Sökning: "Archaeology subjects"

Visar resultat 11 - 15 av 214 avhandlingar innehållade orden Archaeology subjects.

1. 11. Cattle for beads : The archaeology of historical contact and trade on the Namib Coast

   Författare :Jill Kinahan; Uppsala universitet; []
   Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Archaeology; Historical archaeology; contact; indigenous response; glass trade beads; commercial ceramics; nineteenth century; Namib coast; Arkeologi; Archaeology subjects; Arkeologiämnen; arkeologi; Archaeology;

   Sammanfattning : Early contacts between indigenous pastoralists at Walvis Bay on the Namib Coast and Western seafarers are poorly documented and little understood. Trade augmented regional exchange networks with a range, of archaeologically visible and easily identifiable objects. LÄS MER

3. 12. Studies in Roman architecture : Configuring the classical orders

   Författare :Peter Liljenstolpe; Uppsala universitet; []
   Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Archaeology; Architecture; classical architecture; Roman archaeology; classical archaeology; column; capital; ornamentation; Arkeologi; Archaeology subjects; Arkeologiämnen; arkeologi; Archaeology;

   Sammanfattning : This study describes the Tuscan, Doric, Ionic and Corinthian orders as subsystems, which were configured according to the desired effect of the system, i.e. the architecture. This follows what Vitruvius termed decor and was dependent on either physical factors, convention or custom. LÄS MER

4. 13. 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. 14. To rede and to rown : Expressions of early Scandinavian kingship in written sources

   Författare :Svante Norr; Uppsala universitet; []
   Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Archaeology; kingship; historical analogy; textual archaeology; written sources; counsel; rune; Arkeologi; Archaeology subjects; Arkeologiämnen; arkeologi; Archaeology;

   Sammanfattning : The subject of this thesis is early Scandinavian kingship, and the analysis is based on a number of written sources and runic inscriptions. A study of early Germanic kingship focuses primarily on the development of Gothic kingship from the fourth to the sixth century. LÄS MER

7. 15. Järn i jorden : Spadformiga ämnesjärn i Mellannorrland

   Författare :Marta Lindeberg; Torun Zachrisson; Terje Gansum; Stockholms universitet; []
   Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Ämnesjärn; järn; järnålder; Norrland; depå; landskap; Archaeology subjects; Arkeologiämnen; Archaeology; North European; Arkeologi; nordeuropeisk; arkeologi; Archaeology;

   Sammanfattning : This thesis explores how the spade-shaped currency bars of central Norrland were used in different contexts and what significance they held. Spade-shaped currency bars give us a glimpse of a world-view different than our own where the intermediary form the bars represented bestowed upon them a much fuller significance than did their place in the production process. LÄS MER