Investigating the domestication and early management of reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) in the Sámi archaeological context from teeth geometric morphometrics [PDF]
For centuries, reindeer herding has been an integral part of the subsistence, lifeways, economy and cosmology of the Sámi of northern Fennoscandia. Despite its importance, the timing and details of early reindeer domestication are still highly debated ...
Maxime Pelletier +3 more
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Mosquito-borne viruses causing human disease in Fennoscandia—Past, current, and future perspectives [PDF]
Five different mosquito-borne viruses (moboviruses) significant to human disease are known to be endemic to Fennoscandia (Sindbis virus, Inkoo virus, Tahyna virus, Chatanga virus, and Batai virus).
Lukas Wilkman +6 more
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Implications on crustal structure from the South Finland Coastal (SOFIC) deep seismic sounding profile [PDF]
We present results from a deep seismic sounding (DSS) experiment carried out along the southern coast of Finland in summer 2015. Data used in the survey derived from industrial blasts recorded by temporary project stations and permanent network ...
Timo Tiira +6 more
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Technological Traditions in the Decoration of Early Neolithic Pottery on the Kola North
The article presents the results of the study of the ornamentation technique on the Early Neolithic vessels (ca. 5300–4500 calBC) in the North of the Kola.
Alevtina M. Kiseleva
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Constraints over the age of magmatism and subsequent deformation for the Neoarchean Kukkola Gneiss Complex, northern Fennoscandia [PDF]
The Archean crust in northern Fennoscandia preserves a fragmentary geological record, making direct correlation among Archean domains challenging. This study presents two new zircon U-Pb age determinations from the Archean Kukkola Gneiss Complex (KGC ...
Pietari Skyttä +6 more
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Age, geochemistry, and origin of the mid-Proterozoic Häme mafic dyke swarm, southern Finland [PDF]
We have reappraised the age and composition of the mid-Proterozoic Häme dyke swarm in southern Finland. The dominant trend of the dykes of this swarm is NW to WNW.
Arto Luttinen +5 more
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Unravelling the Entoloma politum complex
Entoloma politum is a common lowland species in northern Europe. It has been described to have two close species with a more intense smell, E. nitriolens and E. pernitrosum . To clarify the taxonomy of these three species, the types of E. nitriolens
Katri Kokkonen
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The authors analys the cultural phenomenon of asbestos ware in the forest zone of North-eastern Europe in the second half of the 4th millennium BC. The dynamic of this phenomenon is studied on the materials of the site Fofanovo XIII, which combines ...
Blyshko Dmitrii V. +4 more
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On Analysis of LitPOS Stations Time Series and Velocities [PDF]
LitPOS (Lithuanian Positioning System), the network of continuously operating GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System) stations, became operational in July 2007. It provides data both for real-time and post-processing applications. LitPOS stations cover
Vytautas PuŁkorius +4 more
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Working of Reindeer’s Antlers at the Neolithic – Bronze Age Settlement Mayak 2 (Murmansk region)
The article presents the preliminary results of the traceological analysis of the artefacts made of reindeer antler (Rangifer tarandus) found at the settlement Mayak 2 (Murmansk region). The site, excavated in 1979–1984 by N. N. Gurina, has been dated to
Malyutina Anna A. +2 more
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