Search for dissertations about: "archaeology early medieval"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 31 swedish dissertations containing the words archaeology early medieval.
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1. 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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2. Food and Rank in Early Medieval Time
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3. Living on Another Shore : Early Scandinavian Settlement on the North-Western Estonian Coast
Abstract : Prior to the Second World War, there was a Swedish-speaking population settled on the north-western Estonian coasts. The early history of this group is largely unknown. No colonisation is mentioned in the written sources. The earliest such sources that mention Swedes originate in the late thirteenth century. READ MORE
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4. Practices for the Living and the Dead : Medieval and Post-Reformation Burials in Scandinavia
Abstract : The main themes of the thesis are burial customs and social identities, and how medieval and post-Reformation graves can provide information on such as age structures, phases in life, gender relations and social organization. The study is based on nine groups of Scandinavian material, and it comprises four case studies. READ MORE
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5. The soil as a source material in archaeology. : Theoretical considerations and pragmatic applications
Abstract : This thesis deals with questions on various applications using soils and sediments as sources of information in archaeological research. Human environmental impact on soils and sediments, in terms of pollution, is a well known phenomenon as the industrialisation intensified during historical times and onwards and has left strong pollutive marks. READ MORE