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The VIMOA project and archaeological heritage in the Nuussuaq Peninsula of north-west Greenland

  • Matthew J. Walsh*
  • , Pelle Tejsner
  • , Daniel F. Carlson
  • , Leendert Vergeynst
  • , Kasper U. Kjeldsen
  • , Friederike Gründger
  • , Hanjing Dai
  • , Steffen Thomsen
  • , Erik Laursen
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • University of Oslo
  • National Museum of Denmark
  • Aarhus University
  • Florida State University
  • University of Miami

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Abstract

The Vaigat Iceberg-Microbial Oil Degradation and Archaeological Heritage Investigation (VIMOA) project records the results of archaeological survey of five sites in Greenland that are threatened by extreme weather conditions related to climate change. The project demonstrates the advantages of collaboration between archaeologists and natural scientists, and provides a repository of data to help preserve the archaeological record.

Original languageEnglish
Article numbere6
JournalAntiquity
Volume94
Issue number373
Number of pages7
ISSN0003-598X
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Feb 2020

Funding

The VIMOA project was funded by the Danish Centre for Marine Research (project number 2019-04), supported by the Arctic Research Centre at Aarhus University and it contributes to the Arctic Science Partnership.We thank the captain and crew of the M.S. Tulu, Egon Randa Frandsen at ARC, Jens Fog Jensen, Martin Appelt and Bjarne Gronnow at The National Museum of Denmark, and The Greenland National Museum and Archives.

Keywords

  • Arctic coastal erosion
  • climate change
  • Greenland
  • Palaeo-Eskimo Culture
  • photogrammetry

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