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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 ... -
Pauper Education from the Poor Law Amendment Act 1834 to the Education Act 1870: Three perspectives on pauper education
(Master thesis, 2012-11-19)This master thesis is about the education of pauper children in England and Wales between 1834 and 1870. -
På bortebane - en kulturvitenskapelig analyse av norsk mediedekning av OL i Beijing og fotball-VM i Sør-Afrika
(Master thesis, 2010-05-16)Ikke-vestlige land blir stadig synligere på det internasjonale sportsfeltet. Ikke minst er dette tydelig med tanke på at store sportsarrangementer stadig oftere avholdes i ikke-vestlige land. Dette har, kan det argumenteres ... -
På kant med genussystemet? Margarete Bonnevie og Alva Myrdals kamp for gifte kvinners arbeidsrett
(Master thesis, 2014-05-15)Temaet for denne oppgaven er kvinnelige aktørers politiske gjennomslagskraft. Dette undersøker jeg gjennom en kampsak og to aktører; Margarete Bonnevie og Alva Myrdal, to kvinneforkjempere i henholdsvis Norge og Sverige i ... -
"På Roskilde føler jeg meg hjemme". En kulturvitenskapelig analyse av Roskilde Festival sett fra et deltakerperspektiv.
(Master thesis, 2012-11-20)In my master thesis I have studied the Danish music festival Roskilde Festival and its participants, the visitors at the festival. I have conducted interviews and fieldwork among the participants at the festival. The thesis ... -
Peptide mass fingerprinting as a tool to assess micromammal biodiversity in Pleistocene South Africa: The case of Klipdrift Shelter
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Remains of small mammals from archaeological sites are often used as palaeoenvironmental proxies in the reconstruction of past environments. Yet, identification of micromammals to species-level based on morphological traits ... -
The Periplus of the Erythraean Sea: A Network Approach
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016)The Periplus of the Erythraean Sea is a Roman period guide to trade and navigation in the Indian Ocean. Justly famous for offering a contemporary and descriptive account of early Indian Ocean trade, the work has been subject ... -
Pilegrimens forandring. En analyse av syv norske pilegrimers oppfatninger av pilegrimsferd og dets virkning
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Pilot fires: Preliminary Report from Interdisciplinary Actualistic Fire Experiments
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Hearth formation processes are complex. They involve multiple actions, reactions, and activities before, during, and after an active fire and can also impact a wide range of materials and sediments at an archaeological ...