Sökning: "Classical Archaeology and Ancient History"

Visar resultat 16 - 20 av 85 avhandlingar innehållade orden Classical Archaeology and Ancient History.

  1. 16. The tomb of Caecilia Metella: tumulus, tropaeum and thymele

    Författare :Henrik Gerding; Antikens kultur och samhällsliv; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Mundus; Spatial concepts; Punctuation marks; Via Appia; Late Republican Rome; Prosopography; Three-dimensional documentation; Sepulchral architecture; Circular monuments; Cylindrical tombs; Ancient history; Roman architecture; Buildings archaeology; Katabasis; Crassus; Augustus; Spolia Opima; Archaeology; Arkeologi;

    Sammanfattning : The present thesis constitutes a close study of a single architectural monument, the tomb of Caecilia Metella. This is a well-preserved cylindrical tomb situated on the Via Appia outside Rome, and it is generally associated with sepulchral buildings of the traditional tumulus type. LÄS MER

  3. 17. Minoan games and game boards

    Författare :Niklas Hillbom; Antikens kultur och samhällsliv; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; game; game board; cup-holes; Kernos; marker; astragalos; dice; Mallia; Phaistos; Gournia; Khania; ritual; cultural contacts; Ancient history; Antikens och forntidens historia; Arkeologi; Archaeology; Crete; Minoan; Knossos; gaming piece; knuckle bones;

    Sammanfattning : The old, world-wide phenomenon of playing board games has received little attention among scholars studying the ancient cultures. This thesis collects and analyses game-related material from Bronze Age Crete, defines the field of research and provides a framework with definitions and typologies. LÄS MER

  4. 18. Aspects of ancient Egyptian curses and blessings : conceptual background and transmission

    Författare :Katarina Nordh; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Historia; Allmänt; Egypten; Forntiden; Arkeologi; Historical cultures; Historiska kulturer;

    Sammanfattning : .... LÄS MER

  5. 19. Fem ödekyrkor i Norrland : kyrklig förnyelse, kulturminnesvård och kyrkorestaureringar vid 1900-talets början

    Författare :Anna Elmén Berg; Umeå universitet; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Restoration of Churches; Preservation of Cultural Monuments; The Young Church movement; Sigurd Curman; Nathan Söderblom; Erik Salvén;

    Sammanfattning : The new church of Ytterlännäs, a large Neo-Classical sermon church, was consecrated in 1854. The old, medieval church was far too small to house the growing number of visitors. It was therefore abandoned, but managed to be spared from demolition. LÄS MER

  7. 20. The Casa del Torello di Bronzo (V 1,7) in Pompeii : Investigating a residential house and its complex water system

    Författare :Thomas Staub; Anne-Marie Leander Touati; Arja Karivieri; Eric Moormann; Stockholms universitet; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Pompeii; Roman domestic architecture; Atrium house; Roman wallpainting; Roman water technology; Pompeii sidewalk; inscriptions; Roman fountains; antikens kultur och samhällsliv; Classical Archaeology and Ancient History;

    Sammanfattning : The goal of the thesis is to present the thorough documentation and analysis of a private dwelling in Pompeii, the Casa del Torello di Bronzo (V 1,7), the largest and most dominating dwelling in insula V 1. Its system of water use and distribution was particularly outstanding. LÄS MER