Search for dissertations about: "Settlement"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 205 swedish dissertations containing the word Settlement.

  2. 1. Site variability and settlement patterns : an analysis of the hunter-gatherer settlement system in the Lule River Valley, 1500 B.C.-B.C./A.D

    Author : Lars L. Forsberg; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Hunter-gatherers; intrasite patterning; multivariate analysis; resource exploitation; settlement patterns; site function;

    Abstract : This thesis deals with questions concerning prehistoric hunter-gatherer society on the River Luleälv in Northern Sweden from c. 1500 B.C. to B. READ MORE

  4. 2. Cereal husbandry and settlement : Expanding archaeobotanical perspectives on the southern Scandinavian Iron Age

    Author : Radoslaw Grabowski; Karin Viklund; Hans Peter Stika; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; cereal cultivation; iron age; southern Scandinavia; archaeobotany; settlement archaeology; environmental archaeology; miljöarkeologi; Archaeology; arkeologi;

    Abstract : The here presented PhD project explores the phenomenon of cereal cultivation during the Iron Age (c. 500 BC – AD 1100) in southern Scandinavia. The main body of the thesis consists of four articles. READ MORE

  5. 3. Molecular biology of barnacle Balanus improvisus settlement

    Author : Anna Abramova; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; barnacles; settlement; transcriptomics; ecdysone cascade; chemosensory receptors; waterborne pheromones;

    Abstract : The aim of this thesis was to investigate molecular mechanisms of various aspects of barnacle settlement, using the acorn barnacle Balanus improvisus. This barnacle is a common fouling species and a model organism for studies in settlement biology, in particular in relation to antifouling research. READ MORE

  6. 4. Mass Stabilization, Stability and Settlement in Mass Stabilized Peat

    Author : Nenad Jelisic; Byggnadsmekanik; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Mass stabilization; stabilizer; field investigations; laboratory investigations; settlement; stability; peat; Building construction; Byggnadsteknik;

    Abstract : Peat is badly suited as a base for road and railway embankments due to its geotechnical properties. The usual procedure has been, therefore, to excavate peat and replace it with blasted rock. READ MORE

  7. 5. In the Shadow of Settlement : Multiple Rebel Groups and Precarious Peace

    Author : Desirée Nilsson; Mats Hammarström; Magnus Öberg; Erik Melander; Virginia Page Fortna; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Peace and conflict research; peace agreement; civil war; conflict resolution; rebel group; negotiated settlement; bargaining; conflict termination; durable peace; internal conflict; duration analysis; Freds- och konfliktforskning;

    Abstract : How can durable peace be achieved in the wake of a civil war settlement? Previous quantitative research on this topic has, so far, mainly focused on two parties – the government and the opposition – thereby failing to consider the complexity that may arise in conflicts where the rebel side involves several groups. This dissertation addresses this gap in the study of durable peace. READ MORE