Sökning: "burial rites"

Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 10 uppsatser innehållade orden burial rites.

  1. 1. Socialt och kulturellt liv i St Giles katedral : En arkeologisk studie av skelettlämningar och gravskick

    Kandidat-uppsats, Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för kulturvetenskaper (KV)

    Författare :Katarzyna Mazij; [2024]
    Nyckelord :church-archaeology; medieval; osteology; Scotland;

    Sammanfattning : Osteological, spatial, and grave condition analysis in St Giles’ Cathedral revealed the social hierarchy in medieval Scotland, from the 12th century to the 15th century. Cultural life in the cathedral was divided between the ecclesiastical people active in it, ranging from grave construction to grave sectioning and mortuary rites. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Lek eller dödligt allvar - En jämförelse av astragaler i gravsammanhang i Magna Graecia

    Kandidat-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Antikens kultur och samhällsliv

    Författare :Alma Jonasson; [2024]
    Nyckelord :Astragali; knuckle-bones; grave goods; burial rites; necropolis; Magna Graecia; Lokroi Epizephyrioi; Medma; Lipara; Kaulonia.; History and Archaeology;

    Sammanfattning : The occurrence of astragali, knuckle-bones, in the Mediterranean world has been observed for a long time. Despite this, the distribution of astragali in the western Mediterranean has been somewhat overlooked. This paper aims to create an overview of the occurrence of astragali, knuckle-bones, in burial contexts in Magna Graecia. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Thresholds to the ancestors : An examination of south-west portals with regards to cult and symbolism

    Master-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/Arkeologi

    Författare :Oskar Bransell; [2023]
    Nyckelord :South-west portals; grave cult; ancestor worship; necromancy; doors of the dead ; Viking Age; Sydvästportar; gravkult; förfädersdyrkan; nekromanti; de dödas dörrar ; Vikingatiden;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis examines the relevancy of south-west portals with regards to their potential usage in post-burial ritual activity with particular focus on the deposition of sacrificial offerings. South-west portals are a type of stone constructions found on the edges of mounds and stone settings in eastern central Sweden usually dating to the Viking Age (c. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Dödskult under yngre bronsåldern : Hantering av mänskliga ben i östra Mellansverige

    Kandidat-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/Arkeologi

    Författare :Jonna Bäckvall; [2022]
    Nyckelord :Human bones; late Bronze Age; East-central Sweden; heaps of fire-cracked stones; death cult; settlements; non-classical graves; sacred context; profane context; Människoben; yngre bronsåldern; östra Mellansverige; skärvstenshögar; dödskult; boplatser; icke klassiska gravar; sakrala kontexter; profana kontexter;

    Sammanfattning : For a long time, the human bones that were found outside the classical graves/grave context during the late Bronze Age were severely overlooked in research. It was first during the 1990’s that research took place and archaeologist like Anders Kaliff och Joanna Brück started studying this severely overlooked phenomena. LÄS MER

  7. 5. Kremering och begravning : Brandgravar från järnåldern i Järvafältet

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

    Författare :Jaucqline Andersson; [2021]
    Nyckelord :Järnåldersbegravningar; kremerade ben; kremeringsprocessen;

    Sammanfattning : This bachelor thesis examines osteological analyses on cremated bones and burial contexts in Sweden. It strives to investigate in more detail how the body has been used ritually and applied in such context and how cremated bones are buried in the ground. LÄS MER