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Dr Charlotta Hillerdal

Dr Charlotta Hillerdal
Dr Charlotta Hillerdal
Dr Charlotta Hillerdal

MA (Uppsala), PhD (Uppsala)

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Email Address
c.hillerdal@abdn.ac.uk
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+44 (0)1224 272332
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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

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School of Geosciences

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

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. 

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I am currently accepting PhDs in Archaeology.

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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.

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  • Archaeologies of "Us" and "Them": Debating History, Heritage and Indigeneity

    Hillerdal, C. (ed.), Karlström, A. (ed.), Ojala, C. (ed.)
    Routledge, London. 322 pages
    Books and Reports: Books

  • Introduction

    Hillerdal, C., Karlström, A., Ojala, C.
    Archaeologies of "Us" and "Them": Debating History, Heritage and Indigeneity. Hillerdal, C., Karlström, A., Ojala, C. (eds.). Routledge, pp. 1-13, 13 pages
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters

  • Integrating the past in the present: Archaeology as part of living Yup'ik heritage

    Hillerdal, C.
    Archaeologies of "Us" and "Them": Debating History, Heritage and Indigeneity. Hillerdal, C., Karlström, A., Ojala, C. (eds.). Routledge, pp. 64-79, 15 pages
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters

  • Politics of Indigeneity

    Hillerdal, C.
    Archaeologies of "Us" and "Them": Debating History, Heritage and Indigeneity. Hillerdal, C., Karlström, A., Ojala, C. (eds.). Routledge, pp. 15-17, 3 pages
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters

  • Debating Archaeological Empiricism: The Ambiguity of Material Evidence

    Hillerdal, C. (ed.), Siapkas, J. (ed.)
    Routledge, New York & London. 199 pages
    Books and Reports: Books

  • Empirical Tensions in the Materialities of Time

    Hillerdal, C.
    Debating Archaeological Empiricism: The Ambiguity of Material Evidence. Hillerdal, C., Siapkas, J. (eds.). Routledge, pp. 144-159, 16 pages
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters

  • Introduction: Debating Archaeological Empiricism

    Hillerdal, C., Siapkas, J.
    Debating Archaeological Empiricism: The Ambiguity of Material Evidence. Hillerdal, C., Siapkas, J. (eds.). Routledge, pp. 1-10, 10 pages
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters

  • Maritime adaptations and dietary variation in prehistoric Western Alaska: Stable isotope analysis of permafrost-preserved human hair

    Britton, K., Knecht, R., Nehlich, O., Hillerdal, C., Davis, R. S., Richards, M. P.
    American Journal of Physical Anthropology, vol. 151, no. 3, pp. 448-461
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • The Myth About Asbestos and Pharaohs: How we in the natural sciences do not check non-medical "facts"

    Hillerdal, G., Hillerdal, C.
    Journal of Thoracic Oncology, vol. 6, no. 6, pp. S1416
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Early urbanism in Scandinavia

    Hillerdal, C.
    The Urban Mind: Cultural and Environmental Dynamics. Sinclair, P. J. J., Nordquist, G., Herschend, F., Isendahl, C. (eds.). African and Comparative Archaeology, Department of Archaeology and Ancient History, Uppsala University, pp. 499-525, 27 pages
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters
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