Glacier archaeology and the melting cultural heritage

"What's hidden in the snow comes out in the thaw" is a well-known saying. And that's exactly what happens when our glaciers melt - objects that were once hidden under the ice mass can now be found and provide knowledge about people and animals past and present. On Tuesday, August 30 at 18.00 you have the opportunity to hear more about this, when Markus Fjellström and Kerstin Lidén from Stockholm University talk about the Glacier Project.

Today, glaciers and snowfields are rapidly melting away, leaving objects used by people who lived in the areas and other materials to thaw. These objects can provide archaeological and ecological knowledge about the past and present of people and animals.

Stockholm University, in collaboration with Jamtli, Silvermuseet/INSARC, Ájtte Swedish Mountain and Sámi Museum, Norrbotten and Västerbotten county museums, is inventorying glaciers and snow beds in high alpine areas in Swedish Sápmi.

Tuesday, August 30 at 18.00 Markus and Kerstin talk about the work in the project GLAS - Glacier Archaeology in Sápmi.

Markus Fjellström is a postdoctoral researcher at Oulo University and employed at Stockholm University. He is also affiliated with the Silveruseet/INSARC.
Kerstin Lidén is Professor of Archaeology at Stockholm University.