Essays about: "Uppåkra"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 10 essays containing the word Uppåkra.

  1. 6. ‘Central Place’ aspects in Archaeology: A study of archaeological site in Uppåkra, Southern Sweden and Mahasthangarh, Northern Bangladesh

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Arkeologi

    Author : Rifat Ur-Rahman; [2012]
    Keywords : Central Place; Mahasthangarh; Uppåkra; History and Archaeology;

    Abstract : The aim of this paper was to understand the central place aspects of Mahasthangarh and Uppåkra according to analyze the definition of central place theory based on political, economical and religious aspects in archaeological perspective. Mahasthangarh is located in the Northern part of Bangladesh identified as Early Historic (c. READ MORE

  3. 7. In quest for the lost gamers - An investigation of board gaming in Scania, during the Iron and Middle Ages

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Historisk arkeologi

    Author : Oskar Spjuth; [2012]
    Keywords : Board game; brädspel; brettspill; Chess; Schack; skak; sjakk; hnefatafl; Mill; Kvarnspel; Möllespel; Games of Tables; Tabulae; Backgammon; Duodecim Scripta; Ludus Latruncolorum; Lund; Uppåkra; Lindholmen; Skanörs borg; Agency; gamers; gaming; archaeology; arkeologi; Scania; Scandinavia; Iron Age; Middle Age; History and Archaeology;

    Abstract : Board gaming has to a large degree, been studied based on historical sources. Ironically, this is true even for prehistoric games, where the Icelandic sagas have been used as a starting point for a deductive hunt for the mysterious game Hnefatafl. Later studies of gaming have to a large extent been transferring older research results. READ MORE

  4. 8. Augmented Reality in Museum Environments

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ergonomi och aerosolteknologi

    Author : Tariq Asghar; Abul Ala Nauman; [2010]
    Keywords : Augmented reality; museum; story telling; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : Over the years, Human Computer Interaction has gone through remarkable change, starting from mere on/off switches to modern computer interface which is derived from typewriter. Recently, with the increased processing capabilities of handheld devices, a lot of new interaction methods are emerging, among them is Augmented Reality (AR). READ MORE

  5. 9. Once Upon a Site - a story of archaeological knowledge production

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Arkeologi

    Author : Johan Kerttu; [2008]
    Keywords : Ethnography; archaeological facts; thesis; field archaeology; Uppåkra; Archaeology; Arkeologi; History and Archaeology;

    Abstract : This thesis strives to tell a story of archaeological knowledge production at the Uppåkra site in Scania, southern Sweden, through focusing upon the actual work on site. Ethnographic study of archaeologists in the field brings the thesis into contact with sites and material practices as well as literary sources and accounts of archaeology and methodological problems. READ MORE

  6. 10. Uppåkra: environmental archaeology and Iron Age settlement in southern Sweden

    University essay from Miljöarkeologiska laboratoriet

    Author : Radoslaw Grabowski; [2008]
    Keywords : Uppåkra; Iron Age; Archaeobotany; Geochemistry; Geophysics;

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