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1	Häst och människa : En social zooarkeologisk undersökning av hästoffer och agens / Horse and human : A social zooarchaeological investigation of horse sacrifice and agency Andersson Söderberg, John January 2020 (has links) Horses have played a large part in many cultures across the world, the Scandinavian Viking Age included. They are frequently found in graves and sacrificial sites, meant to denote, or represent the status and social caste of the humans they served. More and more studies and research projects are now taking place where the horses are allowed to take center stage, but these rarely touch on the subject of the horse’s agency. Were the abilities of the horses themselves what determined whether they be brutally sacrificed, or whether they keep serving the living? This is an area of study which hopes to introduce new perspectives into a complicated, lengthy debate over horses in sacrificial contexts, and shift focus away from the anthropocentric perspective that has dominated the subject. This study will discuss the archaeological and osteological finds in Scandinavia through a social zooarchaeological perspective, in an effort to offer a different perspective and to give agency to one animal that helped to shape our world. Social zooarchaeology horse Viking Age wetland sacrifices Bj.581 horse graves Social zooarkeologi häst vikingatid offermossar Bj.581 ryttargravar Archaeology Arkeologi
2	”Inte alla män” – En problematisering av arkeologisk könsbedömning utgående från tidigare tolkningar av två kvinnogravar med hjälp av genusteori / “Not all men” – A problematization of archaeological sex determination based on previous interpretations of two female graves using gender theory Olsson, Johanna Caroline January 2020 (has links) Archaeologists have employed a method to determine individuals’ sex through objects in grave contexts, this method is called archaeological sex determination. However, this method has proven to be misleading in interpretations in correlation with the concepts of gender and sex. This will be highlighted through a comparative study of two case studies: “Birkakrigaren” and “Barumskvinnan”. The concept of gender has grown stronger in the public debate concerning the difference between gender and sex, which has contributed to the concept’s amplification in the archaeological discipline, specifically gender theory. Gender theory will be used to explain and clarify the problems of archaeological sex determination, in addition how it could be used for criticism of a current case study, which is “Birkakrigaren” and why the criticism differed between two case studies: “Birkakrigaren” and “Barumskvinnan”. In order to reach the desired results, different articles and books will be examined, simultaneously with articles and blogs on the subject of the criticism. Birkakrigaren Bj. 581 Barumskvinnan Bäckaskogskvinnan archaeological sex determination gender theory comparative method. Birkakrigaren Bj. 581 Barumskvinnan Bäckaskogskvinnan arkeologisk könsbedömning genusteori komparativ metod. Archaeology Arkeologi
3	Blood and Magic : A microstudy of associations between Viking Age women and their weapons. / Blod och magi : En mikrostudie av associationer mellan vikingatida kvinnor och deras vapen Halvardsson, Alicia January 2021 (has links) This thesis discusses what associations Viking Age women and weapons had according to extant sources and how they can present in the grave material. In order to achieve this, literary sources, iconographic representations, and grave material are studied and compared in order to reach a deeper understanding of these associations and what they look like in the archaeology. The literary and iconographic source materials in this thesis are limited those from within, or shortly after, the Viking Age. The grave material in this thesis is also dated to the Viking Age and consists of weapon graves with osteologically determined inhumed females located in Gerdrup, Kaupang, Aunvoll, Nordre Kjølen, and Birka. Viking Age women weapon graves warriors vǫlva magic combat Nordre Kjølen Bj-581 Gerdrup Kaupang Aunvoll History and Archaeology Historia och arkeologi Archaeology Arkeologi
4	Omtolkningens och omladdningens paradox : Tre fallstudier av föremål och historiska fynd i dåtid, nutid och framtid / The Paradox of Reinterpretation and Re-evaluation : Three Case Studies of Artefacts and Historical Discoveries in the Past, Present and Future Mujkanovic, Elma, Sjöblom, Lina January 2022 (has links) The aim of this thesis is to identify what actions of change museums have taken to adjust to the ebb and flow of societal norms and values. The empirical evidence is based on three case studies of objects in three museums: the Birka warrior from grave Bj-581 in the Swedish History Museum in Stockholm, the G’psgolox totem pole in the Museum of Ethnography in Stockholm, and the Benin bronzes in the Museum of Ethnography in Stockholm and the British Museum in London. Through observations of objects and exhibitions in combination with interviews with museum professionals and researchers, an overall picture is created that shows traces of regulation but also remaining attributes from older times. Through theories of structuration, authorized heritage discourse, norm critique and postcolonial ideas, we highlight the strong connections between social structures, social relations and authorized governing groups that exist in the process of disentangling. With this thesis, we intend to highlight how the phenomenon of change is portrayed and managed in museums. Museums in the west were foremost established during a time when nationalistic and colonial ideals characterized societal norms and the work that took place within museums. As a result of the preservation and presentation of the national identity, museums were often attributed with a character of identity making. Over time, the world has changed and so have the norms within society. Aspects of ethics and morals have become increasingly incorporated into discussions about power and governance. In line with these changes, museums have also had to change to stay relevant in their time. The museums hold to this day some of the old nationalistic and colonial ideals which they were built upon. The old ideals can be identified within the museums’ exhibitions, and because of this, clashes may occur between older and newer norms and values in the process of change, within which transparency becomes an important key element. This is a two year master's thesis in Museum and Cultural Heritage Studies. Re-evaluation Reinterpretation Musealization Cultural heritage Norms Values Stereotypes Exhibition Change(work) Benin Bronzes Kingdom of Benin Benin Birka warrior Bj-581 Birka G’psgolox totem pole Haisla Haisla Nation Museum of Ethnography Swedish History Museum The British Museum. Omladdning omtolkning musealisering kulturarv normer värden stereotyper utställning förändringsarbete Beninbronserna kungariket Benin Benin Birkakrigaren Bj-581 Birka G’psgolox totempåle Haisla Haisla Nation Etnografiska museet Historiska museet British Museum. Cultural Studies Kulturstudier

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