Search for dissertations about: "Classical archaeology and ancient history"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 77 swedish dissertations containing the words Classical archaeology and ancient history.

  2. 6. Seascape Dialogues : Human-sea interaction in the Aegean from Late Neolithic to Late Bronze Age

    Author : Christopher Nuttall; Michael Lindblom; Gunnel Ekroth; Matthew Haysom; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Seascapes; Aegean prehistory; Greece; material culture; Classical Archaeology and Ancient History; Antikens kultur och samhällsliv;

    Abstract : This thesis examines human-sea interaction based on embodied and embedded action in the littoral and island regions of the Aegean from Late Neolithic (4800 BCE) to the end of Late Bronze Age I (1600 BCE). Fundamental to this approach is the concept of seascapes, defined here as a place or agent created by a human mind set. READ MORE

  4. 7. Pagan Pasts, Christian Futures: Memory Manipulation and Christianisation in the Cities of Western Asia Minor

    Author : Irene Selsvold; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Christianisation; Late Antiquity; materiality; memory; Asia Minor; Aphrodisias; Hierapolis; Ephesus; urban archaeology; Roman religion; early Christianity;

    Abstract : Religion has always impacted how we structure the physical world around us, and the Roman world was no exception. Roman cities were constructed and shaped around religious life and religious practices. Religious art was omnipresent, and religious architecture monumental. READ MORE

  5. 8. Streets, Spaces and Places : Three Pompeiian Movement Axes Analysed

    Author : Marina Weilguni; Gullög Nordquist; Henrik Gerding; Henrik Boman; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Pompeii; Space Syntax; urban analysis; public space; Pompeji; Space Syntax; urbanism; offentligt rum; Archaeology; classical; Arkeologi; klassisk; Classical Archaeology and Ancient History; Antikens kultur och samhällsliv;

    Abstract : This study is an urban analysis of Roman Pompeii. It explores the spatial structure of the town just before the eruption of Vesuvius in AD 72, and how public space was used for movement, activity and interaction between people. READ MORE

  6. 9. Greek incubation rituals in Classical and Hellenistic times

    Author : Hedvig von Ehrenheim; Gunnel Ekroth; Bronwen Wickkiser; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Archaeology; classical; Arkeologi; klassisk; antikens kultur och samhällsliv; Classical Archaeology and Ancient History;

    Abstract : This study documents and analyzes the structure and function of Greek incubation rituals in Classical and Hellenistic times. The first part (Chapter 2) examines all relevant literary and epigraphical testimonia concerning the rites and rules surrounding incubation. READ MORE

  7. 10. 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