@fannyskm
Archaeologist & PhD student at @rug.nl | Working on the chronology of the Norse Settlements in Greenland ✨ | Mainly interested in North Atlantic Archaeology, Radiocarbon dating, and Bayesian modelling Part of @contactproject.bsky.social
In our project's first publication, we describe some of the difficulties associated with oxygen-18 analysis 🔬 with pyrolysis-IRMS and explore the use of multiple organic reference materials to calibrate the results. (5/6)
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Close up of tree rings under a microscope
Trees are like nature's archives. The annual growth rings of trees 🪵 capture many tree-environment interactions ☀️🌲 that are unique to a particular place and time 🗒️ (1/6)
#IsotopeAnalysis
#StableIsotopes
#Palaeoenvironment
#Chronology
#Dendrochronology
#TreeRingDating
#Archaeotrees
#Dendro
Photo of two sheep with brown wool walking on a sandy beach amongst seaweed
North Ronaldsay's sheep are renowned for their unusual diet of seaweed—but their eating habits aren't a new phenomenon 🐏
By analysing over 100 Neolithic sheep teeth, archaeologists have shown that sheep in Orkney were grazing on seaweed over 4,500 years ago: www.digitscotland.com/the-archaeol...
The British Museum posted Al slop and quietly deleted it. Here's what it was and why it matters.
#archaeology🏺#musuem #culture #heritage #history
We’re thrilled to launch the BlueSky page for CONTACT
🧪We are using radiocarbon, isotopes, DNA & historical analysis to map the timeline of Norse expansion into North America. Follow along!
A 5-year ERC-funded project @rug.nl
#Norse #Archaeology #NorthAtlantic #Research
New year, new samples, and maybe even new results🤔
Christmas soda on desk
Bringing Norwegian Jul to the dutch office🎄
This is gorgeous!
Stumbled upon Santa Pola fortress on holiday. Originally built to defend against pirates, but is today a free museum🏰
Also love The man in the well which had been there for a bit longer I believe. And ofcourse their archaeological floor which takes you through the history of the region through objects⚔️
Went to the «Sea Ivories» exhibit at the University museum in Trondheim🦭🐘 Always been one of my favourite museums to visit✨
Some pictures from this spring’s fieldwork in collaboration with the Greenland National Museum & Archives and their Response project✨ Incredible landscapes and sights everywhere. Truly an unforgettable experience😄 #NorseArchaeology #Greenland #Fieldwork
Want to try your hand in #Archeology in the most extreme conditions. The County Council of Finnmark (entire county is north of the Arctic Circle), are hiring.
www.jobbnorge.no/ledige-still...
Had a wonderful visit to the National Museum of Ireland - Archaeology last week! 💚⚔️
Icelandic manuscript featuring an illuminated initial S and a ship on a turbulent sea.
📢Job alert! Postdoc (History) on Norse links with North America at the Arctic Centre of @unigroningen.bsky.social - part of the CONTACT ERC project (1.0 FTE, 12 months with expected 1.5 year extension, deadline 31 December)
www.rug.nl/about-ug/wor...
CONTACT (Chronologies of the Norse TransAtlantic Colonies & Terretories) Is a multi-faceted ERC-funded research project based at the University of Groningen and the University of Copenhagen.
Exciting Post-doc opportunity! Become a part of the CONTACT project. A research project with the goal to understand the timing, nature, and geographic extent of European incursions into North America prior to Columbus.
www.rug.nl/about-ug/wor...