Essays about: "taphonomy"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 11 essays containing the word taphonomy.

  1. 1. Bundle Burials at Ajvide/Jakobs : A taphonomic interpretation

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Arkeologi

    Author : Johanna Pettersson Svärd; [2021]
    Keywords : Bundle burials; mortuary archeology; archaeothanatology; taphonomy; archaeology; osteology;

    Abstract : The burial type referred to as bundle burials was a rare occurrence during the Neolithic era and little research has been done on the topic. Three graves from the Ajvide/Jakobs site at Eksta parish, Gotland have been identified as this specific type of burial. READ MORE

  3. 2. Taphonomic Markers and 3D-Modelling - A Non-Intrusive Method for Micromorphological Distinction of Metal and Stone Butchering Tools

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Historisk osteologi

    Author : Gianni Bello Cifuentes; [2021]
    Keywords : Osteology; Experimental Archaeology; 3D-modelling; Photogrammetry; Microphotogrammetry; Taphonomy; Bone Surface Modification; Cut Marks; Butchery Patterns; Digital Visualisation; Digital Zooarchaeology; Digital Osteology; History and Archaeology;

    Abstract : Digital tools in (zoo)archaeology have great potential for education, mediation, and research. Microphotogrammetric 3D-modeling offers new non-intrusive analytical approaches to old problems and questions. READ MORE

  4. 3. Bogged down: Human preservation and decomposition. Using forensic scoring methods to assess three bog bodies from Denmark, England & Ireland.

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Arkeologi

    Author : Jennifer Carey; [2021]
    Keywords : bog bodies; bog body research; human remains; Denmark; England; Ireland; forensics; decomposition; preservation; taphonomy; depositional environment; History and Archaeology;

    Abstract : This work looks at three case studies from bog body research in Denmark, England and Ireland in order to investigate the variation of human decomposition in different depositional environments and the application of forensic methods to the area of bog body research in archaeology. The work attempts to assess the chosen case studies using an established forensic scoring method by Heaton et al (2010) and discusses the possible benefits of using an appropriately adapted scoring method for bog body research. READ MORE

  5. 4. Study of a Sauropod Dinosaur Vertebra Found in the Kimmeridgian of Cricqueboeuf (Normandy, France)

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Charlotte André; [2018]
    Keywords : Sauropoda; Dinosaurs; Vertebra; Kimmeridgian; Normandy; France; Sauropod; dinosaurie; ryggkota; Kimmeridgian; Normandie; Frankrike;

    Abstract : In 1999 a Kimmeridgian age vertebra of a sauropod dinosaur was discovered directly in a layer of clays from Cricqueboeuf in Normandy, France. The vertebra is now located at the Paleospace museum and was part of an inventory in 2015 as well as the subject of this Master thesis. READ MORE

  6. 5. Digital Marine Osteoarchaeology : The problematization of bodies and bones in water

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

    Author : Matilda Fredriksson; [2017]
    Keywords : Digital marine osteoarchaeology; Marine archaeology; Marine osteology; Osteoarchaeology; Bioarchaeology; Birka; Mars; Gribshunden; Mary Rose; Sandby borg; Çatalhöyük; Marine osteoarchaeology; Animal remains; Human remains; Taphonomy; Fluvial transport.;

    Abstract : This master's thesis is intended as a foundation for further development of methods for digital marine osteoarchaeology. The main purpose of this thesis was to examine and problematise the process of locating, documenting, and analyzing skeletal remains in marine archaeological, and other hard to reach sites. READ MORE