Blar i forfatter Norges arktiske universitetsmuseum "Wickler, Stephen"

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    • Båtfunn fra middelalderen i Fiskvågvatnet. 

      Wickler, Stephen (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel, 2010)
      Rundt 1930 så guttungene Knut Rydning og Petter Borch Giæver noe de mente var vrakrester gjennom isen på to steder i Fiskvågvatnet. En rekke med spanter som tilhørte et større fartøy ble observert på vestsiden av vannet ved Prestlandet.

    • Betraktninger om middelalderens Vágar basert på undervannsarkeologiske kilder 

      Wickler, Stephen; Falck, Tori; Nymoen, Pål (Chapter; Bokkapittel, 2013)
      Vágar er først nevnt i det skriftlige kildematerialet som stedsnavn på slutten av 900-tallet, samt i sagatekstene med henvisning til viktige hendelser på stedet fra tidlig 1000-tall (Bjørgo 1982). Både skriftlige og arkeologiske kilder formidler med tydelighet at Vágar framsto som en sentral kjøpstad i Nord-Norge på 1200-tallet, men overgangen fra det som må ha vært et naturhavnområde og et ...

    • Human–environment dynamics during the Iron Age in the Lofoten Islands, Norway 

      Balascio, Nicholas L.; Wickler, Stephen (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2018-05-01)
      Integrated archaeological and paleoenvironmental investigations provide long-term perspectives on human–environment interactions. In the North Atlantic region, early human settlements were established in marginal agricultural environments and were susceptible to various environmental stressors. The Lofoten Islands have had an important role in the history of this region, particularly during the ...

    • Identification of bird species used to make a Viking Age feather pillow 

      Dove, Carla J.; Wickler, Stephen (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2015-11-04)
      A grave containing the remains of a wooden boat was discovered in 1934 under a low mound in a bog at Øksnes in the Vesterålen islands of northern Norway. The boat grave dates to the 10th century in the Viking Age, and grave goods placed in the boat include an iron axe, a cowhide in which the body was wrapped, and pillow remains consisting of feather stuffing and a wool textile cover. A microscopic ...

    • Is there anybody in there? Entomological evidence from a boat burial at Øksnes in Vesterålen, northern Norway 

      Panagiotakopulu, Eva; Buckland, Paul C.; Wickler, Stephen (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2018-07-27)
      Although there are several well preserved Viking boat burials from Norway, until recently palaeoecological research on their context has often been limited. Research on fossil insect remains in particular can provide valuable forensic information even in the absence of an actual body. Here we present archaeoentomological information from a boat burial at Øksnes in Vesterålen, northeast Norway, an ...

    • The medieval stockfish trade: a maritime perspective from northern Norway 

      Wickler, Stephen (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      Life in northern Norway has been dependent on the sea and marine resources since initial settlement following the retreating ice at least 11,500 years ago. Small islands have played a significant role for maritime communities since the Mesolithic when occupation of offshore islands reflected the maritime orientation of hunter‑gatherer settlement. Although settlement along the coast, including ...

    • Nordlendingen tar de geologiske ressursene i bruk: et arkeologisk perspektiv 

      Skandfer, Marianne; Jørgensen, Roger; Wickler, Stephen (Chapter; Bokkapittel, 2022-10)
      Mennesker har til alle tider nyttiggjort seg stein og mineraler. Fra steinalderen dominerer funn fra boplasser, men mye er også løsfunn av kjent opprinnelser. Vi vet lite om hvor steinråstoffet i Nordland ble hentet fra i steinalderen. Funn fra jernalder og middelalder stammer hovedsakelig fra boplasser og graver. Fra disse periodene har vi også kjennskap til lokale produksjonsplasser og steinbrudd. ...

    • The potential of shoreline and shallow submerged Iron Age and Medieval archaeological sites in the Lofoten Islands, northern Norway 

      Wickler, Stephen (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2013)
      The Lofoten-Vesterålen archipelago (67°30’ - 69°30’N) is a chain of mountainous islands dissected by cirques, glacial valleys, and fjords that extends from northeast to southwest into the Norwegian Sea (Figure 1). Vesterålen is the northerly chain of islands and the seven islands of Lofoten lie to the south. The climate of Lofoten is mild despite this high latitude location. Temperatures ...

    • Soapstone in Northern Norway: archaeological and geological evidence, quarry and artifact survey results. 

      Wickler, Stephen; Lindahl, Ingvar; Nilsson, Lars Petter (Peer reviewed; Chapter; Bokkapittel, 2017)
      Archaeological research on the extraction, distribution and utilization of soapstone artifacts in northern Norway has been limited, but systematic geological documentation of soapstone exposures that includes quarry activity provides an opportunity to expand archaeological insights into soapstone provenance and extraction. This article brings together ...

    • Soapstone in northern Norway: research status, production evidence and quarry survey results 

      Wickler, Stephen (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel, 2015)
      Archaeological research on the production and use of soapstone artifacts in northern Norway remains limited in scope and the region has received marginal attention in the Norwegian soapstone literature. Archaeological documentation of soapstone quarry locations has been minimal, although the Geological Survey of Norway has systematically surveyed a majority of the soapstone exposures in the ...

    • Stornaust og båtverksted fra middelalder. Forskningsutgravning i 2021 på Nergården, Bjarkøy, Harstad k. 

      Wickler, Stephen (Research report; Forskningsrapport, 2022)
      En begrenset forskningsutgravning ble utført på Nergården, Bjarkøy av UM og TFFK i tre feltperioder (2019-21) i tillegg til en georadarundersøkelse gjennomført av NIKU i 2021. Utgravningsresultatene er sammenflettet med NIKUs resultater i tolkning av konstruksjoner og sammenhengen mellom to nausttufter (tuft 1 og 2). Tuft 1 har utvendig mål på ca. 31-33 m x 15-17 m og et gulvareale på ca. 28-29 x ...

    • Submerged cultural heritage and ethnicity in northern Norway: visualizing Sami waterscapes from an archaeological perspective. 

      Wickler, Stephen (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel, 2010)
      Changing conceptions of ethnicity within archaeology have had a considerable influence on attitudes towards the Sami and reveal pitfalls associated with the (mis)use of ethnic labels for material culture. This article highlights the importance of Sami water use and waterscapes from a long-term perspective by examining sources pertaining to both saltwater and freshwater within the multicultural context ...