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Visible connections of cult and continuity

Mortensen, Daniel LU (2024) ARKM22 20241
Historical Archaeology
Abstract (Swedish)
Abstract: This thesis is an attempt to evaluate the pre-Christian and Christian and cult-place continuity question. This is done by investigating intervisibility between Christian Churches and pre-Christian grave monuments within the province of Halland, Sweden. This analysis was done via large statistical GIS databases of which viewshed analysis was applied to, which in turn was then interpreted via theoretical frameworks of materiality and landscape.
Its conclusions are that visibility alone cannot be a determining factor for assessing cult-place continuity, as such. But that it could be an informant on spatial continuity within landscape over extensive periods of times. It was found that the main correlation between church locales and... (More)
Abstract: This thesis is an attempt to evaluate the pre-Christian and Christian and cult-place continuity question. This is done by investigating intervisibility between Christian Churches and pre-Christian grave monuments within the province of Halland, Sweden. This analysis was done via large statistical GIS databases of which viewshed analysis was applied to, which in turn was then interpreted via theoretical frameworks of materiality and landscape.
Its conclusions are that visibility alone cannot be a determining factor for assessing cult-place continuity, as such. But that it could be an informant on spatial continuity within landscape over extensive periods of times. It was found that the main correlation between church locales and pre-Christian monuments are often the communication networks and the habitation zones which both accordingly shows evidence of extending far back in time. Though this might be useful for informing on spatial use, and cultural memory through monuments in landscape it’s not as likely to be helpful in informing on cult place continuity. (Less)
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author
Mortensen, Daniel LU
supervisor
organization
course
ARKM22 20241
year
type
H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
subject
keywords
Cult place continuity landscape archaeology early medieval churches early medieval Halland early medieval Denmark grave monuments fuzzy viewshed GIS survey visual assessment historical archaeology materiality
language
English
id
9177092
date added to LUP
2024-11-19 14:31:41
date last changed
2024-11-19 14:31:41
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  abstract     = {{Abstract: This thesis is an attempt to evaluate the pre-Christian and Christian and cult-place continuity question. This is done by investigating intervisibility between Christian Churches and pre-Christian grave monuments within the province of Halland, Sweden. This analysis was done via large statistical GIS databases of which viewshed analysis was applied to, which in turn was then interpreted via theoretical frameworks of materiality and landscape.
Its conclusions are that visibility alone cannot be a determining factor for assessing cult-place continuity, as such. But that it could be an informant on spatial continuity within landscape over extensive periods of times. It was found that the main correlation between church locales and pre-Christian monuments are often the communication networks and the habitation zones which both accordingly shows evidence of extending far back in time. Though this might be useful for informing on spatial use, and cultural memory through monuments in landscape it’s not as likely to be helpful in informing on cult place continuity.}},
  author       = {{Mortensen, Daniel}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Visible connections of cult and continuity}},
  year         = {{2024}},
}