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I Det öppna och det fördolda undersöker runforskare användningen av runor på Öland, Gotland och Bornholm i olika sociala miljöer från senvikingatid till efterreformatorisk tid. Temat är hur runor i vissa sammanhang använts öppet och... more
Öland, Gotland och Bornholm har var och en sina egna seder och sitt eget runbruk. Öarna har tillsammans knappt 700 runfynd1, men de är mycket ojämnt fördelade över tid, rum och karaktär. Här presenteras en pågående studie om runbruk på... more
Ship formed monuments from the Late Bronze Age on the island of Öland, southeast Sweden, have never been thoroughly dealt with in previous research, despite the fact that the region is suggested to have had a key-role in maritime trade... more
Moose (Alces alces), the largest among the deer, have both high recreational and economic value in Scandinavia and elsewhere. To efficiently manage such a valuable species, the key factors affecting their fitness and performance must be... more
In this paper the nature and frequency of skeletal changes in the lower limb bones of cattle are investigated. The bones derive from the archaeological site of Eketorp ringfort on the Öland island in Sweden dated between Iron Age–Middle... more
The theories presented about the reuse of Neolithic monuments during the Bronze Age in Scandinavia are mainly universal, i.e. applicable to all periods during prehistory. I argue that there is no point in isolating reuse as something... more
Human management of livestock and the presence of different breeds have been discussed in archaeozoology and animal breeding. Traditionally osteometrics has been the main tool in addressing these questions. We combine osteometrics with... more
"Abstract: Central to this doctoral thesis was the relationship between animal husbandry practices and the associated pathological conditions. Historical studies ,could shed light on the origins and pathogenesis of conditions that afflict... more