Search for dissertations about: "rock art"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 19 swedish dissertations containing the words rock art.

2. 1. The rhythm of rock art animals : Picturing reindeer, elk and bear around the seasonal cycle in Stone Age Alta

   Author : Helena Günther; Fredrik Fahlander; Ingrid Fuglestvedt; Kristin Armstrong Oma; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Rock art; Stone Age hunters; the Arctic; Alta; Northern Fennoscandia; reindeer; elk; bear; traditional contextualised knowledge; human animal relations; human environmental relations; zoo semiotics; ecological community; ethology and animal imagery; arkeologi med inriktning mot allmän arkeologi; Archaeology with General Specialisation;

   Abstract : The Stone Age rock art of Fennoscandia is dominated by pictures of animals. Yet it is its role in the social and cognitive processes within human society that has been the major focus for research. In the thesis, rock art is explored in the lives of people as being part of a larger ecological community. READ MORE

4. 2. Nqabayo’s Nomansland: San Rock Art and the Somatic Past

   Author : Geoffrey Blundell; Paul Sinclair; Knut Helskog; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Archaeology; San; Bushman; southern Africa; Nomansland; Eastern Cape; Storm Shelter; rock art; shamanism; Kalahari revisionist debate; body; embodiment; somatic past; postcolonial; colonial; Arkeologi; Archaeology subjects; Arkeologiämnen;

   Abstract : The most significant challenge facing modern southern African rock art research is the integration of rock paint­ings into the construction of San history. This challenge is made all the more difficult because of poor chronologi­cal control over the images. READ MORE

5. 3. Elevated rock art : towards a maritime understanding of Bronze Age rock art in northern Bohuslän, Sweden

   Author : Johan Ling; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES;

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6. 4. Audiovisual Constructions: Material Interrelations in Live Rock Performances

   Author : Olga Nikolaeva; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; live performance; audiovisual; materiality; scenography; screen; screen visuals; sound; body;

   Abstract : This dissertation examines and analyzes the material interrelations in audiovisual constructions of live rock performances. It explores the interrelations that take place among four key modes of a live rock performance’s material modality, namely: the musicians’ bodies, screens, screen visuals, and sounds. READ MORE

7. 5. Behaviour of blast-induced damaged zone around underground excavations in hard rock mass

   Author : David Saiang; Luleå tekniska universitet; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Mining and Rock Engineering; Gruv- och berganläggningsteknik;

   Abstract : The presence of blast-induced damaged zone around an excavation boundary has been an important concern in rock construction. It is generally believed that the presence of this zone can pose problems related to stability and flow and consequently impair the performance and functionality of the excavation. READ MORE