Search for dissertations about: "Minoan"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 swedish dissertations containing the word Minoan.

  2. 1. Minoan games and game boards

    Author : Niklas Hillbom; Antikens kultur och samhällsliv; []
    Keywords : 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;

    Abstract : 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. READ MORE

  4. 2. The double axe in Minoan Crete : a functional analysis of production and use

    Author : Maria Lowe Fri; Charlotte Scheffer; Lena Sjögren; Doniert Evely; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Bronze Age Crete; Minoan period; double axe; casting; casting defects; finishing treatment; experimental archaeology; use-wear; use; user; Archaeology; classical; Arkeologi; klassisk; antikens kultur och samhällsliv; Classical Archaeology and Ancient History;

    Abstract : This study examines the production and use of Minoan double axes with the aim of finding out what working activities they were used for. The double axe has earlier been associated with a woodworker, a carpenter, a stonemason and a butcher. READ MORE

  5. 3. Kamares : a study of the character of palatial Middle Minoan pottery

    Author : Gisela Walberg; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Historical cultures; Historiska kulturer;

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  6. 4. The funerary landscape at Knossos : a diachronic study of Minoan burial customs with special reference to the warrior graves

    Author : Madelaine Miller; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES;

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  7. 5. Immovable offertory installations in late Bronze Age Cyprus

    Author : Yannis Pararas; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Late Bronze Age Cyprus; Cypriote ritual practice; offertory action; temple; sanctuary; offertory installation; low stone table; hearth-altar; bench; baetylic installation; slaughtering block; Myrtou-Pigadhes; Kition; Enkomi;

    Abstract : The present study addresses the question of the way divine worship was carried out in the island of Cyprus during the Late Bronze Age (1600-1100 B.C.). READ MORE