Essays about: "archaeological finds"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 12 essays containing the words archaeological finds.

  1. 1. Traces of Iron Age activities at Kullen - A New Synthesis

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Arkeologi

    Author : Karolina Jacobsen; [2023]
    Keywords : iron age; Scania; kullaberg; kullen; social structures; GIS; spatial analysis; assemblage theory; affordance theory; entanglement theory; power; resources; older remains; social roles; sites; functions; landscape archaeology; social; culture; activities; cultural landscapes; historical legacies; History and Archaeology;

    Abstract : Kullen has had a huge gap in knowledge about the Iron Age period. This thesis offers a new synthesis to close this gap in knowledge of the Iron Age period in the region. The aim of this study was to gain more knowledge about the Iron Age and the activities during this period in the areas. READ MORE

  3. 2. THE IMPORTANCE OF THE AMPHITHEATRE TO THE ROMAN EMPIRE : A LITERATURE STUDY ON AMPHITHEATRES SIGNIFICANCE

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för idé- och samhällsstudier

    Author : Lina Karlsson; [2023]
    Keywords : Amphitheatre; Amfiteater; Roman Empire; Finds from amphitheatres;

    Abstract : Lämningar från mer än 230 romerska amfiteatrar har hittats sprida runt om i alla av det romerska imperiets provinser. Syftet med den här uppsatsen är att skapa en förståelse för amfiteatrarnas betydelse för det romerska riket, genom att studera var de är lokaliserade och det fynd som har gjorts i dem. READ MORE

  4. 3. Liminal urbanity: Wars, connections and material culture in early modern Helsingborg

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Historisk arkeologi

    Author : Amanda Sumner; [2021]
    Keywords : Helsingborg; early modern period; material culture; ceramics; consumption; global trade; conflict; world-systems; History and Archaeology;

    Abstract : In the 1600s, Helsingborg was a small market town with great importance as a transport and trade connection between Scandinavia and the rest of Europe. Caught in the middle between two empires, Denmark and Sweden, the lives of Helsingborg residents were affected by wars, plagues and political disturbances. READ MORE

  5. 4. Recording Methods Redesigned: Comparison of Recording Methods and Resultant Archaeological Interpretations Using Single Context Pre-Boreal Case Studies from Blekinge, Sweden

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Arkeologi

    Author : Caitriona Dickie; [2020]
    Keywords : History and Archaeology;

    Abstract : This thesis aims to explore how specific digital field recording methods impact archaeological interpretation based on the case studies presented. Individual find recording, a more specialized digital point proveniencing system, was used in both case studies. READ MORE

  6. 5. A Chronology for a Massacre : Bayesian C-14 Analysis of the Archaeological Record from Sandby Borg, Öland

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för kulturvetenskaper (KV)

    Author : Martin Lindahl; [2020]
    Keywords : Radicarbon dating; C-14; Bayesian analysis; OxCal; Sandby borg; Iron age; Öland;

    Abstract : This thesis addresses radiocarbon (C-14) dating of bioarcheological finds from Sandby borg, an iron-age ring fort on the east coast of the Baltic Sea island of Öland, Sweden. Archaeological evidence suggests that Sandby borg was used during the European migration period and that its main period of usage was terminated by an isolated incidence of inter-personal violence where the inhabitants were killed or abducted. READ MORE