Search for dissertations about: "Mycenaean"

Found 5 swedish dissertations containing the word Mycenaean.

2. 1. The people of Knossos : Prosopographical studies in the Knossos Linear B archives

   Author : Hedvig Landenius-Enegren; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Archaeology; Prosopography; Knossos; Linear B tablets; Mycenaean Crete; Aegean Bronze Age epigraphy; Arkeologi; Archaeology subjects; Arkeologiämnen; arkeologi; Archaeology;

   Abstract : The thesis comprises a study of the personal names and designations recorded on the Knossos Linear B tablets. The tablets are largely fragmentary and are written in a syllabic script. When deciphered the language proved to be an early form of Greek. The tablets date to the Mycenaean period of the Palace of Knossos. READ MORE

4. 2. Global and local in late bronze age central Macedonia. Economy, mobility and identity

   Author : Ole Christian Aslaksen; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Forging Identities; Mobility; Identity; Economy; Central Macedonia; Bronze Age World; Mycenaean Greece; Balkans; Central Europe; Tell societies; Travelers; Ethnicity; Networks; Kastanas; Axiochori; Limnotopos; Tsautsitsa; Kilindir; Toumba Thessaloniki; Assiros; GIS; Pottery; Contextual Archaeology; Resources; Power; Trade;

   Abstract : What impact did expanding Bronze Age networks have on regions located between the great centers in the period 1700-1100 BC? Where the Aegean meets the Balkans, Central Macedonia lies between well-known cultures connected by veins of communication such as the Axios River. In this doctoral dissertation the impact of increased communication is investigated through a new synthesis of artifacts, landscapes and settlement materials from Central Macedonia. READ MORE

5. 3. Contacts and Trade at Late Bronze Age Hazor : Aspects of Intercultural Relationships and Identity in the Eastern Mediterranean

   Author : Kristina Josephson Hesse; Thomas B. Larsson; Amnon Ben-Tor; Bozena Werbart; Magnus Ottosson; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Hazor; Canaan; Eastern Mediterranean; Late Bronze Age; contacts; trade; temple architecture; Mycenaean pottery; Cypriote pottery; interregional interaction networks; emulation; peer polity interaction; centre-periphery approach; Archaeology; Non-European; Arkeologi; utomeuropeisk; Archaeology; Arkeologi; Archaeology;

   Abstract : Hazor’s role in an international Late Bronze Age context has long been indicated but never thoroughly investigated. This role, I believe, was more crucial than previously stressed. READ MORE

6. 4. Immovable offertory installations in late Bronze Age Cyprus

   Author : Yannis Pararas; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Late Bronze Age Cyprus; Cypriote ritual practice; offertory action; temple; sanctuary; offertory installation; low stone table; hearth-altar; bench; baetylic installation; slaughtering block; Myrtou-Pigadhes; Kition; Enkomi;

   Abstract : The present study addresses the question of the way divine worship was carried out in the island of Cyprus during the Late Bronze Age (1600-1100 B.C.). READ MORE

7. 5. Minoan games and game boards

   Author : Niklas Hillbom; Antikens kultur och samhällsliv; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; game; game board; cup-holes; Kernos; marker; astragalos; dice; Mallia; Phaistos; Gournia; Khania; ritual; cultural contacts; Ancient history; Antikens och forntidens historia; Arkeologi; Archaeology; Crete; Minoan; Knossos; gaming piece; knuckle bones;

   Abstract : The old, world-wide phenomenon of playing board games has received little attention among scholars studying the ancient cultures. This thesis collects and analyses game-related material from Bronze Age Crete, defines the field of research and provides a framework with definitions and typologies. READ MORE