Essays about: "zooarchaeology"

Found 5 essays containing the word zooarchaeology.

  1. 1. Röekillorna unsealed – an osteological analysis of the seal remains at Röekillorna Spring

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Historisk osteologi

    Author : Tea Jahrehorn Önnerfors; [2023]
    Keywords : zooarchaeology; osteological research; offerings-and burial; pinnipedia; grey seals; Neolithic; Iron Age; wetlands; pre-historical Scania; Baltic Sea; Röekillorna Spring; History and Archaeology;

    Abstract : Zooarchaeological studies have played a crucial role in understanding the pre-historic societies of Scania. The analysis of animal remains from archaeological sites has provided insights into the subsistence strategies, economic practices, and cultural beliefs of the people who lived in the region. READ MORE

  3. 2. All Is Fish that Comes to His Net - contextualising subsistence strategy, animal economy and mobility in coastal Sweden's Mesolithic past

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Historisk osteologi

    Author : Hanna Rosenborg; [2022]
    Keywords : Blå Jungfrun; coastal landscapes; mesolithic; osteology; zooarchaeology; mobility; diet; sedentism; subsistence strategy; hunter-gatherer; History and Archaeology;

    Abstract : In an extensive analysis of seven coastal sites that are spread across the East and West coast of southern Sweden, animal economy and specialised hunting is at the forefront of interpreting the subsistence strategy and mobility in Mesolithic hunter-gatherer societies. Through comparative data, the following thesis will observe the differences and similarities between the aforementioned coastal regions of southern Sweden in an attempt to study the possible seasonality and sedentism of residential locations. READ MORE

  4. 3. 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

  5. 4. Hounds of Hel: an osteological investigation of dog skeletons in Vendel Period–Viking Age inhumations at Valsgärde cemetery, Sweden.

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

    Author : Christopher Nichols; [2018]
    Keywords : dog; zooarchaeology; osteology; funerary archaeology; boat burial; Scandinavia; Vendel Period; Viking Age;

    Abstract : The cemetery of Valsgärde, Sweden contains 92 human graves dating from the 3rdc. BCE to the 11thc. CE, the majority and most elaborate of which date to the Vendel and Viking Ages (approximately 500-1100 CE). This total consists of 15 unburnt boat graves, 15 inhumation and chamber graves, and 62 cremations. READ MORE

  6. 5. A Zooarchaeological Study of Animal Consumption in Medieval Viljandi

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för arkeologi och antikens historia

    Author : Eve Rannamäe; [2010]
    Keywords : animal consumption; Middle Ages; zooarchaeology; osteology; urban bone assemblages; History and Archaeology;

    Abstract : This thesis deals with animal bones from the medieval town of Viljandi. My aim is to study the consumption of different species and possible spatial, temporal and social differences thereof. Bone assemblages from Viljandi’s suburb, town and castle area are analyzed with osteological, quantificative and statistical methods. READ MORE