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Juha Pentikäinen and Péter Simoncsics (eds.), Shamanhood – an endangered language, Oslo 2005
No full text[Conference report] Indigenous Identity in Demography
No full textThe Centre for Sami Research (CeSam) and the Centre for Population Studies (CPS) at Umeå University hosted the workshop Indigenous Identity in Demographic Sources, in September 29–30, 2006. The theme brought together 35 researchers from the circumpolar north and beyond
Early Mesolithic Hunter–Gatherers and Landscape Acquisition by the Arctic Circle: The Ipmatis valley 7000 BC–1 AD
Full text linkArchaeological and palaeoecological studies in the Arjeplog area of northern Sweden have verified the arrival of hunter–gatherers soon after deglaciation. After modelling and subsequently surveying the reconstructed shorelines of tilted watercourses, Early Mesolithic settlements dating to 8600–8000 BP (14C years BP) were discovered. Makrosubfossil-, pollen- and charcoal analyses of peat stratigrafies and lake sediments corroborated that deglaciation was completed more than 1000 years earlier than has previously been postulated. Pollen records show that the early postglacial environment included complex plant communities lacking present day analogies, providing optimal subsistence conditions for the pioneer settlers. Studies of charcoal influx into lake sediments indicate that fires were more frequent than ever after, contributing to a productive natural environment. Regional studies in the Ipmatis valley in combination with in-depth analyses of selected archaeological sites, display that hunter–gatherers made the resources of the valley an integral part of their subsistence at an early stage. Landscape acquisition included not only the adjustment to existing conditions, but the actual manipulation of the environment. The interdisciplinary research approach has produced unique sets of archaeological and palaeoecological data. Results open new perspectives on human pioneer colonisation and landscape acquisition in relation to deglaciation and the development of postglacial ecosystems. The variety of methods applied sets a new standard for future research on early societies in sub-arctic regions
Gísli Pálsson, Travelling Passions. The Hidden Life of Vilhjalmur Stefansson (Transl. Keneva Kunz), Winnipeg: University of Manitoba Press 2005, ISBN 9781584655107, xviii +374 p.
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