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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- Atypical burials and variations in burial customs in the church of Renko, Finland (2020)
- Monographs of the Archaeological Society of Finland
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Ensimmäisiä muinais-DNA-tutkimuksia Suomesta (2020)
- Arkeologia NYT! Arkeologi NU!
(E1 Popularised article) - Göteborgissa kuohuu: Museon lääketieteellinen ihmisjäännöskokoelma aiotaan polttaa (2020)
- Kalmistopiiri
(D1 Article in a professional journal) - Karhun surmaamat – Epäonnisia kohtaamisia Suomessa 1700–1800-luvuilla (2020)
- Kalmistopiiri
(D1 Article in a professional journal) - Kirja-arvostelu: Bergsveinn Birgisson: Musta viikinki. 2019. ISBN 978-9-52-279597-7. (2020)
- Kalmistopiiri
(D1 Article in a professional journal) - Missä ovat Suomen rautakautiset kissat? (2020)
- Muinaistutkija
(B1 Non-refereed article in a scientific journal) - New cereal grain finds from southern Satakunta, Finland, dated from the Late Bronze Age to the Middle Ages (2020) Archaeobotanical studies of past plant cultivation in northern Europe Terttu Lempiäinen, Maija Helamaa, Heli Lehto, Ulla Moilanen, Markku Oinonen, Sanni Salomaa, Kari Uotila
(A3 Refereed book chapter or chapter in a compilation book) - Pakko tanssia! Keskiajan tanssiepidemiat Euroopassa (2020)
- Kalmistopiiri
(D1 Article in a professional journal) - ”Suutele minua!” Riimuin kirjoitettuja rakkausloitsuja rautakauden ja keskiajan taitteesta (2020)
- Kalmistopiiri
(E1 Popularised article) - Taistelua tartuntatauteja vastaan: Karanteenin ja eristämisen historiaa (2020)
- Kalmistopiiri
(D1 Article in a professional journal)
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