Blar i Institutt for arkeologi og kulturhistorie på dokumenttype "Journal article"
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Tales of Middle Mesolithic cultural transformations and marine adaptation: The case of a simple hatchet of whale bone
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Submerged archaeological sites from the early Holocene, along the south-western and western Norwegian coastline are important sources of new information about stone-age human populations and coastal adaptation. In this ... -
Testing osteometric species determination on zooarchaeological dolphin remains from Late Neolithic and Early Bronze Age sites in Ash-Sharqiyyah, Sultanate of Oman
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Different Late Neolithic and Early Bronze Age sites located in the Ras al-Hadd cape and Ras al-Jinz Bay area (Ash-Sharqiyyah South Governorate, Sultanate of Oman) have provided thousands of zooarchaeological dolphin remains ... -
"The bear Cave of Velfjord" - an archaeological and faunal historical survey
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Karst caves have received little archaeological attention in Norway to date and little is known of their potential role in Scandinavian prehistory. The authors present the finds, observations, and analyses of an archaeological ... -
The Brabant-style gros of Dendermonde: counterfeit or official issue?
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Metallurgic analysis is applied to determine the silver content of an imitation gros tournois, presumably struck at Dendermonde. The results are used to discuss whether or not this type is a (contemporary) forgery. -
The City Is Alive - Still! Comment on Bisserka Gaydarska, "The City is dead! Long Live the City!"
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The Hydrothermal Breccia of Berglia-Glassberget, Trøndelag, Norway: Snapshot of a Triassic Earthquake
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)The quartz-K-feldspar-cemented breccia of Berglia-Glassberget in the Lierne municipality in central Norway forms an ellipsoid structure 250 m × 500 m in size. The hydrothermal breccia is barren in terms of economic commodities ... -
The Postgraduate Research Methods Course in Conservation: The Practical Approach Taken at the University of Gothenburg
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)The theory-led Master’s Research Methods course in the Department of Conservation at the University of Gothenburg was completely redesigned for the 2013 autumn term from a theory-led to a student-oriented learning format. ... -
THE SOIL SCIENCE & ARCHAEO-GEOPHYSICS ALLIANCE (SAGA): going beyond prospection
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Archaeological sites can be discovered and recorded in a high-resolution and non-invasive manner using geophysical methods. These measure the spatial variation of a range of physical properties of the soil which may be ... -
Tjæreproduksjon i myrmiler: En særegen midtnorsk tradisjon
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Det har blitt produsert tjære i minst 2000 år her i landet. Gjennom historien har det vært ulike måter å produsere tjære på og arkeologiske undersøkelser har sammen med historiske kilder gitt oss et innblikk i de metoder ... -
Transforming bodies and rock art. Late Bronze Age mortuary rituals at Sandbrauta.
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)This article explores how the practice of including rock art in burials from the Bronze Age in Scandinavia was influenced by and incorporated into the new ideas and practices brought about by the introduction of cremation. ... -
Two Swedish Late Modern Period foetal burial shrouds
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Two thousand years of Landscape—Human interactions at a coastal peninsula in Norway revealed through pollen analysis, shoreline reconstruction, and radiocarbon dates from archaeological sites
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Object-vector (OV) cells are cells in the medial entorhinal cortex (MEC) that track an animal’s distance and direction to objects in the environment. Their firing fields are defined by vectorial relationships to free-standing ... -
UAV LiDAR in coastal environments: Archaeological case studies from Tierra del Fuego, Argentina, and Vega, Norway
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)LiDAR has become fairly integrated into archaeological practice at a global scale. This has gradually evolved to include UAV LiDAR. Nevertheless, considerable biases remain, including with regard to geographical regions, ... -
Undersökning av fjädrar från båtgravar i Valsgärde gravbacke
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Fågelfjädrar från Färöarna och Nordnorge an vändes enligt skriftliga källor både som handels vara och till att betala skatter och avgifter med under medeltiden och tidigare (Kolsrud 1959; Berglund 2009, s. 119ff). Den ... -
Underwater hyperspectral imaging: a new tool for marine archaeology
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)By applying an underwater hyperspectral imager (UHI) to a selection of archaeological artifacts, we have found spectral signatures that are representative of materials likely to be present at wreck sites. By successfully ... -
Unlocking the potential of ancient fish DNA in the genomic era
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Fish are the most diverse group of vertebrates, fulfil important ecological functions and are of significant economic interest for aquaculture and wild fisheries. Advances in DNA extraction methods, sequencing technologies ... -
Urban Market Production and Coastal Trade in the Early Viking Age. A Study of Eighth-Century AD Blue Period Millefiori Beads in Central and Northern Norway
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Resources from outland regions of the Scandinavian Peninsula have been the topic of several studies about trade in the early Viking Age. In contrast, the distribution of highly refined items from the urban markets in ... -
Views, use and reception of visualisations of development proposals impacting cultural heritage
(Journal article, 2017)Visualisations of land-use projects have become an important part of the planning process. Using a survey of heritage professionals’ attitudes towards visualisations as a starting point, this article addresses tensions ... -
Walruses on the Dnieper: new evidence for the intercontinental trade of Greenlandic ivory in the Middle Ages
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Mediaeval walrus hunting in Iceland and Greenland—driven by Western European demand for ivory and walrus hide ropes—has been identified as an important pre-modern example of ecological globalization. By contrast, the main ... -
What could the ‘sea ice machine’ do to its people? On the lateglacial Doggerland, marine foraging, and the colonisation of Scandinavian seascapes
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)‘Climate’ is rarely experienced directly – contrary to day-to-day ‘weather’ and ‘seasons’ that manifest in landscapes (‘weather-worlds’). This paper elaborates the role of sea ice and sea ice hunting outside the lateglacial ...