Oscar Aldred
Biographic Data
| ID | 199792 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Oscar Aldred |
| GIVEN NAMES | Oscar |
| FAMILY NAME | Aldred |
| SIGNATURE | ALDRED O |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Cambridge |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-5207-7905 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 14 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 113 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 14 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2005 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
People, Pasture and Plant Use
Shielings were a vital part of the agricultural system in Iceland for a millennium. They were sites of seasonal habitation where people brought domestic animals for grazing and to spare the infields for haymaking. In this paper, the site of Helgusel shieling in Mosfellsdalur is the topic of interdisciplinary research focusing on the palaeoecology of the site prior to, during and following shieling operation. Applying palynological, sedimentologic…
Establishing and Occupying
Shielings (sel) in Iceland were key seasonal sites within the farm economy, primarily used during the summer months for grazing and resource exploitation. Traditionally linked to dairy production, archaeological evidence suggests their roles were more diverse, encompassing craftwork, hunting, woodland clearance, and even metalworking. This paper examines the biography of shielings within the Icelandic transhumance system of moving animals back an…
Sustainable Transhumance Practices in European Landscapes. A Comparative Study
Roots of Routes
Repetition in abundant landscapes
In this paper, we draw attention to several regions of England where the knowledge of Iron Age and Roman settlement has reached a level of 'abundance' such that what we can say about the past goes beyond simply creating a gazetteer of 'sites', or discussing the presence or absence of particular settlement types. We explore how this level of 'abundance' has come about, and what the wider implications are interpretatively and for future work
Dense pasts
Cyril Fox's publication The archaeology of the Cambridge region (1923) is celebrated as a milestone in the development of landscape archaeology. Its centenary invites reflection on Fox's approach to landscape and on the development of knowledge about the archaeology of the Cambridge region over the intervening years. Here, the authors compare the evidence available to Fox with the results of three decades of development-led archaeology. The latte…
Interdisciplinary approaches to a connected landscape
The key to understanding a landscape is through its connections, which tie together people and environment within and beyond that landscape and across many different periods. This is particularly true of the northern face of the Ochil Hills in central Scotland, which is characterised by dense networks of connections between lowlands and uplands, local and regional. To trace those connections we integrate the results of walkover survey, aerial arc…
Archaeological Imprints
In this visual essay we discuss the role of creative practices in archaeology by examining the relationships between linotype printing and archaeological practices. We suggest that the two follow a shared trajectory: the way in which we interpret, follows and traces several kinds of interfaces. Our imprinted archaeology explores the implications of different acts of marking, cutting, and revealing the uncanny. Thus, we bring attention to the exch…
En-Counter-Maps
A journal for exploring creative engagement with the past, especially through digital means. It publishes primarily what might be thought of as â paradataâ or artistâ s statements that accompany playful and unfamiliar forms of singing the past into existence
I Wish I Was Where I Was When I Was Wishing I Was Here
A restless medieval? Archaeologies and saga-steads in the Viking Age North Atlantic
Mobile Communities
Landscapes of Settlement in Northern Iceland
Early settlement in the North Atlantic produced complex interactions of culture and nature. The sustained program of interdisciplinary collaboration is intended to focus on ninth- to 13th-century sites and landscapes in the highland interior lake basin of Mývatn in Iceland and to contribute a long-term perspective to larger issues of sustainable resource use, soil erosion, and the historical ecology of global change
Out with the Old in with the New? Online Presentation of Excavation Archives
This article reflects the participation of the Institute of Archaeology, Iceland, in the actions of the ARENA project. In particular the article highlights issues along the pathway to interoperability that the Institute found most important in its participation; that is communication and dissemination of information to the public. Archiving material is not enough, the material to be archived must demonstrate its value, through its diversity and a…
Landscapes of Settlement in Northern Iceland
Early settlement in the North Atlantic produced complex interactions of culture and nature. The sustained program of interdisciplinary collaboration is intended to focus on ninth- to 13th-century sites and landscapes in the highland interior lake basin of Mývatn in Iceland and to contribute a long-term perspective to larger issues of sustainable resource use, soil erosion, and the historical ecology of global change
Mobile Communities
Interdisciplinary approaches to a connected landscape
The key to understanding a landscape is through its connections, which tie together people and environment within and beyond that landscape and across many different periods. This is particularly true of the northern face of the Ochil Hills in central Scotland, which is characterised by dense networks of connections between lowlands and uplands, local and regional. To trace those connections we integrate the results of walkover survey, aerial arc…
Repetition in abundant landscapes
In this paper, we draw attention to several regions of England where the knowledge of Iron Age and Roman settlement has reached a level of 'abundance' such that what we can say about the past goes beyond simply creating a gazetteer of 'sites', or discussing the presence or absence of particular settlement types. We explore how this level of 'abundance' has come about, and what the wider implications are interpretatively and for future work
En-Counter-Maps
A journal for exploring creative engagement with the past, especially through digital means. It publishes primarily what might be thought of as â paradataâ or artistâ s statements that accompany playful and unfamiliar forms of singing the past into existence
A restless medieval? Archaeologies and saga-steads in the Viking Age North Atlantic
Out with the Old in with the New? Online Presentation of Excavation Archives
This article reflects the participation of the Institute of Archaeology, Iceland, in the actions of the ARENA project. In particular the article highlights issues along the pathway to interoperability that the Institute found most important in its participation; that is communication and dissemination of information to the public. Archiving material is not enough, the material to be archived must demonstrate its value, through its diversity and a…
Landscapes of Settlement in Northern Iceland
Early settlement in the North Atlantic produced complex interactions of culture and nature. The sustained program of interdisciplinary collaboration is intended to focus on ninth- to 13th-century sites and landscapes in the highland interior lake basin of Mývatn in Iceland and to contribute a long-term perspective to larger issues of sustainable resource use, soil erosion, and the historical ecology of global change
Mobile Communities
A restless medieval? Archaeologies and saga-steads in the Viking Age North Atlantic
I Wish I Was Where I Was When I Was Wishing I Was Here
En-Counter-Maps
A journal for exploring creative engagement with the past, especially through digital means. It publishes primarily what might be thought of as â paradataâ or artistâ s statements that accompany playful and unfamiliar forms of singing the past into existence
Archaeological Imprints
In this visual essay we discuss the role of creative practices in archaeology by examining the relationships between linotype printing and archaeological practices. We suggest that the two follow a shared trajectory: the way in which we interpret, follows and traces several kinds of interfaces. Our imprinted archaeology explores the implications of different acts of marking, cutting, and revealing the uncanny. Thus, we bring attention to the exch…
Interdisciplinary approaches to a connected landscape
The key to understanding a landscape is through its connections, which tie together people and environment within and beyond that landscape and across many different periods. This is particularly true of the northern face of the Ochil Hills in central Scotland, which is characterised by dense networks of connections between lowlands and uplands, local and regional. To trace those connections we integrate the results of walkover survey, aerial arc…
Repetition in abundant landscapes
In this paper, we draw attention to several regions of England where the knowledge of Iron Age and Roman settlement has reached a level of 'abundance' such that what we can say about the past goes beyond simply creating a gazetteer of 'sites', or discussing the presence or absence of particular settlement types. We explore how this level of 'abundance' has come about, and what the wider implications are interpretatively and for future work
Dense pasts
Cyril Fox's publication The archaeology of the Cambridge region (1923) is celebrated as a milestone in the development of landscape archaeology. Its centenary invites reflection on Fox's approach to landscape and on the development of knowledge about the archaeology of the Cambridge region over the intervening years. Here, the authors compare the evidence available to Fox with the results of three decades of development-led archaeology. The latte…
Sustainable Transhumance Practices in European Landscapes. A Comparative Study
Roots of Routes
Establishing and Occupying
Shielings (sel) in Iceland were key seasonal sites within the farm economy, primarily used during the summer months for grazing and resource exploitation. Traditionally linked to dairy production, archaeological evidence suggests their roles were more diverse, encompassing craftwork, hunting, woodland clearance, and even metalworking. This paper examines the biography of shielings within the Icelandic transhumance system of moving animals back an…
People, Pasture and Plant Use
Shielings were a vital part of the agricultural system in Iceland for a millennium. They were sites of seasonal habitation where people brought domestic animals for grazing and to spare the infields for haymaking. In this paper, the site of Helgusel shieling in Mosfellsdalur is the topic of interdisciplinary research focusing on the palaeoecology of the site prior to, during and following shieling operation. Applying palynological, sedimentologic…
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