Marte Spangen

• Spangen, Marte & Henriksen, Jørn Erik (2024). The Ervika Runestone and Other Evidence for the Early Christianization of Northern Norway. Viking and Medieval Scandinavia. ISSN 1782-7183. 19, p. 187–224. doi: 10.1484/J.VMS.5.135581. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  In the early 1980s, a runestone fragment with a Christian inscription from the early eleventh century was discovered in Harstad town, northern Norway, in excavated masses originating from the farm Ervika. Runestones are very rare archaeological finds in this region, but, despite being included in runological overviews, the Ervika stone has not been studied or published by archaeologists or historians. This reflects a tendency where evidence of early medieval Christian influences and the Christianization processes in northern Norway have been surprisingly little discussed apart from general overviews and some local studies of specific find categories. In this article, we aim to initiate a broader debate about the complexities of the Christianization processes in northern Norway by presenting and evaluating relevant finds. This includes the material that has emerged over the last decade due to increased interest in private metal detecting. We emphasize the particularities of the geopolitical and sociocultural context in the north, where impulses from the Eastern Church and Saami culture and religion may have affected the reception and practice of the new religion. The Ervika runestone fragment serves as a point of departure, and we describe the find and its context in some detail to ensure it is included in future research by runologists, archaeologists, and historians.

• Spangen, Marte & Kleppe, Jan Ingolf (2023). Jakten på Varangermarkedet – søk etter flerkulturelle møter i et samisk landskap. Primitive tider. ISSN 1501-0430. 25, p. 31–52. doi: 10.5617/pt.10825. Full text in Research Archive
• Spangen, Marte; Salmi, Anna-Kaisa; Äikäs, Tiina & Fjellström, Markus (2023). Bear bones at Saami offering sites. In Grimm, Oliver (Eds.), Bear and Human: Facets of a Multi-Layered Relationship From Past to Recent Times with an Emphasis on Northern Europe . Brepols. ISSN 978-2-503-60611-8. doi: 10.1484/M.TANE-EB.5.134351. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  Bears have, throughout human history, been admired and feared by humans in equal measure, with an interrelationship between the two species identifiable from pre-modern times through a wealth of material items, as well as from cult sites, sacral remains, images, and written sources. This unique interdisciplinary volume draws together sixty-four contributions by experts from across a range of fields in order to shed light on the complex connections between bears and humans in a period extending from the pre-modern into modern times, and across an area stretching from England into Russia. From bear biology (represented by work from the Scandinavian Brown Bear Research Project) and archaeo(zoo)logy to art history, and from history of religion to philology, the research gathered across this three-volume set explores a wide-range of subjects. Among them are the bear in biology, bears and animal agency, bear remains in graves and churches, the role of bears in religious beliefs (including berserker and bear ceremonialism), bears in literature, the philology underpinning why bear is a taboo word, and the image of the bear in rock art, as well as political iconography up to the present day. Together, these wide-ranging but closely thematic texts combine to produce a ground-breaking new work that will prove fundamental in understanding the human connection with this remarkable animal.

• Spangen, Marte & Äikäs, Tiina (2020). Sacred Nature. Diverging Use and Understanding of Old Sámi Offering Sites in Alta, Northern Norway. In Fonneland, Trude & Äikäs, Tiina (Ed.), Sámi Religion: Religious Identities, Practices, and Dynamics. MDPI. ISSN 978-3-03943-727-6. p. 121–142. Show summary

  This study focuses on the contemporary use of two well-known Sámi offering sites in Alta, Finnmark, Norway. Today, these are hiking destinations and sightseeing points for both the Sámi and the non-Sámi local population, as well as a few non-local visitors. Many of these visitors leave objects at the sites, such as parts of recently slaughtered reindeer, clothing, coins, toys, sweet wrappers and toilet paper. This indicates that visitors have different levels of knowledge about and reverence for the traditional significance of these places. Through repeated surveys over several years, we also observed a certain development and change in the number and character of these depositions, as well as a variation in depositions between different sites. A series of interviews with various users and key stakeholders were performed to clarify the reasons for these changing practices, as well as what individuals and groups visit these sites, their motivation for doing so and for leaving specific objects, and what potential conflict of interest there is between different users. Furthermore, we surveyed what information has been available to the public about these sites and their significance in Sámi religion and cultural history over time. The results show that a diverse group of individuals visit the sites for a variety of reasons, and that there are contrasting views on their use, even among different Sámi stakeholders. While it is difficult to limit the knowledge and use of these places because they are already well known, more information about old Sámi ritual practices and appropriate behaviour at such sites may mediate latent conflicts and promote a better understanding of the importance of offering sites in both past and present Sámi societies.

• Spangen, Marte (2020). Sámi Myths and Medieval Heritage. In Figenschow, Stefan; Holt, Richard & Tveit, Miriam Jensen (Ed.), Myths and Magic in the Medieval Far North. Realities and Representations of a Region on the Edge of Europe. Brepols. ISSN 9782503588230. p. 119–142. Full text in Research Archive
• Spangen, Marte; Salmi, Anna-Kaisa; Äikäs, Tiina & Fjellström, Markus (2020). Introduction: Currents of Saami pasts. In Spangen, Marte; Salmi, Anna-Kaisa; Äikäs, Tiina & Fjellström, Markus (Ed.), Currents of Saami pasts. Recent advances in Saami archaeology. The Archaeological society of Finland. ISSN 978-952-68453-7-1. p. 2–15. Full text in Research Archive
• Spangen, Marte & Arntzen, Johan Eilertsen (2020). Sticky structures and opportunistic builders - The construction and social role of longhouses in northern Norway. In Hillerdal, Charlotta & Ilves, Kristin (Ed.), Re-imagining Periphery: Archaeology and Text in Northern Europe from Iron Age to Viking and Early Medieval Periods. Oxbow Books. ISSN 9781789254501. Full text in Research Archive
• Spangen, Marte & Äikäs, Tiina (2020). Sacred Nature. Diverging Use and Understanding of Old Sámi Offering Sites in Alta, Northern Norway. Religions. ISSN 2077-1444. doi: 10.3390/rel11070317. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  Abstract: This study focuses on the contemporary use of two well-known Sámi offering sites in Alta, Finnmark, Norway. Today, these are hiking destinations and sightseeing points for both the Sámi and the non-Sámi local population, as well as a few non-local visitors. Many of these visitors leave objects at the sites, such as parts of recently slaughtered reindeer, clothing, coins, toys, sweet wrappers and toilet paper. This indicates that visitors have different levels of knowledge about and reverence for the traditional significance of these places. Through repeated surveys over several years, we also observed a certain development and change in the number and character of these depositions, as well as a variation in depositions between different sites. A series of interviews with various users and key stakeholders were performed to clarify the reasons for these changing practices, as well as what individuals and groups visit these sites, their motivation for doing so and for leaving specific objects, and what potential conflict of interest there is between different users. Furthermore, we surveyed what information has been available to the public about these sites and their significance in Sámi religion and cultural history over time. The results show that a diverse group of individuals visit the sites for a variety of reasons, and that there are contrasting views on their use, even among different Sámi stakeholders. While it is diffcult to limit the knowledge and use of these places because they are already well known, more information about old Sámi ritual practices and appropriate behaviour at such sites may mediate latent conflicts and promote a better understanding of the importance of offering sites in both past and present Sámi societies.

• Salmi, Anna-Kaisa; Fjellström, Markus; Äikäs, Tiina; Spangen, Marte; Nunez, Milton & Lidén, Kerstin (2019). Zooarchaeological and stable isotope evidence of Sámi reindeer offerings. Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports. ISSN 2352-409X. 29, p. 1–17. doi: 10.1016/j.jasrep.2019.102129. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  This paper presents new osteometric and stable isotope evidence of Sámi reindeer offerings. Previous archaeological studies have shown that reindeer domestication and intensification of reindeer herding transformed Sámi indigenous religion. However, because of the methodological challenges in the identification of wild and domesticated reindeer in the archaeological record, the exact nature of the relationship between people and offered reindeer has remained elusive. To address this problem, we analyze zooarchaeological and stable isotope data from thirteen Sámi offering sites situated in Finland and Sweden and dating to c. 1200–1700 CE. We employ zooarchaeological analysis of age, sex and size and explore the possibilities of these analyses to identify domestication and other characteristics of reindeer selected for offering. Analyses of stable isotopes of carbon, nitrogen and sulphur are utilized to identify human influence on reindeer feeding patterns and mobility. Our results show that many kinds of reindeer with different engagements with people were offered. The results confirm that people had different motives for giving offerings and that a simple dichotomy of wild/domesticated does not adequately reflect the range of relationships the Sámi had with reindeer.

• Spangen, Marte (2019). Historical archaeology in Norway – a metadebate. META - Historiskarkeologisk tidskrift. ISSN 2002-0406. p. 57–78. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  In 1992, the constitution and future of Norwegian medieval and historical archaeology was debated in META. The discussion concerned the definition “historical archaeology” itself, and the potential need for this subfield to be established as a discipline in its own right. The aim was to strengthen a weak academic framework for this branch of archaeology. In the end, such a separate discipline was never established, and unlike in Denmark and Sweden, no university has a particular responsibility for teaching this subject. Together with a fragmented legal framework and cultural heritage administration for medieval and historical archaeology, this has led to a somewhat unclear definition and significance of historical archaeology in Norway today. The topic is taught in archaeology departments all over the country, and a relatively large number of archaeologists focus their research on historical time periods. However, there is great variation in the research methods and topics pursued, and relatively little focus on specialist approaches such as the use of primary historical sources. Increased specialisation of this sort may require improved inter-institutional coordination of university courses, as well as frameworks for continuous multidisciplinary research cooperation. It remains to be seen if imminent changes in the cultural heritage regulations, following a reform of the regional county administrations, will affect the future development of historical archaeology in Norway.

• Spangen, Marte & Fjellström, Markus (2018). A Fishy Tale about a Sheep and a Dog – Isotope Studies and Medieval Sámi Mobility and Husbandry in Inner Finnmark, Northern Norway. Fennoscandia Archaeologica. ISSN 0781-7126. p. 3–17. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  Datings of sheep and dog bone samples from a so-called ‘Sámi circular offering site’ at Bealjalgnai in Karasjok Municipality, Finnmark, Norway, show that they were deposited in the Middle Ages. They are among the earliest dated bones from such structures, and the sheep is the oldest known example from this part of inland Finnmark. Isotope analyses show that the dog lived primarily on aquatic foodstuffs, with a substantial marine intake. The sheep’s nitrogen and carbon values indicate that it had eaten protein from animals quite high up in the food chain, mainly from freshwater and terrestrial sources, though with a certain intake of marine fodder as well. Two methods were employed to establish the amount of different nutrients eaten by these individuals and the potential marine and freshwater reservoir effects on their datings. Despite several potential sources of error, the results raise intriguing questions about mobility patterns and husbandry among medieval inland North Sámi groups. The cultural historical context of the finds is discussed, suggesting some possible scenarios that may have led to the surprising isotope analysis results.

• Salmi, Anna-Kaisa; Äikäs, Tiina; Spangen, Marte; Fjellström, Markus & Mulk, Inga-Maria (2018). Tradition and transformation in Sámi animal-offering practices. Antiquity. ISSN 0003-598X. 92(362), p. 472–489. doi: 10.15184/aqy.2018.20. Show summary

  Archaeological evidence for ritual animal offerings is key to understanding the formation and evolution of indigenous Sámi identity in Northern Fennoscandia from the Iron Age to the seventeenth century AD. An examination of such evidence can illuminate how major changes, such as the shift from hunting to reindeer pastoralism, colonialism by emerging state powers and Christianisation, were mediated by the Sámi at the local level. To explore the chronology of, and local variations in, Sámi animaloffering tradition, we provide a synthesis of archaeozoological data and radiocarbon dates from 17 offering sites across Norway, Sweden and Finland. Analysis reveals new patterns in the history of Sámi religious ritual and the expression of Sámi identity.

• Spangen, Marte; Salmi, Anna-Kaisa & Äikäs, Tiina (2017). Response to Bjørnar Olsen. Fennoscandia Archaeologica. ISSN 0781-7126. XXXIV, p. 117–121.
• Spangen, Marte (2017). Anomaly or myth? Sami circular offering sites in medieval northern Norway. In Bis-Worch, Christiane & Thaune, Claudia (Ed.), Religion, cults and rituals in the medieval rural environment. Sidestone Press. ISSN 978-90-8890-487-5. p. 39–51.
• Äikäs, Tiina & Spangen, Marte (2016). New Users and Changing Traditions—(Re)Defining Sami Offering Sites. European Journal of Archaeology. ISSN 1461-9571. 19(1), p. 95–121. doi: 10.1179/1461957115y.0000000009.
• Salmi, Anna-Kaisa; Äikäs, Tiina; Fjellström, Markus & Spangen, Marte (2015). Animal offerings at the Sámi offering site of Unna Saiva – Changing religious practices and human–animal relationships. Journal of Anthropological Archaeology. ISSN 0278-4165. 40, p. 10–22. doi: 10.1016/j.jaa.2015.05.003.
• Spangen, Marte; Salmi, Anna-Kaisa & Äikäs, Tiina (2015). Sámi Archaeology and Postcolonial Theory — An Introduction. Arctic Anthropology. ISSN 0066-6939. 52(2), p. 1–5.
• Spangen, Marte (2015). Without a trace? The Sámi in the Swedish History Museum. Nordisk Museologi. ISSN 1103-8152. p. 17–32. doi: 10.5617/nm.3045.
• Spangen, Marte (2013). "It could be one thing or another" - on the construction of an archaeological category. Fennoscandia Archaeologica. ISSN 0781-7126. XXX.
• Spangen, Marte (2010). Guder-makter-mennesker-ting : om deponering av sølv som offer. Viking. ISSN 0332-608X. 73, p. 61–80.
• Spangen, Marte (2009). Silver hoards in Sámi areas. Iskos. ISSN 0355-3108. p. 94–106. Show summary

  The Viking and Middle Age silver hoards have often been assumed to be simply hidden economic resources. However, while the silver of the hoards from these periods may previously have circulated in a certain economic sphere, the hoarding practice itself and the content of the hoards show similarities to hoardings of earlier periods that were probably related to an ancient fertility cult. The similarities suggest that the Viking and Early Middle Age hoards should be interpreted as ritual deposits too. The late occurrence of silver hoards in northern Fennoscandia may indicate the adoption of a Norse offering tradition in an unsettling time of change in society and belief systems. The tradition may have been adopted by a previously “hybrid” population living in the interface between Norse and Sámi cultural groups. A hybrid group could have avoided the harsh methods of Christinianization by leaning towards Sámi contacts and identity, though at the same time bringing with them certain elements that were characteristic of the old Norse faith.

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• Spangen, Marte; Salmi, Anna-Kaisa; Äikäs, Tiina & Fjellström, Markus (2020). Currents of Saami pasts. Recent advances in Saami archaeology. The Archaeological society of Finland. ISBN 978-952-68453-7-1. 188 p.
• Spangen, Marte (2016). Circling Concepts. A Critical Archaeological Analysis of the Notion of Stone Circles as Sami Offering Sites. Institutionen för arkeologi och antikens kultur, Stockholms Universitet. ISBN 978-91-7649-488-2. 420 p.
• Spangen, Marte (2011). Sandgårdenes historie. Fra istid til nyere tid i Hurum. Ante Holding AS v/Terje Wiggo Nielsen. ISBN 978-82-998696-0-7. 30 p.

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• Mauren, Arnfinn; Spangen, Marte & Krokmyrdal, Tor Ketil (2024). Løste samisk mysterium med metalldetektor: – Her lå vintermarkedet. [Newspaper]. Aftenposten. Show summary

  https://www.aftenposten.no/historie/i/BWgy8E/gjorde-metallsoek-for-aa-loese-samisk-mysterium-her-laa-vintermarkedet

• Spangen, Marte & Solheim, Steinar (2024). Ingen nye argumenter. Aftenposten (morgenutg. : trykt utg.). ISSN 0804-3116. Show summary

  https://www.aftenposten.no/meninger/debatt/i/zEnRwq/ingen-nye-argumenter?fbclid=IwAR3Q_LwfTrY7e3wy3SBJlWTFJdPKOvBDc10BW-dWJTnyPoVHKrA_GGzrmMo

• Spangen, Marte & Solheim, Steinar (2024). Boken «12000 år med norsk historie» bidrar mer til forvirring enn forklaring. Aftenposten (morgenutg. : trykt utg.). ISSN 0804-3116. Show summary

  https://www.aftenposten.no/meninger/debatt/i/9z99jW/boken-12000-aar-med-norsk-historie-bidrar-mer-til-forvirring-enn-forklaring

• Spangen, Marte & Solheim, Steinar (2023). Utdaterte spekulasjoner om DNA og kultur blir presentert som fakta. Det er et problem. Aftenposten (morgenutg. : trykt utg.). ISSN 0804-3116. Show summary

  https://www.aftenposten.no/meninger/kronikk/i/3EAvjP/utdaterte-spekulasjoner-om-dna-og-kultur-blir-presentert-som-fakta-det-er-et-problem

• Spangen, Marte (2023). Nasjonalt digitalt registreringssystem for metallsøkerfunn (NDR) – hvor er vi og hvor vil vi?
• Spangen, Marte (2023). Den fjerde F’en: Frivillighetens rolle i arkeologisk forvaltning, forskning og formidling.
• Spangen, Marte (2023). Jakten på et godt system/Jakten på Varangermarkedet.
• Spangen, Marte (2023). Runesteinen fra Ervika. Haaløygminne : Håløygminne. ISSN 0333-0931. 104(3), p. 12–24.
• Spangen, Marte (2023). Heritage Accesibility Debate.
• Spangen, Marte (2023). Dyrebein på samiske offerplasser - eller: C54897 får endelig sin heyday!
• Spangen, Marte (2023). Menneskelignende trefigurer – samiske sieddit, norrøne gudebilder eller begge deler. Haaløygminne : Håløygminne. ISSN 0333-0931.
• Spangen, Marte (2023). En mulig ny tolkning av den flate gullringen i Laksefjordskattene. Haaløygminne : Håløygminne. ISSN 0333-0931.
• Spangen, Marte (2023). Varangermarkedet – utveksling, sosiale relasjoner og landskap i det nordlige Sápmi.
• Spangen, Marte (2022). Jakten på Varangermarkedet - og hvorfor lokaliseringen betyr noe.
• Spangen, Marte (2022). Fantasi om kjemper i nord. nordnorskdebatt.no. Show summary

  www.nordnorskdebatt.no/fantasi-om-kjemper-i-nord/o/5-124-200329?fbclid=IwAR0IMlPsZe1FPZyROS_Ou557fp0qWEytd6_mxx28n0Eo2Ovf3-5OGTdifNA

• Spangen, Marte & Jørgensen, Erlend Kirkeng (2022). Black Death in Sápmi.
• Spangen, Marte (2022). Roads of the North – facts and myths about cross-cultural interaction and land negotiations in medieval northern Norway.
• Spangen, Marte (2022). Roads of the North: Movement, worldviews, and territoriality in the medieval and early modern Far North.
• Spangen, Marte & Sindbæk, Søren M (2021). Misuse of the Medieval in the Early 21st Century. Show summary

  Rundebordssesjon ledet av M. Spangen.

• Spangen, Marte (2021). Offerringer eller ulvefeller? En studie av steinsirkler i samiske landskap.
• Spangen, Marte & Arntzen, Johan Eilertsen (2020). Sticky structures and opportunistic builders - longhouses in northern Norway.
• Spangen, Marte (2020). Roads of the North. Isotope studies of husbandry and movements in medieval northern Norway? .
• Spangen, Marte (2020). Roads of the North - myths and facts about cross-cultural interaction and land negotiations in medieval northern Norway .
• Spangen, Marte & Arntzen, Johan Eilertsen (2020). Langhus i Nord-Norge - seige strukturer og kreative husbyggere.
• Spangen, Marte & Loge, Julia (2020). Slik lager forskerne egne podkaster. [Business/trade/industry journal]. Forskerforum.
• Spangen, Marte (2019). Gávdnosat oaffarbáikkiin duođaštit boazodoalu álggu. [Newspaper]. Ávvir. Show summary

  Ođđa teknologiija lea nagodan gávnnahit ahte sámi oaffarbáikkit leat 500-logus leamaš, ja doppe leat gávdnan dieđuid ahte boazodoallu lei dalle dábálaš.

• Spangen, Marte (2019). Historisk arkeologi i Norge – et metatema?
• Spangen, Marte (2019). Roads of the North – movement, interaction, and landscape negotiation in northern Norway. Show summary

  The medieval and early modern Far North of Fennoscandia is often viewed as a periphery of little population and activity. However, archaeological, historical, and toponymical sources reflect a relatively significant amount and variety of people moving within and to and from these areas for purposes of livelihood, taxation, and trade. In the project «Roads of the North», a combination of archaeological sources, isotope studies, old maps, and other historical sources, as well as toponyms, are studied to trace the movements of these groups and the interaction between them in the primarily Sámi areas of northern Norway. This includes studies of the historical development of Sámi mobility patterns and economics before the introduction of more extensive reindeer pastoralism and herding; the archaeological traces of the threefold taxation of the Sámi by Russian, Danish/Norwegian, and Swedish state powers, and how regional and local landscape access and use were negotiated between these groups and different native Sámi communities. The study of these movements and interactions are paramount to our understanding of the ethnic and cultural complexity of the area in the past. However, it is also an aim to provide a more diverse narrative of the past than the stereotypes that tends to permeate a somewhat heated current debate in northern Norway about borders and land rights in the past – and today. The ongoing debate emphasizes the need for research on these topics and for communication of these research results to a wider public.

• Spangen, Marte & Odebäck, Kerstin (2019). Arkeologi på rappen 2-6: Kerstin Odebäck om våpen, krigere og skjold i vikingtidsgraver. [Internet]. Podcast på Soundcloud. Show summary

  Arkeologi på rappen, sesong 2, episode 6: Betyr våpen i graver nødvendigvis at det er en kriger som er begravet? Og hvilken funksjon har egentlig et skjold i en grav? Arkeolog Kerstin Odebäck snakker om mangetydige gjenstander og varierte identiteter i et av Skandinavias mest ikoniske arkeologiske materialer – vikingtidsgravene. Intervjuer: Marte Spangen. Teknisk bistand: Kjell-Erik Jonasson, Krokom Radio. Produsert for Primitive tider desember 2019. Les Kerstins artikkel og resten av Primitive tider nr. 20 på nett her: journals.uio.no/index.php/PT

• Spangen, Marte; Ljunge, Magnus & Persson, Maria (2019). Arkeologi på rappen 2-5: Magnus Ljunge og Maria Persson om krigskirkegårders materialitet. [Internet]. Podcast på Soundcloud. Show summary

  Arkeologi på rappen, sesong 2, episode 5: Hva kan en arkeologisk tilnærming til krigens falne lære oss om hvordan vi mennesker forholder oss til død, minne og materialitet? Arkeologene Magnus Ljunge og Maria Persson forteller om utforming, bruk og betydning av krigskirkegårdene på Kviberg kyrkogård i Göteborg. Intervjuer: Marte Spangen. Teknisk bistand: Kjell-Erik Jonasson, Krokom Radio. Produsert for Primitive tider november 2019. Les Magnus og Marias artikkel og resten av Primitive tider nr. 20 på nett her: journals.uio.no/index.php/PT

• Spangen, Marte & Fahlander, Fredrik (2019). Arkeologi på rappen 2-4: Fredrik Fahlander om kristne begravelser i hedenske graver. [Internet]. Podcast på Soundcloud. Show summary

  Arkeologi på rappen, sesong 2, episode 4: Hvorfor valgte noen tidlige kristne i Øst-Sverige å begrave sine døde i tusen år eldre hedenske graver? Og kan man nærme seg dette bedre ved å fokusere på selve gravene, i stedet for menneskene i dem? Arkeolog og docent Fredrik Fahlander forteller om utgravningene av noen merkelig graver i Broby bro nord for Stockholm. Intervjuer: Marte Spangen. Teknisk bistand: Kjell-Erik Jonasson, Krokom Radio. Produsert for Primitive tider oktober 2019. Les Fredriks artikkel og resten av Primitive tider nr. 20 på nett her: journals.uio.no/index.php/PT

• Spangen, Marte (2019). Arkeologi på rappen: Podkast som formidlingsform.
• Spangen, Marte (2019). Arkeologi på rappen: Podcast som formidlingsform.
• Spangen, Marte; Dahle, Kristoffer & Eidshaug, Jo Sindre Pålssønn (2019). Arkeologi på rappen 2-3: Kristoffer Dahle og Jo Sindre Eidshaug om jernvinna i Møre og Romdsdal. [Internet]. Podcast på Soundcloud. Show summary

  Arkeologi på rappen, sesong 2, episode 3: Hvordan utvant man jern på Nordvestlandet i jernalder og middelalder? Hadde de andre metoder her enn i resten av dagens Norge? Og hva sier de arkeologiske sporene etter jernvinna om samfunnsforholdene i området? Arkeologene Kristoffer Dahle og Jo Sindre Eidshaug forteller om sin studie av jernvinneanlegg i Møre og Romsdal, som har gitt nye perspektiver på arkeologien og samfunnsutviklingen i jernalder og middelalder. Intervjuer: Marte Spangen. Teknisk bistand: Kjell-Erik Jonasson, Krokom Radio. Produsert for Primitive tider september 2019. Les deres artikkel og resten av Primitive tider nr. 20 på nett her: journals.uio.no/index.php/PT

• Spangen, Marte; Jantsch, Ann Kathrin & Ødegården, Mona (2019). Arkeologi på rappen 2-2: Ann Kathrin Jantsch og Mona Ødegården om gravene i Vår Frue kirke. [Internet]. Podcast på Soundcloud. Show summary

  Arkeologi på rappen, sesong 2, episode 2: Hva gjør vi med gravfunn som ikke er beskyttet av kulturminneloven? Hva kan arkeologiske undersøkelser av slike graver fortelle om individer og samfunn i tidlig moderne tid? Arkeologene Ann Kathrin Jantsch og Mona Ødegården forteller om sine undersøkelser av gravkjelleren under Vår Frue kirke i Trondheim. Intervjuer: Marte Spangen. Teknisk bistand: Kjell-Erik Jonasson, Krokom Radio. Produsert for Primitive tider februar 2019. Les deres artikkel og resten av Primitive tider nr. 20 på nett her: journals.uio.no/index.php/PT

• Spangen, Marte (2019). About moving. Mobility and being in the landscapes of the High North. Show summary

  Del av sesjon 1242: "Moving About: The Meaning of Movements for Medieval Societies in the North" organisert av Marte Spangen

• Spangen, Marte (2019). Multi-ethnicity in the North in the Viking and Early Middle Ages.
• Spangen, Marte & Kristoffersen, Astrid Tvedte (2019). Arkeologi på rappen 2-1: Astrid Tvedte Kristoffersen om blyisotoper og gruvedrift i Akersberget. [Internet]. Podcast på Soundcloud. Show summary

  Arkeologi på rappen, sesong 2, episode 1: Hva kan små isotoper i blygjenstander si om den middelalderske myten om en «sølvskatt» i Akersberget? Arkeolog Astrid Tvedte Kristoffersen forteller om sine undersøkelser av blygjenstander fra Gamlebyen i Oslo og hvordan de tyder på at man har hatt gruvedrift i området flere hundre år tidligere enn man så langt har antatt. Intervjuer: Marte Spangen. Teknisk bistand: Kjell-Erik Jonasson, Krokom Radio. Produsert for Primitive tider februar 2019. Les Astrids artikkel og resten av Primitive tider nr. 20 på nett her: journals.uio.no/index.php/PT

• Spangen, Marte & Glørstad, Håkon (2018). Arkeologi på rappen 1-7: Håkon Glørstad om endetidsfortellinger og kulturminnevern. [Internet]. Podcast på Soundcloud. Show summary

  Arkeologi på rappen, sesong 1, episode 7 (julespesial): Enden er nær! Håkon Glørstad, arkeolog og direktør på Kulturhistorisk museum, går i dybden på hvordan regionreformen kan komme til å endre kulturminnevernet og hvordan dette henger sammen med endetidsfortellinger og andre intellektuelle strømninger. Intervjuer: Marte Spangen. Teknisk bistand: Kjell-Erik Jonasson, Krokom Radio. Produsert for Primitive tider desember 2018.

• Spangen, Marte (2018). Multiproxy approaches to movements and encounters in medieval and early modern northern landscapes.
• Nielsen, Svein Vatsvåg & Spangen, Marte (2018). Arkeologi på rappen 1-6: Svein Nielsen om kulturminnevern, regionreform og Foucaults begrep "arkiv". [Internet]. Podcast på Soundcloud. Show summary

  Arkeologi på rappen, sesong 1, episode 6: Arkeolog og stipendiat Svein V. Nielsen analyserer de siste 40 årene med omorganisering i norsk kulturminnevern og hvordan disse prosessene forholder seg til dagens regionreform. Vi prøver også å definere Michel Foucaults «arkiv»-begrep. Intervjuer: Marte Spangen. Teknisk bistand: Kjell-Erik Jonasson, Krokom Radio. Produsert for Primitive tider november-desember 2018.

• Spangen, Marte (2018). Bokmelding. Knut Dørum og Eirin Holberg: Frå høvdingdøme til statsmakt i Noreg ca. 200–1350. Historisk Tidsskrift (Norge). ISSN 0018-263X. 97(4), p. 339–343. Full text in Research Archive
• Spangen, Marte (2018). Roads of the North - an introduction.
• Spangen, Marte (2018). Travel, encounters, and social negotiations in medieval northern Norway.
• Spangen, Marte & Svendsen, Maria (2018). Arkeologi på rappen 1-5: Maria Sture om kristning, mat og makrobotaniske funn i Gamlebyen i Oslo. [Internet]. Podcast på Soundcloud. Show summary

  Arkeologi på rappen, sesong 1, episode 5: Botaniker og arkeolog Maria Sture forteller om hvordan kristningen fikk betydning for holdninger til mat i middelalderen og hvordan kosthold, hageanlegg og tilstedeværelsen av «marshmallow» kan spores gjennom funn av planterester og frø i Oslos gamleby. Intervjuer: Marte Spangen. Teknisk bistand: Kjell-Erik Jonasson, Krokom Radio. Produsert for Primitive tider august-september 2018. Les Maria Sture og Egil Linhart Bauers artikkel i PT nr. 19.

• Spangen, Marte & Ødegaard, Marie (2018). Arkeologi på rappen 1-4: Marie Ødegaard om 100(!) hus fra eldre jernalder på Dilling, Rygge, Østfold. [Internet]. Podcast på Soundcloud. Show summary

  Arkeologi på rappen, sesong 1, episode 4: Arkeolog Marie Ødegaard forteller om de 100(!) husene fra førromersk og romersk jernalder som de har avdekket på Dilling, Rygge, Østfold, i tillegg til andre spennende funn av branngravfelt, grophus, veger, gjerder og mere til. Produsert for Primitive tider juli 2018.

• Spangen, Marte; Bentsen, Silje Evjenth & Wurz, Sarah Jacoba Deborah (2018). Arkeologi på rappen 1-3: Silje Evjenth Bentsen og Sarah Wurz om matlaging for 120.000 år siden. [Internet]. Podcast på Soundcloud. Show summary

  Arkeologi på rappen, sesong 1, episode 3 (in English): Arkeologene Silje Evjenth Bentsen og Sarah Wurz forteller om hvordan de har sporet koketeknikken som ble brukt av noen av de første moderne menneskene brukte for 120000 år siden ved Klasies River i Sør-Afrika. Interview with archaeologists Silje Evjenth Bentsen and Sarah Wurz about cooking techniques used by the early humans of Klasies River 120000 years ago. Intervjuer: Marte Spangen. Teknisk bistand: Kjell-Erik Jonasson, Krokom Radio. Produsert for Primitive tider mai-juni 2018.

• Spangen, Marte (2018). Mapping Sámi territoriality and mobility in northern Norway in the Middle Ages.
• Spangen, Marte (2018). Offerfunn avslører når samene temmet reinen. [Newspaper]. iTromsø. Show summary

  Ved bruk av ny teknologi har forskere funnet ut når det ble vanlig med reindrift i nord.

• Spangen, Marte & Brøndbo, Stig (2018). Samiske offerplasser avslører når reindrifta startet. [Internet]. forskning.no.
• Spangen, Marte & Rødsrud, Christian Løchsen (2018). Arkeologi på rappen 1-2: Christian Rødsrud om romersk påvirkning på drikkekar i Norge. [Internet]. Podcast for Primitive tider på soundcloud.com og iTunes. Show summary

  Podcasten "Arkeologi på rappen" for tidsskriftet Primitive tider, sesong 1, episode 2: Arkeolog Christian Løchsen Rødsrud forteller om romerske glass med lokale sølvbeslag, leirkar som etterligner eller inneholder deler av romerske glass og hvorfor dette kan kalles hybridisering. Intervjuer: Marte Spangen. Teknisk bistand: Kjell-Erik Jonasson, Krokom Radio. Produsert for Primitive tider april 2018. Les Christians artikkel i PT nr. 19 her: www.academia.edu/36317171/Drikkeu…_eldre_jernalder

• Spangen, Marte & Vedeler, Marianne (2018). Arkeologi på rappen 1-1: Marianne Vedeler om middelalderoppskrifter. [Internet]. Podcast for Primitive tider på soundcloud.com og iTunes. Show summary

  "Arkeologi på rappen", en podcast for tidsskriftet Primitive tider, sesong 1, episode 1 (pilot): Professor og arkeolog Marianne Vedeler forteller om bevarte oppskrifter fra middelalderen, relevante arkeologiske funn i norske middelalderbyer og nye metoder som kan avsløre en mer variert matkultur i denne perioden enn det man vanligvis forestiller seg. Intervjuer: Marte Spangen. Produsert for Primitive tider mars 2018. Les Mariannes artikkel i PT nr. 19 her: www.academia.edu/36018163/Fra_kok…2017_19_%C3%A5rg

• Spangen, Marte (2017). Samiske offerringer eller ulvefeller? Ny forskning - nye svar.
• Spangen, Marte (2017). “Circling Concepts” – en PhD om religion, politikk og ulvefeller.
• Spangen, Marte (2017). Creating the New North: Mulige veier videre - med utgangspunkt i arkeologi.
• Spangen, Marte (2017). Sámi pre-Christian religion, AD 500-1500. Show summary

  About the Database of Religious History The DRH aims to be the world's first comprehensive, online quantitative and qualitative encyclopedia of religious and social history. Open source, free and shaped in content and function by its users, it will function as a massive, standardized, searchable encyclopedia of the current best scholarly opinion on historical religious traditions and the historical record more generally, allowing users to instantly gain an overview of the state of scholarly opinion and access powerful, built-in analytic and data visualization tools.

• Spangen, Marte (2017). Power and Stereotypes in the (Re-)Creation of Sami Cultural Heritage.
• Spangen, Marte (2017). Offerringene som ble ulvefeller - eller omvendt. Om hvorfor de fleste steinringer ikke er samiske offerplasser.
• Spangen, Marte (2017). Sacralisation of traps - the complex creation of “Sámi circular offering sites”.
• Spangen, Marte (2015). Offerplasser eller ulvefeller? Samiske offerringers mulige roller i religion, jakt, handel og skattlegging i nordnorsk middelalder.
• Spangen, Marte (2015). Sami circular offering sites – medieval religious anomalies or a modern myth?
• Spangen, Marte (2015). Kerstin Eidlitz Kuoljok: Den samiska sitan och vinterbyarna. En utmaning. Fornvännen. ISSN 0015-7813. 110(2), p. 141–144.
• Spangen, Marte & Äikäs, Tiina (2014). New users and changing traditions – (re)defining Sami offering sites.
• Spangen, Marte (2014). Samiske offerplasser eller “offer i de djupa skogarna”. Vikingtidens samiske identitet i Norge og i Sverige .
• Aannestad, Hanne Lovise & Spangen, Marte (2014). Dyrestilen forteller. In Gustavsen, Cecilia (Eds.), Hauglagt - vikingenes gravskikk på Gulli. Vestfoldmuseene. p. 30–37.
• Spangen, Marte (2013). Arkeologene, episode 7: Døden i landskapet. 5 - Gravrøysene i Varanger. [TV]. NRK 1.
• Spangen, Marte (2013). Samiske offerringer – eller noe helt annet?
• Spangen, Marte (2013). Samiske offerringer.
• Spangen, Marte (2013). Sámi archaeology in Norway.
• Spangen, Marte (2013). Korte og lange historier om samiske offerringer.
• Spangen, Marte (2012). Hands-on 3D-utstilling av salen fra Oseberg.
• Spangen, Marte (2012). Hunting rituals: Hunting facilities, graves and Sámi circular offering sites .
• Spangen, Marte (2012). Offeringer – en jakt på ritualer i samiske landskap.
• Spangen, Marte (2011). Research on Sámi offering sites.
• Spangen, Marte (2010). Skal det være en utstilling?
• Thuestad, Alma; Myrvoll, Marit & Spangen, Marte (2008). Vannkraftprosjekter Røssvatn sør-øst. Konsekvensutredning for deltema kulturminner og kulturmiljø, samt samisk utmarksbruk. Norsk institutt for kulturminneforskning.

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