Sökning: "cairn"

Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 27 uppsatser innehållade ordet cairn.

  1. 1. Rösen och Ryggskott : En undersökning av rösegravarnas socioekonomiska kontext i Västerbotten

    Kandidat-uppsats, Umeå universitet/Institutionen för idé- och samhällsstudier

    Författare :Isabelle Holmström; [2023]
    Nyckelord :cairns; monuments; Västerbotten; construction; band; tribal; cultivation; gravröse; rösen; monument; bronsålder; samhällstypologi; odling; arbetskraft;

    Sammanfattning : The aim of this thesis is to investigate which type of society could supply the resources required to construct the cairn monuments along the coastal regions of Västerbotten during the Bronze Age. The study is centered on a cluster of cairns within the parishes of Bygdeå, Nysätra and Lövånger, situated at elevations between 31-52 meters above today’s sea level. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Holmöarna archipelago and its forgotten Iron Age period : Uncovering the past through morphology and GIS-analysis

    Kandidat-uppsats, Umeå universitet/Institutionen för idé- och samhällsstudier

    Författare :Alexander Bodén; [2023]
    Nyckelord :Holmön; Holmöarna archipelago; Västerbotten; Umeå; Iron Age; landscape archaeology; settlement archaeology; computational archaeology; Sweden; northern Sweden; hut foundation; cooking storage pit; cairn; labyrinth; compass rose; seamark; fishing village;

    Sammanfattning : The geographical focus area of this essay is Holmöarna archipelago, which is a very large group of islands that are located a short distance to the east of the city Umeå, in northern Sweden, Västerbotten county. This essay is an attempt to uncover and provide knowledge regarding Holmöarna archipelago’s forgotten Iron Age period through the means of GIS-analysis, literary studies, a field visit, as well as morphological comparisons of ancient artefacts and monuments from the area. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Behov och inställning till ett gränsöverskridande skyddsområde för fjällräv i Sverige, Norge och Finland

    Kandidat-uppsats, SLU/Dept. of Forest Ecology and Management

    Författare :Erik Näsmark; Erik Strand; [2022]
    Nyckelord :fjällräv; Vulpes lagopus; skyddsområden; gränsöverskridande; Treriksröset;

    Sammanfattning : The arctic fox has been threatened by extinction in Fennoscandia since the beginning of 1900s. Even though it has been protected in Sweden, Norway and Finland for almost a century, it has not recovered and is still classified as threatened. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Skålgropar på Gotland : En studie om skålgroparnas relation till bronsåldersgravar

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

    Författare :Sammland Elin; [2022]
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    Sammanfattning : Cup marks is probably the world’s most common famous petroglyphs and it’s also Sweden's most common rock carving motif. In Swedish folklore, cup marks are called älvkvarnar (fairy mills) because fairies were believed to grind their grain in the cups. The cup mark motif has been found both in and near graves, with and without other figures. LÄS MER

  7. 5. Olika men ändå lika. En jämförelsestudie av konstruktioner, gravgods och ritualer mellan svenska och kontinentaleuropeiska kammargravar under folkvandringstiden

    Kandidat-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Arkeologi

    Författare :Markus Ahlberg; [2021]
    Nyckelord :gravskick; folkvandringstiden; folkvandringstid; kammargrav; kammargravar; reihengräber; Sverige; Europa; 400-tal; 300-tal; 500-tal; järnålder; järnåldern; äldre järnålder; romersk järnålder; yngre romersk järnålder; History and Archaeology;

    Sammanfattning : The aim of this essay is to compare Migration Period chamber tombs from Central and Western Europe with Migration Period chamber tombs from Sweden, with a specific focus on the constructions, grave goods and traceable rituals in each respective geographical area’s tombs. This comparative study also features three examples of Swedish chamber tombs, located in Högom, Lilla Jored and Lilla Sylta, which are discussed in comparison with the continental chamber tombs, as well as the general view on Swedish chamber tombs. LÄS MER