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Heli Etu-Sihvola
University of Helsinki, Doctoral Programme in Geosciences, Graduate Student
- University of Helsinki, Finnish Museum of Natural History, Department Memberadd
- Stable Isotope Geochemistry, Quaternary Sedimentology and Geomorphology, Paleoclimatology, Paleobotany, Bioarchaeology, Physical Anthropology, and 14 moreMesolithic, Neolithic and Eneolithic Populations of East Europe, Diet Reconstructions, Paleopathology, Paleodemography, Paleoecology, Climate Change, Paleolithic Europe, Paleontology, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Stable Isotopes in Foodwebs, Neanderthals (Palaeolithic Archaeology), Stable Isotope Analysis, Vendel period, Viking Age Scandinavia, and Vendel Era Norseedit
Presented in The X Nordic Meeting on Stratigraphy & The XI Nordic Conference on the Application of Scientific Methods in Archaeology SMIA XI, Helsinki 22.10.2015 HERVÉ BOCHERENS, ARIPEKKA JUNNO, ALEKSIS KARME, KRISTIINA MANNERMAA,... more
Presented in The X Nordic Meeting on Stratigraphy & The XI Nordic Conference on the Application of Scientific Methods in Archaeology SMIA XI, Helsinki 22.10.2015
HERVÉ BOCHERENS, ARIPEKKA JUNNO, ALEKSIS KARME, KRISTIINA MANNERMAA, YUICHI I. NAITO,
MARKKU OINONEN, KATI SALO, HEIKKI SUHONEN, JUSSI-PEKKA TAAVITSAINEN, JOONAS UUSITALO, LAURA ARPPE
This contribution presents a bioarchaeological research project funded by Kone Foundation. The aim of the
project is to study 100 human individuals from the large Eura Luistari inhumation cemetery (ca. AD 600–
1150) in SW Finland. The material will be μCT scanned in high-resolution and analysed osteologically. During
the project, new microsampling methods and protocols for extracting collagen are developed. The stable
isotopes (δ13C, δ15N, δ18O, δ34S) of dentine, enamel and bone will be used to study the subsistence of the
Iron Age people, and to examine the temporal and demographic patterns thereof.
The first phase of the three-year project focuses on providing sorely needed isotopic baseline data to inform
paleodiet reconstructions and modeling efforts in Northern Europe, and specifically the Baltic Sea region.
Focusing on the most commonly used food items, domestic animals, game and fish, all relevant stable isotope
data and dating information on animal collagen available for Fennoscandia, Western Russia and the Baltic
countries were collected from literature. To increase the amount of Finnish game animal isotope data,
selected specimens of birds and mammals (n=81) from the oldest collections of the Finnish Museum of
Natural History LUOMUS were sampled for δ13C, δ15N and δ34S analyses. The accumulated data now forms
the core of a new online open-access database, maintained by the Laboratory of Chronology, LUOMUS.
Researchers working in the field are encouraged to contribute new data directly via the web pages or through
the database administrators
HERVÉ BOCHERENS, ARIPEKKA JUNNO, ALEKSIS KARME, KRISTIINA MANNERMAA, YUICHI I. NAITO,
MARKKU OINONEN, KATI SALO, HEIKKI SUHONEN, JUSSI-PEKKA TAAVITSAINEN, JOONAS UUSITALO, LAURA ARPPE
This contribution presents a bioarchaeological research project funded by Kone Foundation. The aim of the
project is to study 100 human individuals from the large Eura Luistari inhumation cemetery (ca. AD 600–
1150) in SW Finland. The material will be μCT scanned in high-resolution and analysed osteologically. During
the project, new microsampling methods and protocols for extracting collagen are developed. The stable
isotopes (δ13C, δ15N, δ18O, δ34S) of dentine, enamel and bone will be used to study the subsistence of the
Iron Age people, and to examine the temporal and demographic patterns thereof.
The first phase of the three-year project focuses on providing sorely needed isotopic baseline data to inform
paleodiet reconstructions and modeling efforts in Northern Europe, and specifically the Baltic Sea region.
Focusing on the most commonly used food items, domestic animals, game and fish, all relevant stable isotope
data and dating information on animal collagen available for Fennoscandia, Western Russia and the Baltic
countries were collected from literature. To increase the amount of Finnish game animal isotope data,
selected specimens of birds and mammals (n=81) from the oldest collections of the Finnish Museum of
Natural History LUOMUS were sampled for δ13C, δ15N and δ34S analyses. The accumulated data now forms
the core of a new online open-access database, maintained by the Laboratory of Chronology, LUOMUS.
Researchers working in the field are encouraged to contribute new data directly via the web pages or through
the database administrators
Research Interests:
Poster presented 22.10.2015 in The X Nordic Meeting on Stratigraphy & The XI Nordic Conference on the Application of Scientific Methods in Archaeology SMIA XI, Helsinki Finland http://www.oasisnorth.org/ The public databases maintained... more
Poster presented 22.10.2015 in The X Nordic Meeting on Stratigraphy & The XI Nordic Conference on the Application of Scientific Methods in Archaeology SMIA XI, Helsinki Finland http://www.oasisnorth.org/
The public databases maintained by Laboratory of Chronology at the Finnish Museum of Natural History - LUOMUS, University of Helsinki. http://www.oasisnorth.org/
EASTERN EUROPEAN RADIOCARBON DATABASE - AGEAS
The AGEAS is a joint effort between Finnish and Russian researchers, and provides an outlet for publishing, searching and downloading archaeological radiometric data from eastern and northeastern Europe in an open access-based environment.
RADIOCARBON DATES OF HELSINKI UNIVERSITY – 14CARHU
The 14CARHU database replaces the already published Radiocarbon Dates Lists I-VI of the Laboratory of Chronology (former Dating Laboratory) and it is an ultimate public and searchable portal for the radiocarbon data produced by University of Helsinki through the Laboratory of Chronology – LUOMUS.
DIETARY ISOTOPIC BASELINE FOR THE ANCIENT NORTH - δIANA
δIANA is an open-access database for North(east) European plant and animal stable isotope values (d13C, d15N, d34S) with focus on the Nordic and Baltic countries, Russia, northern Poland and Germany.
The public databases maintained by Laboratory of Chronology at the Finnish Museum of Natural History - LUOMUS, University of Helsinki. http://www.oasisnorth.org/
EASTERN EUROPEAN RADIOCARBON DATABASE - AGEAS
The AGEAS is a joint effort between Finnish and Russian researchers, and provides an outlet for publishing, searching and downloading archaeological radiometric data from eastern and northeastern Europe in an open access-based environment.
RADIOCARBON DATES OF HELSINKI UNIVERSITY – 14CARHU
The 14CARHU database replaces the already published Radiocarbon Dates Lists I-VI of the Laboratory of Chronology (former Dating Laboratory) and it is an ultimate public and searchable portal for the radiocarbon data produced by University of Helsinki through the Laboratory of Chronology – LUOMUS.
DIETARY ISOTOPIC BASELINE FOR THE ANCIENT NORTH - δIANA
δIANA is an open-access database for North(east) European plant and animal stable isotope values (d13C, d15N, d34S) with focus on the Nordic and Baltic countries, Russia, northern Poland and Germany.
Research Interests:
At the moment, paleodietary research in Finland is made difficult by the very limited number of available baseline isotope data. This poster presents work undertaken this year, which focuses on providing sorely needed stable isotope data... more
At the moment, paleodietary research in Finland is made difficult by the very limited number of available baseline isotope data. This poster presents work undertaken this year, which focuses on providing sorely needed stable isotope data to inform paleodiet reconstructions and modeling efforts in Northern Europe, specifically in the Baltic Sea region.
Research Interests:
Burial archaeology usually approaches graves as expressions of different traditions, cultures or religions. Graves and burials may be classified as types within chronological sequences, and the phenomena which do not fit in these types... more
Burial archaeology usually approaches graves as expressions of different traditions, cultures or religions. Graves and burials may be classified as types within chronological sequences, and the phenomena which do not fit in these types are often regarded as deviant or disregarded completely. Today, there is an increasing interest in previously overlooked phenomena and a questioning of the older models regarding what burials are supposed to be. The burial customs of the Viking World are often described as homogenous, but at the same time they are considered to be influenced by local practices. Mortuary customs are complex, incorporating a wide range of practices representing commemoration, necromancy, divination, and sociogenic rituals.
In this session the focus will be on the complexity of burial practices in the Viking World and the new ways to find, analyze, and interpret them, as new approaches and methods may shatter old pre-conceptions of what a grave should be like in a certain context. How can the deviant or previously disregarded phenomena be explained, why can we not find all the burials or bones in the graves we find, and what other factors affected the burial than religion or belief systems? The emphasis is on how burial customs change, and are used to facilitate change, in the meeting between religions, between cultures and in new environments. We welcome papers dealing with Scandinavian material as well as research on contemporaneous burials in the geographical areas influenced by the Nordic cultures: Finland, Baltic countries, Russia, and the British Isles.
In this session the focus will be on the complexity of burial practices in the Viking World and the new ways to find, analyze, and interpret them, as new approaches and methods may shatter old pre-conceptions of what a grave should be like in a certain context. How can the deviant or previously disregarded phenomena be explained, why can we not find all the burials or bones in the graves we find, and what other factors affected the burial than religion or belief systems? The emphasis is on how burial customs change, and are used to facilitate change, in the meeting between religions, between cultures and in new environments. We welcome papers dealing with Scandinavian material as well as research on contemporaneous burials in the geographical areas influenced by the Nordic cultures: Finland, Baltic countries, Russia, and the British Isles.