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Reindeer archaeology in northern Norway: A research excavation report from Gollevarre and Drag
No full textThis field report presents results from research excavations at the sites of Gollevarre in Tana, Finnmark and Drag in Tysfjord, Nordland. One of the main objectives was to obtain data for a Ph.D. project utilizing sedaDNA from cultural deposits and aDNA from reindeer bones to document the transition towards reindeer pastoralism. The excavations also provided insights into two medieval to early modern period settlements associated with reindeer exploitation from contrasting environments and cultural contexts within northern Norway.
Gollevarre is a residential site occupied from the 12th to 17th century that had a primary focus on reindeer hunting utilizing nearby pitfall trapping systems. Multiple phases of settlement with overlapping turf house structures reflect intensive hunting-related seasonal use. A 2 x 1 m trench was excavated within a 16th to early 17th century refuse deposit associated with a nearby turf hut/house structure. The deposit consisted almost entirely of reindeer bone originating from disposal of household refuse and hearth maintenance. Although very few artifacts were recovered, fragments of modified reindeer bone and antler were documented throughout the deposit. A majority of the worked bone appears to reflect butchery activity that included extensive long bone splitting for marrow extraction. Zooarchaeological analysis of the reindeer assemblage revealed a skewing towards young individuals and high frequency of antler relative to contemporaneous Sámi dwelling sites in Finnmark. Non-reindeer faunal remains reveal a varied subsistence strategy including the presence of livestock (pig and sheep) and exploitation of wild game including fish, birds and mammals.
The Drag settlement mound was first investigated as part of a research project on coastal Sámi farming settlements in Tysfjord. A 1.5 m2 unit excavated in 2009 documented a settlement sequence dated from the late 12th century into the 18th century. A 1 m2 unit was excavated in close proximity to the earlier excavation in 2024 and revealed two spatially distinct use zones in a cultural deposit spanning the 16th century. Two-thirds of the unit was occupied by boulders from a structural foundation wall. Slag from blacksmithing along with boat rivets and nails indicate specialized workshop use associated with the structure. The remainder of the unit reflects residential activity including waste disposal with significant quantities of charcoal and ash as well as highly fragmented bone dominated by domesticates, c. 60% burnt. The faunal assemblage as a whole is dominated by livestock but also includes small to medium sized wild mammals, birds, fish and fragments of worked whalebone. A majority of the five identified reindeer bone fragments are burnt. The presence of reindeer throughout the cultural deposit in the 2009 unit (n=20) was one of the main reasons for additional excavation in 2024
The Holsneset boathouse site: A research excavation report
No full textThis report provides an overview of results from research excavations by the author in 2024 at the Holsneset medieval boathouse site. The primary objective was to provide a chronological framework for the construction and use of what is arguably the largest archaeological boathouse structure in northern Norway. The Holsneset excavation is also a key case study within an overarching research project that explores the role of monumental boathouses along the main sailing route through northern Norway as an expression of maritime communication and power in the late Iron Age and medieval period.
Although the excavations in 2024 were limited to two parallel 4.5 x 0.5 m trenches extending across the boathouse floor, the results provide significant insights into boathouse construction that include floor and inner wall profiles. Surface features reveal two construction phases. In the first phase, radiocarbon dated by two samples with a collective age range of cal AD 1163-1229, the estimated internal length of the structure was c. 20 m with a vertical stone facing up to 1 m high along the interior wall. The parallel wall mounds from the original structure were extended towards the shoreline to construct a modified boathouse with an internal length of 39 m. The second phase boathouse extension utilized bedrock outcrops as a foundation for wall construction coupled with shell sand fill to build up new wall mounds. No reliable radiocarbon age estimates were obtained from this phase. The location, monumental dimensions and construction methods of the Holsneset boathouse strongly suggest that it was built and extended specifically for the leidang maritime defense system.
The initial excavation trench was placed towards the front of the original boathouse. The second trench was placed at the transition between the two structures where the entrance to the original boathouse overlaps with the extended boathouse. A stacked stone feature, c. 1 m wide and 15 cm high, was constructed at the center of the floor in the trench at the entrance to the original boathouse. This structure is interpreted as a keel support assisting the movement of large vessels in and out of the boathouse. Stone alignments were placed along both sides of this central structure. Similar alignments are also present in the trench placed further back in the original boathouse along a stone lined keel trench. The alignments in both trenches would have supported the hulls of large vessels on the poorly drained surface where the boathouse was built. Due to poor preservation conditions, the artifact assemblage was limited to highly corroded boat rivet fragments. No bone was preserved, and it was also difficult to collect sufficient charcoal for radiocarbon dating.This report provides an overview of results from research excavations by the author in 2024 at the Holsneset medieval boathouse site. The primary objective was to provide a chronological framework for the construction and use of what is arguably the largest archaeological boathouse structure in northern Norway. The Holsneset excavation is also a key case study within an overarching research project that explores the role of monumental boathouses along the main sailing route through northern Norway as an expression of maritime communication and power in the late Iron Age and medieval period.
Although the excavations in 2024 were limited to two parallel 4.5 x 0.5 m trenches extending across the boathouse floor, the results provide significant insights into boathouse construction that include floor and inner wall profiles. Surface features reveal two construction phases. In the first phase, radiocarbon dated by two samples with a collective age range of cal AD 1163-1229, the estimated internal length of the structure was c. 20 m with a vertical stone facing up to 1 m high along the interior wall. The parallel wall mounds from the original structure were extended towards the shoreline to construct a modified boathouse with an internal length of 39 m. The second phase boathouse extension utilized bedrock outcrops as a foundation for wall construction coupled with shell sand fill to build up new wall mounds. No reliable radiocarbon age estimates were obtained from this phase. The location, monumental dimensions and construction methods of the Holsneset boathouse strongly suggest that it was built and extended specifically for the leidang maritime defense system.
The initial excavation trench was placed towards the front of the original boathouse. The second trench was placed at the transition between the two structures where the entrance to the original boathouse overlaps with the extended boathouse. A stacked stone feature, c. 1 m wide and 15 cm high, was constructed at the center of the floor in the trench at the entrance to the original boathouse. This structure is interpreted as a keel support assisting the movement of large vessels in and out of the boathouse. Stone alignments were placed along both sides of this central structure. Similar alignments are also present in the trench placed further back in the original boathouse along a stone lined keel trench. The alignments in both trenches would have supported the hulls of large vessels on the poorly drained surface where the boathouse was built. Due to poor preservation conditions, the artifact assemblage was limited to highly corroded boat rivet fragments. No bone was preserved, and it was also difficult to collect sufficient charcoal for radiocarbon dating
The gaze, shunning and demand of proper duodji – the control of duodji as experienced by Saami craft workers
No full textGieđahalan duoji sosiála kontrolla duojáriid vásáhussan. Duoji sosiála kontrolla lea sámi servodaga vuohki buvttadit ja doalahit duodjenorpmaid – servodaga oktasaš oainnuid duodjeárbevierus. Geahčastagaiguin kontrollerejit duojára sosiála ja kultuvrralaš dáidduid, mat dutkamušas gullet oktii duddjondáidduiguin. Olggušteapmi fas sirre duojára dahje su dujiid normatiiva duodjeáddejumi olggobeallái. Albma duoji norbma meroštallá makkár duodji galgá leat. Dákkár dáhpáhusain duojár galgá juoga ládje čilget ja legitimeret iežas kultuvrralaš máhtuid. Duojárat huksejit kontrolla ektui vuostefámu mii lea ealli sámi kultuvrra eaktu. Duoji sosiála kontrolla addá maid duojáriidda signálaid das ahte sii gullet sámeservodahkii vaikko orošedje sámi guovllu olggobealde.This article explores the ways in which Saami craft workers experience the control of duodji (Saami crafts) and what this control means to the Saami community. The term duodji refers to clothes, different kinds of utensils, jewelry, etc. and is a very old tradition among the Saami. Duodji includes a great deal of norms and rules that the Saami communities maintain and control. Craft workers learn to pay heed to this control. The research material in this article is based on three seminar speeches held in 2009 on Saami National Day.
The focus of this article is on the ways in which the Saami control the norms of duodji. One of these is geahčastat, the gaze, which the craft worker feels on their cheeks or back. Craftsmanship is a highly distinguished skill, especially among Saami women. This silent look controls (especially female) craft workers’ Saami cultural and social skills. It contributes to how well the artisan is able to fulfill both practical and communicative needs of the Saami community.
The other way of controlling duodji norms is olggušteapmi, shunning. Shunning can manifest itself in the renaming of duodji with a name that categorizes it outside the traditional duodji. Terminology in Saami relating to duodji is very rich, revolving around the materials but also the processes of the developing duodji. Shunning is rather a harsh form of control, as it has the power of making the craft worker subjected to shunning feel otherness in relation to their society. However,the control of duodji is not only a negative experience. It can be an indicator of belonging to the Saami community. As long as craft workers experience some kind of control by their fellow Saami, it reasserts their sense of belonging to the Saami community
Stábba og Sieidigeađge. To offersteder i Tromsøområdet
No full textI Tromsø finner vi sieiddit, offersteder, som har ulike historier og som avspeiler ulike samiske levemåter i regionen. To av disse er er Stábba/Stabben i Málatvuotna/Malangen og Sieidigeaðge/Seisteinen nord for «Goatte-mǫk’ke»/Gamkroken i Gállafierda/Kaldfjorden
Framleis medborgar? Erfaringar frå personar som lever med demens i tidleg fase i utkantstrøk
No full textOur study shows how people with dementia in rural areas are experiencing various factors which affect their ability to engage in relationships and participate in society. The interviews with eight informants were summarized in five main themes pointing at different areas of importance for the informants\u27 independence and control of life. These are: Factors which affect the ability to be mobile and travel independently (1), the ability to manage one\u27s own financial matters (2), the ability to participate in informal arenas (3), the ability to participate in the working and social life (4), and factors that can promote independence and participation in general (5). Our findings show that various digital factors may limit participation: Among other things, informants experience that a complicated login to online banking may prevent the disposal of the informants\u27 own money. Also, complicated graphical interfaces in social media may make it difficult to communicate with friends and family. Such difficulties may contribute to a deterioration of the condition of such individuals, with more exclusion as the result. Based on this study, we argue that the proper digital accommodation and facilitation are important measures to improve access to digital social arenas, with the ultimate goal to reduce digital exclusion.Studien viser korleis personar med demens i eit ruralt område opplever ulike faktorar som påverkar høve til å ivareta relasjonar og deltaking utanfor heimen. Data frå åtte intervju er oppsummert i fem tema som identifiserer ulike områder med betydning for sjølvstende og kontroll over eige liv: Faktorar som påverka høve til transport og mobilitet (1), høve til disponering av eigen økonomi (2), høve til deltaking på uformelle arena (3), høve til deltaking i yrkes- og samfunnsliv (4) og faktorar som kan fremja høve til sjølvstende og deltaking (5). Funna viser at digitale faktorar set grenser for deltaking; blant anna opplever informantar at komplisert innlogging i nettbank hindrar disponering av eigne pengar og komplisert brukslogikk i sosiale medium vanskeleggjer kommunikasjon med både venner og familie. Slike faktorar kan dermed forsterka konsekvensane av lidinga, og ytterlegare ekskludering kan bli resultatet. Men denne studien gir og grunnlag for å tru at betre tilrettelegging kan gi auka tilgang til ulike samfunnsarena
Origen y desarrollo de los valores del presente en el español temprano
No full textEl presente de indicativo se caracteriza por ser temporalmente indeterminado. Así, las formas de presente pueden expresar diferentes valores tempo-aspectuales, p. ej.: un presente habitual, "Ella trota a diario", valores pretéritos, "Colón llega a Santo Domingo en 1492", o imperativo, "Tú te callas". Existen estudios sobre la adquisición temprana de los tiempos y aspectos verbales, por ejemplo, Veneziano, (2001) sostiene que el habla de los niños está anclada en el aquí y el ahora, y que se desplaza gradualmente. Sin embargo, no existen estudios sobre los valores del presente en el español temprano. El objetivo de esta investigación es examinar cómo se produce el mapeo forma-función de los valores del presente en el desarrollo temprano del lenguaje. Este es un análisis longitudinal de corpus de dos niños monolingües hispanohablantes (2;00-3;00; N = 3,035 enunciados), videograbados en interacción natural con sus principales cuidadores una vez al mes. Las formas de presente de cada niño fueron etiquetadas y analizadas según sus valores temporales. En la primera etapa identificada aparecen protoformas con valores asociados a la inmediatez, junto con otros que cumplen propósitos comunicativos infantiles. En la segunda etapa, los niños asignan formas presentes a valores futuros, habituales y normativos. Los valores futuros aparecen lentamente en esta etapa, expresando valores inmediatos, pero también un futuro indefinido a través de amenazas y los retos. Los niños mapean en presente valores tempo-aspectuales relacionados con su presente inmediato y funciones genéricas que les permiten identificar su entorno y las normas sociales.El presente de indicativo se caracteriza por ser temporalmente indeterminado. Así, las formas de presente pueden expresar diferentes valores tempo-aspectuales, p. ej.: un presente habitual, "Ella trota diario", valores pretéritos, "Colón llega a Santo Domingo en 1492", o imperativo, "Tú te callas". Existen estudios sobre la adquisición temprana de los tiempos y aspectos verbales, por ejemplo, Veneziano, (2001) sostiene que el habla de los niños está anclada en el aquí y el ahora, y que se desplaza gradualmente. Sin embargo, no existen estudios sobre los valores del presente en el español temprano. El objetivo de esta investigación es examinar cómo se produce el mapeo forma-función de los valores del presente en el desarrollo temprano del lenguaje. Este es un análisis longitudinal de corpus de dos niños monolingües hispanohablantes (2;00-3;00; N = 3,035 enunciados), videograbados en interacción natural con sus principales cuidadores una vez al mes. Las formas de presente de cada niño fueron etiquetadas y analizadas según sus valores temporales. En la primera etapa identificada aparecen protoformas con valores asociados a la inmediatez, junto con otros que cumplen propósitos comunicativos infantiles. En la segunda etapa, los niños asignan formas presentes a valores futuros, habituales y normativos. Los valores futuros aparecen lentamente en esta etapa, expresando valores inmediatos, pero también un futuro indefinido a través de amenazas y los retos. Los niños mapean en presente valores tempo-aspectuales relacionados con su presente inmediato y funciones genéricas que les permiten identificar su entorno y las normas sociales
Pinnipeds in New York (1996–2021) are stranding less frequently but human interaction cases are increasing
No full textEvery year pinnipeds from five different species—gray (Halichoerus grypus), harbour (Phoca vitulina), harp (Pagophilus groenlandicus), hooded (Cystophora cristata), and ringed (Pusa hispida) seals—haul out on New York’s beaches. The locations of these animals are often in areas with high human density, resulting in negative interactions between humans and pinnipeds. These human interaction (HI) cases can include harassment, entanglement, and vessel trauma. Live pinniped strandings in New York, U.S.A., from 1996 through 2021 were examined to summarise characteristics, quantify the frequency and types of HI cases and assess overall spatiotemporal stranding trends. Of the 1,407 live strandings, 135 HI cases (55% involving gray seals) were documented. Notably, half of the HI cases involved entanglement in fishing gear or debris. The frequency of HI cases increased significantly over the study period, with more than one-third of cases occurring within the last 4 years. A significant positive correlation (p < 0.05) was observed between pinniped strandings (non-HI and HI) and boat access points, such as ramps and marinas, along a west-to-east gradient on Long Island. Understanding both non-HI and HI strandings is crucial to support the conservation of pinnipeds, as it provides essential insights into population trends, habitat changes, and the impact of human activities. These findings can inform targeted initiatives, such as training procedures for stranding response staff and volunteers, as well as the development of directed outreach materials, to foster greater awareness and proactive measures for species protection
iC3 Research Data Management Plan
No full textThe iC3 DMP\u27s purpose is to provide clear guidance to iC3 members, to ensure that data is proficiently managed at all stages of the project and that it remains accessible, secure and sustainable in the long term. Furthermore, it will ensure better project implementation by providing a clear overview of all data management activities. To achieve these goals the DMP includes measures to comply with FAIR principles and OpenScience by Sikt
Strengthening Open Science Expertise: National RDM Training Network of Finland
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Increasing data volumes, rapid digitisation and the demands for open science and responsible research data management (RDM) — driven by research organisations, funders and policymakers — have created a growing demand for RDM services. This complex and ever-changing field requires that RDM specialists continuously adapt and develop new competencies in order to support scholars practising open science.
The National research data management (RDM) Training Network in Finland addresses the specific challenges faced by RDM specialists in the country, where the small population size limits the number of RDM specialists, leading to a reliance on cross-organisational collaboration. Often, these specialists are the only experts in their organisations, tasked with diverse responsibilities across disciplines. Additionally, they face time constraints, high staff turnover and a lack of formal RDM training.
Recognising these challenges, Finland\u27s National RDM Training Network was established to support and bridge gaps in resources and expertise, and to have a significant impact on the wider academic and research community by enhancing competencies and reducing disparities between institutions. Another goal is to produce publicly available training materials and resources on platforms such as Zenodo to promote transparency and sharing.
Originally a modest assembly under the National Open Science and Research Coordination (AVOTT), the network has matured under a broad cooperation network Finn-ARMA, bringing together professionals from some 30 organisations. It is open to both open science professionals and scholars.
The network strengthens the Finnish RDM landscape, offering solutions to meet growing demands and resource limitations, and contributing to a sustainable knowledge ecosystem.
In this presentation we will explore the origins, development and activities of the Finnish RDM Training Network and discuss its role in bridging expertise gaps and its impact on the wider research community and how working together with shared resources can speed up the transition to open science
Who gets to decide what counts? Analysing public responses to Croatia’s national criteria for academic promotion
No full textCroatia is among the minority of European countries where criteria for academic promotion are determined centrally, by national legislation, rather than delegated to individual institutions. While universities may introduce additional conditions, they cannot modify the core framework. This makes the National University, Scientific and Artistic Criteria a powerful instrument for shaping academic priorities at the system level.
A new draft of these criteria, published in 2025, was subject to public consultation. Although the document lacks clearly articulated strategic objectives and includes no mechanisms for evaluating its long-term impact, it nonetheless reflects normative positions, by specifying which forms of academic work are recognised and rewarded. The public consultation, therefore, offers valuable insight into how academic values are constructed, contested, and negotiated in policy settings.
The submitted comments, from both institutions and individual researchers, exhibit a wide range of perspectives on what constitutes academic quality and merit. They also reflect differing orientations towards the policy process itself: some contributors assume an active role, providing constructive feedback and expressing an expectation of influence; others reject the process entirely, either through direct political opposition or a more passive stance of frustration and disengagement.
Of particular interest are the contributions addressing Open Science and the reform of research assessment, such as those advanced by the Coalition for Advancing Research Assessment (CoARA). Despite the fact that only one Croatian institution is currently a signatory, many researchers reference CoARA principles and express support for more transformative changes than those envisioned in the draft criteria. This suggests a tension between the reform-minded segments of the academic community and more traditional and metric-based policy approaches.
By analysing the content, tone, and implicit assumptions found in the public responses, this paper contributes to a better understanding of the dynamics of academic policymaking in a centralised system. While grounded in the Croatian context, it also points to broader questions about agency, participation, legitimacy, and the extent to which research policy reforms align with the evolving values and expectations of academic communities across Europe