Search for dissertations about: "vikingatid"

Found 4 swedish dissertations containing the word vikingatid.

2. 1. Archaeological Genetics - Approaching Human History through DNA Analysis

   Author : Evangelia Daskalaki; Anders Götherström; Mattias Jakobsson; Walther Parson; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; ancient DNA; pyrosequencing; molecular genetics; aDNA; neolithization; evolutionary genetics; mtDNA; viking age; archaeological genetics; genetik; evolutionsgenetik; naturvetenskap; neolitisering; vikingatid; arkeologisk genetik; Biology with specialization in Evolutionary Genetics; Biologi med inriktning mot evolutionär genetik;

   Abstract : There are a variety of archaeological questions, which are difficult to assess by traditional archaeological methods. Similarly, there are genetic and population genetic questions about human evolution and migration that are difficult to assess by studying modern day genetic variation. READ MORE

4. 2. Iron Age Keys, Locks, and Chests: Exploring Locking Practices and Social Identities at Birka, Helgö, Lovö, Sanda, and Vallhagar

   Author : Emma Nordström; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Arkeologi; Archaeology; Nycklar; Keys; Lås; Locks; Kistor; Chests; Låsande; Locking practices; Sociala identiteter; Social identities; Järnålder; Iron Age; Vikingatid; Viking Age;

   Abstract : The use of keys, locks, and chests in the Scandinavian Iron Age is a subject overshadowed by the assumed connection between keys and the housewife with her administrative role on the farm. The key is sometimes even seen as the very symbol of this role. READ MORE

5. 3. The Common Thread, Textile Production during the Late Iron Age and Viking Age

   Author : Eva Andersson; Arkeologi; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Haithabu; Birka; Scania; Viking Age; Late Iron Age; household production; textile valuables; sail cloth; bone needle; loom weight; textile production; spindle whorl; Archaeology; Arkeologi;

   Abstract : The initial aim of the present PhD thesis was to develop the method of classification for textile tools to facilitate the study of textile production in an archaeological context. The thesis consists of five separate projects and a concluding summary. The study covers the late Iron Age, mainly the Viking Period. READ MORE

6. 4. Dead Landscapes – and how to make them live

   Author : Katherine Burlingame; Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; landscape; heritage; heritagescapes; phenomenology; tourism; human geography; landscape geography; storytelling; enchantment; affect; emotion; Vikings; heritage management; presence;

   Abstract : Certain deadening forces including disneyfication, museumization, and the standardization of heritagescapes have led to the loss of embodied, lived experiences. In an effort to (re)enchant how these landscapes are developed, managed, and encountered, a new landscape model is introduced that combines the more practical components of heritage management (locale and story) with strategies that explore the emotional and affective dimensions of phenomenological landscape experience (presence). READ MORE