Essays about: "picture stones"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 essays containing the words picture stones.

  1. 1. A Gotlandic Picture Stone Tradition Reconsidered : An analysis and reclassification of the so-called kerbstones

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

    Author : Cherie Jeanette Larkin; [2023]
    Keywords : Gotland; picture stones; kerbstones; grave settings; edge chains; ritual space; 3D models; Gotland; bildstenar; kantstenar; gravsättningar; kantkedjor; rituellt utrymme; 3D-modeller;

    Abstract : In 1941/42, Sune Lindqvist published his seminal work on the Gotlandic picture stones (Gotlands Bildsteine I & II) in which he included a category of stones that he interpreted as kerbstones. However, Lindqvist’s kerbstones have not received further examination or contextualization to determine the validity of his categorization. READ MORE

  3. 2. A Sane Voice amidst the Madness : The Prehistory of the 2023 World’s Stance on the Verge of a Nuclear War between the East and the West as a Logical Aftermath of the Post-Cold War History. How and Why Do We End Up in a State of a Cold War Again?

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

    Author : Vasil Shaptun; [2023]
    Keywords : Cold War; NATO; Russia; Post-Cold War; USA;

    Abstract : “I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones.” ― Albert Einstein Today we live in very interesting times for researchers but at the same time very dangerous for the whole human existence and our planet. READ MORE

  4. 3. Multifunktionalitet i mikroformat : gestaltning av en urban mikroskog med fokus på biologisk mångfald samt barns tillgång till natur

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Molly Owen; [2022]
    Keywords : urbanekologi; urbana skogar; mikroskogar; Miyawakimetoden; lekvärden;

    Abstract : Med den förtätning som många städer genomgår idag har möjligheterna för människor att komma i kontakt med naturen minskat. Barn och unga är en av de åldersgrupper som har förlorat mest daglig kontakt med natur. READ MORE

  5. 4. Religious Identities in Viking Age Britain: Pagan Imagery in a Colonial Context

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Arkeologi

    Author : Margaret Lucille Muth; [2020]
    Keywords : archaeology; colonial identity; iconography; imagery; Norse mythology; preChristian religions; religion; stone monuments; Viking Age Britain; History and Archaeology;

    Abstract : When the Vikings settled the British Isles between the 8th and 11th centuries, they left behind numerous stone monuments in their wake. These monuments, many of which are stone crosses, utilize a combination of Christian and pagan imagery, and are found heavily in Christian contexts. READ MORE

  6. 5. En japansk sten- och grusträdgård i Sverige

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management (from 130101)

    Author : Irmelinn Hermansson; [2013]
    Keywords : Zenträdgård; torra landskap; sten; grus; design;

    Abstract : I detta självständiga arbete gestaltar jag en trädgård utanför Sala i Västmanland. Trädgården består av en gräsmatta med många stenar, ett äppelträd, några askar och en rönn. Trädgården har legat som grund för designförslaget på hur en japansk sten- och grusträdgård kan se ut i Sverige. READ MORE