Blar i Department of Archaeology, History, Cultural Studies and Religion - AHKR på tittel
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Optically stimulated luminescence dating of heat retainer hearths from the Sahara: Insights into signal accumulation and measurement
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Heat retainer hearths are a prominent component of the Holocene archaeological record of a number of drylands. Rocks within these hearths were fired in antiquity, emptying the optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) source ... -
Ordenes makt. Fatalisme og afrikanisme i norske avisers fremstillinger av folkemordet i Rwanda
(Master thesis, 2010-05-17)Våren 1994 ble anslagsvis 800 000 mennesker drept i et lite sentralafrikansk land, ukjent for mange nordmenn. Folkemordet i Rwanda nådde den norske befolkningen gjennom ulike medier - også aviser. Avisenes fremstillinger ... -
Organisasjonen Nei til atomvåpen, 1979-1987
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The Origins of Islam in the Arabian context
(Master thesis, 2016-06-01)This thesis investigates the origins of Islam, and their relations with the Arabian context, with the help of two types of materials - the Qur'an and Muslim tradition, and the archeological finds. First, I analyze the ... -
The Ornaments of the Arma Veirana Early Mesolithic Infant Burial
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Personal ornaments are widely viewed as indicators of social identity and personhood. Ornaments are ubiquitous from the Late Pleistocene to the Holocene, but they are most often found as isolated objects within archaeological ... -
Palaeoenvironmental and sea level changes during the Holocene in Eastern Saudi Arabia and their implications for Neolithic populations
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)This paper presents the key findings of a multidisciplinary study investigating the nature and timing of coastal landscape evolution in eastern Saudi Arabia during the Holocene. To date, most sea level reconstructions for ... -
A Palaeolithic bird figurine from the Lingjing site, Henan, China
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-06-10)The recent identification of cave paintings dated to 42–40 ka BP in Borneo and Sulawesi highlights the antiquity of painted representations in this region. However, no instances of three-dimensional portable art, well ... -
Palmyrena. Palmyra and the Surrounding Territory. Joint Syrian-Norwegian Project. Surface Survey North of Palmyra, April and May 2009. Preliminary Report, Historical Period
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Palmyrena. Palmyra and the Surrounding Territory. Joint Syrian-Norwegian Project. Surface Survey North of Palmyra, April and May 2009. Preliminary Report, Prehistoric Periods
(Palmyrena. City, Hinterland and Caravan trade between Occident and Orient., Research report, 2009)The prehistoric team has been surveying along the southern edge of Jebel Abyad, Wadi al- Takara and Jebel Abyad, all within the concession area. The team has survey and registered the following; 1) cisterns 2) caves of ... -
Palmyrena. Palmyra and the Surrounding Territory. Joint Syrian-Norwegian Project. Surface Survey North of Palmyra, Jebel Merah, April and May 2011. Report. Historical Period
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Palmyrena. Palmyra and the Surrounding Territory. Joint Syrian-Norwegian Project. Surface Survey North of Palmyra. April and May 2011. Preliminary Report. Prehistoric Periods
(Palmyrena. City, Hinterland and Caravan trade between Occident and Orient., Research report, 2013)The prehistoric team has been surveying along the eastern part Jebel Abyad within the concession area, the northern edge of Jebel Abyad, and southern and eastern part of Jebel Merah, all within the concession area. The ... -
The Paradox of Palmyra: An Ancient anomalopolis in the Desert
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Palmyra, the UNESCO world heritage site that tragically made headlines following ISIS’s destruction of several of its key monuments in 2015, was once a thriving city in the heart of the Syrian Desert. Settled from Neolithic ... -
The Past as a Mirror: Deep Time Climate Change Exemplarity in the Anthropocene
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-09-30)During the past decades, notions of Earth dynamics and climate change have changed drastically, as anthropogenic CO2-emissions are linked to measurable Earth system changes. At the same time, Earth scientists have discovered ... -
Pastoral Nomads on the Syrian steppe in the early bronze Age : a study of burial monuments in the hinterland of Palmyra
(Master thesis, 2011-05-16)The hypothesis for this thesis is that the numerous cairns that were surveyed in the hinterland of Palmyra in 2009 can be connected to a pastoral nomadic population on the Syrian Steppe in the Early Bronze Age (EBA). This ... -
Pauper Education from the Poor Law Amendment Act 1834 to the Education Act 1870: Three perspectives on pauper education
(Master thesis, 2012-11-19)This master thesis is about the education of pauper children in England and Wales between 1834 and 1870. -
På bortebane - en kulturvitenskapelig analyse av norsk mediedekning av OL i Beijing og fotball-VM i Sør-Afrika
(Master thesis, 2010-05-16)Ikke-vestlige land blir stadig synligere på det internasjonale sportsfeltet. Ikke minst er dette tydelig med tanke på at store sportsarrangementer stadig oftere avholdes i ikke-vestlige land. Dette har, kan det argumenteres ... -
På kant med genussystemet? Margarete Bonnevie og Alva Myrdals kamp for gifte kvinners arbeidsrett
(Master thesis, 2014-05-15)Temaet for denne oppgaven er kvinnelige aktørers politiske gjennomslagskraft. Dette undersøker jeg gjennom en kampsak og to aktører; Margarete Bonnevie og Alva Myrdal, to kvinneforkjempere i henholdsvis Norge og Sverige i ... -
"På Roskilde føler jeg meg hjemme". En kulturvitenskapelig analyse av Roskilde Festival sett fra et deltakerperspektiv.
(Master thesis, 2012-11-20)In my master thesis I have studied the Danish music festival Roskilde Festival and its participants, the visitors at the festival. I have conducted interviews and fieldwork among the participants at the festival. The thesis ... -
Peptide mass fingerprinting as a tool to assess micromammal biodiversity in Pleistocene South Africa: The case of Klipdrift Shelter
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Remains of small mammals from archaeological sites are often used as palaeoenvironmental proxies in the reconstruction of past environments. Yet, identification of micromammals to species-level based on morphological traits ... -
The Periplus of the Erythraean Sea: A Network Approach
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016)The Periplus of the Erythraean Sea is a Roman period guide to trade and navigation in the Indian Ocean. Justly famous for offering a contemporary and descriptive account of early Indian Ocean trade, the work has been subject ...