Sökning: "Ancient history"

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  1. 21. Bonaderna från Överhogdal

    Författare :Ruth Horneij; Umeå universitet; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Överhogdal; church; cover; warp-weighted loom; soumak; doubleweave; bizarre animal figures; Revelation of John; Ragnarök; Yggdrasil; Viking Age; Christian influence; Medeltiden; Bonader-- Textilhistoria -- Jämtland -- Överhogdal -- 800-1100-talen; Vävnader-- Sverige -- Jämtland; Vävnadskonst-- historia -- Sverige -- Jämtland; Ikonografi-- Sverige;

    Sammanfattning : The subject of this dissertation is the renowned cover found in 1910 in a store-shed belonging to the church in Överhogdal, Härjedalen—a part of Norway until 1645. The cover consisted of five pieces carelessly sewn together, later to be separated and numbered Ia, Ib, II, III, and IV. LÄS MER

  3. 22. Våra förfäder var hedningar : Nordisk forntid som myt i den svenska folkskolans pedagogiska texter fram till år 1919

    Författare :Johan Wickström; Eva Hellman; Olof Sundqvist; Stefan Arvidsson; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; use of history; myth; mythology; Old Norse religion; pre-history; ethnicity; nationalism; class; Old Icelandic; educational history; textbooks; school; didactics; Antonio Gramsci; Bruce Lincoln; intellectuals; history of religions; classification; hierarchy; ideology; History of religion; Religionshistoria;

    Sammanfattning : Narratives of Nordic pre-history are common in textbooks of the Swedish 'folk school'. This thesis discusses them from an ideological critical perspective and analyses them as textbook myths. This analytic concept of myth is constructed and used as a tool for studying ideological expressions in pedagogical texts. LÄS MER

  4. 23. A study of dedications to Aphrodite from Greek magistrates

    Författare :Jenny Wallensten; Institutionen för arkeologi och antikens historia; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Ancient history; epithets; votive gifts; ancient diplomacy; Hermes; inscriptions; epigraphy; the Hellenistic period; Greek religion; dedications; Aphrodite; magistrates; Antikens och forntidens historia;

    Sammanfattning : Through the identification of a series of inscriptions, mainly datable to the Hellenistic era, a link between Aphrodite and the civic life and administration of the Greek poleis has come to light. The inscriptions in question are dedications to Aphrodite through which magistrates of various cities and varying status express their devotion to the goddess. LÄS MER

  5. 24. Ancient genomics of Baltic seals : Insights on the past Baltic grey seal and harp seal populations

    Författare :Maiken Hemme Bro-Jørgensen; Kerstin Lidén; Morten Tange Olsen; Aikaterini Glykou; Olle Karlsson; Stockholms universitet; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Ancient DNA; Baltic Sea; DNA preservation; extinction; mitogenome; seal hunting; sex identification; arkeologi med inriktning mot laborativ arkeologi; Scientific Archaeology;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis aims to study and describe the ancient populations of grey and harp seals in the Baltic Sea, and to present new methodological approaches for general use in ancient DNA studies.The dissertation is comprised of five studies: a review of the use of paleogenetics in studying ancient human-marine mammal interactions; a method paper investigating patterns of DNA preservation in ancient pinniped samples; a method paper presenting a genetic sex identification method for ancient pinnipeds; a population genomic study of the Baltic grey seal; and a population genomic study of the now extinct Baltic harp seal. LÄS MER

  7. 25. Encountering Environments. Natural conditions for subsistence and trade at Monte Polizzo, Sicily, 650-550 BC

    Författare :Cecilia Sandström; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Ancient Sicily; Western Sicily; Monte Polizzo; Elymian; Indigenous; Iron Age; Archaic; Ancient environment; Archaeology; Geoarchaeology; Landscape Archaeology; Ecology; Geomorphology; Rivers; Ancient navigability; Subsistence; Land use; Trade; Trade routes; Transport amphorae; Connectivity; Household economy; Palynology; Exchange; Selinus; Motya; Segesta;

    Sammanfattning : The overall aim of this thesis is to deepen our knowledge about indigenous western Sicilians commonly called the Elymians and, ultimately, to recognise them as independent actors in Sicilian history. A vital part of this endeavour is to assess the Elymian role in regional trade and to evaluate the subsistence challenges they faced. LÄS MER