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Excavation of an Early Iron Age Burial Cairn with a Cremation Burial at Lerstad in Ålesund
(Arkeologiske utgravingsrapporter fra Fornminneseksjonen;6-2023, Research report, 2023-03-03)For three weeks during the summer of 2023 the University Museum of Bergen excavated a cairn at the farm Lerstad in Ålesund municipality, Møre og Romsdal county. Underneath the cairn a grave consisting of a layer of charcoal ... -
Exploitation of outfield resources – Joint Research at the University Museums of Norway
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Exploitation shifted trophic ecology and habitat preferences of Mediterranean and Black Sea bluefin tuna over centuries
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)During recent decades, the health of ocean ecosystems and fish populations has been threatened by overexploitation, pollution and anthropogenic-driven climate change. Due to a lack of long-term ecological data, we have a ... -
Extensional Faulting Around Kolumbo Volcano, Aegean Sea—Relationships Between Local Stress Fields, Fault Relay Ramps, and Volcanism
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)The Christiana-Santorini-Kolumbo (CSK) volcanic field has hosted more than 100 explosive eruptions in the past 250,000 years, including the 1650 CE eruption of Kolumbo Volcano. Previous studies have established a link ... -
Falcidens sagittiferus Salvini-Plawen, 1968: additional data on morphology and distribution (Mollusca, Aplacophora, Caudofoveata)
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2009)Falcidens sagittiferus Salvini-Plawen, 1968 is a species of caudofoveate (Chaetodermomorpha) not uncommon in southern Scandinavia. Previous descriptions have however been based mainly on fixed material, and illustrations ... -
Few, but useful garden plants known from Norwegian summer-farms
(Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2009)Opplysninger om bruk av hageplanter på norske setre er vanskelig å finne i norsk litteratur. Basert på herbariebelegg og feltnotater har det vært mulig å legge frem en oversikt. I tillegg til presset materiale, er det ... -
FINDSAMPO: A Linked Data Based Portal and Data Service for Analyzing and Disseminating Archaeological Object Finds
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)This paper presents the FINDSAMPO system for analyzing and disseminating archaeological object finds made by the public. The system is based on Linked Open Data (LOD), and consists of a web portal and an open data service. ... -
Fire, frost, and drought constrain the structural diversity of wood within southern African Erica (Ericaceae)
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Erica comprises ~860 species of evergreen shrubs and trees ranged from Europe to southern Africa and Madagascar. Wood structure of the around 20 European species is well studied, but despite its relevance to adaptation ... -
First in situ documentation of a fossil tooth of the megatooth shark Otodus (Megaselachus) megalodon from the deep sea in the Pacific Ocean
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)In this short communication, we describe the first reported case of an in-situ observation and subsequent sampling of a fossil Otodus megalodon tooth from a deep-sea locality in the Pacific Ocean (14.11332°N, 167.39357°W; ... -
First Molecular Phylogeny of Lumbrineridae (Annelida)
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022-01-25)Lumbrineridae is a family of marine annelids with simple external morphology but complex and diverse jaw apparatuses consisting of paired maxillae and mandibles. Here we present the first phylogeny of lumbrinerids based ... -
First record of avian extinctions from the Late Pleistocene and Holocene of Timor Leste
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Timor has yielded the earliest evidence for modern humans in Wallacea, but despite its long history of modern human occupation, there is little evidence for human-induced Late Pleistocene extinctions. Here, we report on ... -
First records of complete annual cycles in water rails Rallus aquaticus show evidence of itinerant breeding and a complex migration system
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)In water rails Rallus aquaticus, northern and eastern populations are migratory while southern and western populations are sedentary. Few details are known about the annual cycle of this elusive species. We studied movements ... -
Flora Norvegica av J.E. Gunnerus. På norsk og med kommentarer
(Gunneria, Book; Peer reviewed, 2016)This is the first version in Norwegian of Norway’s first flora which was published in Latin in two volumes in 1766 and 1776 (the second part posthumously, by the nephew N.D. Gunnerus) by bishop Johan Ernst Gunnerus (1718–1773) ... -
Floral Color, Anthocyanin Synthesis Gene Expression and Control in Cape Erica Species
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Introduction: The Cape Floristic Region (CFR) is a biodiversity hotspot, recognized globally for its unusually high levels of endemism. The origins of this biodiversity are a long-standing topic of research. The largest ... -
Fordeling av steinalderens løsfunn og boplassfunn i Vestland. Kontraster og konsekvenser for forskning og forvaltning
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A Forest Pool as a Habitat Island for Mites in a Limestone Forest in Southern Norway
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021-11-12)Forest water bodies, e.g., pools, constitute ‘environmental islands’ within forests, with specific flora and fauna thus contributing considerably to the landscape biodiversity. The mite communities of Oribatida and ... -
Formidling fra felt i den digitale tidsalder
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Most archaeologists agree that public outreach is an important part of archaeological practice. Communication of fresh results from excavations and new research creates both legitimacy and greater understanding of our ... -
From deciduous forest to open landscape: application of new approaches to help understand cultural landscape development in western Norway
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-06-17)Development of the cultural landscape in a village situated by the inner fjords of western Norway is investigated by pollen analysis and quantitative reconstruction methods. Pollen samples from lake sediments and a soil ... -
From mountains to towns: DNA from ancient reindeer antlers as proxy for domestic procurement networks in medieval Norway
(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 widespread faulting to localised rifting: Evidence from K-Ar fault gouge dates from the Norwegian North Sea rift shoulder
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Although seismic and stratigraphic well information put tight constraints on rift basin evolution, eroded rift shoulders commonly expose polydeformed prerift basement whose deformation history may be difficult to constrain. ...