Sökning: "grave settings"

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  1. 1. 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

  3. 2. A Gotlandic Picture Stone Tradition Reconsidered : An analysis and reclassification of the so-called kerbstones

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

    Författare :Cherie Jeanette Larkin; [2023]
    Nyckelord :Gotland; picture stones; kerbstones; grave settings; edge chains; ritual space; 3D models; Gotland; bildstenar; kantstenar; gravsättningar; kantkedjor; rituellt utrymme; 3D-modeller;

    Sammanfattning : In 1941/42, Sune Lindqvist published his seminal work on the Gotlandic picture stones (Gotlands Bildsteine I & II) in which he included a category of stones that he interpreted as kerbstones. However, Lindqvist’s kerbstones have not received further examination or contextualization to determine the validity of his categorization. LÄS MER

  4. 3. 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

  5. 4. Achieving Sustainable Environmental Peace in Asymmetric Transboundary Water Conflicts – Human Rights-Based Approach to Water Cooperation in the Israel-Palestine Case

    Master-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Juridiska fakulteten

    Författare :Victor Walz; [2020]
    Nyckelord :environmental peacebuilding; water conflict; transboundary; Israel-Palestine; human rights-based approach; Law and Political Science;

    Sammanfattning : As a result of the rapid population growth, the increasing economic interests and the global climate crisis, disputes over freshwater resources become more frequent and severe. Although many States pursue environmental cooperation to avoid or resolve water conflicts, such cooperation agreements often suffer from a weak political will to implement just cooperation mechanisms. LÄS MER

  7. 5. Meningsbärande skräp. : Spår av rituella handlingar vid yngre järnåldersgravar i Mälardalen.

    Master-uppsats, Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för arkeologi och antikens kultur

    Författare :Sofia Lindell; [2018]
    Nyckelord :Iron Age; ritual practice; death; deposit; rubbish; graves;

    Sammanfattning : The main purpose of this dissertation is to investigate the range of small finds and other materials often found deposited in the fills and stone settings above later Iron Age graves in the Mälar region of central Sweden. This study investigates how this material, especially potsherds, burnt clay, burnt and unburnt bones and teeth, flint, ice crampons, nails, rivets and knives, were distributed in eight different grave fields in the Mälar valley. LÄS MER