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A stave church revisited. Ringebu stave church, Ringebu municipality, Oppland county
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Diachronic trends among Early Mesolithic site types? A study from the coast of central Norway
(Chapter, 2020)This chapter explores site-type variability in the course of the Early Mesolithic at the coast of central Norway. The Early Mesolithic was a period of great alterations in climate, landscape and oceanic environment. The ... -
Crossing the ice: an Iron Age to medieval mountain pass at Lendbreen, Norway
(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. ... -
Multi-omic detection of Mycobacterium leprae in archaeological human dental calculus
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Mineralized dental plaque (calculus) has proven to be an excellent source of ancient biomolecules. Here we present a Mycobacterium leprae genome (6.6-fold), the causative agent of leprosy, recovered via shotgun sequencing ... -
Sensing Archaeology in the North: The Use of Non-Destructive Geophysical and Remote Sensing Methods in Archaeology in Scandinavian and North Atlantic Territories
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)In August 2018, a group of experts working with terrestrial/marine geophysics and remote sensing methods to explore archaeological sites in Denmark, Finland, Norway, Scotland and Sweden gathered together for the first time ... -
Bloomery ironmaking in Latvia: a comparative study of Iron Age and medieval technologies
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018)The technology of bloomery iron production in Latvia is a little-studied topic. Only a few excavations have been undertaken, mostly during the 1950s and 60s in connection with hydropower development along the river Daugava. ... -
Employment, Utilization, and Development of Airborne Laser Scanning in Fenno-Scandinavian Archaeology — a Review
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)This paper gives a presentation of how airborne laser scanning (ALS) has been adopted in archaeology in the North over the period 2005–2019. Almost two decades have passed since ALS first emerged as a potential tool to add ... -
The Effectiveness of Large-Scale, High-Resolution Ground-Penetrating Radar Surveys and Trial Trenching for Archaeological Site Evaluations—A Comparative Study from Two Sites in Norway
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)The use of large-scale, high-resolution ground-penetrating radar surveys has increasingly become a part of Norwegian cultural heritage management as a complementary method to trial trenching surveys to detect and delineate ... -
Multi-analytical investigation into painting materials and techniques: the wall paintings of Abuna Yemata Guh church
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016)Abuna Yemata Guh is one of the nine Saints who are traditionally claimed to have come to Northern Ethiopia in the beginning of the sixth century and established monasteries in the Tigray region. The church, named after ... -
Discovering dwellings. A study of Late Mesolithic dwelling practices, contexts and attributes based on evidence from Central Norway
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)This article is based on a study of site formation processes of dwellings, site contexts, and terms relating to dwelling types and attributes. Archaeological evidence discovered during the Ormen Lange project and dated to ... -
Gone to smelt iron in Courland: technology transfer in the development of an early modern industry
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)SUMMARY: In the Duchy of Courland and Semigallia, corresponding to the southern and western parts of present-day Latvia, an iron industry based on blast-furnace technology, mainly using local bog iron ore, existed in the ... -
Mapping the Historical Shipwreck Figaro in the High Arctic Using Underwater Sensor-Carrying Robots
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)In 2007, a possible wreck site was discovered in Trygghamna, Isfjorden, Svalbard by the Norwegian Hydrographic Service. Using (1) a REMUS 100 autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) equipped with a sidescan sonar (SSS) and (2) ... -
"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 ... -
Magnetic geophysical mapping of prehistoric iron production sites in central Norway
(Chapter, 2019)The slag pit furnace of the Trøndelag tradition for iron production is a very specific cultural-historical tradition in central Norway in the Early Iron Age, but few of these iron production sites have been excavated in ... -
Hofstad i Melhus - bolig og hushold i førromersk jernalder
(Chapter, 2019)This paper sets out to address some of the organizing principles behind the Pre-Roman Iron Age settlement at Hofstad in Melhus, Trøndelag, as reflected in house layout and function. Of particular interest is the observed ... -
Medieval copper mining and smelting in Central Norway
(Chapter, 2019)In Norway, copper was used in alloys from the Bronze Age onwards, but domestic copper mining and smelting has not been recognized before the Late Middle Ages. A copper smelter found in Meråker Municipality in Central Norway ... -
Ecological globalisation, serial depletion and the medieval trade of walrus rostra
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)The impacts of early ecological globalisation may have had profound economic and environmental consequences for human settlements and animal populations. Here, we review the extent of such historical impacts by investigating ... -
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 ... -
Jørgen Kocks adelsbrev i Trondheim
(Journal article, 2019)