Search for dissertations about: "Early Middle Age"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 101 swedish dissertations containing the words Early Middle Age.
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1. Children Lost and Found : A bioarchaeological study of Middle Helladic children in Asine with a comparison to Lerna
Abstract : This study focusses on children’s living conditions during the Middle Helladic period in Greece. The primary material comprises disarticulated skeletal remains found in a stratigraphic context during the Swedish excavations of Asine in 1926: 4,583 fragments/complete bones. READ MORE
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2. Moats in ancient Palestine
Abstract : This is the first in-depth study of moats as a part of fortifications in Palestine from prehistoric times until the end of the Iron Age. The author proposes a relation between the shape of a moat and its function. READ MORE
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3. From Birth to Senescence. Studies on factors at birth and their relation to morbidity in women in adult life
Abstract : This thesis is concerned with factors at birth and their relation to disease in later adulthood. The aims of this thesis were to a) identify variables in Swedish midwife records at the early part of the 1900's and their relation to birth outcome; b) assess agreement between self-reported birth weight and recorded birth weight; and, c) examine the relationship between size at birth and 1) hypertension, and, 2) cancer morbidity in adult women. READ MORE
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4. Landslide Archaeology : Past hazards and disasters in the Göta River Valley and beyond
Abstract : Exploring the impact of landslides on past human communities, their landscapes, and their material remains, this thesis focuses on the most landslide-prone region of Sweden: the Göta River Valley (Sw. Göta älvdalen). READ MORE
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5. The Birka Warrior : the material culture of a martial society
Abstract : This is a study of martial material culture in the context of the Viking Age warrior of Birka, Sweden. The aim is to establish the role, function and affiliation of the Birka warrior and thereby place Birka on the power-political map of the 10th century. READ MORE