Browsing NTNU Open by Author "Finstad, Espen"

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    • Crossing the ice: an Iron Age to medieval mountain pass at Lendbreen, Norway 

      Pilø, Lars Holger; Finstad, Espen; Barrett, James (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Mountain passes have played a key role in past mobility, facilitating transhumance, intra-regional travel and long-distance exchange. Current global warming has revealed an example of such a pass at Lendbreen, Norway. ...

    • Interpreting archaeological site-formation processes at a mountain ice patch: A case study from Langfonne, Norway 

      Solli, Brit; Pilø, Lars Holger; Barrett, James H; Eiken, Trond; Finstad, Espen; Grønning, Sunniva; Post-Melbye, Julian R.; Nesje, Atle; Rosvold, Jørgen; Ødegård, Rune Strand (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      In the context of global warming, ice patches are increasingly important foci of high-elevation archaeology. Langfonne in Jotunheimen, central southern Norway, is uniquely suited to provide a window onto site formation ...

    • On a Mountain High: Finding and Documenting Glacial Archaeological Sites During the Anthropocene 

      Pilø, Lars; Finstad, Espen; Wammer, Elling Utvik; Post-Melbye, Julian Robert; Rømer, Axel Hee; Andersen, Øystein Rønning; Barrett, James (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Glacial archaeology is a developing field, brought on by climate change. High mountain ice is melting, which has led to the exposure of artifacts in North America, Mongolia, the Alps, and Scandinavia. The highest number ...

    • The chronology of reindeer hunting on Norway's highest ice patches 

      Pilø, Lars Holger; Finstad, Espen; Bronk Ramsey, Christopher; Martinsen, Julian Robert Post; Solli, Brit; Nesje, Atle; Wangen, Vivian; Callanan, Martin; Barrett, James H. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      The melting of perennial ice patches globally is uncovering a fragile record of alpine activity, especially hunting and the use of mountain passes. When rescued by systematic fieldwork (glacial archaeology), this evidence ...