Ulla Nordfors
ulla.nordfors@utu.fi ORCID identifier: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4213-4061 |
Areas of expertise
Expertise in Late Iron Age, Medieval, and Early Modern burial customs and mortuary culture. Viking Age, Medieval and Post-Medieval Period. Interdisciplinary archaeology and scientific methods in archaeology.
Expertise in Late Iron Age, Medieval, and Early Modern burial customs and mortuary culture. Viking Age, Medieval and Post-Medieval Period. Interdisciplinary archaeology and scientific methods in archaeology.
Research community or research topic
I lead the KAROL project, which investigates an anatomical collection of human remains repatriated from Sweden to Finland using multidisciplinary methods.
I lead the KAROL project, which investigates an anatomical collection of human remains repatriated from Sweden to Finland using multidisciplinary methods.
Biography
PhD, Title of Docent in Bioarchaeology
(In 2024, my surname changed to a name that comes from my mother's side of the family.)
Publications 
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- Esipuhe: Tuoretta tutkimusta Pirkanmaan arkeologisista tekstiileistä (2026) Muinaispuvuista silkkimyssyihin : Arkeologista tekstiilitutkimusta Pirkanmaalta Nordfors, Ulla; Meriluoto, Maj
(B2 Non-refereed book chapter or chapter in a compilation book) - Molekyylibiologisia menetelmiä arkeologisten tekstiilien ja turkisten tutkimiseen (2026) Muinaispuvuista silkkimyssyihin : Arkeologista tekstiilitutkimusta Pirkanmaalta Nordfors, Ulla
(A3 Refereed book chapter or chapter in a compilation book) - Muinaispuvuista silkkimyssyihin. Arkeologista tekstiilitutkimusta Pirkanmaalta (2026) Nordfors, Ulla; Meriluoto, Maj
(C2 Editorial work for a scientific compilation book) - “Pälkäneen kallot” kertovat myös tekstiilihistoriasta (2026) Muinaispuvuista silkkimyssyihin : Arkeologista tekstiilitutkimusta Pirkanmaalta Nordfors, Ulla; Oinonen, Markku
(A3 Refereed book chapter or chapter in a compilation book) - Tampereen Vilusenharjun ja Ylöjärven Mikkolan ristiretkiaikaiset ruumiskalmistot (2026) Muinaispuvuista silkkimyssyihin : Arkeologista tekstiilitutkimusta Pirkanmaalta Nordfors, Ulla
(A3 Refereed book chapter or chapter in a compilation book) - Toppolanmäen mies ja Beethoven – Mitä geenit kertovat musikaalisuudesta? (2026)
- Arkeologia NYT! Arkeologi NU!
(E1 Popularised article) - Archaeogenetics reveals fine-scale genetic continuity and patterns of kinship and health in medieval Finland (2025)
- iScience
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Arkeogenetiikka yksilöllisten ominaisuuksien jäljillä (2025) Muinais-DNA: Avain menneisyyteen Nordfors, Ulla
(A3 Refereed book chapter or chapter in a compilation book) - Challenges of ancient DNA preservation in Finland: A report on unsuccessful samples (2025)
- Fennoscandia Archaeologica
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Daniel Strand, Anna Källén & Charlotte Mulcare (eds). Critical Perspectives on Ancient DNA (Book Review) (2025)
- Current Swedish Archaeology
(B1 Non-refereed review article in a scientific journal) - Early childhood diets in medieval and Post-Medieval Pälkäne, Finland: Insights from stable isotope analysis (2025)
- Journal of archaeological science : reports
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Haploryhmät – äiti- ja isälinjat kaukaa menneisyydestä (2025) Muinais-DNA: Avain menneisyyteen Onkamo, Päivi; Nordfors, Ulla
(A3 Refereed book chapter or chapter in a compilation book) - Johdanto: Arkeogenetiikassa tiede, historia ja inhimillisyys yhdistyvät – mutta eivät ilman haasteita (2025) Muinais-DNA: Avain menneisyyteen Nordfors, Ulla; Meriluoto, Maj
(A3 Refereed book chapter or chapter in a compilation book) - KAROL – An interdisciplinary research project on the skull collection returned from the Karolinska Institute in Sweden to Finland (2025)
- Fennoscandia Archaeologica
(B1 Non-refereed review article in a scientific journal) - Muinais-DNA: Avain menneisyyteen (2025)
- Tietolipas
(C2 Editorial work for a scientific compilation book) - Muinais-DNA osana terveyden ja sairauden monitieteistä arkeologista tutkimusta (2025) Muinais-DNA: Avain menneisyyteen Nordfors, Ulla; Paasikivi, Sofia
(A3 Refereed book chapter or chapter in a compilation book) - Multi-isotopic evidence reveals the emergence of a cosmopolitan community at the Luistari cemetery in Eura, Finland, during the early Medieval period (600–1130 CE) (2025)
- Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Proteiinien tutkimus täydentää muinais-DNA:sta saatavaa tietoa (2025) Muinais-DNA: Avain menneisyyteen Nordfors, Ulla; Paasikivi, Sofia
(A3 Refereed book chapter or chapter in a compilation book) - The Origins of Viking Age Dogs in Luistari, Eura, Finland (2025)
- International Journal of Osteoarchaeology
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Archaeological Artefact Database of Finland (AADA) (2024)
- Scientific Data
(A1 Refereed data article in a scientific journal)
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