Digital Marine Osteoarchaeology - the Problematization of Bodies and Bones in Water
Department of Archaeology and Ancient History Digital marine osteoarchaeology - the problematization of bodies and bones in water Matilda Fredriksson Master's thesis, 45 ECT's, spring 2017 Uppsala University Campus Gotland Supervisor: Sabine Sten Co-Supervisor: Johan Rönnby Cover photo of the diver and photographer Ingemar Lundgren at the Gribshunden site by the author. All pictures and illustrations in this thesis are by the author unless anything else is stated. ABSTRACT Fredriksson, M. 2017. Digital marine osteoarchaeology: the problematization of bodies and bones in water Fredriksson, M. 2017. Digital marinosteoarkeologi: problematiseringen om kroppar och ben i vatten This master's thesis is intended as a foundation for further development of methods for digital marine osteoarchaeology. The main purpose of this thesis was to examine and problematise the process of locating, documenting, and analyzing skeletal remains in marine archaeological, and other hard to reach sites. Three forms of osteological analysis' was performed and assessed: one based on analysis of physical skeletal remains, another based on 2D documented skeletal remains, and a third on analysis on 3D reconstructed skeletal remains. The secondary purpose of this thesis was to problematise the taphonomic effects on bodies, body parts, and bones in marine environments, necessary for the evaluation of the different methods. The analysis' has been conducted on source material provided by the research projects for the naval ships Mars and Gribshunden, the National Maritime Museum of Sweden, the Sandby Borg project, and the Çatalhöyük project. In addition, a test was carried out, with eight volunteer osteology students at Campus Gotland, Uppsala University, during a seminar exercise.
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