Sökning: "mortuary practices"
Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 7 uppsatser innehållade orden mortuary practices.
1. Mortuary practices and social stratification: Iron Age Luistari
Kandidat-uppsats, Lunds universitet/ArkeologiSammanfattning : .... LÄS MER
2. Bundle Burials at Ajvide/Jakobs : A taphonomic interpretation
Kandidat-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/ArkeologiSammanfattning : The burial type referred to as bundle burials was a rare occurrence during the Neolithic era and little research has been done on the topic. Three graves from the Ajvide/Jakobs site at Eksta parish, Gotland have been identified as this specific type of burial. LÄS MER
3. Bogged down: Human preservation and decomposition. Using forensic scoring methods to assess three bog bodies from Denmark, England & Ireland.
Master-uppsats, Lunds universitet/ArkeologiSammanfattning : This work looks at three case studies from bog body research in Denmark, England and Ireland in order to investigate the variation of human decomposition in different depositional environments and the application of forensic methods to the area of bog body research in archaeology. The work attempts to assess the chosen case studies using an established forensic scoring method by Heaton et al (2010) and discusses the possible benefits of using an appropriately adapted scoring method for bog body research. LÄS MER
4. Mortuary Practices in LC Cyprus. A Comparative Study Between Tombs at Hala Sultan Tekke and Other LC Bronze Age Sites in Cyprus
Master-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Antikens kultur och samhällslivSammanfattning : This thesis investigates differences and similarities in the funerary material of Late Bronze Age Cyprus in order to answer questions about a possible uniqueness of the pit/well tombs at the Late Bronze Age harbour city of Hala Sultan Tekke. The thesis also tries to explain why these features stand out as singular, compared to the more common chamber tomb, and the reason for their existence. LÄS MER
5. Vikingatidens begravningsritualer – avrättad för att följa en annan i graven
Kandidat-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/ArkeologiSammanfattning : Previous research on the funerary practices of the Viking Age has found evidence to suggest that people were sometimes executed for the purpose of following others into death. There are several well-known examples of this practice from around Scandinavia, including graves from Birka, Bollstanäs, and Gerdrup, where men appear to have been executed using brutal methods. LÄS MER
