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10 years and going strong? Coastal flood risk management in the wake of a major coastal event (the 2010 Xynthia storm, Charente Maritime, France)
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)2020 marked the 10th anniversary of the Xynthia storm that hit Western Europe at the end of February 2010. In France it triggered an unprecedented coastal flooding event, with most human and material damage concentrated ... -
The 100,000–77,000‑Year Old Middle Stone Age Micromammal Sequence from Blombos Cave, South Africa: Local Climatic Stability or a Tale of Predator Bias?
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)In this paper, we present a case study of the micromammal sequence from Marine Isotope Stage 5 (130,000–71,000 YBP) at Blombos Cave on the southern Cape coast of South Africa. Our analyses of the micromammal assemblage ... -
A 115,000-year-old expedient bone technology at Lingjing, Henan, China
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Activities attested since at least 2.6 Myr, such as stone knapping, marrow extraction, and woodworking may have allowed early hominins to recognize the technological potential of discarded skeletal remains and equipped ... -
1804: Saint Faust i Bergen. Nøytralitet, territorialrett og folkerett.
(Master thesis, 2022-05-25) -
1814 - Kontakten mellom Christian Frederik og Frederik 6. i stattholder- og regentperioden 1813-1814.
(Master thesis, 2014-05-14)Denne oppgaven handler om 1814, det "forunderlige" året i Norge. Hvem var det som gjorde dette året mulig? Tidligere forskning deler seg i to hovedsyn om 1814. Det ene synet dreier seg om at 1814 var et resultat av langsiktig ... -
A 38,000-year-old carving from Grotte des Gorges, Amange, Jura, France
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)The earliest European carvings, made of mammoth ivory, depict animals, humans, and anthropomorphs. They are found at Early Aurignacian sites of the Swabian Jura in Germany. Despite the wide geographical spread of the ... -
A 39,600-year-old leather punch board from Canyars, Gavà, Spain
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Puncture alignments are found on Palaeolithic carvings, pendants, and other fully shaped osseous artifacts. These marks were interpreted as abstract decorations, system of notations, and features present on human and animal ... -
72013 e F20C1 Analisi pragmalinguistica degli stili comunicativi della generazione Z: gli insulti nella trap
(Master thesis, 2022-05-20)Gli insulti fanno parte del patrimonio linguistico di ogni cultura e attraverso il loro studio sul piano diacronico e sincronico è possibile ricostruire il contesto culturale, sociale e storico di appartenenza. La strategia ... -
A bakestones journey to Borgund. An archaeological study of Borgund’s role in the trade of bakestones in Western Norway between the 11th and 16th century
(Master thesis, 2023-11-10)This thesis studies bakestones found in the Medieval town of Borgund, and the town’s position in the commerce network of bakestones in Western Norway. Borgund lies on the sailing route between Trondheim and Bergen, located ... -
A Changing Focus: a historiographical analysis on the Swedish Era of Great Power in scholarly literature from before 1940 to the modern day
(Master thesis, 2023-05-15)Denne masteroppgaven er en historiografisk studie av fokuset på individer og hendelser, struktur, Sveriges konflikter med Danmark, i Tyskland og i øst samt de politiske, militære, sosiale og økonomiske aspektene i fagliteratur ... -
A comparative study of 20 potential offshore wind sites in Norway
(Master thesis, 2024-05-15)This thesis addresses spatial planning for offshore wind energy in Norway, with a focus on sustainability. Through a comparative analysis, it explores 20 newly identified offshore wind areas by the Norwegian Water Resources ... -
A Cross-linguistic Form and Meaning Priming Study on Mandarin Chinese Multilingual Speakers
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A Homage to the Past? Antique Receptions in Italian Contemporary Sculpture: Classical Materiality and the Aesthetic Ideal of the Fragment
(Master thesis, 2024-05-15)En hommage til fortiden, eller et resultat av manglende kreativitet og innovasjon? Denne avhandlingen undersøker antikke resepsjoner i den neoneoklassisistiske skulpturen, med et særlig fokus på den italienske kunstneren ... -
A home of one’s own | Philosophical considerations on the issue of housing
(Master thesis, 2020-12-15)While architects, social psychologists, anthropologists and historians have conceptualized it in varied ways, little has been made of the issue of housing in philosophy. The aim of this thesis is to demonstrate that many ... -
A Master's Thesis Has No Name: A study on personal names in fantasy literature
(Master thesis, 2019-06-21)Denne masteroppgåva handlar om personnamn i fantasy-seriane A Song of Ice and Fire av George R.R. Martin og The Stormlight Archive av Brandon Sanderson. Oppgåva sitt mål er undersøke korleis personnamna frå desse seriane ... -
A Monster Will Help You: Childhood Grief, Healing Nightmares, and Monstrous Wish-Fulfillment in A Monster Calls and The Nest
(Master thesis, 2023-05-25)Denne oppgaven tar for seg ulike debatterte tema innen barnelitteratur, slik som skumle bøker, monstre, sorg, død, traumer, med formålet om å vise hvorfor det er viktig å skape åpenhet rundt disse temaene. Basert på oppdatert ... -
A Ritual of Doubt Yiqing (疑情) in Kanhua Chan Buddhism and its Practice in Korean Contemporary Ganhwa Seon meditation
(Master thesis, 2021-11-23) -
“A strange feeling of disquiet, of foreboding” Om uhygge og ubehag i Jane Eyre (1847) og Rebecca (1938)
(Master thesis, 2022-05-20)Denne avhandlingen tar for seg Jane Eyre (1847) av Charlotte Brontë og Rebecca (1938) av Daphne du Maurier. I løpet av oppgaven vil jeg sammenligne disse to romanene med utgangspunkt i rom og karakterer som har en uhyggelig ...