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2017 - Neanderthals and fire: Routine or opportunistic users? - Johan Sterner - Lund University
When humans learned to control fire is a matter of debate in archaeology. It is an important question because, according to several researchers, fire control...
2017 - History of the Life Guards - Åke Öhrström - History of the Life Guards
On January 14, 1521, on Felix the Confessor's Day, Gustav Eriksson (Vasa) was elected by the people of the East and West Valleys as their chief...
2017 - Reason or emotion? Nobility, love and marriage 1750-1900 - Brita Planck
There is a common perception that marriage in the past had nothing to do with love. That marriage was more about alliances...
2017 - Rulers in life and death. Power strategies in the Late Iron Age - Annelie Nitenberg - West Swedish Archaeology
The thesis project "Rulers in life and death. Social exclusivities and power strategies in Vänerbygd during the Late Iron Age" attempts to study and capture...
2017 - The museum patron in the Swedish art field around the middle of the 20th century - Christina Gunneriusson Wistman
The research project deals with the Swedish museum scene and museum creation in Sweden. It aims to investigate new museums in Sweden at the middle of the...
2017 - The Swedish History Days 2018 - Dag Klackenberg - The Swedish History Days
De Svenska Historiedagarna is a non-profit organization with the aim of creating annual opportunities for contacts between representatives of the...
2017 - Translated Drama in Sweden. Survey and Bibliography - Lars Kleberg - Södertörn University
Drama has long been a central part of Swedish cultural life. This also applies to translated drama, which has brought new ideas...
2017 - Wood, people and society; social dimensions of urban built environments - Andrine Nilsen - University of Gothenburg
The thesis focuses on the early modern wooden city building (c. 1400-1799) and its social aspects, mainly focusing on Swedish conditions but also...
2017 - In the Service of the Realm - War, State and Society in Sweden 1450-1550 - Martin Neuding Skoog - Stockholm University
In his thesis, Martin Neuding Skoog shows how war and war preparations influenced political developments and changed the social organization of the Swedish...
2017 - Publication of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts' 1806-year library - Isabella Nilsson - Royal Academy of Fine Arts
In 2001 and 2007, the internationally important art and architecture library of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts was preserved and housed in the room that...
2017 - Jewelry as the main thing - Kristina af klinteberg
A long-standing interest and collection of both antique and modern hair jewelry, with provenance from much of Europe, has given...
2017 - Hala Sultan Tekke, Cyprus: Exploration of the Bronze Age town and harbor - Peter Fischer - Friends of the Swedish Cyprus Expedition
In international archaeological circles, the Cypriot Bronze Age city of Hala Sultan Tekke, excavated by the Söderberg expedition led by the applicant, is...
