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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- Assessing the recovery of immune proteins from mummified soft tissue versus archaeological bones (2026)
- Journal of Archaeological Science
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Bioarchaeological analysis illustrates the life of a 16th-century Sámi individual from Kitka, Kuusamo, northern Finland (2026)
- BMC Genomics
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - 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)
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