Search for dissertations about: "Osteoarchaeology"

Showing result 6 - 9 of 9 swedish dissertations containing the word Osteoarchaeology.

  2. 6. Circling Concepts : A Critical Archaeological Analysis of the Notion of Stone Circles as Sami Offering Sites

    Author : Marte Spangen; Anders Andrén; Bjørnar Olsen; Aleks Pluskowski; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Sami circular offering sites; northern Norway; Middle Ages; early modern period; history of archaeology; rituals; religion; osteoarchaeology; cultural heritage; authorised heritage discourse; neo-shamanism; rites and rights; socio-politics; emotional hegemony; materiality; arkeologi; Archaeology;

    Abstract : The thesis discusses a category of cultural heritage that has been labelled "Sami circular offering sites", aiming to establish some basic facts about their origin, distribution and use, as well as their cultural and socio-political context and influence. The stone enclosures in question have been interpreted as Sami offering sites since the mid-19th century, but a discourse analysis of the research history indicates that this may have been based on a scholarly hypothesis rather than ethnographic or archaeological evidence. READ MORE

  4. 7. Points on Production : Taphonomic research on Mesolithic osseous assemblages in Sweden

    Author : Sara Gummesson; Jan Storå; Ola Magnell; Kenneth Ritchie; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Osteoarchaeological patterns; Taphonomic analysis; Osseous craft; Mesolithic; Spatial studies; arkeologi; Archaeology;

    Abstract : Osteoarchaeological materials are influenced by many consecutive factors, from human hunting strategies, consumption patterns and waste disposal to mechanical and chemical changes in bone structure and shape. Here Mesolithic osteoarchaeological patterns have been examined in relation to the production of bone and antler artefacts. READ MORE

  5. 8. The Urban Farmer : Osteoarchaeological Analysis of Skeletons from Medieval Sigtuna Interpreted in a Socioeconomic Perspective

    Author : Anna Kjellström; Ebba During; Jan Storå; Sten Tesch; Berit Sellevold; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; urbanization; health index; Middle Ages; sex distribution; age distribution; dietary patterns; Archaeology subjects; Arkeologiämnen; arkeologi; Archaeology;

    Abstract : At the end of the 10th century the first Swedish town Sigtuna was founded, which can be recognized as the beginning of urbanization in the Mälaren valley. Christianity was growing strong and the administrative power was probably concentrated to a few magnates gathered around a king. READ MORE

  6. 9. Bovine Teeth in Age Assessment, from Medieval Cattle to Belgian Blue : Methodology, Possibilities and Limitations

    Author : Sabine Sten; Ebba During; Sven Lindskog; Morten Meldgaard; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Archaeology subjects; Arkeologiämnen; Arkeologi Osteologi Tänder Nötkreatur Medeltid Åldersbedömning Metod; Historical osteology;

    Abstract : The overall aim of the present thesis was to develop and characterise an age assessment method based on incremental lines in dental cementum using contemporary bovine teeth and teeth from archaeological faunal assemblages. The investigations also included two other age assessment methods: tooth wear pattern and macroscopic dental measurements. READ MORE