MA (Uppsala), PhD (Uppsala)
Senior Lecturer
- About
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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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Debating Archaeological Empiricism: The Ambiguity of Material Evidence
Routledge, New York & London. 199 pagesBooks and Reports: BooksEmpirical Tensions in the Materialities of Time
Debating Archaeological Empiricism. Hillerdal, C., Siapkas, J. (eds.). Routledge, pp. 144-159, 16 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: ChaptersIntroduction: Debating Archaeological Empiricism
Debating Archaeological Empiricism. Hillerdal, C., Siapkas, J. (eds.). Routledge, pp. 1-10, 10 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: ChaptersMaritime adaptations and dietary variation in prehistoric Western Alaska: Stable isotope analysis of permafrost-preserved human hair
American Journal of Physical Anthropology, vol. 151, no. 3, pp. 448-461Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/ajpa.22284
Short Reviews: The Archaeology of Medieval Novgorod in Context. Studies in Centre/Periphery Relations. (The Archaeology of Medieval Novgorod Vol. 4). Edited by Mark Brisbane, Nikolaj Makarov & Evgenij Nosov.
Medieval Archaeology, vol. 57, no. 1, pp. 351-351Contributions to Journals: Reviews of Books, Films and Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1179/0076609713Z.00000000028
Short Reviews: Viking Age Amulets in Scandinavia and Western Europe.
Medieval Archaeology, vol. 55, no. 1, pp. 394Contributions to Journals: Reviews of Books, Films and ArticlesThe Myth About Asbestos and Pharaohs: How we in the natural sciences do not check non-medical "facts"
Journal of Thoracic Oncology, vol. 6, no. 6, pp. S1416Contributions to Journals: ArticlesEarly urbanism in Scandinavia
The Urban Mind. 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 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: ChaptersMaterial Identity: Archaeology and National Identity
The Past in the Past. Gallou, C., Georgiades, M. (eds.). Archaeopress, pp. 105-119, 15 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: ChaptersPeople in Between: Ethnicity and Material Identity, a New Approach to Deconstructed Concepts
Uppsala Universitet, Uppsala, Sweden. 318 pagesBooks and Reports: Books