Archaeological prospection in the Swedish mountain tundra region

• Published in: ArchéoSciences
• Main Authors: Viberg, Andreas, Trinks, Immo, Lidén, Kerstin
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Presses universitaires de Rennes 2011
• Subjects: archaeological prospection; magnetic susceptibility; phosphate; geo; envir; Antarctic; Arctic; Antarc*; Climate change; International Polar Year; IPY; Magnetic susceptibility; Tundra
• Online Access: http://journals.openedition.org/archeosciences/1524

Introduction During the International Polar Year (IPY) 2007-2008 scientists from over 60 nations have examined the Arctic and Antarctic environments from different scientific perspectives in over 200 different projects. The focus of the IPY in Sweden has been set on studies of climate change as well as of human cultures and societies in the polar region. These studies were considered important not only from an environmental but also from a cultural perspective. The project Arctic Sweden focus.