Essays about: "archaeological"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 202 essays containing the word archaeological.

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. Labyrinth routes around the Middle Age Baltic Sea

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   Author : Christina Fagerström; [2023-08-17]
   Keywords : The labyrinth-symbol; labyrinth monuments; Trojaborg; Jerusalem; Middle Age Catholic Europe; pilgrimages; the Baltic Sea; the Northern crusades; navigatio; mission; the mendicant friars; the Fourth Lateran Church Council; fish markets;

   Abstract : Stone labyrinths are archaeological monuments found predominantly in the Nordic countries around the Baltic Sea, some 500 specimens are noted in Sweden and Finland. The abundance of smaller stones has provided the building material for lasting monuments around the Baltic Sea, the Swedish west coast and Norway, Iceland, the Scilly islands in England, the Barents Sea and the White Sea’s shores and rivers. READ MORE

5. 4. 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

6. 5. 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