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From earth to sky: Large-scale archaeological settlement patterns in southernmost South America based on ground surveys, UAV LiDAR, and open access satellite imagery
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Large-scale archaeological surveys in coastal areas can be challenging. Factors such as remoteness, logistics, accessibility, and weather conditions can render fieldwork time-consuming and expensive in rugged archipelagic ... -
Musikkselskapets portrettmedaljonger. Kunsthåndverk og borgerlig selvfremstilling i Trondhjem 1786/87
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)In 1786, three large portrait medallions were commissioned for the Musical Society in Trondheim, Norway. The medallions were made from wood and painted with antique-style portraits of three local musicians – Niels Krog ... -
The Well and Rituals in Everyday Life – Three Iron Age Wells Excavated in Trøndelag, Norway
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)In the summer of 2018, three wells were excavated in Brekstad, Ørland, Norway. The wells, all dated to the late first century BC/early first century AD, were refilled with large quantities of wooden objects, animal bones, ... -
Five centuries of consanguinity, isolation, health, and conflict in Las Gobas: A Northern Medieval Iberian necropolis
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Between the 8th and 11th centuries CE, the Iberian Peninsula underwent profound upheaval due to the Umayyad invasion against the Visigoths, resulting in population shifts and lasting demographic impacts. Our understanding ... -
Late Iron Age and Viking Age Local Burial Practices: The Cemetery at Skeiet, Vinjeøra
(Chapter, 2024)A Late Iron Age and Viking Age cemetery was recently excavated in Vinjeøra, Central Norway. The cemetery contained 18 graves and presented a mix of local burial traditions including cremations, boat burials and inhumations ... -
Chronological Trajectories at Iron Age and Medieval Settlements in Vinjefjord Based on Recent Excavations
(Chapter, 2024)This chapter explores chronological trends at archaeological sites recently excavated in Vinjefjord, Central Norway, focusing on the Iron Age and medieval periods The Pre-Roman and Early Roman periods, in the Early Iron ... -
The Zooarchaeology of ancient whaling practices in Portugal: A review and a new Roman Republican contribution at Castelo Velho de Safara
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)The identification of archaeological cetacean specimens to the species level often presents challenges, primarily due to the frequent fragmentation of their remains. This limitation hampers our ability to comprehensively ... -
Palaeoproteomic identification of a whale bone tool from Bronze Age Heiloo, the Netherlands
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Identification of the taxonomic origin of bone tools is an important, but often complicated, component of studying past societies. The species used for bone tool production provide insight into what species were exploited, ... -
Morphometric synthesis of Pollimyrus (Teleostei, Mormyridae) with the description of four new species
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Mormyridae, a species-rich family endemic to Africa, remains taxonomically understudied. This has been the case for the genus Pollimyrus Taverne, 1971, which hinders further understanding of the distribution, ecology, and ... -
The Once and Future Fish: Assessing a Millennium of Atlantic Herring Exploitation Through Mixed-Stock Analysis and Ancient DNA
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Small pelagic fish support profitable fisheries and are important for food security around the world. Yet, their sustainable management can be hindered by the indiscriminate impacts of simultaneous exploitation of fish ... -
Their smaar koupstader – omfang, struktur og oppkomst. Nye arkeologiske og geofysiske undersøkelser på Veøya
(Chapter, 2024)Their Smaar koupstader - outline, structure and origin. New archaeological and geophysical investigations at Veøya -
Remote sensing, words, objects: In pursuit of new avenues for coastal archaeology in Tierra del Fuego and Norway
(Doctoral theses at NTNU;2024:383, Doctoral thesis, 2024)Tierra del Fuego and Norway are situated in the high latitudes of separate hemispheres, but they share some striking similarities: their archipelagic coastal configurations host myriad fjords, channels, islands, and rocks, ... -
Archaeological evidence of resource utilisation of walrus, Odobenus rosmarus, over the past two millennia: A systematic review protocol
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)The walrus, Odobenus rosmarus, is an iconic pinniped and predominant molluscivore that is well adapted to Arctic and subarctic environments. Its circumpolar distribution, large body size and ivory tusks facilitated its ... -
Population structure of Dugong dugon across the Indo-Pacific revealed by historical mitogenomes
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Sirenia, an iconic marine taxon with a tropical and subtropical worldwide distribution, face an uncertain future. All species are designated ‘Vulnerable’ to extinction by the IUCN. Nonetheless, a comprehensive understanding ... -
Unveiling Bishop Teodomiro of Iria Flavia? An attempt to identify the discoverer of St James’s tomb through osteological and biomolecular analyses (Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Spain)
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)After St James the Apostle, Bishop Teodomiro of Iria-Flavia is the most important figure associated with the pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela. He supposedly discovered the apostolic tomb after a divine revelation between ... -
Ritual Practice at Late Iron-Age and Viking-Age Cemeteries in Norway: The Mortuary Houses From Skeiet, Vinjeøra
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)THREE PROPOSED LATE IRON- AND VIKING-AGE MORTUARY HOUSES were recently excavated in Central Norway. Excavations and geoarchaeological investigations imply underground wooden buildings resembling domestic houses with doors. ... -
Sharkaeology: Expanding Understandings of Historical Chinese Diaspora Shark Fisheries in Monterey Bay, California, through the Genetic Species Identification of Archaeological Chondrichthyes Remains
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)Prior to burning down in 1906 CE, Point Alones in the Monterey Bay region of Central California was home to one of the largest Chinese fishing communities in the United States of America. Both historical records and the ... -
Violence as a lens to Viking societies: A comparison of Norway and Denmark
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)Comparing Viking Age Norway and Denmark, the article examines the primary proposition that as centers of authority become progressively more robust, violence will be proportionately contained. The article introduces a new ... -
From Life to Death in Iron Age and Medieval Vinjefjord. Unveiling Burial Practices, Settlement and Landscape History
(Book, 2024)Archaeological excavations in 2019 and 2020 at Vinjefjord in Central Norway uncovered extensive evidence of settlements and graves from societies that thrived in this region during the Iron Age, the Viking Age, and the ... -
A Review on the Development and Current Role of Ground-Based Geophysical Methods for Archaeological Prospection in Scandinavia
(Chapter, 2024)This chapter provides an extensive overview of the use of geophysics in archaeological research and cultural heritage management in Finland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Iceland. It discusses the current status, role and ...
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