Forging Identities

The Institute of Anthropology, Archaeology and Linguistics has five departments with c. 35 permanently employed researchers, c. 25 PhD students, 15 administrative staff, and 1200 students. It has a PhD School for Anthropological and Archaeological Studies, and is associated with two museums, including Moesgård Museum which has a large department for conservation and palaeo-science. The Institute is the most successful at the Faculty of Arts in terms of obtaining external funds, c. 2.5 Meuro per year. Its strong cross-disciplinary research environment offers a unique combination of three archaeologies, social anthropology & ethnography and linguistics. It is thus a strong headquarter for the proposed research.

1. Monographs

1996 From Stone to Bronze. The Metalwork of the Late Neolithic and Earliest Bronze Age in Denmark. 495 pages of text, catalogues, appendices and 355 illustrations and a contribution by Dr. Peter Northover, Oxford University. Århus: Jutland Archaeological Society - Aarhus University Press.

2007a Culture and Change in Central European Prehistory, 6^th to 1^st millennium BC. Århus: Aarhus University Press (200 pages with 64 illustrations)

2. Edited books

2000 with Olausson, D (eds.) Form-Function-Context. Material Culture Studies in Scandinavian Archaeology. Lund: Acta Archaeologica Lundensia Series.

3. Articles

1996 with Rahbek, U. & Rasmussen, K.L. ”Radiocarbon dating and the Chronology of Bronze Age Southern Scandinavia”. In Randsborg, K. (ed.), Absolute Chronology. Archaeological Europe 2500-500 BC. Acta Archaeologica vol. 67 – 1996. Acta Archaeologica supplementa vol. I. pp. 183-198.

2003b “Commemorative tales: archaeological responses to modern myth, politics, and war”. World Archaeology 35(1): pp. 126-144. (Theme: The Social Commemoration of Warfare, edited by Roberta

2005b “A Biographical Perspective on Ösenringe from the Early Bronze Age. In Kienlin, T. (ed.) Die Dinge als Zeichen: Kulturelles Wissen und materielle Kultur. Internationale Fachtagung an der Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität, Frankfurt am Main 3.-5.- April 2003. Universitätsforschungen zur prähistorischen Archäologie 125. Bonn: Habelt. pp. 263-281.

2006b “Warriors and Warrior Institutions in the European Copper Age”. In Otto, T., Thrane, H. & Vandkilde, H. (eds.): Warfare and Society. Archaeological and Social Anthropological Perspectives. Aarhus: Aarhus University Press. pp. 393-422.

2006c “Warfare and Gender according to Homer: An Archaeology of an Aristocratic Warrior Culture”. In Otto, T., Thrane, H. & Vandkilde, H. (eds.): Warfare and Society. Archaeological and Social Anthropological Perspectives. Aarhus: Aarhus University. pp. 515-528.

2006d “Warfare, Weaponry and Material Culture – an Introduction”. In Otto, T., Thrane, H. & Vandkilde, H. (eds.). Warfare and Society. Archaeological and Social Anthropological Perspectives. Aarhus: Aarhus University Press. pp. 483-490.

2007c “A Review of the Early Late Neolithic Period in Denmark: Practice, Identity and Connectivity”. Offa 61/62, 2004/05 (2007). Previously published on the web (2005). pp. 75-109.

2007d “Archaeology, Anthropology and Globalization. Inaugural lecture, October 22^nd 2004”. In Vandkilde, H. (ed.) Globalisation, Battlefields, and Economics. Three inaugural lectures in archaeology. Moesgård, Aarhus University October 2004. pp. 7-27. Aarhus: Aarhus University Press. Also as net publication on http://www.aal.au.dk/global/index

2008 “Leoni’s House. Materialising Identity and Change in Contemporary Papua New Guinea”. In Chilidis C., Lund J. & Prescott, C. (eds.): Facets of Archeology. Essays in Honour of Lotte Hedeager on her 60th Birthday. Oslo Archaeological Series, vol. 10. Oslo: Unipub. pp. 145-154.

in press In Mellar, H. (ed.): The Nebra Conference Proceedings, Der Griff nach den Sternen. Proceedings of the Landesamt für Denkmalpflege und Archaeologie Sachsen-Anhalt und Landesmuseum Für Vorgeschichte. C. 17 pages. “Metallurgy, Inequality, and Globalisation in the Bronze Age – discussant’s commentary on the papers in the metallurgy session”.

Partner 1: Institute of Anthropology, Archaeology and Linguistics, Department of Prehistoric Archaeology, University of Aarhus, Denmark

Coordinator

Key relevant qualifications

Department profile

Selected publications

1. Monographs

2. Edited books

3. Articles


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	Partner 1: Institute of Anthropology, Archaeology and Linguistics, Department of Prehistoric Archaeology, University of Aarhus, Denmark Coordinator Professor Helle Vandkilde, dr.phil. (farkhv@hum.au.dk) (Personal webpage) Key relevant qualifications Extensive administrative experience as head of Department. Institute PhD coordinator and member of the institute’s research committee. Extensive experience as project coordinator and participant in international and national collaborative research: A. Partner in the EU project TOMBA 1999-2001. B. Head of the Pile-project 1998-2004 about earliest Bronze Age conjunctures. C. Coordinator of the Danish Research Council project ‘Warfare and Society from the Perspective of Archaeology and Social Anthropology’ 1998-2003. D. Engaged as researcher in the Svenska Riksbank and the FP6 Marie Curie RTN project: ‘The Emergence of European Communities. Household, Settlement and Territory in Later Prehistory (2300-300 BC)’. E. Coordinator of the Danish Research Council’s international Bronze Age network 2005-2006 ‘Cultural Identity and Global Process in the Bronze Age’. F. Coordinator of the research group ‘Material Culture and Social Identification: Globalisation in the Past and the Present” in Aarhus University’s research focus area ‘Globalisation’ 2006-2009. G. Coordinator of ‘Globalisation in the Past and the Present: Aarhus University’s joint anthropological- archaeological fieldwork in Manus Papua New Guinea 2006-2007’. The Erik Westerby-Foundation’s Honorary Prize (100.000 DKK) in 2005. Has published extensively on the Bronze Age, among these several peer-reviewed international articles, two major monographs, in addition to other contributions; all relevant to the proposed project. Extensive experience with Bronze Age research, especially networking and mobility across Europe, in addition to developing the possibilities existing at the intersection between archaeology and anthropology. Department profile The Institute of Anthropology, Archaeology and Linguistics has five departments with c. 35 permanently employed researchers, c. 25 PhD students, 15 administrative staff, and 1200 students. It has a PhD School for Anthropological and Archaeological Studies, and is associated with two museums, including Moesgård Museum which has a large department for conservation and palaeo-science. The Institute is the most successful at the Faculty of Arts in terms of obtaining external funds, c. 2.5 Meuro per year. Its strong cross-disciplinary research environment offers a unique combination of three archaeologies, social anthropology & ethnography and linguistics. It is thus a strong headquarter for the proposed research. Selected publications 1. Monographs 1996 From Stone to Bronze. The Metalwork of the Late Neolithic and Earliest Bronze Age in Denmark. 495 pages of text, catalogues, appendices and 355 illustrations and a contribution by Dr. Peter Northover, Oxford University. Århus: Jutland Archaeological Society - Aarhus University Press. 2007a Culture and Change in Central European Prehistory, 6^th to 1^st millennium BC. Århus: Aarhus University Press (200 pages with 64 illustrations) 2. Edited books 2000 with Olausson, D (eds.) Form-Function-Context. Material Culture Studies in Scandinavian Archaeology. Lund: Acta Archaeologica Lundensia Series. 3. Articles 1996 with Rahbek, U. & Rasmussen, K.L. ”Radiocarbon dating and the Chronology of Bronze Age Southern Scandinavia”. In Randsborg, K. (ed.), Absolute Chronology. Archaeological Europe 2500-500 BC. Acta Archaeologica vol. 67 – 1996. Acta Archaeologica supplementa vol. I. pp. 183-198. 2003b “Commemorative tales: archaeological responses to modern myth, politics, and war”. World Archaeology 35(1): pp. 126-144. (Theme: The Social Commemoration of Warfare, edited by Roberta 2005b “A Biographical Perspective on Ösenringe from the Early Bronze Age. In Kienlin, T. (ed.) Die Dinge als Zeichen: Kulturelles Wissen und materielle Kultur. Internationale Fachtagung an der Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität, Frankfurt am Main 3.-5.- April 2003. Universitätsforschungen zur prähistorischen Archäologie 125. Bonn: Habelt. pp. 263-281. 2006b “Warriors and Warrior Institutions in the European Copper Age”. In Otto, T., Thrane, H. & Vandkilde, H. (eds.): Warfare and Society. Archaeological and Social Anthropological Perspectives. Aarhus: Aarhus University Press. pp. 393-422. 2006c “Warfare and Gender according to Homer: An Archaeology of an Aristocratic Warrior Culture”. In Otto, T., Thrane, H. & Vandkilde, H. (eds.): Warfare and Society. Archaeological and Social Anthropological Perspectives. Aarhus: Aarhus University. pp. 515-528. 2006d “Warfare, Weaponry and Material Culture – an Introduction”. In Otto, T., Thrane, H. & Vandkilde, H. (eds.). Warfare and Society. Archaeological and Social Anthropological Perspectives. Aarhus: Aarhus University Press. pp. 483-490. 2007c “A Review of the Early Late Neolithic Period in Denmark: Practice, Identity and Connectivity”. Offa 61/62, 2004/05 (2007). Previously published on the web (2005). pp. 75-109. 2007d “Archaeology, Anthropology and Globalization. Inaugural lecture, October 22^nd 2004”. In Vandkilde, H. (ed.) Globalisation, Battlefields, and Economics. Three inaugural lectures in archaeology. Moesgård, Aarhus University October 2004. pp. 7-27. Aarhus: Aarhus University Press. Also as net publication on http://www.aal.au.dk/global/index 2008 “Leoni’s House. Materialising Identity and Change in Contemporary Papua New Guinea”. In Chilidis C., Lund J. & Prescott, C. (eds.): Facets of Archeology. Essays in Honour of Lotte Hedeager on her 60th Birthday. Oslo Archaeological Series, vol. 10. Oslo: Unipub. pp. 145-154. in press In Mellar, H. (ed.): The Nebra Conference Proceedings, Der Griff nach den Sternen. Proceedings of the Landesamt für Denkmalpflege und Archaeologie Sachsen-Anhalt und Landesmuseum Für Vorgeschichte. C. 17 pages. “Metallurgy, Inequality, and Globalisation in the Bronze Age – discussant’s commentary on the papers in the metallurgy session”.