Michael S Thorsen
Biographic Data
| ID | 4184876 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Michael S Thorsen |
| GIVEN NAMES | Michael S |
| FAMILY NAME | Thorsen |
| SIGNATURE | THORSEN M S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Natural History Museum Aarhus |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 3 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Seeing the past in a new light
Archaeologists identify stratigraphic events and distinguish between material and using visual and textural contrasts. However, relying purely on the visible spectrum means that salient information may be overlooked and ultimately lost. Recent development in multispectral imaging has the potential to improve our ability to detect these contrasts.In this work we built and tested a novel, fast and inexpensive LED multispectral illumination imaging …
Sun stones and the darkened sun
The discovery of more than 600 whole and fragmentary engraved stone plaques in the early third millennium BC infill from the ditches of a causewayed enclosure at Vasagård, on the Danish island of Bornholm, represents a unique find in Neolithic miniature art. Termed 'sun stones' in reference to the rayed images that characterise many of the plaques, the stones were deposited en masse over a short period. This article offers a fundamental classific…
Neolithic Cupmarks from Vasagård on Bornholm, Denmark
This article presents the first evidence for cupmarks in the southern Scandinavian Middle Neolithic, in the form of two cupmarked stones recovered during excavations at the Neolithic enclosures of Vasagård on the island of Bornholm in the Baltic Sea. Until now, cupmarks, which are frequently found on dolmen capstones, have been associated with the rich and figurative rock art known from the Bronze Age ( c . 1700–500 bc ). The evidence from Vasagå…
Neolithic Cupmarks from Vasagård on Bornholm, Denmark
This article presents the first evidence for cupmarks in the southern Scandinavian Middle Neolithic, in the form of two cupmarked stones recovered during excavations at the Neolithic enclosures of Vasagård on the island of Bornholm in the Baltic Sea. Until now, cupmarks, which are frequently found on dolmen capstones, have been associated with the rich and figurative rock art known from the Bronze Age ( c . 1700–500 bc ). The evidence from Vasagå…
Sun stones and the darkened sun
The discovery of more than 600 whole and fragmentary engraved stone plaques in the early third millennium BC infill from the ditches of a causewayed enclosure at Vasagård, on the Danish island of Bornholm, represents a unique find in Neolithic miniature art. Termed 'sun stones' in reference to the rayed images that characterise many of the plaques, the stones were deposited en masse over a short period. This article offers a fundamental classific…
Neolithic Cupmarks from Vasagård on Bornholm, Denmark
This article presents the first evidence for cupmarks in the southern Scandinavian Middle Neolithic, in the form of two cupmarked stones recovered during excavations at the Neolithic enclosures of Vasagård on the island of Bornholm in the Baltic Sea. Until now, cupmarks, which are frequently found on dolmen capstones, have been associated with the rich and figurative rock art known from the Bronze Age ( c . 1700–500 bc ). The evidence from Vasagå…
Sun stones and the darkened sun
The discovery of more than 600 whole and fragmentary engraved stone plaques in the early third millennium BC infill from the ditches of a causewayed enclosure at Vasagård, on the Danish island of Bornholm, represents a unique find in Neolithic miniature art. Termed 'sun stones' in reference to the rayed images that characterise many of the plaques, the stones were deposited en masse over a short period. This article offers a fundamental classific…
Seeing the past in a new light
Archaeologists identify stratigraphic events and distinguish between material and using visual and textural contrasts. However, relying purely on the visible spectrum means that salient information may be overlooked and ultimately lost. Recent development in multispectral imaging has the potential to improve our ability to detect these contrasts.In this work we built and tested a novel, fast and inexpensive LED multispectral illumination imaging …
Archaeology (3 works) · Geology (3 works) · History (3 works) · Ancient history (2 works) · Excavation (2 works) · Geography (2 works) · Geology (2 works) · Archaeological Research and Protection (1 works) · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (1 works) · Art (1 works)