Search for dissertations about: "Neolithisation"

Found 3 swedish dissertations containing the word Neolithisation.

  2. 1. Ancient DNA as a Means to Investigate the European Neolithic

    Author : Helena Malmström; Anders Göterström; Gunilla Holmlund; T Brown; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : Molecular genetics; aDNA; contamination; authentication; mtDNA; Neolithisation; Genetik;

    Abstract : The transition from a hunter-gatherer lifestyle to a farming lifestyle, i.e. the Neolithisation, is arguably the most important event in human prehistory. While the geography and dating of the Neolithisation is well known, the process is still under debate, especially if it occurred through diffusion of ideas or with migrating farmers. READ MORE

  4. 2. Consuming and communicating identities : Dietary diversity and interaction in Middle Neolithic Sweden

    Author : Elin Fornander; Kerstin Lidén; Per Andersson; Liv Nilsson Stutz; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Middle Neolithic; Neolithisation; Sweden; Baltic Sea; Funnel Beaker Culture; Pitted Ware Culture; Battle Axe Culture; megaliths; isotopes; δ13C; δ15N; δ34S; 87Sr 86Sr; radiocarbon dating; palaeodiet; mobility; interaction; identity; ethnicity; Archaeology; Arkeologi; Archaeological Science; laborativ arkeologi;

    Abstract : Isotope analyses on human and faunal skeletal remains from different Swedish Neolithic archaeological contexts are here applied as a means to reconstruct dietary strategies and mobility patterns. The chronological emphasis is on the Middle Neolithic period, and radiocarbon dating constitutes another central focus. READ MORE

  5. 3. Den produktiva gåvan. Tradition och innovation i Sydskandinavien för omkring 5 300 år sedan

    Author : Kristina Jennbert; Arkeologi; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; utbyte; innovation; neolitisering; tradition; ertböllekultur; Mauss; odling; trattbägarkultur; djurhållning; reciprocitet; gåva;

    Abstract : The main issues discussed in this dissertation are the questions how and why farming and animal husbandry were introduced in southern Scandinavia. The Löddesborg site by the Öresund coast supplied most of the basic materials used in the analysis. READ MORE