Old bones : osteoarchaeology in Norway : yesterday, today and tomorrow

Osteoarchaeology has functioned as a supplementary discipline to archaeology in Norway on varying conditions over the years. I recent years, physical, chemical and biomolecular analytic methods have been developed which importantly increase the potential of skeletal remains as source material, both in archaeology and other disciplines. At the same time, there is a growing concern about the ethics associated with using this material in research, and in handling and curating it. In February 2011, a two-day symposium took place with the purpose of examining the past, present and future status of osteoarchaeology within this country’s cultural heritage management. This book comprises seventeen articles based on presentations given at the symposium. The main object of this book is to present and discuss the many facets of Norwegian osteoarchaeology, and to demonstrate the interdisciplinary activities of scholars and scientists in this field. The contributors are Stina Camilla Bergum, Jan Brendalsmo, Sean Denham, Hanne Ekstrøm Jordahl, Yvonne Fernmar Willumsen, Lars Gustavsen, Christina Heuck Henriksson, Anne Karin Hufthammer, Ann Kathrin Jantsch, Inger Karlberg, Jon Røyne Kyllingstad, Katharina Lorvik, Petter B, Molaug, Anne Møystad, Karin Näsström, Per Persson, Berit J. Sellevold, Oddbjørn Sørmoen, Unn Yilmaz and Mona Ødegården.