Browsing Bergen Open Research Archive by Author "Hansen, Gitte"

Aalborgs ældste tid - perioden ca. 900-1200

Møller, Stig Bergmann (Universitetet i Bergen, Arkeologiske Skrifter (UBAS), Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2008)

After the Town Burned! Use and Reuse of Iron and Building Timber in a Medieval Town

Hansen, Gitte (UBAS, University of Bergen Archaeological Series, Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2015)

Bakestones – Production and Trade in the Middle Ages

Baug, Irene (UBAS - University of Bergen Archaeological Series, Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2017-08)

During the Middle Ages, bakestones, or stone griddles, were an important part of Norwegian households, representing everyday products required for the preparation of food over the hearth. Demand for these Tools formed the ...

Biskopsstaden Linköping

Tagesson, Göran (Universitetet i Bergen, Arkeologiske Skrifter (UBAS), Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2008)

Borgund på Sunnmøre: de eldste konstruksjonene

Larsen, Arne J. (Universitetet i Bergen, Arkeologiske Skrifter (UBAS), Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2005)

The Building Stones from the Vanished Medieval Church at Onarheim, Tysnes, Hordaland County in Western Norway: Provenancing Chlorite Schist and Soapstone

Jansen, Øystein J.; Heldal, Tom (UBAS - University of Bergen Archaeological Series, Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2017-08)

This study centres on the provenance of soapstone and chlorite schist building stones at Onarheim church, 50 km south of Bergen and also provides geochemical results that are of key interest in further studies of Norwegian ...

Cistercian Soapstone. Production and Delivery of Building Material from Lyse Abbey to Bergen in the 13th century

Hommedal, Alf Tore (UBAS - University of Bergen Archaeological Series, Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2017-08)

Geochemical analyses of four medieval building stones in the collections of the University Museum of Bergen and one sample from a standing church have demonstrated a geological provenance to the soapstone quarry located ...

Den tidiga medeltidens Lund - vems var egentlig staden?

Hervén, Conny Johansson (Universitetet i Bergen, Arkeologiske Skrifter (UBAS), Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2008)

Det ældste Århus - ca. 770-1200

Skov, Hans (Universitetet i Bergen, Arkeologiske Skrifter (UBAS), Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2008)

DNA from Ancient Reindeer Antler as Marker for Transport Routes and Movement of Craftspeople, Raw Material and Products in Medieval Scandinavia

Røed, Knut H; Hansen, Gitte (Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2015)

This pilot project is a joint venture between natural and cultural scientists that share a common interest in exploiting whether available DNA technology makes it possible to trace back archaeologically found reindeer ...

From Homeland to Home; Using Soapstone to Map Migration and Settlement in the North Atlantic

Forster, Amanda; Jones, Richard (UBAS - University of Bergen Archaeological Series, Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2017-08)

One of the most characteristic features of Viking material culture is the use of soapstone (steatite) to make vessels, lamps and other artefacts. As soapstone was a readily available material in the Viking homelands, the ...

From mountains to towns: DNA from ancient reindeer antlers as proxy for domestic procurement networks in medieval Norway

Rosvold, Jørgen; Hansen, Gitte; Røed, Knut (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-08)

In medieval archaeology there are long traditions for studying foreign, exotic material culture as proxy for procurement networks of international reach. A paradox is that domestic networks, which brought products to ...

From Numeric Data to Cultural History - A Typological and Chronological Analysis of Soapstone Vessels from the Medieval Bryggen Wharf in Bergen, Norway

Vangstad, Hilde (UBAS - University of Bergen Archaeological Series, Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2017-08)

This paper’s task is to establish a typology and a finer chronology of medieval Norwegian soapstone vessels used primarily as cooking pots. The case study includes 806 soapstone vessels from BRM 0 the Bryggen site located ...