Essays about: "archaeological work"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 32 essays containing the words archaeological work.

1. 1. Bidding Farewell to the Ancient City of Ashur: A Qualitative Case Study of the Social and Cultural Impacts of the Makhoul Dam in Iraq

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Alice Abbas; [2024]
   Keywords : Makhoul Dam; Climate Change Mitigation in Iraq; Solastalgia; Place attachment; Community Participation Theory; Semi-structured Interviews; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : This qualitative case study explores through semi-structured Interviews the social and cultural impacts of the Makhoul Dam, planned as part of Iraq’s climate change mitigation work. It was based on the research question: How do local individuals experience the Makhoul Dam’s impact on their home environments including the surrounding archaeological sites? And supported by the two operational questions: How are individuals in the dam-affected areas wellbeing and identity interlinked to their native areas including the surrounding archaeological sites? and How does the Makhoul Dam including its decision making process affect individuals in the dam-affected areas’ wellbeing and identity? By using Albrecht's theory of solastalgia, the theory of place attachment, where a broader definition of the theory was applied and community participation theory, eight sub-themes were identified under three main themes; “Our Area”, Who’s decision? and Wellbeing and identity. READ MORE

3. 2. Desalination of Archaeological Iron Objects in Vacuum

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för kulturvård

   Author : Aleksi Pienimäki; [2023-12-13]
   Keywords : Archaeological iron; desalination; vacuum;

   Abstract : This work investigates the efficiency of commercially available vacuum containers as a physical deoxygenation method for desalination solutions for archaeological iron. Other factors are investigated as well, such as the effect of cleaning the objects of their corrosion crusts before treatment and drying them between subsequent treatment baths. READ MORE

4. 3. Artisanal Perspectives on Valsgärde : A technical analysis of scabbards

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för kulturvetenskaper (KV)

   Author : Robert Sven Guildford; [2023]
   Keywords : artisanship; crafting; interdisciplinary; Late Iron Age Scandinavia; tacit knowledge;

   Abstract : The scabbards from the Valsgärde boat-graves are fine works of artisanship, the person who made them put many hours of work into them. It is easy to get lost in typologies and books,but one must not forget that some crafts are still being practiced to this day. READ MORE

5. 4. Violent Lives, Violent Deaths : An osteological analysis of the medieval cemetery at Helgeandsholmen, Stockholm

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

   Author : Josefine Söderberg; [2023]
   Keywords : Arkeologi; osteologi; helgeandsholmen; stridsskador; våldsskador; medeltid; medeltida sjukvård;

   Abstract : This essay includes osteological and pathological analyses on selected individuals from the medieval cemetery at Helgeandsholmen, Stockholm. All of the individuals have been selected based on information that indicates that they have suffered trauma caused by violence. READ MORE

6. 5. Towards an Archaeology of Disaster : Opportunities and Difficulties

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för kulturvetenskaper (KV)

   Author : Bex Bodén; [2023]
   Keywords : Cultural heritage management; cultural resource management; disaster; disaster archaeology; disaster risk management; disaster risk prevention; emergency relief; forensic archaeology;

   Abstract : This thesis examines the role of archaeology and its contribution to emergency relief work in areas struck by a disastrous event. At a time in our contemporary society where we may be extra vulnerable against disasters, archaeology can help us both prevent and reduce the risks of disasters. READ MORE