Stone Age Demographics: Fieldwork
The project conducts extensive fieldwork in Western Finnmark.
For more details see Activities
We are re-documention previously known sites to obtain more accurate and detailed information on both structures and site locations. We are surveying for additional sites and to evaluate the representativity of the existing records. We are excavating sites to address specific research questions.
The fieldwork reports wil be available online here.
2020
Excavation Djupvik. Participants: Jørgensen, Gjerde, Gordaoff, Damm, Tansem.
Redocumentation eastern parts of Altafjord. Participants: Gjerde, Damm
2019
Surveying in Altafjord, testpitting Store Korsnes. Participants: Gjerde, Hood, Jordan, Røe, Damm
Surveying and re-documentation Fella, Vatnan, Gåshopen. Participants: Damm, Skandfer, Gjerde
Surveying and testpitting Sandbukt. Participants: Vollan, Henriksen
Excavation Langnesholmen. Participants: Gjerde, Damm, Linge, Terkelsen, Lahelma, Normann
Excavation Risvåg. Participants: Skandfer, Vollan, Terkelsen
2018
Surveying around Seiland. Participant: Gjerde
Re-documentation and Surveying on Seiland, Slettnes and Porsangerfjord. Participants: Vollan, Damm, Skandfer
Surveying and documentation in Vargsundet and outer Altafjord. Participants: Gjerde, Ramberg
Surveying for quarry sites in Altafjord:. Participants: Hood, Gjerde
Re-documentation and surveying Seiland (incl. Kårhamn), Slettnes and Vargsundet. Participants: Damm, Gordaoff
Excavation Taborshamn and St. Sandbukt on Sørøya. Participants: Skandfer, Vollan, Damm, Jørgensen, Gordaoff, Jordan, Røe
2017
Re-documentation and surveying in the Hasvik-sørvær area on Sørøya. Participants: Damm, Skandfer, Jordan, Jørgensen and Vollan
Re-documentation and surveying on Årøya in Altafjord .Participants: Gjerde, Damm, Skandfer, Vollan
2016
Pre-project fieldwork
Re-documentation and surveying in the Hasvik-Sørvær area on Sørøya. Partcipants: Damm, Skandfer, Jordan, Jørgensen and Vollan