Sökning: "Osteoarchaeology"

Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 8 uppsatser innehållade ordet Osteoarchaeology.

  1. 1. On the palaeopathology of skeletal neoplasms : A study about skeletal metastatic tumours in the archaeological record and methods with which they can be identified and diagnosed

    Kandidat-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för arkeologi och antik historia

    Författare :Karin Ling-Roos; [2022]
    Nyckelord :osteology; paleo-oncology; cancer; tumours; archaeology; diagnosis; osteologi; paleo-onkologi; cancer; tumörer; arkeologi; diagnos;

    Sammanfattning : It is decidedly rare to come across evidence of primary or secondary malignant tumours in the archaeological record, both in the excavatory stage as well as the laboratory stage. However, the statistical absence of cancer in the archaeological record may not be representative of actual prevalence, geographical distribution, or severity. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Livet på Gotska Sandön : Ett långtidsperspektiv

    Kandidat-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för arkeologi och antik historia

    Författare :Johanna Starck; [2019]
    Nyckelord :Gotska Sandön; Osteology; Osteoarchaeology; archaeology; hunter-gatherers; seal hunting; Baltic sea.;

    Sammanfattning : Gotska Sandön is the Baltic ocean’s most isolated island, located approximately 40 kilometres north from the closest civilisation. Today the island serves as a national park and a tourist attraction. The remoteness has made the island a difficult place to reach both in the past and today. LÄS MER

  4. 3. De dödsdömdas hälsa : En studie av de dödsdömdas hälsa från två avrättningsplatser på Gotland

    Kandidat-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för arkeologi och antik historia

    Författare :Mia Bárány; [2019]
    Nyckelord :Galgberget; osteology; osteoarchaeology; archaeology; palaeopathology; executional sites;

    Sammanfattning : This bachelor thesis covers two executional sites on the island of Gotland with focus on the palaepathology among the executed individuals. The aim is to see which pathological changes that occured most often and if they have any correlation between these and these individuals socioeconomic status. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Age of the Cremated : On the estimation of age of burnt human remains

    Master-uppsats, Stockholms universitet/Osteoarkeologiska forskningslaboratoriet

    Författare :Emil Åkesson; [2019]
    Nyckelord :age estimation; cremated remains; diploë; suture closure;

    Sammanfattning : The estimation of age is an important aspect in osteoarchaeological analysis. In order to understand people and their fates in past societies, researchers must turn to palaeodemography. LÄS MER

  7. 5. Bits & Bobs : Finds from a research excavation of Birka’s rampart: A study with focus on material distribution and metal conservation

    Master-uppsats, Stockholms universitet/Arkeologiska forskningslaboratoriet

    Författare :Mikael Heljeback; [2019]
    Nyckelord :Archaeology; Metal conservation; Birka; Rampart; Iron age; Viking; Excavation; XRF; Comb; Beads; Osteoarchaeology; Ceramics; Hillfort; Artefacts; Database; Corrosion;

    Sammanfattning : In the spring of 2018, a prospection and subsequent research excavation of a previously unstudied area related to the rampart of the Viking age town of Birka, Sweden, was undertaken by students and professors from the archaeological science department affiliated with Stockholm University.The purpose of this paper is to examine and categorise the various excavated finds, the ensuing conservation and preservation of the metal objects as well as to investigate the context and possible function of the site regarding the spatial distribution of said finds. LÄS MER