Glacial Archaeology in Northern Norway—The Island of Seiland

Caspari, Gino; Preus Schou, Torbjørn; Steuri, Noah; Balz, Timo (2023). Glacial Archaeology in Northern Norway—The Island of Seiland. Remote sensing, 15(5), p. 1336. MDPI 10.3390/rs15051336

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Norway is at the forefront of monitoring ice patches and glaciers for archaeological remains, and thousands of artifacts have been recovered over the past two decades due to accelerating melting. The majority of finds stem from the lower latitudes of the country and relatively little is known about the glacial archaeology of Norway’s far north. We use historical maps and high-resolution LiDAR derived elevation models to monitor ice flow and melt. We employ a terrain ruggedness index to map areas of non-moving ice which possibly contain well-preserved archaeological finds, and model least cost paths to understand the accessibility for humans and animals of an archaeologically unexplored landscape. We then conduct a sailboat supported exploratory survey on the arctic island of Seiland. While we fail to locate archaeologically productive ice, we identify and date a so far unknown type of archaeological stone structure likely related to sheltering and reindeer hunting/herding activities.

Item Type:

Journal Article (Original Article)

Division/Institute:

06 Faculty of Humanities > Department of History and Archaeology > Institute of Archaeological Sciences > Near Eastern Archaeology
06 Faculty of Humanities > Department of History and Archaeology > Institute of Archaeological Sciences
06 Faculty of Humanities > Department of History and Archaeology > Institute of Archaeological Sciences > Pre- and Early History

UniBE Contributor:

Caspari, Gino Ramon, Steuri, Noah David

Subjects:

900 History > 930 History of ancient world (to ca. 499)

ISSN:

2072-4292

Publisher:

MDPI

Language:

English

Submitter:

Gino Ramon Caspari

Date Deposited:

02 Mar 2023 10:14

Last Modified:

07 Aug 2024 15:44

Publisher DOI:

10.3390/rs15051336

Uncontrolled Keywords:

glacial archaeology; Norway; ruggedness index; Arctic; cryogenic; glacier; ice patches; high altitude hunting; reindeer; climate change

BORIS DOI:

10.48350/179402

URI:

https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/179402

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