Department of Archaeology, History, Cultural Studies and Religion - AHKR
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Early human impacts and ecosystem reorganization in southern-central Africa
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021-05-05)Modern Homo sapiens engage in substantial ecosystem modification, but it is difficult to detect the origins or early consequences of these behaviors. Archaeological, geochronological, geomorphological, and paleoenvironmental ... -
Vil man ha forskning i museene? Museumspolitiske mål og hindringer for forskningsarbeid
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)The Norwegian museum policy states that research is an important part of museum activities. Numerous structural and more employee-directed measures have been implemented, nationally and locally in the museums, to further ... -
Being Persian in Late Mamluk Egypt: The Construction and Significance of Persian Ethnic Identity in the Salons of Sultan Qāniṣawh al-Ghawrī (r. 906–922/1501–1516)
(Journal article, 2020)People identified as Persians constituted one of the most prominent groups of nonlocal inhabitants in Mamluk Egypt, and earlier scholarship has paid considerable attention to Egyptian-Persian relations. Nevertheless, the ... -
Håkon og Skule 1217–1240
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Artikkelen diskuterer forholdet mellom Håkon Håkonsson og hans rival Skule fra valget av Håkon i 1217 til Skules opprør og fall 1239–40. Håkons saga, skrevet i 1260-årene, er nesten vår eneste kilde til dette. Selv om den ... -
The cryptic case of Otomys sloggetti (Sloggett’s vlei rat): Interpreting murid molar morphology in the fossil record
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Vlei rats (Family: Muridae; Subfamily: Otomyinae) have a widespread distribution in southern Africa. They are favoured prey of barn and spotted eagle owls, and frequently become associated with archaeological deposits when ... -
Hidden in plain sight: A microanalytical study of a Middle Stone Age ochre piece trapped inside a micromorphological block sample
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)A complete Middle Stone Age ochre piece was unintentionally collected and fully preserved within a micromorphological block sample intended to characterise a 74 ± 3 ka occupation horizon at Blombos Cave, South Africa. ... -
Geoarchaeological investigation of occupation deposits in Blombos Cave in South Africa indicate changes in site use and settlement dynamics in the southern Cape during MIS 5b-4
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)The archaeological assemblage recovered from the Middle Stone Age (MSA) levels in Blombos Cave, South Africa, is central to our understanding of the development of early modern humans. Here, we demonstrate that the cultural ... -
Early anthropogenic use of hematite on Aurignacian ivory personal ornaments from Hohle Fels and Vogelherd caves, Germany
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)The Aurignacian (ca. 43–35 ka) of southwestern Germany is well known for yielding some of the oldest artifacts related to symbolic behaviors, including examples of figurative art, musical instruments, and personal ornaments. ... -
Gravspråk i et fjordlandskap: Regional variasjon i jernalderens Hardanger
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Denne artikkelen presenterer en makroanalyse av ca. 1500 graver fra jernalderen (500 f.Kr.–1050 e.Kr.) i Hardanger. Hovedformålet er å undersøke om det er mulig å gjenkjenne et særegent regionalt gravspråk. En samlet ... -
First large-scale provenance study of pigments reveals new complex behavioural patterns during the Upper Palaeolithic of southwestern Germany
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)The use of red iron‐based earth pigments, or ochre, is a key component of early symbolic behaviours for anatomically modern humans and possibly Neanderthals. We present the first ochre provenance study in Central Europe ... -
Talking About Your Generation: “Our Children” as a Trope in Climate Change Discourse
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)This article examines the rhetorical figuration of “our children” in climate change discourse. Based on an analysis of James Hansen’s book, Storms of my Grandchildren (2009), Barack Obama’s speech at the COP21 meeting in ... -
Mobbeforskingas historie – forminga av eit forskingsfelt
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Fram til andre halvdel av 1960-åra vekte relasjonar mellom barn lite merksemd. Det endra seg dramatisk etter introduksjonen av mobbeomgrepet rundt 1970. Mobbing er i dag eit dagsaktuelt problem i skulen med tilhøyrande ... -
History, theory and the resurrection faith
(Master thesis, 1985) -
At the Crossroad of the Ancient World : The role of the kingdom of Kroraina on the Silk Roads between the third and fifth centuries CE
(Doctoral thesis, 2020-12-04)This dissertation sets out to study the Silk Road exchange network of late antiquity, seeking a framework for how this wide-reaching phenomenon should be understood. It proposes to do so by a novel bottom-up approach to ... -
Flateretusjerte pilspisser i Hordaland: En typologisk og kronologisk studie
(Master thesis, 2020-12-11)The purpose of this study is to analyse the bifacial arrowheads found in Hordaland county in Western Norway to see if there is any morphological and chronological variation in the material. A typological method was applied ... -
...al min længsel og uro... : om einslege borgarskapskvinner rundt århundreskiftet
(Master thesis, 1995) -
Keramikk fra norske bronsealdergraver : En studie av morfologi, kronologi, forbindelser og deponeringspraksiser i tidsrommet 1700-500 f.Kr.
(Doctoral thesis, 2020-11-27)This thesis provides new, fundamental insights into the morphological features, chronology and development of Bronze Age ceramics from Norwegian burial contexts (1700-500 BC). It furthermore focuses on how different ... -
Fellesskap og individualitet. Kjønna etternamnsval blant norske menn i heterofile parforhold
(Doctoral thesis, 2020-12-11)Few Norwegian men change their surnames as part of a heterosexual couple. My aim was to understand the meanings men attach to surnames in heterosexual relationships by studying four central topics in men’s surname stories ... -
Marknadsplassar omkring Hardangervidda. Ein arkeologisk og historisk analyse av innlandets økonomi og nettverk i vikingtid og mellomalder
(Doctoral thesis, 2017-12-01)The period from the late Viking Age to the High Middle Ages, c. 950–1350, was an era of economic expansion, where towns were formed, populations increased, and royal and church power were established. This thesis examines ...
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