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Visar resultat 31 - 35 av 3252 avhandlingar innehållade ordet Archaeology.
31. I bronsålderns gränsland : Uppland och frågan om östliga kontakter
Sammanfattning : In archaeological research, the province of Uppland has often been viewed as the northern ‘periphery’ of the Nordic Bronze Age region. At the same time, many researchers have also emphasized the distinctive and ‘independent’ regional character of Uppland and northern Mälardalen. LÄS MER
32. Suspended Value : Using Coins as Pendants in Viking-Age Scandinavia (c. AD 800–1140)
Sammanfattning : The use of coins as pendants is a common practice in the Scandinavian Viking Age (c. AD 800–1140). About three per cent of the coins circulating in Scandinavia show signs of having been adapted for suspension, either with a small hole or a loop. Modifying coins in this way changes the nature of the object. LÄS MER
33. To rede and to rown : Expressions of early Scandinavian kingship in written sources
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
34. Pastoral pasts in the Amboseli landscape : An archaeological exploration of the Amboseli ecosystem from the later Holocene to the colonial period
Sammanfattning : The Amboseli ecosystem, home of Amboseli National Park, is renowned for its extraordinary biodiversity, and has long drawn the attention of conservationists and ecologists hoping to safeguard the healthy functioning of this Kenyan rangeland and the pastoral traditions that have brought this landscape into being. There is major concern currently however, as present day Amboseli pastoral livelihoods are said to be in decline owing to rangelands being settled, fenced, and converted to farmland. LÄS MER
35. Bortom riksbildningen : människor, landskap och makt i sydöstra Skandinavien
Sammanfattning : The formation of the kingdom of Denmark is generally presented as a linear process linking ancient chiefs to the modern nation state of Denmark. This dissertation focuses on the small stories behind this great narrative of Denmark. The purpose is to show that there never was any formation process. LÄS MER