Sökning: "Osteoarchaeology"

Visar resultat 6 - 10 av 11 avhandlingar innehållade ordet Osteoarchaeology.

1. 6. Circling Concepts : A Critical Archaeological Analysis of the Notion of Stone Circles as Sami Offering Sites

   Författare :Marte Spangen; Anders Andrén; Bjørnar Olsen; Aleks Pluskowski; Stockholms universitet; []
   Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Sami circular offering sites; northern Norway; Middle Ages; early modern period; history of archaeology; rituals; religion; osteoarchaeology; cultural heritage; authorised heritage discourse; neo-shamanism; rites and rights; socio-politics; emotional hegemony; materiality; arkeologi; Archaeology;

   Sammanfattning : The thesis discusses a category of cultural heritage that has been labelled "Sami circular offering sites", aiming to establish some basic facts about their origin, distribution and use, as well as their cultural and socio-political context and influence. The stone enclosures in question have been interpreted as Sami offering sites since the mid-19th century, but a discourse analysis of the research history indicates that this may have been based on a scholarly hypothesis rather than ethnographic or archaeological evidence. LÄS MER

3. 7. Från ben till boskap : Kosthåll och djurhållning med utgångspunkt imedeltida benmaterial från Skara

   Författare :Maria Wretemark; Stockholms universitet; []
   Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Archaeology subjects; Arkeologiämnen; osteoarkeologi; Osteoarchaeology;

   Sammanfattning : Diet and stock raising in medieval society is studied through the animal osteological material from different parts of Sweden. This dissertation is based on the analysis results of a total of c. 5.5 tons of animal bone from different urban and rural environments. LÄS MER

4. 8. Points on Production : Taphonomic research on Mesolithic osseous assemblages in Sweden

   Författare :Sara Gummesson; Jan Storå; Ola Magnell; Kenneth Ritchie; Stockholms universitet; []
   Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Osteoarchaeological patterns; Taphonomic analysis; Osseous craft; Mesolithic; Spatial studies; arkeologi; Archaeology;

   Sammanfattning : Osteoarchaeological materials are influenced by many consecutive factors, from human hunting strategies, consumption patterns and waste disposal to mechanical and chemical changes in bone structure and shape. Here Mesolithic osteoarchaeological patterns have been examined in relation to the production of bone and antler artefacts. LÄS MER

5. 9. Spill : Om djur, hantverk och nätverk i Mälarområdet under vikingatid och medeltid

   Författare :Johnny Karlsson; Jan Storå; Anders Andrén; Mats Roslund; Stockholms universitet; []
   Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Craft; Osseous; Antler; Horn; Bone; Teeth; Walrus tusk; Elk; Red deer; Reindeer; Networks; Trade; Exchange; Birka; Sigtuna; Uppsala; Strängnäs; Nyköping; Viking; Medieval; Social Agency; Economic Agency; Archaeological Science; laborativ arkeologi;

   Sammanfattning : This thesis examines the use of various osseous raw materials in craft activities in the Mälaren region during the Middle Ages. Places studied are: Birka, Sigtuna, Nyköping, Strängnäs and Uppsala. The aim is to capture both chronological and spatial changes in the use of osseous raw materials. LÄS MER

7. 10. The Urban Farmer : Osteoarchaeological Analysis of Skeletons from Medieval Sigtuna Interpreted in a Socioeconomic Perspective

   Författare :Anna Kjellström; Ebba During; Jan Storå; Sten Tesch; Berit Sellevold; Stockholms universitet; []
   Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; urbanization; health index; Middle Ages; sex distribution; age distribution; dietary patterns; Archaeology subjects; Arkeologiämnen; arkeologi; Archaeology;

   Sammanfattning : At the end of the 10th century the first Swedish town Sigtuna was founded, which can be recognized as the beginning of urbanization in the Mälaren valley. Christianity was growing strong and the administrative power was probably concentrated to a few magnates gathered around a king. LÄS MER