Department of Archaeology, History, Cultural Studies and Religion - AHKR
Recent Submissions
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Taphonomic and zooarchaeological analysis of fauna from the Howiesons Poort and post-Howiesons Poort at Klasies River main site: Examining links between the environment and subsistence behaviour in Marine Isotope Stages 4 and 3
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Marine Isotope Stages (MIS) 4 and 3 were significant periods encompassing some 50,000 years, including at least two techno-cultural entities: the Howiesons Poort (HP) and post-HP. Exploring subsistence and environmental ... -
Preservation of plant-wax biomarkers in deserts: implications for Quaternary environment and human evolutionary studies
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Analysis of plant-wax biomarkers from sedimentary sequences can enable past environmental and hydrological reconstruction and provide insights into past hominin adaptations. However, biomarker preservation in desert contexts ... -
Samer som kunnskapsobjekt. Paolo Mantegazzas skandinaviske reise i 1879
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Sommeren 1879 reiste den italienske antropologen, professoren og senatoren Paolo Mantegazza til Norge sammen med sin noe yngre kollega Stephen Sommier. Det uttrykte målet for reisen var å erverve kunnskap om samene, som ... -
Palaeoproteomic identification of the original binder and modern contaminants in distemper paints from Uvdal stave church, Norway
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Two distemper paint samples taken from decorative boards in Uvdal stave church, Norway, were analysed using palaeoproteomics, with an aim of identifying their binder and possible contaminants. The results point at the use ... -
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 ... -
Folk Magic and the Haunting of the Second World War in Finnish Lapland
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)This article engages with certain peculiar finds and features that we have documented at former German WWII military camps in Finnish Lapland, with a particular emphasis on an excavated assemblage that has affinities to ... -
The Framework for Ochre Experiences (Foes): Towards a Transdisciplinary Perspective on the Earth Material Heritage of Ochre
(Chapter, 2024)Ochre is a mineral pigment that has been used by humans for more than 300,000 years. It appears in archaeological, historical, and contemporary settings across vast distances of time and space, and increasing evidence shows ... -
Fritak på religiøst grunnlag – en endringsmelding
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Siden 2005 har elever, og deres foresatte, i norske grunnskoler hatt en rett til fritak fra aktiviteter som de opplever som problematiske ut fra eget livssyn, eller som de opplever som utøvelse av andres livssyn. I 2015 ... -
Religious Minorities in Islamic Legal Traditions
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Islam accepts the presence of certain non-Muslim groups, like Jews and Christians, in the Muslim state, under certain conditions. Islamic legal scholars discussed at length which religious groups should come under this ... -
Mellom fjord og fjell: En casestudie i visuell rekonstruksjon av hustuftlokalitet fra yngre jernalder i Rivedal i Ytre Sunnfjord, Vest-Norge
(Master thesis, 2024-11-20)Kulturminneforvaltning i Skandinavia har lenge fokusert ressursene sine på vern og forvaltning av kulturminner, men mange forhistoriske lokaliteter har minimalt med publisert informasjon eller illustrasjoner utenfor ... -
Den avkledde Fryne. Hvordan har Fryne sine avkledninger blitt fremstilt og hva kan det fortelle oss om holdninger til den avkledde kvinnekroppen?
(Master thesis, 2024-11-20)I have in this thesis seen how three different undressing scenes that are tied to Phryne have been portrayed and what they can tell us about the undressed body. Phryne was a high-class prostitute who lived in Athens in the ... -
Forestillinger om et bæredygtigt liv : Praksis, skalering og meningsdannelse i hverdagslivets klimaaktivisme i Bærekraftige liv Landås
(Doctoral thesis, 2024-11-29)Denne afhandling svarer på forskningsspørgsmålene, hvordan de abstrakte begreber klimaforandringer og bæredygtighed bliver gjort meningsfulde i et hverdagslivsperspektiv. Den indskriver sig i feltet kulturvidenskabelige ... -
The politics of heritage education: an analysis of national curriculum guidelines in Estonia, Finland, and Sweden
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Heritage education is present in many educational institutions and their study programmes but not often directly addressed in national curriculum guidelines. The guideline documents of Estonia, Finland, and Sweden for ... -
Neighbourhoods by the Tiber: Life at Two Harbours in Rome
(Chapter, 2023)This study looks at two locations in Rome, at Ripetta and Pietra Papa, that could function as a departure for a discussion about harbour neighbourhoods in the city. Since we lack complete preserved ancient urban districts ... -
Quantifying Devotion : A Mixed-Methods Study of Pious Donation in the Nidaros Province, c. 1160–1540
(Doctoral thesis, 2024-11-15)‘Slik tida glepp unna og forsvinn, falmar òg handlingar frå manns minne, om dei ikkje blir styrkte av skriftlege vitnesbyrd. Derfor, i framsynets kloke skikk, vernar ein seg mot dødens usikre time og uføresette hendingar ... -
Archaeological Artefact Database of Finland (AADA)
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)This paper presents the archaeological artefact Database of Finland (aaDa) of prehistoric (covering period of almost 11,000 years) artefacts in Finland that are categorised by type and are accompanied with photos of the ...
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