Essays about: "steppe"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 15 essays containing the word steppe.

  1. 1. Faded Glory : Cultural exchange between warrior groups in the Vendel Period as reflected in armor from Vendel and Valsgärde

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

    Author : Julian Blaine; [2024]
    Keywords : Vendel Period; warfare; armor; cultural exchange; Vendel; Valsgärde; Black Sea; Vendeltid; krig; rustning; kulturellt utbyte; Vendel; Valsgärde; Svarta havet;

    Abstract : This thesis analyzes and documents the splint armor material from Valsgärde 8 and Vendel I,X, and XI. This armor is then contextualized in the warrior institutions, weapon-systems, and fighting techniques of warbands from Central Sweden. READ MORE

  3. 2. Assembling Paint, Parties and Toxins

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för etnologi

    Author : Mina Planting Mollaoglu; [2023]
    Keywords : Malmö; Sofielund; cultural sound zone; municipality policy; culture; urban planning; built environment; industry; graffiti; associations; community culture; cultural analysis; materialism; assemblage; tactics; space; terrain vague.; Cultural Sciences;

    Abstract : Over the last decade, Swedish cities like Stockholm and Gothenburg have seen a decline in cultural events due to noise complaints, unsuitable locations, and changing demographics. Malmö, facing similar issues amid urban growth, introduced a 2021 planning program for the Sofielund industrial district, featuring a "cultural sound zone" to support cultural activities. READ MORE

  4. 3. Archaeogenomics illuminates 4000 years of Northern European Short Tailed Sheep in the Baltic Sea region

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för biologisk grundutbildning

    Author : Martin Larsson; [2022]
    Keywords : Sheep; Archaeogenomics; ancient DNA; Northern european short tailed sheep;

    Abstract : Sheep were domesticated ~10 000 years ago from Asiatic Mouflon. They then spread to Europe via the migration of farming human populations and had reached Scandinavia by ~6000 years ago. Another migration of humans stemming from the Pontic-Caspian steppe reached Scandinavia around ~5000 years ago, possibly with new types of sheep. READ MORE

  5. 4. Med stäppen som förebild : att skapa stäpplika planteringar i urban miljö med höga upplevelsevärden men med låga skötselkrav

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

    Author : Martin Brattström; [2020]
    Keywords : stäpp; prärie; urban; stad; gestaltning; skötsel; ståndortsanpassning;

    Abstract : Stäppen är en halvtorr naturtyp som framförallt återfinns i Eurasien och Nordamerika. Naturtypen präglas av ett oberäkneligt klimat med oregelbunden nederbörd och stora temperaturvariationer över året. READ MORE

  6. 5. Investigating future land use scenarios: consequences for food production and grassland preservation in the steppe biome, Orenburg province of Southwestern Russia

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Stockholm Resilience Centre

    Author : Nataliia Pustilnik; [2020]
    Keywords : land use change; scenarios; shared socio-economic pathways; land use-change modelling; steppe; grasslands;

    Abstract : Many land systems experience massive ecological pressure due to ongoing land use changes for the increasing demand for food, but also need to sustain essential ecosystem services. Computer-based model scenarios help to anticipate the consequences of different socio-economic future transition pathways for humans and nature and evaluate trade-offs between various demands on land. READ MORE