Papers by Jørn Erik Henriksen
Fragmenter av Nord-Norges fortid, 2024
An overview of Coins found i Northern Norway from the late Iron Age and medieval (Ad 750-1350), a... more An overview of Coins found i Northern Norway from the late Iron Age and medieval (Ad 750-1350), after 10 years of massive increase of coins found by metal-detecting. This calls for a reevaluation of the understanding of the early phases of monetisation in N. Norway
Iskos Vol. 22 (2019): In Search of Hearths. A Book in Memory of Sven-Donald Hedman. , 2019
This article takes as its starting point artefacts recovered from excavations at Brodtkorbneset a... more This article takes as its starting point artefacts recovered from excavations at Brodtkorbneset and Steintjørna, or rather a focus on selected categories of artefacts retrieved from these sites. These categories are artefacts related to iron processing, imported iron tools and cut pieces of copper alloy implements and ornaments. The artefacts are discussed in the light of the North Fennoscandian context. As all categories were brought to the sites over long distances, and the likely routes of traded iron, copper alloy vessels, cauldrons and kettles seem to have been through the interior of Finland, these objects were most likely part of Trans-Bothnian trade networks. The eastern ornaments seem to be connected with a mainly Novgorodian fur-trade network, with Karelian traders acting as intermediaries. The involvement of Karelians could have meant an extension of the inland trade routes, possibly including the western White Sea area and alternative routes of a southeastern south western direction. It is argued that the advantage of the Gulf of Bothnia was its central position as a transit area for long-distance trade and the distribution of objects to the upper Pasvik area in the early Iron Age/Early Middle Ages. The discussion therefore ends with a comparison of the models of trading networks and communities proposed for the area, and the context of hearth-row sites excavated in upper Pasvik (Fig 1).
Fennoscandia …, Jan 1, 2003
Multi-room houses (No. mangeromstufter) are complex buildings containing several rooms connected ... more Multi-room houses (No. mangeromstufter) are complex buildings containing several rooms connected by a corridor and / or by doorways. Their main distribution area is the coast of Finnmark. Available radiocarbon dates suggest a period of use from 1300 -1500/1550 A.D. The article discusses possible Norse, Novgorodian/ Karelian and Saami connections to these remains. The hitherto mono-cultural explanations of origin and function seem to be insufficient.
Stensilserie (Universitetet i Tromsø. Institutt for …, Jan 1, 1995
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Thesis Chapters by Jørn Erik Henriksen
Avhandlingen handler om mellomalder i Nord-Troms og Finnmark og mangeromstuftene, som så langt ba... more Avhandlingen handler om mellomalder i Nord-Troms og Finnmark og mangeromstuftene, som så langt bare er kjent fra Laukøya i vest til den østre munningen av Pechengafjorden i øst. Arkeologisk registrering og utgravning er metodene som i hovedsak har blitt brukt i utforskningen av mangeromstuftene. Naturvitenskaplige metoder som zoologiske, botaniske og geofysiske analyser ligger også til grunn for tolkningene. Det er kjent 35 tufter fordelt på 23 lokaliteter, og de dateres fra ca. 1200 – ca. 1650. Handel og skattelegging har vært sentrale funksjoner. På grunn av sin beliggenhet og sin datering ses mangeromshus i sammenheng med rivaliseringen mellom Norge og Novgorod. Mangeromstuftene ligger i sin helhet innenfor disse mellomalderstatenes felles skatte- og handelsdistrikt. Mangeromshus har oppstått som resultat av møter mellom russere, karelere, nordmenn og samer, der forskjellige bygningstradisjoner har inngått som elementer som over tid førte til en særegen bygningstype i mellomalderen
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