Search for dissertations about: "Björned"

Found 3 swedish dissertations containing the word Björned.

  2. 1. Migration in Prehistory : DNA and stable isotope analyses of Swedish skeletal material

    Author : Anna Linderholm; Kerstin Lidén; Oliver Craig; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Migration; ancient DNA; stable isotopes; δ13C; δ15N; δ34S; mtDNA; lactose tolerance; Neolithic; Pitted Ware culture; Funnel Beaker culture; Vikings; Öland; Rössberga; Birka; Björned; Archaeology; Arkeologi; Archaeological Science; laborativ arkeologi;

    Abstract : The main aim of this thesis is to show how scientific methods may be used to look at migration in prehistory on the basis of archaeological material. The individuals examined represent the period 4 000 BC to 1 000 AD and have their geographical origins in various parts of Sweden.Ancient DNA analysis is employed in three cases. READ MORE

  4. 2. Molecular Palaeopathology : Ancient DNA analyses of the bacterial diseases tuberculosis and leprosy

    Author : Emilia Nuorala; Kerstin Lidén; Ingrid Ekenman; Marie Allen; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; molecular palaeopathology; ancient DNA; disease; bacteria; tuberculosis; leprosy; Archaeology subjects; Arkeologiämnen;

    Abstract : This thesis “Molecular Palaeopathology. Ancient DNA analyses of the bacterial diseases tuberculosis and leprosy” deals with molecular palaeopathology, i.e. in this case the use of molecular methods to analyse ancient bacterial DNA in order to get further knowledge of diseases in ancient times. READ MORE

  5. 3. Acquired or inherited prestige? : molecular studies of family structures and local horses in Central Svealand during the Early Medieval period

    Author : Anders Götherström; Mark G. Thomas; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; ancient DNA; boat cemeteries; Early Medieval Period; Central Svealand; bone preservation; inheritance; acquired status; inherited status; arkeologi; Archaeology;

    Abstract : This is a study of the role of inheritance among the élite in Early Medieval central Svealand and the possibility to study it by molecular genetic methods. The study is a part of the research project Svealand in the Vendel and Viking periods (SIV). The study rests on classical as well as a new type of source material. READ MORE