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1. Holmöarna archipelago and its forgotten Iron Age period : Uncovering the past through morphology and GIS-analysis
Kandidat-uppsats, Umeå universitet/Institutionen för idé- och samhällsstudierSammanfattning : 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
2. Coins, glass shards and other means of payment - A comparative study of Scandinavian Charon object burials using R. Dawkins’ meme theory
Master-uppsats, Lunds universitet/ArkeologiSammanfattning : The purpose of this thesis’ topic is to investigate the evolutionary dispersal of the Charon’s fee or Obolus rite outside the Roman provinces in Northern Europe, with a specific focus on Roman Iron Age and Migration Period Scandinavia. The aim of this study is therefore to add further understanding to the spread of Roman cultural influences outside the imperial borders and what made Roman material and ideological culture so attractive to the Germanic and Scandinavian Iron Age peoples. LÄS MER
3. Vestiges of Roman Cult Religion and Household Deities in the Northern Barbaricum: A study of statuettes and other anthropomorphic figures from Barbaricum, Britannia Superior and the Roman heartlands
Kandidat-uppsats, Lunds universitet/ArkeologiSammanfattning : This text serves as a fresh approach to the study of Roman influence on the Scandinavian region. This is achieved through the medium of various bronze statuettes, both from the Roman Empire itself as well as in the form of locally-produced anthropomorphic figures. LÄS MER
4. Jernalderens bosetning på Gulli og Auli : Det arkeologiske bosetningsmaterialet fra et fenomenologisk perspektiv
Kandidat-uppsats, Södertörns högskola/ArkeologiSammanfattning : Historically, Norwegian settlement archaeology and research has depended on secondary materials, such as graves, non-contextual artefacts, and historical maps, often used in a retrogressive manner. Primary settlement materials were scarce, which to some extent justified the use of such methodologies. LÄS MER
5. The Dispersal of Gold : Material and Figural Traits of the Gold Foil Figures from Västra Vång
Master-uppsats, Södertörns högskola/ArkeologiSammanfattning : Gold Foil Figures or guldgubbar (henceforth GFFs) are precious metal artefacts from the Scandinavian Late Iron Age. This master's essay offers a new approach to GFFs. LÄS MER
