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'Ondt ofte lider den Fiskermand': Ei undersøking av statens krisetiltak i vintersildfisket 1957-1964
(Master thesis, 2012-05-21)Vintersildfisket endra dramatisk karakter i løpet av 1950-talet. Frå å vere det største fisket på Vestlandet i etterkrigstida, fall fangstane dramatisk på andre halvdel av 1950-talet. Denne masteroppgåva er ei studie av ... -
One battle and two museums. A study of cultural discourses and categorizations at the Bloedrivier and the Ncome Heritage Sites in South Africa.
(Master thesis, 2009-05-15)Two museums have been put up on a site where there was a battle in 1838. One museum celebrates the white Afrikaners who won, one the Zulus, who lost. Today this battle plays part in various discourses on identity and nation ... -
Opprør, infiltrasjon og intervensjon. Korleis FN og UNOGIL medverka til at den libanesiske krisa i 1958 vart løyst.
(Master thesis, 2010-05-17)Den 11. juni 1958 vedtok Tryggingsrådet i FN og sende United Nation Observation Group In Lebanon (UNOGIL) til Libanon for å overvake grensa mellom Libanon og Syria. Avgjersla var grunna ein klage som den libanesiske ... -
Optically stimulated luminescence dating of heat retainer hearths from the Sahara: Insights into signal accumulation and measurement
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Heat retainer hearths are a prominent component of the Holocene archaeological record of a number of drylands. Rocks within these hearths were fired in antiquity, emptying the optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) source ... -
Ordenes makt. Fatalisme og afrikanisme i norske avisers fremstillinger av folkemordet i Rwanda
(Master thesis, 2010-05-17)Våren 1994 ble anslagsvis 800 000 mennesker drept i et lite sentralafrikansk land, ukjent for mange nordmenn. Folkemordet i Rwanda nådde den norske befolkningen gjennom ulike medier - også aviser. Avisenes fremstillinger ... -
Organisasjonen Nei til atomvåpen, 1979-1987
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The Origins of Islam in the Arabian context
(Master thesis, 2016-06-01)This thesis investigates the origins of Islam, and their relations with the Arabian context, with the help of two types of materials - the Qur'an and Muslim tradition, and the archeological finds. First, I analyze the ... -
The Ornaments of the Arma Veirana Early Mesolithic Infant Burial
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Personal ornaments are widely viewed as indicators of social identity and personhood. Ornaments are ubiquitous from the Late Pleistocene to the Holocene, but they are most often found as isolated objects within archaeological ... -
Palaeoenvironmental and sea level changes during the Holocene in Eastern Saudi Arabia and their implications for Neolithic populations
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)This paper presents the key findings of a multidisciplinary study investigating the nature and timing of coastal landscape evolution in eastern Saudi Arabia during the Holocene. To date, most sea level reconstructions for ... -
A Palaeolithic bird figurine from the Lingjing site, Henan, China
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-06-10)The recent identification of cave paintings dated to 42–40 ka BP in Borneo and Sulawesi highlights the antiquity of painted representations in this region. However, no instances of three-dimensional portable art, well ... -
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 ... -
Paleolithic eyed needles and the evolution of dress
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Eyed needles are among the most iconic of Paleolithic artifacts, traditionally seen as rare indicators of prehistoric clothing, particularly tailoring. However, recent finds across Africa and Eurasia show that other ... -
Palmyra: At the Crossroads of the Ancient World
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)The Syrian oasis city Tadmor, better known as Palmyra, has received by far the most attention within scholarship on the Roman Near East over recent decades. New evidence and recent research allow us to better understand ... -
Palmyrena. Palmyra and the Surrounding Territory. Joint Syrian-Norwegian Project. Surface Survey North of Palmyra, April and May 2009. Preliminary Report, Historical Period
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Palmyrena. Palmyra and the Surrounding Territory. Joint Syrian-Norwegian Project. Surface Survey North of Palmyra, April and May 2009. Preliminary Report, Prehistoric Periods
(Palmyrena. City, Hinterland and Caravan trade between Occident and Orient., Research report, 2009)The prehistoric team has been surveying along the southern edge of Jebel Abyad, Wadi al- Takara and Jebel Abyad, all within the concession area. The team has survey and registered the following; 1) cisterns 2) caves of ... -
Palmyrena. Palmyra and the Surrounding Territory. Joint Syrian-Norwegian Project. Surface Survey North of Palmyra, Jebel Merah, April and May 2011. Report. Historical Period
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Palmyrena. Palmyra and the Surrounding Territory. Joint Syrian-Norwegian Project. Surface Survey North of Palmyra. April and May 2011. Preliminary Report. Prehistoric Periods
(Palmyrena. City, Hinterland and Caravan trade between Occident and Orient., Research report, 2013)The prehistoric team has been surveying along the eastern part Jebel Abyad within the concession area, the northern edge of Jebel Abyad, and southern and eastern part of Jebel Merah, all within the concession area. The ... -
The Paradox of Palmyra: An Ancient anomalopolis in the Desert
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Palmyra, the UNESCO world heritage site that tragically made headlines following ISIS’s destruction of several of its key monuments in 2015, was once a thriving city in the heart of the Syrian Desert. Settled from Neolithic ... -
The Past as a Mirror: Deep Time Climate Change Exemplarity in the Anthropocene
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-09-30)During the past decades, notions of Earth dynamics and climate change have changed drastically, as anthropogenic CO2-emissions are linked to measurable Earth system changes. At the same time, Earth scientists have discovered ... -
Pastoral Nomads on the Syrian steppe in the early bronze Age : a study of burial monuments in the hinterland of Palmyra
(Master thesis, 2011-05-16)The hypothesis for this thesis is that the numerous cairns that were surveyed in the hinterland of Palmyra in 2009 can be connected to a pastoral nomadic population on the Syrian Steppe in the Early Bronze Age (EBA). This ...