First geophysical investigations to study a fragile Pomor cultural heritage site at Russekeila – Kapp Linné), Svalbard
With climate warming, the cultural heritage sites of the Arctic are in great danger. Extensive research is needed to study such sites. The archaeological site at Russekeila – Kapp Linné, Svalbard was selected for the survey as previous research had highlighted its vulnerability to cryospheric hazard...
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ftoslouniv:oai:www.duo.uio.no:10852/103667 2023-09-05T13:17:43+02:00 First geophysical investigations to study a fragile Pomor cultural heritage site at Russekeila – Kapp Linné), Svalbard ENEngelskEnglishFirst geophysical investigations to study a fragile Pomor cultural heritage site at Russekeila – Kapp Linné), Svalbard Tavakoli, Saman Nicu, Ionut Cristi Frauenfelder, Regula Gilbert, Graham L. 2023-08-15T08:40:38Z http://hdl.handle.net/10852/103667 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.culher.2023.08.005 EN eng NFR/294314 NFR/333192 Tavakoli, Saman Nicu, Ionut Cristi Frauenfelder, Regula Gilbert, Graham L. . First geophysical investigations to study a fragile Pomor cultural heritage site at Russekeila – Kapp Linné), Svalbard. Journal of Cultural Heritage. 2023, 63, 187-193 http://hdl.handle.net/10852/103667 2166936 info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.jtitle=Journal of Cultural Heritage&rft.volume=63&rft.spage=187&rft.date=2023 Journal of Cultural Heritage 63 187 193 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.culher.2023.08.005 Attribution 4.0 International https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ 1296-2074 Journal article Tidsskriftartikkel Peer reviewed PublishedVersion 2023 ftoslouniv https://doi.org/10.1016/j.culher.2023.08.005 2023-08-23T22:38:56Z With climate warming, the cultural heritage sites of the Arctic are in great danger. Extensive research is needed to study such sites. The archaeological site at Russekeila – Kapp Linné, Svalbard was selected for the survey as previous research had highlighted its vulnerability to cryospheric hazards. The main objectives of the survey were (i) to register the precise surface and subsurface locations of cultural heritage (CH) (remains of an 18th century Russian Pomor trapper's hut) objects within the study area, (ii) to determine the impact of coastal erosion on the CH objects and (iii) to understand the near-surface stratigraphy of the site. The geophysical surveys were carried out using a Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) instrument with two shielded antennas of 500 MHz and 800 MHz centre frequencies. Only weak anomalies were observed at the intersections with wooden drifts, which can be explained by the low contrast between the relative dielectric constant values of the driftwood and the background soil. The depth extent of the driftwood within the soil was understood from the processed GPR data to a depth of approximately 25 cm. A near-surface stratigraphy of the site morphology, including thaw depth, saturated and unsaturated sediments and soil cover, was established based on multiple reflectors observed to 2 m depth. Loose sediments are indicated by reflectors to a depth of approximately 20 cm. Unsaturated fine sediments, which show a stronger signal compared to the underlying saturated sand layers, can be observed from about 1.2 m depth. No reflectors are shown below the thaw depth. First geophysical investigations to study a fragile Pomor cultural heritage site at Russekeila – Kapp Linné), Svalbard Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Svalbard Universitet i Oslo: Digitale utgivelser ved UiO (DUO) Arctic Kapp Linné ENVELOPE(13.621,13.621,78.063,78.063) Svalbard Journal of Cultural Heritage 63 187 193 |
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With climate warming, the cultural heritage sites of the Arctic are in great danger. Extensive research is needed to study such sites. The archaeological site at Russekeila – Kapp Linné, Svalbard was selected for the survey as previous research had highlighted its vulnerability to cryospheric hazards. The main objectives of the survey were (i) to register the precise surface and subsurface locations of cultural heritage (CH) (remains of an 18th century Russian Pomor trapper's hut) objects within the study area, (ii) to determine the impact of coastal erosion on the CH objects and (iii) to understand the near-surface stratigraphy of the site. The geophysical surveys were carried out using a Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) instrument with two shielded antennas of 500 MHz and 800 MHz centre frequencies. Only weak anomalies were observed at the intersections with wooden drifts, which can be explained by the low contrast between the relative dielectric constant values of the driftwood and the background soil. The depth extent of the driftwood within the soil was understood from the processed GPR data to a depth of approximately 25 cm. A near-surface stratigraphy of the site morphology, including thaw depth, saturated and unsaturated sediments and soil cover, was established based on multiple reflectors observed to 2 m depth. Loose sediments are indicated by reflectors to a depth of approximately 20 cm. Unsaturated fine sediments, which show a stronger signal compared to the underlying saturated sand layers, can be observed from about 1.2 m depth. No reflectors are shown below the thaw depth. First geophysical investigations to study a fragile Pomor cultural heritage site at Russekeila – Kapp Linné), Svalbard |
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First geophysical investigations to study a fragile Pomor cultural heritage site at Russekeila – Kapp Linné), Svalbard |
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NFR/294314 NFR/333192 Tavakoli, Saman Nicu, Ionut Cristi Frauenfelder, Regula Gilbert, Graham L. . First geophysical investigations to study a fragile Pomor cultural heritage site at Russekeila – Kapp Linné), Svalbard. Journal of Cultural Heritage. 2023, 63, 187-193 http://hdl.handle.net/10852/103667 2166936 info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.jtitle=Journal of Cultural Heritage&rft.volume=63&rft.spage=187&rft.date=2023 Journal of Cultural Heritage 63 187 193 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.culher.2023.08.005 |
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