Sökning: "central places"

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  1. 1. Gudarnas platser : Förkristna sakrala ortnamn i Mälarlandskapen

    Författare :Per Vikstrand; Svante Strandberg; Bente Holmberg; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Scandinavian languages - general; onomastics; place-names; toponymy; ancient Scandinavian religion; sacral names; holy places; Sweden; Uppland; Södermanland; Västmanland; Nordiska språk - allmänt; Scandinavian languages; Nordiska språk; Nordiska språk; Scandinavian Languages;

    Sammanfattning : The aim of this thesis is the employment of a material-based investigation to create a platform for further research into sacral place-names in Scandinavia. The objective has been to delimit and evaluate a corpus of potential sacral place-names within an area selected for study, i.e. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Gotländska stenåldersstudier : Människor och djur, platser och landskap

    Författare :Helena Andersson; Anders Carlsson; Björn Nilsson; Stockholms universitet; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Gotland; Stone Age; Middle Neolithic; Early Neolithic; Mesolithic; Pitted Ware culture; Battle Axe culture; Funnel Beaker culture; landscape; places; material culture; animals; mortuary practices; burials; rituals; identity; practice; arkeologi; Archaeology;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis deals mainly with the Middle Neolithic period (ca. 3200-2300 BC) on the island of Gotland in the Baltic Sea. The aim is to deepen the understanding of how the islanders related to their surroundings, to the landscape, to places, to objects, to animals and to humans, both living and dead. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Privileged Places in South Central Mozambique : The archaeology of Manyikeni, Niamara, Songo and Degue-Mufa

    Författare :Solange Macamo; Paul Sinclair; David Phillipson; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Archaeology; privileged place; madzimbabwe; heritage management; gender; slave trade; prazo; Arkeologi; Archaeology subjects; Arkeologiämnen; arkeologi; Archaeology;

    Sammanfattning : Throughout the 20th century, archaeologists in southern Africa have focused upon visible architectural features of stone built Madzimbabwe settlements as indicators of prestige and power. Manyikeni a stone built settlement in Inhambane province, S. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Medeltid i centrum : europeisering, historieskrivning och kulturarvsbruk i norrländska kulturmiljöer

    Författare :Leif Grundberg; Evert Baudou; Thomas B. Larsson; Johan Rönnby; Umeå universitet; []
    Nyckelord :Archaeology; medieval; central places; Norrland; Ångermanland; Medelpad; hermeneutics; Europeanization; historiography; local history research; cultural heritage; use of history; cultural environment; regional development; Arkeologi; Archaeology; arkeologi;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis aims to shed light upon three related research areas with the medieval period at their core: medieval Europeanization, the historiography of medieval places, the importance of the cultural environment and medieval period for the present day. By these means several current research angles are integrated within medieval research, the history of science and cultural heritage research. LÄS MER

  7. 5. Design for Places of Collaboration

    Författare :Alexandra Petrakou; Linnéuniversitetet; []
    Nyckelord :NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Collaboration; Computer-Supported Cooperative Work; Place; Space; Boundary Objects; Design; Design; Computer Science; Datavetenskap; Information Systems; Informatik;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis reports a research effort that comprises six papers and a cover paper. In essence, the thesis contributes to the understanding of collaborative settings by introducing the perspective of ‘places of collaboration’. LÄS MER