Essays about: "landscape archaeology"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 45 essays containing the words landscape archaeology.

  1. 16. Identifying and Situating the Medieval Ragundaskogen: A Tale of Forest, Fish and Farmers

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

    Author : Alexandra Cochrane; [2021]
    Keywords : Eastern Jämtland; Medieval; Marginality; Late Medieval Agrarian Crisis; Abandoned Farms; Ragundaskogen; Resource Use; Jämtland and Härjedalen Diplomatarium; Niche Construction; Archaeology; Östra Jämtland; Medeltiden; Marginalitet; Medeltiden Agrarkris; Ödesböle; Ragundaskogen; Användandet av resurser; Jämtland och Härjedalen Diplomatarium; Nischkonstruktion; Arkeologi;

    Abstract : In several medieval written sources an area called Ragundaskogen (Eng: Ragunda Forest) is documented in eastern Jämtland. The references in the sources are general and lack specific information about location, meaning and the extent of this area. READ MORE

  3. 17. Every picture in its place - A spatial analysis of rock art in Tjust using GIS

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Arkeologi

    Author : Matilda Hildenborg; [2021]
    Keywords : rock art; Bronze age; spatiality; Tjust; GIS; photogrammetry; History and Archaeology;

    Abstract : Rock art is the closest we have to a written language from the Bronze age. The different motifs make us wonder what stories they tell us, what they are representing and why they were even made in the first place. READ MORE

  4. 18. The Serapeum project : Discussing the origins, landscape choice and building motivation behind the New Kingdom sacred bull burial site using landscape archaeology.

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Egyptologi

    Author : Natanya Newton; [2021]
    Keywords : Amenhotep III; Apis bull; landscape selection; New Kingdom; Khaemwaset; Rameses II; Saqqara; Serapeum.;

    Abstract : Since the discovery of the Apis bull catacombs known as the Serapeum in the 1800’s by Auguste Mariette, Saqqara has become a topic of interest amongst archaeologists and Egyptologists. This in turn has prompted many new research attempts to try and better understand the function and significance of the funerary practices which took place there. READ MORE

  5. 19. The Site of an Unidentified Greek Settlement? New Surveys in Coda Volpe on Eastern Sicily

    University essay from

    Author : Michael Bratell; [2020-06-30]
    Keywords : Archaeology; Archaic Age; Catania; Coda Volpe; Greek Colonization; Micro-archaeology; Periphery; Post-Colonial Theory; Sicily; Survey; Symaetus;

    Abstract : This study examines Greek colonisation’s potential for archaeology in relation to Coda Volpe district on eastern Sicily where necropoleis indicate the existence of unidentified both Greek and Roman settlements. Recent initial surveys near the Simeto delta suggests the location of a periphery, without any previous systematic study, prospecting or geophysical survey. READ MORE

  6. 20. Finding a place for old things: The role of pre-Norse features in constructing Norse conceptual landscapes in the Scottish Isles

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Arkeologi

    Author : Jake Clarke; [2020]
    Keywords : Iron Age; Viking Age; Scotland; Picts; Norse; Norway; Orkney Isles; Outer Hebrides; Isle of Lewis; Rousay; landscape archaeology; GIS; perception; memory; monuments; postmodern archaeology; History and Archaeology;

    Abstract : The Viking Age saw the colonisation of most of the isles of Scotland by settlers from Norway. These newcomers brought their own customs, practices and perceptions to the Isles, maintaining close links with the Scandinavian world. READ MORE