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  2. 1. Urban and rural environments from Iron Age to Medieval time in northern Europe : Evidence from fossil insect remains from South-Eastern Sweden and Novgorod, Russia

    Author : Magnus Hellqvist; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Earth sciences; Late Holocene; Iron Age; Medieval time; subfossil insects; Coleoptera; environment; climate; human environment; taphonomy; south-eastern Sweden; Novgorod; Geovetenskap; Earth sciences; Geovetenskap; Quarternary Geology; Kvartärgeologi;

    Abstract : This thesis presents and discusses results from studies in of subfossil insect remains of natural and cultural origin. Samples were obtained by coring in sediments or by collection during archaeological excavations. The aim was to reconstruct local environment and climate in rural and early urban situations from Iron Age to medieval time. READ MORE

  4. 2. Urban and Rural Environments from Iron Age to Medieval time in Northern Europe : Evidence from Fossil Insect Remains from South-Eastern Sweden and Novgorod, Russia

    Author : Magnus Hellqvist; Högskolan Dalarna; []
    Keywords : Late Holocene; Iron Age; Medieval time; subfossil insects; Coleoptera; environment; climate; human environment; taphonomy; south-eastern Sweden; Novgorod; Miljöhistoriska studier av förhistoriska bosättningar i Mälardalsregionen;

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  5. 3. Food and Rank in Early Medieval Time

    Author : Sven Isaksson; Dr Carl Heron; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; food culture; power resources; soil-organic matter; ancient biomolecules; trace metal elements; pottery-use; Early Medieval Period; Archaeology; Arkeologi; Archaeological Science; laborativ arkeologi;

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  6. 4. Weaned Upon A Time : Studies of the Infant Diet in Prehistory

    Author : Rachel Howcroft; Kerstin Lidén; Gunilla Eriksson; Tamsin O'Connell; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Infant Feeding; Breastfeeding; Weaning; Milk; Diet; Fertility; Neolithic; Agriculture; Hunter-Gatherer; Bronze Age; Iron Age; Prehistory; Carbon and Nitrogen Stable Isotope Ratios; Bone; Dentine; Archaeological Science; laborativ arkeologi;

    Abstract : This thesis is concerned with how prehistoric infants were fed in different physical and cultural environments, and in particular what impact the economic, social, and epidemiological changes associated with the development of agriculture had on infant feeding practices. In order to examine these effects, stable isotope ratio analysis has been used to assess the duration of breastfeeding and weaning in a variety of prehistoric contexts. READ MORE

  7. 5. Health and disease in early Lund, Osteo-pathologic studies of 3,305 individuals buried in the cemetery area of Lund 990-1536

    Author : Caroline Arcini; Socialmedicin och global hälsa; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Social medicine; infections and trauma; joint disease; oral health; stature; medieval; physical anthropology; paleopathology; Socialmedicin; samhällsmedicin;

    Abstract : The purpose of this thesis is to characterize the health status of the population in early Lund. This is pursued by an osteological analysis of 3.305 individuals fron three time periods: c. 990-1100, c. READ MORE