Essays about: "bärnsten"

Found 2 essays containing the word bärnsten.

  1. 1. En arkeologi av det animistiska : Om den mesolitiska ornamentiken i Östersjöområdet

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för arkeologi och antikens kultur

    Author : Erik Solfeldt; [2021]
    Keywords : Mesolithic portable art; new animism; animacy; relational ontology; hylomorphism; rhizome theory; meshwork; rhizomatic chaîne opératoire; bone; antler; amber; Mesolitisk portabel konst; ny-animism; animism; relationell ontologi; hylemorfism; rhizomteori; meshwork; rhizomatisk chaîne opératoire; ben; horn; bärnsten;

    Abstract : This thesis is focused on the material known as the Mesolithic portable art. Earlier research have interpreted the material as representative art relating to ideology, mythology, prestige, ritual practices,and tribalism. Such interpretations are based on theoretical frameworks that build on hylomorphism and Cartesian metaphysics. READ MORE

  3. 2. The gold of the north : Amber in the Roman Empire in the first two centuries AD

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

    Author : Olle Lundgren; [2018]
    Keywords : amber; amber road; Rome; Germania; luxury; agency; early empire; perfume; bärnsten; Rom; Germanien; lyx; parfym; bärnstensvägen;

    Abstract : Amber has been a recurring luxury around the Mediterranean Sea for thousands of years in various cultures. This study treats the first two centuries AD in the Roman Empire. The early centuries of the Empire saw a brief period of relative calm in which Baltic amber became a fashion in Rome. READ MORE