MA (Uppsala), PhD (Uppsala)
Senior Lecturer
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Department of Archaeology School of Geosciences University of Aberdeen St. Mary’s, Elphinstone Rd Aberdeen, AB24 3UF Scotland, UK Room 204
Biography
Originally from Sweden I studied archaeology in Uppsala and maritime archaeology in Stockholm. I went on to do a PhD in Archaeology at Uppsala University (2009). In 2006 I worked as a commercial archaeologist in Canada. In 2010 I was appointed as a lecturer in the Department of Archaeology, University of Aberdeen. I am programme coordinator for the MScs in Archaeology and Archaeology of the North.
- Research
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Research Overview
My research spans archaeological theory, Indigenous- and community archaeology, Late Iron Age Scandinavia, and the Viking diaspora. My overarching research interest concerns the archaeology of social identity – in the past and the present, and the relationship between the past and the present in heritage discourses.
Research Areas
Accepting PhDs
I am currently accepting PhDs in Archaeology.
Please get in touch if you would like to discuss your research ideas further.
Current Research
With a background in Scandinavian Viking Age archaeology, my current research mainly focuses on Arctic Archaeology, and more specifically Yup’ik in Southwestern Alaska. My field of interest ranges from theoretical approaches to Indigenous Archaeology, to Community Archaeology and Heritage, and field-based archaeology. I am working intimately with a local indigenous community on the collaborative Nunalleq project, excavating a pre-contact Yup’ik village site critically endangered by the warming climate. The Nunalleq excavation has yielded the largest collection of archaeological material ever recovered from Alaska, and has entirely changed our knowledge of pre-contact Yup’ik history. Most recently I have been focussing on a co-created educational resource based on the archaeological material and integrating scientific and local interpretations and narratives, for the local and regional schools, and am continuing this in the development of a Digital Museum for the Nunalleq collection. I have recently started to refocus my interest on Late Iron Age/Early Medieval Scandinavia.
- Teaching
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Programmes
- Postgraduate, 3 stage, September start
- Postgraduate, 3 stage, September start
- Publications
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Archaeologies of Climate Change: Perceptions and Prospects
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 43, no. 1-2, pp. 265-287Contributions to Journals: Articles'Living Heritage' Workshop, Quinhagak, AK, August 8-11, 2018: Notes from the meeting
. 15 pages.Other Contributions: Other ContributionsThree Generations Under One Roof? Bayesian Modeling of Radiocarbon Data from Nunalleq, Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, Alaska
American Antiquity, vol. 83, no. 3, pp. 505-524Contributions to Journals: ArticlesCharlotta Hillerdal (2017): ANCIENT SCANDINAVIA: AN ARCHAEOLOGICAL HISTORY FROM THE FIRST HUMANS TO THE VIKINGS. By T. DOUGLAS PRICE. Pp. xx and 494, Illus 298. Oxford University Press, 2015. Price: £41.99. ISBN 978 019023 197 2
Archaeological Journal, vol. 175, no. 2, pp. 430-431Contributions to Journals: Reviews of Books, Films and Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/00665983.2017.1400249
Words Apart: Archaeology, Indigenous Communities and the Power of Definition
The Resilience of Heritage. Anneli, E., Christian, I., Lindholm, K. (eds.). Uppsala Universitet, pp. 363-392, 30 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: ChaptersArchaeologies of "Us" and "Them": Debating History, Heritage and Indigeneity
Routledge, London. 322 pagesBooks and Reports: Books- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315641997
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Introduction
Archaeologies of "Us" and "Them". Hillerdal, C., Karlström, A., Ojala, C. (eds.). Routledge, pp. 1-13, 13 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: ChaptersIntegrating the past in the present: Archaeology as part of living Yup'ik heritage
Archaeologies of "Us" and "Them". Hillerdal, C., Karlström, A., Ojala, C. (eds.). Routledge, pp. 64-79, 15 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: ChaptersPolitics of Indigeneity
Archaeologies of "Us" and "Them". Hillerdal, C., Karlström, A., Ojala, C. (eds.). Routledge, pp. 15-17, 3 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: ChaptersReview: Fibula, Fabula, Fact. The Viking Age in Finland
Journal of Archaeology and Ancient History, vol. 17, pp. 1-5Contributions to Journals: Reviews of Books, Films and Articles