age have a complex history. Some of it has been nationalist in orientation, at times constructing proud historical narratives reflecting ownership in and continuity of the past. READ MORE

  3. 7. Resurrecting the Dead : Comparing Diseases and Skeletal Pathologies in Ajvide Hunter-Gatherers and the Medieval Population of Visby

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för arkeologi och antik historia

    Author : Fanny Fagerholm; [2023]
    Keywords : Stone Age Ajvide; Medieval Visby; correspondence analysis; hunter-gatherers; degenerative joint diseases; infections; oral health; deficiency; palaeopathology; osteology; Gotland; Stenålders Ajvide; medeltida Visby; korrespondensanalys; jägare-samlare; degenerativa ledsjukdomar; infektioner; tandhälsa; bristsjukdomar; paleopatologi; osteologi; Gotland;

    Abstract : The skeletal material used in this thesis consists of 258 individuals, whereas 179 individuals had the requirements entailed for an analysis of health and lifestyles. In other words, their sex and age had been osteologically determined. READ MORE

  4. 8. Distorted Imitations

    University essay from Konstfack/Inredningsarkitektur & Möbeldesign

    Author : Irma Schlaucher Ståhl; [2023]
    Keywords : autencitet; rumslig installation; träådring; marmorering; sammanslagna mönster; imitation; hantverk; digitalisering; platsspecificitet; trender;

    Abstract : An imitation of a material is usually associated with a lower value. It could partly be because materials linked to permanence and aging are often seen as something more exclusive. In materials such as stone and wood, we can often see a trace of time. It can be seen through the growth rings in diverse types of wood. READ MORE

  5. 9. The megaliths of Bohuslän in a south Scandinavian context

    University essay from

    Author : Roger Cederberg; [2022-11-15]
    Keywords : Neolithic; Southern Scandinavia; Dolmen; Passage grave; C14; Bohuslän;

    Abstract : 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

  6. 10. Swansong of the diphthong : Runic inscription orthography in 11th century Östergötland

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för arkeologi och antik historia

    Author : Kate Palmér; [2022]
    Keywords : digraph; diphthong; monograph; monophthong; Old Norse; orthography runestones; runic inscriptions; Östergötland; diftong; digraf; fornnordiska; monoftong; monograf; ortografi; runinskrifter; runstenar; Östergötland;

    Abstract : The orthography of Östergötland’s 11th century runic inscriptions varies widely, in part due to the lack of spelling norms at the time. This thesis seeks to identify other causes for the observed variation, based on the frequency and distribution of aspects of inscription orthography. READ MORE