Sökning: "ring-forts"

Hittade 5 uppsatser innehållade ordet ring-forts.

  1. 1. Fornborgar på Öland

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

    Författare :Eva Ekström Johnsson; [2023]
    Nyckelord :gaul; migration period; ring-forts; roman empire; roman iron age; öland;

    Sammanfattning : The island Öland is rich in prehistoric archaeological finds. The ringforts at Ölandwere constructed during the Roman Iron Age and the Migration Period. Contact withthe Roman Empire is known from finds of gold and of objects of Roman character. LÄS MER

  3. 2. An Homage to the Ancestors : A study of the secondary use of ancient fortifications as burial grounds during the Late Iron Age on Gotland

    Master-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/Arkeologi

    Författare :Lauren Bokor; [2019]
    Nyckelord :ancient fortifications; hill-forts; ring-forts; Iron Age; ancestral worship; memory; landscape; Fornborgar; höjdborgar; ringborgar; järnålder; förfädersdyrkan; minne; landskap;

    Sammanfattning : Fortifications are a common type of ancient monument found throughout Scandinavia, and while the functions of forts are studied and debated quite heavily, the re-use of these structures is less known. On Gotland, there exist 84 ancient fortifications, of which approximately one-third have burials or registered graves within or in close proximity to their locations. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Folkvandringstiden-en orolig tid : Debatten om kristiden

    Kandidat-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/Arkeologi

    Författare :Amanda Lithman; [2017]
    Nyckelord :Archeology; debate; crises; migration period;

    Sammanfattning : The migration period was played out during 400-550 AD. This period has also been called the Norths golden era. This is because of the substantial number of gold and jewellery finds from this period. Archaeologists has since the 1930s been debating if the migration period was a time of crisis. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Sandby borg : En komparativ studie av Ölands folkvandringstida befästningsanläggningar

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

    Författare :Petter Gustavsson; [2014]
    Nyckelord :Ringforts; fortifikation; Öland; Sandby borg; Migration Period; Iron Age;

    Sammanfattning : This essay is a comparative study on Migration period ring forts, centered on Sandbyborg, a ringfort situated on the southeastern shore of the Baltic island of Öland.Furthermore this essay focuses on the contemporary Iron Age society, and thestrategical implications of the ringforts in their function as fortifications. LÄS MER

  7. 5. Allt utom byn Sökandet efter en vikingatida by i sydöstra Blekinge, med områdena runt Järrestad på Österlen och Sorte Muld på Bornholm som jämförelsematerial.

    Magister-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Arkeologi

    Författare :Mattias Otfors; [2007]
    Nyckelord :Blekinge; Förkärla; Hjortahammar; Bornholm; Sorte Muld; Skåne; Österlen; Järrestad; viking age; settlements; villages; Archaeology; Arkeologi; History and Archaeology;

    Sammanfattning : The purpose of this essay is to see if villages or bigger settlement locations can be found in south-eastern Blekinge during the viking age. There have been many archaeological findings from this period in Blekinge, for example grave findings, ring-forts , old roads and ancient harbors. But no evidence of a village has been found yet. LÄS MER