Gradmålingsstasjonen i Sorgfjorden: en kulturhistorisk dokumentasjon

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Creator/Principal investigator(s)

Dag Avango - Royal institute of Technology, Division of History of Science, Technology and Environment

Research principal

Royal Institute of Technology - Division of History of Science, Technology and Environment

Description

The Sorgfjorden project, an archaeological research expedition, was conducted between the 8th and the 20th of July, 2017. The expedition documented remains from a Russian-Swedish geodetic expedition during 1898-1902 in the area around Sorgfjorden on northeastern Spetsbergen, Svalbard.

Traditional documentation methods were combined with new technologies in order to fulfill the expedition's goals. Archival and printed materials were collected and studied in preparation for the expedition.

The project was carried out by researchers from Sweden and Norway with experience in research in the polar regions.

Photographic documentation of material remains from the Swedish-Russian arc of meridian expedition.

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Language

Norwegian

Swedish

Method and outcome

Time period(s) investigated

1898-01-01 – 2017-01-01

Data format / data structure

Still image

Type of archaeological investigation

Archaeological excavation

Type of archaeological remains

Burial place, Settlement remnants, Building remains, Finding place, Foundation, Foundation, historic, Huskonstruktion, Cairn, Modern cultural heritage remains, OTHER REMAIN TYPES

Data collection

Mode of collection: Field observation
Description of the mode of collection: Photo documentation
Time period(s) for data collection: 2017-07-08 – 2017-07-20

Geographic coverage

Geographic spread

Geographic location: Svalbard and Jan Mayen

Geographic description: Sorgfjorden

Administrative information

Responsible department/unit

Division of History of Science, Technology and Environment

Funding 1

Funding agency: Svalbard environmental protection fund

Funding 2

Funding agency: Swedish Research Council
Funding agency's reference number: 2016-02724

Funding 3

Funding agency: NordForsk

Topic and keywords

Research area

History and archaeology (Standard för svensk indelning av forskningsämnen 2011)

History (Standard för svensk indelning av forskningsämnen 2011)

History of technology (Standard för svensk indelning av forskningsämnen 2011)

Archaeology (Standard för svensk indelning av forskningsämnen 2011)

Other humanities not elsewhere specified (Standard för svensk indelning av forskningsämnen 2011)

Geoscientific information (INSPIRE topic categories)

Society (INSPIRE topic categories)

Keywords

Cultural heritage, Arctic regions, Svalbard, Land use, Buildings, Orthoimagery, Protected sites

Publications

Arlov, Thor B., Dag Avango, and Per Kyrre Reymert. "Gradmålingsstasjonen i Sorgfjorden: en kulturhistorisk dokumentasjon." Stockholm-Tromsø-Trondheim: KTH - NTNU, 2018.
URN: urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-239894

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