Search for dissertations about: "Gotland burial"

Showing result 6 - 7 of 7 swedish dissertations containing the words Gotland burial.

2. 6. Tension and tradition : a study of late Iron Age spearheads around the Baltic Sea

   Author : Kristina Creutz; Bergljot Solberg; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Archaeology; Arkeologi; arkeologi; Archaeology;

   Abstract : This thesis discusses spearheads and individuals in Estonia, Latvia, eastern Sweden, Finland and western Russia during the 11th century. The source material consists of 335 spearheads of type M according to the typology of Petersen from 1919. READ MORE

4. 7. 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