M. A. Castrén and his Archaeological Research in Russia and Siberia
The Finnish researcher Matthias Alexander Castrén (1813–1852) carried out several excavations and archaeological surveys during his expeditions through Lapland, northern Russia, and southern Siberia between 1838 and 1849. This article presents a preliminary overview of his fieldwork, methods, and sc...
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fttsvojs:oai:journal.fi:article/99584 2023-05-15T18:50:01+02:00 M. A. Castrén and his Archaeological Research in Russia and Siberia Salminen, Timo 2016-03-16 application/pdf https://journal.fi/iskos/article/view/99584 eng eng The Finnish Antiquarian Society https://journal.fi/iskos/article/view/99584/57237 https://journal.fi/iskos/article/view/99584 Copyright (c) 2020 Iskos Iskos; Vol 21 (2016) Iskos; Vol 21 (2016): New Sites, New Methods. Proceedings of the Finnish-Russian Archaeological Symposium, Helsinki, 19–21 November, 2014 0355-3108 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Peer Reviewed Article 2016 fttsvojs 2020-11-18T23:47:05Z The Finnish researcher Matthias Alexander Castrén (1813–1852) carried out several excavations and archaeological surveys during his expeditions through Lapland, northern Russia, and southern Siberia between 1838 and 1849. This article presents a preliminary overview of his fieldwork, methods, and scholarly background in archaeology. Castrén represented a holistic view of cultural research, but showed signs of growing independence of its different realms. Castrén had adopted a view of stratigraphy and an idea of a sequence of different successive periods. On the other hand, his documentation could not compete with the most advanced archaeologists of his time. Castrén’s archaeological results soon became outdated, but he provided an important pattern for future generations during the next hundred years. Article in Journal/Newspaper Lapland Siberia Federation of Finnish Learned Societies: Scientific Journals Online |
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The Finnish researcher Matthias Alexander Castrén (1813–1852) carried out several excavations and archaeological surveys during his expeditions through Lapland, northern Russia, and southern Siberia between 1838 and 1849. This article presents a preliminary overview of his fieldwork, methods, and scholarly background in archaeology. Castrén represented a holistic view of cultural research, but showed signs of growing independence of its different realms. Castrén had adopted a view of stratigraphy and an idea of a sequence of different successive periods. On the other hand, his documentation could not compete with the most advanced archaeologists of his time. Castrén’s archaeological results soon became outdated, but he provided an important pattern for future generations during the next hundred years. |
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M. A. Castrén and his Archaeological Research in Russia and Siberia |
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M. A. Castrén and his Archaeological Research in Russia and Siberia |
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M. A. Castrén and his Archaeological Research in Russia and Siberia |
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Iskos; Vol 21 (2016) Iskos; Vol 21 (2016): New Sites, New Methods. Proceedings of the Finnish-Russian Archaeological Symposium, Helsinki, 19–21 November, 2014 0355-3108 |
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