Research and Monitoring on Conservation State and Preservation Conditions in Unsaturated Archaeological Deposits of a Medieval Farm Mound in Troms and a Late Stone Age Midden in Finnmark, Northern Norway
Martens, Vibeke Vandrup; Bergersen, Ove; Vorenhout, Michel; Sandvik, Paula Utigard; Hollesen, Jørgen
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Conservation and Management of Archaeological Sites. 2016, 18 (1-3), 8-29. 10.1080/13505033.2016.1181930Abstract
This paper presents archaeological observations and results of palaeoecological and geochemical analyses of archaeological deposits from two rural sites in northernmost Norway. These are combined with climate data and the first period of continuous monitoring of soil temperature, moisture and redox potential in sections. This data constitutes the basic research material for evaluations of conservation state and preservation conditions. The data has been collected in collaboration between the partners of a cross disciplinary project. This is an important Norwegian research initiative on monitoring of rural archaeological deposits and the results have consequences for heritage management of a large number of sites from all periods. Palaeoecological analyses and redox measurements have revealed ongoing decay that might not otherwise have been detected. Decay studies indicate that both site types may be at risk with the predicted climate change. Some mitigating acts are suggested.
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This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis Group in Conservation and Management of Archaeological Sites on 10 September 2016, available online: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13505033.2016.1181930