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Ochre communities of practice in Stone Age Eswatini
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Our species and other hominins have used earth mineral pigments since at least ~500,000 years ago, if not earlier. Its preservation and ubiquity within archaeological records across sub-Saharan Africa are well documented, ... -
Ochre use at Olieboomspoort, South Africa: insights into specular hematite use and collection during the Middle Stone Age
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Recent excavations at Olieboomspoort (OBP) in the Waterberg Mountains of South Africa confirmed previous research at the site that highlighted an abundance of ochre in the Middle Stone Age (MSA) deposits. Here, we report ... -
« Og alt som kjem ut av det er forhåpentlegvis positivt» Ein kvalitativ studie av ungdom og unge vaksne sine erfaringar i interreligiøs dialog
(Master thesis, 2015-05-18)Temaet for denne masteroppgåva er bruken av organisert interreligiøs dialog blant ungdom og unge vaksne. Prosjektet er basert på kvalitative intervju med åtte unge menneske frå ulike religion- og livssynssamfunn, og har ... -
Old Norse Theories of Society. From RígsÞula til konungs skuggsiá
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The oldest Homo erectus buried lithic horizon from the Eastern Saharan Africa. EDAR 7 - an Acheulean assemblage with Kombewa method from the Eastern Desert, Sudan
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Although essential for reconstructing hominin behaviour during the Early Palaeolithic, only a handful of Acheulean sites have been dated in the Eastern Sahara region. This is due to the scarcity of sites for this time ... -
Om Magnus Erikssons kroninger og kildene til dem
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018)Magnus Eriksson ble kronet i Stockholm sommeren 1336, ifølge en svensk annalnotis som konge over Sverige, Norge og Skåne. To islandske annalnotiser hevder at kroningen skjedde uten de norske biskopenes og riksrådets samtykke, ... -
Om vitenskapelig redelighet – et svar til Hallvard Tjelmeland
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On dragons and elephants: Religion in domestic and international tourism in China and India
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018)This introductory essay explores some of the commonalities and differences that emerge from reading this thematic issue on religion and tourism in China and India. Economic growth has led to an explosion in domestic tourism ... -
On the (un)doing of anthropology and secularity, and its relevance for religious studies
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)This essay is a response to the inquiries and discussions of ‘anthropology’s secular conditioning’ that Khaled Furani, Joel Robbins, Jonathan Boyarin, Matthew Engelke, Richard Handler, Elayne Oliphant, and Eduardo Dullo ... -
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 ... -
'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 ...