Food and Cultural Traits in Coastal Northern Finnmark in the 14th-19th Centuries
In this study, we used stable isotope analysis and radiocarbon dating to study diet, mobility and chronology in two late medieval/historical coastal populations in northern Norway. We have shown that the individuals buried at Kirkegårdsøya date between 1331 and 1953 cal AD and had a homogenous marin...
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ftunivtroemsoe:oai:munin.uit.no:10037/18051 2023-05-15T16:13:41+02:00 Food and Cultural Traits in Coastal Northern Finnmark in the 14th-19th Centuries Fjellström, Markus Eriksson, Gunilla Lidén, Kerstin Birgitta Svestad, Asgeir 2019-07-06 https://hdl.handle.net/10037/18051 https://doi.org/10.1080/00293652.2019.1621366 eng eng Taylor & Francis Norwegian Archaeological Review Fjellström M, Eriksson G, Lidén KB, Svestad A. Food and Cultural Traits in Coastal Northern Finnmark in the 14th?19th Centuries. Norwegian Archaeological Review. 2019;52(1):20-40 FRIDAID 1721317 doi:10.1080/00293652.2019.1621366 0029-3652 1502-7678 https://hdl.handle.net/10037/18051 openAccess Copyright 2019 The Author(s) VDP::Humanities: 000 VDP::Humaniora: 000 VDP::Social science: 200 VDP::Samfunnsvitenskap: 200 Journal article Tidsskriftartikkel Peer reviewed publishedVersion 2019 ftunivtroemsoe https://doi.org/10.1080/00293652.2019.1621366 2021-06-25T17:57:18Z In this study, we used stable isotope analysis and radiocarbon dating to study diet, mobility and chronology in two late medieval/historical coastal populations in northern Norway. We have shown that the individuals buried at Kirkegårdsøya date between 1331 and 1953 cal AD and had a homogenous marine diet, whereas the individuals buried at Gullholmen had a more heterogeneous diet, consisting of both terrestrial and marine proteins and date between 1661 and 1953 cal AD. We have demonstrated that reindeer protein was not an important part of their diet, and also discussed the importance of correcting for the marine reservoir effect in populations with a coastal subsistence. Our interpretation is that individuals buried at Kirkegårdsøya primarily belonged to a Coastal Sámi community, although Norwegians with a similar diet (and likely comprising a minor population in the area) cannot be ruled out. The more varied diet and mobility at Gullholmen could, as predicted, indicate that these individuals may have had a more diverse cultural affinity. Article in Journal/Newspaper Finnmark Northern Norway Finnmark University of Tromsø: Munin Open Research Archive Norway Norwegian Archaeological Review 52 1 20 40 |
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In this study, we used stable isotope analysis and radiocarbon dating to study diet, mobility and chronology in two late medieval/historical coastal populations in northern Norway. We have shown that the individuals buried at Kirkegårdsøya date between 1331 and 1953 cal AD and had a homogenous marine diet, whereas the individuals buried at Gullholmen had a more heterogeneous diet, consisting of both terrestrial and marine proteins and date between 1661 and 1953 cal AD. We have demonstrated that reindeer protein was not an important part of their diet, and also discussed the importance of correcting for the marine reservoir effect in populations with a coastal subsistence. Our interpretation is that individuals buried at Kirkegårdsøya primarily belonged to a Coastal Sámi community, although Norwegians with a similar diet (and likely comprising a minor population in the area) cannot be ruled out. The more varied diet and mobility at Gullholmen could, as predicted, indicate that these individuals may have had a more diverse cultural affinity. |
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Food and Cultural Traits in Coastal Northern Finnmark in the 14th-19th Centuries |
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Food and Cultural Traits in Coastal Northern Finnmark in the 14th-19th Centuries |
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Food and Cultural Traits in Coastal Northern Finnmark in the 14th-19th Centuries |
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Food and Cultural Traits in Coastal Northern Finnmark in the 14th-19th Centuries |
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Food and Cultural Traits in Coastal Northern Finnmark in the 14th-19th Centuries |
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food and cultural traits in coastal northern finnmark in the 14th-19th centuries |
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Norwegian Archaeological Review Fjellström M, Eriksson G, Lidén KB, Svestad A. Food and Cultural Traits in Coastal Northern Finnmark in the 14th?19th Centuries. Norwegian Archaeological Review. 2019;52(1):20-40 FRIDAID 1721317 doi:10.1080/00293652.2019.1621366 0029-3652 1502-7678 https://hdl.handle.net/10037/18051 |
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