A5075197133- Historical and Archaeological Studies
- Archaeology and ancient environmental studies
- Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
- Tree-ring climate responses
- European and International Law Studies
- Image Processing and 3D Reconstruction
- Metallurgy and Cultural Artifacts
- Conservation Techniques and Studies
- Archaeology and Historical Studies
- Education, Healthcare and Sociology Research
- Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History
- Archaeological Research and Protection
- Digital and Traditional Archives Management
- Historical and Cultural Archaeology Studies
- Social and Educational Sciences
- 3D Surveying and Cultural Heritage
- European Linguistics and Anthropology
- Folklore, Mythology, and Literature Studies
- Historical Studies of British Isles
- Museums and Cultural Heritage
- Ancient and Medieval Archaeology Studies
- Forensic and Genetic Research
- Groundwater and Isotope Geochemistry
- Historical Geography and Cartography
- Research in Social Sciences
University of Oslo
2019-2024
KHM-Museumsverband
2019-2023
Norsk Teknisk Museum
2021
University of Bergen
2013
Uncovering anthropogenic and environmental drivers behind past biological change requires integrated analyses of long-term records from a diversity disciplines. We applied an interdisciplinary approach exploring effects human land-use changes on vegetation dynamics at Lake Ljøgottjern in southeastern Norway during the Holocene. Combined analysis pollen sedimentary ancient DNA (sedaDNA) metabarcoding sequence lake describes different scales, establishes timeline for pastoral farming...
Recent paleoclimatic research has revealed that volcanic events around 536–540 AD caused severe, short-term global cooling. For this same period, archeological from various regions evidences significant cultural transformation. However, there is still a lack of understanding how human societies responded and adapted to extreme climate variability new circumstances. This study focuses on the effects 536/540 event in four Scandinavian by exploring shift demographic land use intensity before,...
Abstract. In the Northern Hemisphere, mid-6th century was one of coldest periods last 2000 years, which initiated by volcanic eruptions in 536 and 540 CE. Here, we study effect this double event on climate society Scandinavia with a special focus southern Norway. Using an ensemble Max Planck Institute Earth system model transient simulations for 521–680 CE, temperature, precipitation, atmospheric circulation patterns are analyzed. The simulated cooling magnitude is used as input growing...
Understanding how the Viking societies were impacted by past climate variability and they adapted to it has hardly been investigated. Here, we have carried out a new multi-proxy investigation of lake sediments, including geochemical palynological analyses, reconstruct changes in temperature agricultural practices pre-Viking Southeastern Norway during period between 200 1300 CE. The periods 200–300 800–1300 CE warmer than 300–800 period, which is known as "Dark Ages Cold Period". This cold...
AS HUBS IN STABLE ECONOMIC NETWORKS, mountain11 The Museum of Cultural History, University Oslo, PO Box 6762, N-0130 Norway. kjetil.loftsgarden@khm.uio.no marketplaces are seen as integral to the increase and eventual mass production iron in Viking period Middle Ages. amount produced exceeded local regional demands, constituted a valuable commodity from inland areas Norway Sweden. This paper shows dynamic trade network — one that was adaptable patterns surplus production. enabled an...
Charcoal from archaeological contexts differs off-site pollen samples as it is mainly a product of intentional human action. As such, analysis charcoal excavations valuable addition to studies past vegetation and the interaction between humans environment. In this paper, we use dataset consisting 6186 dated tree species 1239 sites proxy explore parts Holocene forest development human-vegetation dynamics in South-Eastern Norway. From middle Late Neolithic (from c. 2000 BC) throughout Early...
Abstract. In the Northern Hemisphere, mid-6th century was one of coldest periods last 2000 years, as indicated by both proxy records and Earth System Model (ESM) simulations. This cold period initiated volcanic eruptions in 536 CE 540 CE. Evidence from historical sources, archaeological findings, suggests that extent severity this induced cooling spatially heterogeneous effect on society resulted adaptation resilience at some locations, whereas social crisis has been others. Here, we study...
<p>The mid-6<sup>th</sup> century is an outstanding period in climate history featuring one of the coldest decades past 2000 years. It was triggered by 536/540 CE volcanic double event, creating strongest decadal forcing last two millennia. <span>T</span>h<span>e centuries the</span> first millennium <span>are</span> characterized great societal...
In the High Middle Ages Kinsarvik in Hardanger was ideally situated as a hub, where iron and other outfield resources flowed from eastern inland regions to more populous coastal areas west. Archaeological finds, building remains, written sources previous investigations show an urban marketplace, with production regional interregional trade, well place administrative political functions. Comparable well-known marketplace Kaupanger Sogn. 
 The location, finds structures, indicates that...