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Boessenkool, Sanne & Boilard, Aurélie
(2024).
Endringer i klima sendte arter på flukt også for mange tusen år siden .
[Internett].
Titan.
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Lødøen, Trond & Boessenkool, Sanne
(2024).
Grotter i Nordland - EvoCave-prosjektet.
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Boilard, Aurélie; Walker, Samuel James; Lødøen, Trond Andreas Klungseth; Henriksen, Mona; Linge, Henriette & van Kolfschoten, Thijs
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(2023).
Reconstructing faunal diversity from the last Glacial period in northern Norway using zoo-archaeology and bulk-bone metabarcoding.
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Boilard, Aurélie; Walker, Samuel James; Lødøen, Trond Andreas Klungseth; Henriksen, Mona; Linge, Henriette & van Kolfschoten, Thijs
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(2023).
Reconstructing faunal diversity from the last Glacial period in northern Norway using zooarchaeology and bulk-bone metabarcoding.
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Northern Europe experienced extreme topographical, environmental and climatic changes during the last interglacial-glacial cycle. High-latitude, fossil faunal records are, however, almost non-existent due to the Late Pleistocene erosion and removal of sediments by flushing meltwater from the massive glaciers that covered extensive parts of the northern temperate regions. The effects of the dramatic Quaternary climatic changes on animal distributions in Fennoscandia therefore remain largely unresolved. The Storsteinshola cave system (68°50’N) in Kjøpsvik, northern Norway, is an exception, with one of the sections of this large karst cave system containing an extra-ordinary bone-rich sediment deposit preliminary dated to 70 000 - 120 000 years BP. We exploit the exceptional opportunity of this deposit for the comparative, interdisciplinary analyses of a high-latitude faunal record from the last interglacial-glacial cycle. Following two large-scale excavations, we combined morphological identification with bulk-bone metabarcoding to maximise taxonomic identification of the highly fragmented, recovered bone material. Through these analyses over 40 taxa were identified, including a diverse range of mammals (e.g. bear Ursus sp., reindeer Rangifer tarandus, bowhead whale Balaena mysticetus), birds (e.g. king eider Somateria spectabilis, ptarmigan Lagopus sp., common murre Uria aalge) and fish (e.g. Atlantic cod Gadus morhua, golden redfish Sebastes marinus, salmonids Salvelinus). Our results highlight the power of combining ancient DNA with traditional, zooarchaeological methods to broaden taxonomic identification of fragmentary material that is otherwise difficult or even impossible to identify. Moreover, chronology established using a diversity of dating methods together with sedimentological analyses provide a framework for palaeo-environmental interpretations of the exhaustive faunal record that is reconstructed.
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Boilard, Aurélie; Walker, Samuel James; Lødøen, Trond Andreas Klungseth; Henriksen, Mona; Takken-Beijersbergen, Liselotte M. & Star, Bastiaan
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(2023).
Ancient DNA and osteological analyses of a unique
paleo-archive reveal Early Holocene faunal expansion into the Scandinavian Arctic.
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Paleo-archives are essential for our understanding of species responses to climate warming, yet such archives are extremely rare in the Arctic. Here, we combine morphological analyses and bulk-bone metabarcoding to investigate a unique chronology of bone deposits sealed in the high-latitude Storsteinhola cave system (68°50’ N 16°22’ E) in Norway. This deposit dates to a period of climate warming from the end of the Late Glacial to the Holocene Thermal Maximum. A combination of comparative morphology and paleogenetic analyses allowed us to exploit the deposit to its full potential, with ancient DNA providing taxonomical identification to the 1000s of morphologically unidentifiable bone fragments. Our results show a high-resolution sequence of fish, mammal, and bird species, including species not previously discovered in the region, and providing fundamental insights in the ecosystem-wide responses that are ongoing today.
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Boessenkool, Sanne; Bruch, Angela A.; ter Schure, Anna Theresia Maria; Gasparyan, Boris; Bussmann, Rainer W. & Brysting, Anne Krag
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(2023).
Sedimentary ancient DNA metabarcoding for the recognition of Paleolithic human plant use.
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Boilard, Aurélie; Walker, Samuel James; Lødøen, Trond; Henriksen, Mona; van Kolfschoten, Thijs & Lauritzen, Stein Erik
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(2023).
Reconstructing faunal diversity from the last Glacial period in northern Norway using zooarchaeology and bulk-bone metabarcoding.
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Walker, Samuel James; Lødøen, Trond; Henriksen, Mona; Boilard, Aurélie; Lauritzen, Stein Erik & Linge, Henriette
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(2023).
Innovative and interdisciplinary karst cave excavation of rare pre-LGM sediments in northern Norway.
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Boessenkool, Sanne & Lødøen, Trond
(2023).
EvoCave prosjektet - Grotter som kilde til ny kunnskap.
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Boessenkool, Sanne & Lødøen, Trond
(2023).
EvoCave prosjektet - Grotter som kilde til ny kunnskap.
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Boessenkool, Sanne
(2023).
En ny fugl har oppstått på Bjørnøya.
[Internett].
Forskning.no.
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Boessenkool, Sanne
(2022).
Sedimentary aDNA at Hovedøya Kloster.
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Boessenkool, Sanne
(2022).
Unearthing of past human-environment interactions using sedimentary ancient DNA.
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Lødøen, Trond & Boessenkool, Sanne
(2022).
EvoCave: Undersøkelse av inntil 122000 år gamle sedimenter ved hjelp av paleozoologi, arkeologi, paleoøkologi og gammelt DNA. Folkemøte om EvoCave Biblioteket Kjøpsvik, Narvik 13. september 2022.
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Boilard, Aurélie; Takken-Beijersbergen, Liselotte M.; Hufthammer, Anne Karin; Lødøen, Trond; Lauritzen, Stein Erik & Boessenkool, Sanne
(2022).
A Multi-methodological approach to identifying faunal material from Late Glacial cave deposits in northern Norway.
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Boilard, Aurélie; Boessenkool, Sanne; Takken-Beijersbergen, Liselotte M.; Lødøen, Trond; Lauritzen, Stein Erik & Hufthammer, Anne Karin
(2022).
Reconstructing Late Glacial fauna in northern Norway using zooarchaeology and bulk-bone metabarcoding .
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Boessenkool, Sanne & Lødøen, Trond
(2022).
EvoCave prosjektet.
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Boessenkool, Sanne; Lødøen, Trond & Lauritzen, Stein-Erik
(2022).
Gjør seg klare for nye sensasjonelle funn.
[Avis].
Nordsalten Avis.
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Boessenkool, Sanne
(2022).
Unearthing past ecologies and societies using sedimentary ancient DNA.
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Trucchi, Emiliano; Benazzo, Andrea; Lari, Martina; Iob, Alice; Vai, Stefania & Nanni, Laura
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(2021).
Author Correction: Ancient genomes reveal early Andean farmers selected common beans while preserving diversity (Nature Plants, (2021), 7, 2, (123-128), 10.1038/s41477-021-00848-7).
Nature Plants.
ISSN 2055-026X.
7(3).
doi:
10.1038/s41477-021-00892-3.
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Boilard, Aurélie; Robu, Marius; Star, Bastiaan; Dalén, Love & Boessenkool, Sanne
(2021).
122 000 years of fauna diversity of Nordic ecosystems explored through paleogenomics.
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Paleogenomics is a molecular approach to paleontological records allowing the analysis of past ecosystems through ancient DNA (aDNA) found in fossils and soils. The discovery of Europe’s northernmost bone-rich karst cave system with sediments and bones dated up to 122ka, in Kjøpsvik (68°50’N) Northern Norway, presents a unique opportunity to study the response of arctic and boreal ecosystems to climate change during the last interglacial. The objectives of this project are to : (i) reconstruct faunal diversity and (ii) genetic diversity of mammalian populations as well as (iii) their distribution throughout the last glacial cycle over a period of 122 000 years. Metabarcoding will be used on bulk bone material (aDNA) and sediments (sedaDNA) to reconstruct the faunal diversity from excavated bone fragments. Genomic analyses based on both mitochondrial and nuclear genomes will be conducted to study historic biogeography of selected species. This study will provide new insights into mammalian diversity of high latitude ecosystems of Scandinavia throughout the last glacial cycle, and contribute to our understanding of their resilience and adaptive capabilities in the face of climate change.
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Boessenkool, Sanne & Lødøen, Trond
(2021).
Fant rester av 100.000 år gamle isbjørner, ulver og seler i grotte: – Overraskende.
[Internett].
NRK.
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Boessenkool, Sanne & Lødøen, Trond
(2021).
Utforkser grottene i Kjøpsvik.
[Avis].
Fremover.
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Palsdottir, Albina Hulda; Kersten, Oliver Sven; Star, Bastiaan; Nistelberger, Heidi Maria; Kantanen, Juha & Hallsson, Jón Hallsteinn
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(2021).
The tangled history of sheep in the North Atlantic revealed through ancient DNA.
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Sheep played a vital role in the settlement of the North Atlantic in the Viking Age, providing wool for clothing and the sails of Viking ships in addition to milk, meat, skins and horns. Despite their importance we know little about how the rapid settlement of the North Atlantic shaped the population structure and genetic diversity of sheep and how the local breeds in the North Atlantic region have changed through a thousand years of isolation. We sequenced over 80 ancient sheep bones from archaeological excavations in the North Atlantic resulting in 28 ancient sheep genomes (800-1700 CE) with average coverage of 3,7X and eight genomes from modern landrace breeds present in the region. The population history of sheep in the North Atlantic is more complicated than previously thought with some evidence of admixture of sheep from Norway and the UK during the founding of the Icelandic sheep population. The sheep population in Norse Greenland is clearly founded from Iceland. In Greenland we observe a loss of heterozygosity and increases in inbreeding over time, probably related to population decline associated with the collapse of the Norse settlement in Greenland. Our data shows a large reduction in genomic diversity of sheep in the North Atlantic from the Viking and Medieval period to the modern sheep breeds in the region, specifically in Iceland and the Faroe Islands.
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Palsdottir, Albina Hulda; Kersten, Oliver; Star, Bastiaan; Nistelberger, Heidi Maria; Kantanen, Juha & Hallsson, Jón Hallsteinn
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(2021).
Genetic history of sheep in the North Atlantic from the Viking Age to modern breeds.
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Sheep were vital to subsistence in the newly settled lands of the Norse in the Faroes, Iceland and Greenland during the Viking Age. Sheep are multi-product animals and were reared for wool, milk, meat, skins and horns, and large number of sheep bones have been found in archaeological excavations in the region. Despite their importance, the origins of local sheep breeds and their development since the 9th century are poorly understood. Here we obtained whole genome sequences of 27 ancient sheep from archaeological excavations in Iceland, Greenland, the Faroe Islands, Norway and the UK dating from 800-1700. For comparison we also analysed both newly generated and previously published modern genomes from North Atlantic, European and Asian sheep breeds. We trace the introduction of sheep to the Faroes, Iceland and Greenland in a clear stepping stone pattern, but ancient UK and Norwegian sheep form an overlapping cluster. Moreover, our data shows a large reduction in genomic diversity of sheep in the North Atlantic from the Viking and Medieval period to the modern sheep breeds in the region.
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ter Schure, Anneke; Bajard, Manon Julietto Andree; Loftsgarden, Kjetil; Høeg, Helge Irgens; Ballo, Eirik Magnus Gottschalk & Bakke, Jostein
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(2021).
Disentangling anthropogenic and environmental drivers of biological change in southeastern Norway during the Holocene.
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ter Schure, Anneke; Bajard, Manon Julietto Andree; Loftsgarden, Kjetil; Høeg, Helge Irgens; Ballo, Eirik Magnus Gottschalk & Bakke, Jostein
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(2021).
Anthropogenic and environmental drivers of biological change in southeastern Norway during the Holocene.
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Palsdottir, Albina Hulda; Nistelberger, Heidi Maria; Star, Bastiaan; Leifsson, Rúnar; Wyrozemska, Agata Teresa & Orlando, Ludovic
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(2019).
Kyngreining á hrossum úr kumlum með forn-DNA Hestar lagðir í kuml á Íslandi á víkingaöld.
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Palsdottir, Albina Hulda; Star, Bastiaan; Nistelberger, Heidi Maria; Kantanen, Juha; Hallsson, Jón Hallsteinn & Boessenkool, Sanne
(2019).
Viking sheep of the North Atlantic: Origins & genetic heritage.
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Palsdottir, Albina Hulda; Star, Bastiaan; Nistelberger, Heidi Maria; Kantanen, Juha; Stenseth, Nils Chr. & Hallsson, Jón Hallsteinn
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(2019).
The Sheep Saga: Archaeogenomics of Viking Age sheep in the North Atlantic.
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Kersten, Oliver; Star, Bastiaan; Anker-Nilssen, Tycho; Strøm, Hallvard & Boessenkool, Sanne
(2019).
Genomic population structure of the Atlantic Puffin – insights into the species’ taxonomy.
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Schure, Anna Theresia Maria ter; Pillai, Anusree; Gopalakrishnan Saroja, Seethapathy; Bhavani Shankar, M.; Ravikanth, G & Puri, Rajindra K.
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(2019).
Dietary competition between wild and domestic herbivores in a wildlife sanctuary.
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Schure, Anna Theresia Maria ter; Pillai, Anusree; Gopalakrishnan Saroja, Seethapathy; Bhavani Shankar, M.; Ravikanth, G. & Puri, Rajindra K.
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(2019).
Dietary niche partitioning in domestic and wild herbivores in Southern India.
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Schure, Anna Theresia Maria ter; Pillai, Anusree; Gopalakrishnan Saroja, Seethapathy; Bhavani Shankar, M.; Ravikanth, G. & Puri, Rajindra K.
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(2019).
Food competition between wild and domestic herbivores in Southern India.
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Boessenkool, Sanne
(2019).
Tracking people and their animals through the Viking Age using ancient DNA.
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Boessenkool, Sanne
(2019).
Tracking animals through the Viking Age
using ancient DNA.
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Chua, Physilia; Boessenkool, Sanne; Alsos, Inger Greve; Ekrem, Torbjørn & Bohmann, Kristine
(2019).
Use of emerging complete organelle DNA reference databases in the diet analyses of the herbivorous bird, western capercaillies (Tetrao urogallus).
Genome.
ISSN 0831-2796.
62(6),
s. 361–361.
doi:
10.1139/gen-2019-0083.
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Background: Diet analysis is an important tool used in conservation biology, providing information such as resource use and habitat re- quirements of the studied species. Traditionally, methods used to study animals’ diet have relied on either direct observation or on morphological identification of undigested remains in the faeces. However, such methods are usually fraught with identification errors and are both labour and time intensive. Advances in metabarcoding have enabled the use of environmental DNA (eDNA) to reconstruct diets, but the use of reference databases comprising short DNA se- quence markers limits the resolution for accurate species identifica- tion. To address this issue, we explore how the optimal use of emerging national DNA reference databases, such as NorBOL and PhyloAlps, may lead to a more accurate species-level identification of plants in animals’ diet. These comprehensive reference databases comprise complete organelle genomes of the Norwegian and Alpine flora, respectively. Results: As our study is still in the preliminary phase, data analysis is currently ongoing to document the potential of using localised DNA reference databases. We collected faecal samples from western capercaillies (Tetrao urogallus) located in Norway and France. The selected study sites represented a huge variation in vege- tation types and, thus, the potential variation in the capercaillies’ diet. We will use the primers trnl P6 loop and 16S rRNA for diet analysis, and additional 18S rRNA and COI primers to detect intestinal para- sites. Taxonomic inference of sequences will be realised using both localised DNA reference databases such as NorBOL and PhyloAlps, and traditional general databases such as the Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD). Significance: We predict that the use of localised DNA reference databases comprising complete organelle genomes of the local flora may improve the identification of plant species found in faecal samples, possibly giving rise to new knowledge of the studied species.
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Chua, Physilia; Boessenkool, Sanne; Alsos, Inger Greve; Ekrem, Torbjørn & Bohmann, Kristine
(2019).
Use of emerging complete organelle DNA reference databases in the diet analyses of the herbivorous bird, western capercaillies (Tetrao urogallus).
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Schure, Anna Theresia Maria ter; Mjærum, Axel; Wammer, Elling Utvik & Boessenkool, Sanne
(2019).
Reconstructing the introduction of Salmo trutta to mountain lake ecosystems by sedimentary aDNA metabarcoding.
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Palsdottir, Albina Hulda; Nistelberger, Heidi Maria; Leifsson, Rúnar; Orlando, Ludovic; Barrett, James H. & Star, Bastiaan
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(2019).
Fornleifarannsóknir: Hryssur ekki valdar í kuml.
[Avis].
Austurglugginn.
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Palsdottir, Albina Hulda; Nistelberger, Heidi Maria; Star, Bastiaan; Leifsson, Rúnar; Wyrozemska, Agata Teresa & Orlando, Ludovic
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(2019).
Kyngreining á hrossum úr kumlum með fornDNA.
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Hestar voru algengasta haugfé sem lagt var í kuml á Íslandi á víkingaöld. Beinagrindur hrossa er hægt að kyngreina á formi mjaðmagrindar og því hvort vígtennur eru til staðar. Vígtennur koma upp við 4-5 ára aldur í karldýrum en þó hafa rannsóknir sýnt að allt að þriðjungur hryssa getur haft vígtennur þó þær séu yfirleitt mun minni en í karldýrunum. Beinagreining hefur sýnt að öll hross sem hægt er að kyngreina úr íslenskum kumlum er úr karlkyns hestum en þar sem stór hluti þessara kumla fannst fyrir mörgum áratugum síðan við framkvæmdir eru beinagrindurnar oft of illa varðveittar til þess að hægt sé að kyngreina þær með vissu.
Í þessari rannsókn notum við forn-DNA-greiningu til að kyngreina 22 hross frá víkingaöld. 19 hross voru úr kumlum en þrjú bein úr hellum og býlum voru einnig greind. Rannsóknir okkar leiddu í ljós að af 19 hrossum úr kumlum sem greind voru reyndist aðeins vera ein hryssa en öll sýnin sem komu úr helli og býli reyndust vera hryssur.
Í greininni er einnig sýnt fram á að hægt er að kyngreina dýr jafnvel þó afar lítið sé varðveitt af DNA í hverju sýni og því má nota aðferðafræðina í greininni til að kyngreina fornleifafræðileg bein á mun stærri skala og fyrir minna fé en áður var talið.
Fjallað verður um niðurstöður í nýútkominni grein Heidi M. Nistelberger, Albínu Huldu Pálsdóttur, Bastiaan Star, Rúnars Leifssonar, Agötu T. Gondek, Ludovic Orlando, James H. Barrett, Jóns Hallsteins Hallssonar og Sanne Boessenkool “Sexing Viking Age horses from burial and non-burial sites in Iceland using ancient DNA,” Journal of Archaeological Science 101 (2019), 115–122. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jas.2018.11.007.
Albína Hulda Pálsdóttir er dýrabeinafornleifafræðingur og starfar við Landbúnaðarháskóla Íslands. Hún er doktorsnemi við Óslóarháskóla en doktorsverkefni hennar heitir „Hestar og sauðfé víkinganna: Fornerfðafræði húsdýra í Norður-Atlantshafi“. Hún hefur greint dýrabeinasöfn frá Íslandi, Írlandi, Grænlandi og Færeyjum. Leiðbeinendur Albínu eru dr. Sanne Boessenkool við Óslóarháskóla, dr. Jón Hallsteinn Hallsson við Landbúnaðarháskóla Íslands og dr. Juha Kantanen hjá LUKE í Finnlandi. Verkefnið er styrkt af rannsóknasjóði Rannís á styrk nr. 162783051
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Palsdottir, Albina Hulda; Barrett, James H.; Boessenkool, Sanne; Hallsson, Jón Hallsteinn; Leifsson, Rúnar & Nistelberger, Heidi Maria
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(2019).
Lítið um hryssur í kumlum víkinga.
[Avis].
Morgunblaðið.
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Palsdottir, Albina Hulda; Boessenkool, Sanne; Barrett, James H.; Leifsson, Rúnar; Nistelberger, Heidi Maria & Orlando, Ludovic
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(2018).
Powerful Icelandic Vikings were buried with stallions.
[Internett].
Titan.no.
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Nistelberger, Heidi Maria; Palsdottir, Albina Hulda; Star, Bastiaan; Leifsson, Rúnar; Gondek, Agata Teresa & Orlando, Ludovic
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(2018).
Sexing Viking Age horses from burial and non-burial sites in Iceland using ancient DNA.
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Palsdottir, Albina Hulda; Nistelberger, Heidi Maria; Weldenegodguad, Melak; Kantanen, Juha; Hallsson, Jón Hallsteinn & Boessenkool, Sanne
(2018).
Viking Age Sheep in the North Atlantic.
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Palsdottir, Albina Hulda; Nistelberger, Heidi Maria; Weldenegodguad, Melak; Kantanen, Juha; Hallsson, Jón Hallsteinn & Boessenkool, Sanne
(2018).
Archaeogenomics of Viking Age Sheep in the North Atlantic.
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Barrett, James H; Star, Bastiaan; Kneale, Catherine; O'Connell, Tamsin C; Gondek, Agata Teresa & Boessenkool, Sanne
(2018).
Walrus Ivory in Medieval Europe: Artefactual, ancient DNA and stable isotope evidence for Ecological Globalization.
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Barrett, James H; Boessenkool, Sanne & Star, Bastiaan
(2018).
Medieval Walrus Hunting: Ecological, Economic and Social Perspectives.
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Barrett, James H.; Boessenkool, Sanne; Kneale, Catherine; O'Connell, Tamsin C. & Star, Bastiaan
(2018).
Northern Journeys: Cod, Walruses and Arctic Connections to Urban Europe in the Middle Ages.
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Boessenkool, Sanne
(2018).
Genetic time travel: learning about Viking animals and their DNA .
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Boessenkool, Sanne
(2018).
Investigating the legacy of the Viking Age using ancient DNA.
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Gondek, Agata Teresa; Boessenkool, Sanne & Star, Bastiaan
(2018).
A stainless-steel mortar, pestle and sleeve design for the efficient fragmentation of ancient bone.
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Tarlach, Gemma; Boessenkool, Sanne; Kool, Anneleen & Star, Bastiaan
(2018).
The secret history of the Vikings.
[Tidsskrift].
Discover.
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Boessenkool, Sanne
(2017).
Revealing the past using ancient DNA.
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Boessenkool, Sanne
(2017).
Intregrating biology and archaeology through ancient DNA.
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Boessenkool, Sanne
(2016).
Tracking the genomic composition and evolutionary heritage of the Viking's domestic animals using aDNA.
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Boessenkool, Sanne
(2016).
From treasure trove to tube: aDNA research in museum collections.
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Star, Bastiaan; Boessenkool, Sanne; Gondek, Agata Teresa; Nikulina, Elena A & Barrett, James H
(2016).
Viking Age trade of Atlantic cod.
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Boessenkool, Sanne; Hanghøj, Kristian; Nistelberger, Heidi Maria; Der Sarkissian, Clio; Gondek, Agata Teresa & Orlando, Ludovic
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(2016).
Combining bleach and mild pre-digestion improves ancient DNA recovery from bones.
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Nistelberger, Heidi Maria; Smith, Oliver; Wales, Nathan; Star, Bastiaan & Boessenkool, Sanne
(2016).
High Throughput Sequencing of charred archaeobotanicals - a cautionary tale.
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Palsdottir, Albina Hulda; Boessenkool, Sanne & Star, Bastiaan
(2021).
Ancient DNA sexing of walrus bones from Alþingisreitur, Iceland.
Íslenskar fornleifarannsóknir ehf og Icelandic ZooArch.
ISSN 978-9935-9641-0-6.
Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
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Palsdottir, Albina Hulda & Boessenkool, Sanne
(2020).
Sheep and Goat Skulls from Follobanen Bispegata Oslo, Norway: Ancient DNA Sampling Report.
Agricultural University of Iceland.
ISSN 978-9979-881-94-0.
123(123).
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Caprine skulls from Follobanen Bispegata excavation in Oslo
Five partial caprine skulls from the excavation in Follobanen Bispegata in Oslo (Berge, Ødeby, Holmen, Derrick, & Helstad, In prep) were given to us for possible ancient DNA sampling as part of the project “The Horses and Sheep of the Vikings: Archaeogenomics of Domesticates in the North Atlantic Research”. Only two of the skulls had a petrous bone which is preferred for sampling for ancient DNA as it often has excellent DNA preservation (Hansen et al., 2017; Pinhasi et al., 2015). Since the focus of the project was acquiring ancient DNA samples from sheep (Ovis aries) skulls from goats (Capra hircus, see below) were not sampled even if the petrous bone was present.
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Palsdottir, Albina Hulda; Boessenkool, Sanne & Star, Bastiaan
(2018).
Ancient DNA sampling report Walrus bones from Alþingisreitur.
Landbúnaðarháskóli Íslands.
ISSN 978-9979-881-71-1.