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Caged for Protection: Exploring the Paradoxes of Protecting New Zealand's Dactylanthus taylorii
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Emerging from an ethnographic encounter with the conservation efforts to save an enclave of Dactylanthus taylorii in Tngariro National Park, the article discusses some of the paradoxes of conservation management by ... -
Cancel Culture in the Middle Ages: Projecting and Negating Minds in Old Norse Literature
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)The aim of this article is to explore how non-Christian deities are described, in comparison to the Christian God, in three Old Norse texts, belonging to different genres: Heimskringla, Barlaams saga og Jósafats, Elíss ... -
A CARVED MEDIEVAL CHESS KING FOUND ON THE ISLAND OF HITRA, NEAR TRONDHEIM, NORWAY
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Castles of the Mind in Old Norse Culture: Archeological and Literary Evidence of St. Clement’s Church in Niðaróss
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)This article juxtaposes the recently excavated archeological remains of St. Clement’s church in medieval Niðaróss (five wooden churches on top of each other with a material connection to a sixth older church) to the way ... -
“Catching a Child”: giving birth under nomadic conditions. The methods of pre- and postnatal care of the Nenets mothers and babies
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-05)Objectives: The term “Catching a Child” is used by the Tundra Nenets people for the process of giving birth. The author is providing a description of the preparations for giving birth on the tundra in the Nenets nomadic ... -
Changing histories and ethnicities in a Sámi and Norse borderland
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017)Changing histories and ethnicities in a Sámi and Norse borderland -
Changing Perspectives: On the Visual Properties of an Iron Age Mound
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)This paper presents a reassessment of mound visibility through the analysis of Halvdanshaugen, a substantial Iron Age mound in Norway. In line with conventional views, the mound's visibility covers a considerable swath of ... -
Changing States, Changing Sámi? Framing the state and the Sámi in studies of history in Finland and Norway, 1923–1954
(Chapter, 2022)Abstract: This chapter discusses the ways in which the Sámi and their host states were framed during the final phase of Lappological research (1923–1954). Was the state still the only source of legitimate historical knowledge ... -
Choice architecture, nudging, and the historic environment: the subtle influences of heritage through the lens of behavioural science
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)The article considers the use of nudge theory and behavioural science as a lens to better understand the influences and effects of heritage on society. Nudge theory applies insights from psychology to contextual factors ... -
Christi Krybbe skoler, prøvegraving. Bergen kommune
(NIKU Rapport;321/2024, Research report, 2024)Rapporten gjelder arkeologisk overvåking av graving for to prøvehull på skoleplassen til Christi Krybbe skoler. Tiltaket medførte graving i inntil 1 x 1 m i plan i masser som var eldre enn den moderne oppbyggingen for ... -
City governance, participatory democracy and cultural heritage in Barcelona, 1986-2022
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)Citizen participation in Barcelona has undergone a gradual process of institutionalisation that has accelerated over the last ten years. Today, participatory governance in areas such as urban planning and the management ... -
Clemens gate - Oslo gate 21, Oslo. Arkeologisk overvåking i forbindelse med utbedring av avløpsledning.
(NIKU Rapport;362/2024, Research report, 2024)Norsk institutt for kulturminneforskning (NIKU) utførte i løpet av august 2023 en arkeologisk overvåking av gravearbeider i forbindelse med utbedring av et avløpsrør, i Clemens gate, på adressen Oslo gate 21, Oslo kommune. ... -
Climate Change and Migration for Scandinavian Saami: A Review of Possible Impacts
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Migration, especially of indigenous peoples, related to or influenced by climate change continues to gain increasing research and policy attention. Limited material remains for this topic for Scandinavia’s indigenous people, ... -
Climate change and the deteriorating archaeological and environmental archives of the Arctic
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)The cold, wet climate of the Arctic has led to the extraordinary preservation of archaeological sites and materials that offer important contributions to the understanding of our common cultural and ecological history. ... -
Climate change impacts and fungal decay in vulnerable historie buildings at Svalbard
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Closing the Tabernacle: European Madonna Tabernacles c. 1150 – c. 1350
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)There are at least twenty-nine Madonna tabernacles from 1150–1350 with one or more wings preserved, most of them in Scandinavia and Spain. These tabernacles housed a sculpture of the Virgin and Child. In the open position, ... -
Coastal Erosion Affecting Cultural Heritage in Svalbard. A Case Study in Hiorthhamn (Adventfjorden)—An Abandoned Mining Settlement
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Coastal Erosion of Arctic Cultural Heritage in Danger: A Case Study from Svalbard, Norway
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Strong cultural heritage management relies on a thorough evaluation of the threats faced by heritage sites, both in the present and in the future. In this study, we analysed the changes in the position of Hiorthhamn shoreline ... -
Collaborative foundations of herding: The formation of cooperative groups among Tibetan pastoralists
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)The pastoral literature place little emphasis on the cooperative aspect of being a pastoralist. Part of the neglect stems from conflating the livestock owning unit, i.e. the household, with the herding group. Among Tibetan ...