Search for dissertations about: "Osteologi"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 8 swedish dissertations containing the word Osteologi.
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1. Animal husbandry in the Viking Age town of Birka and its hinterland : excavations in the black earth 1990-95
Abstract : The Birka Excavations 1990-95 provided a unique opportunity to excavate a Swedish Viking Age town stratigraphically, allowing the finds - including extensive and well-preserved faunal remains - to be dated accurately. This in turn has given the opportunity to study the nature and development of Viking Age animal husbandry in a new, closer perspective. READ MORE
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2. Landmark morphometrics and osteology
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3. Oral Disease and Health Patterns : Dental and Cranial Paleopathology of the Early Iron Age Population at Smörkullen in Alvastra, Sweden
Abstract : In skeletal remains of ancient populations, evidence of dental and craniofacial pathology is often well preserved in the form of lesions on the teeth or bones. Meticulous, detailed recording of these lesions provides baseline data on which a realistic assessment can be made of the probable impact of dental diseases and its sequelae on health of these earlier populations. READ MORE
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4. Detecting Sex and Selection in Ancient Cattle Remains Using Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms
Abstract : All contemporary taurine cattle originated some 10,000 years ago when their wild ancestor, the aurochs, was domesticated in the Near East. Although the aurochs was widespread also in Europe, there is no evidence for a local domestication. The aurochs has been extinct since 1627 and therefore little is known about its biology. READ MORE
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5. Ceremonial stone structures : the archaeology and ethnohistory of the marae complex in the Society Islands, French Polynesia
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