Erik Daniel Fredh
Biographic Data
| ID | 4121654 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Erik Daniel Fredh |
| GIVEN NAMES | Erik Daniel |
| FAMILY NAME | Fredh |
| SIGNATURE | FREDH E D |
| AFFILIATIONS | Museum of Archaeology, University of Stavanger, Stavanger, Norway |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1787-6976 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 9 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 8 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Quantifying the last 7500 years of land-use changes on the island of Karmøy, southwestern Norway, with focus on three periods with monumental burial mounds
Landscape changes investigated during three phases with monumental burial mounds. • Agriculture began c. 500–700 years before the first burial mounds were constructed. • Agriculture was introduced c. 2000 BC and expanded in the Roman Iron Age (1–550 CE). • The strategic location near the Karmsund Strait became increasingly important over time. The northern part of the island Karmøy in southwestern Norway contain one of Scandinavia’s largest assem…
Correlation of Seismic Data and Sediment Cores From the Seabed in the Medieval Harbour at Avaldsnes, Norway
This interdisciplinary study demonstrates the successful integration of non‐destructive geophysical methods and sediment core analyses for mapping the seabed in the historical harbour at Avaldsnes in south‐west Norway. In the Medieval Period, this was a royal manor, with the harbour as a central hub for the Hanseatic League in the 14th to 15th centuries. The use of an Autonomous Surface Vehicle (ASV) mounted with two distinct sub‐bottom profiler …
Inferring Long-term Land-use Development Through On-site Botanical Analyses at Øvre Øksnevad, Southwestern Norway
This study analysed pollen and plant macrofossils from mainly Bronze Age and Iron Age funerary, agricultural and settlement remains, to infer local plant exploitation and long-term land-use development at Øvre Øksnevad in southwestern Norway. The results showed that deciduous woodland covered the site prior to c. 2100 BC. After this, until c. 500 BC, the vegetation became dominated by grasses/herbs, while several phases of land clearance and cult…
Agricultural Resilience during the 6thCentury Crisis
Major changes in the archaeological material in Rogaland, southwestern Norway, from the mid-6th century AD have been interpreted as a population decline and an economic recession connected to the 6th century crisis. This event is known from historical and archaeological sources in continental Europe and has recently gained much attention in the Scandinavian archaeological debate. Sudden climate change, pandemic and collapsed trading networks like…
Land cover and exploitation of upland resources on the Høg-Jæren Plateau, southwestern Norway, over the last 6500 years
This study explores the use of upland resources on the Høg-Jæren Plateau (360 m asl) in southwestern Norway during the last 6500 years. Human activities and land-use variations were reconstructed using a compilation of data from pollen analysis of six sediment cores retrieved along an altitudinal transect belonging to the present day farm Aniksdal (approx. 31 km2), with archaeological finds and historical records. Vegetation modelling was also us…
Long-term development of landscape openness and arable land use in an agricultural region of southern Sweden
Farm establishment, abandonment and agricultural practices during the last 1,300 years
A Synthesis of Pollen Composition in Prehistoric Cultivation Layers in Southwestern Norway
Pollen records and radiocarbon dates from cultivation layers were compiled to explore agricultural changes in southwestern Norway, with a focus on cereals and associated herbs. Variations in the pollen composition were examined using rarefaction and multivariate analyses. The results showed that prehistoric cultivation layers were preserved in the region from c. 2200 BC to AD 1400. That the landscape was open and dominated by grassland is inferre…
Farm establishment, abandonment and agricultural practices during the last 1,300 years
Long-term development of landscape openness and arable land use in an agricultural region of southern Sweden
A Synthesis of Pollen Composition in Prehistoric Cultivation Layers in Southwestern Norway
Pollen records and radiocarbon dates from cultivation layers were compiled to explore agricultural changes in southwestern Norway, with a focus on cereals and associated herbs. Variations in the pollen composition were examined using rarefaction and multivariate analyses. The results showed that prehistoric cultivation layers were preserved in the region from c. 2200 BC to AD 1400. That the landscape was open and dominated by grassland is inferre…
Agricultural Resilience during the 6thCentury Crisis
Major changes in the archaeological material in Rogaland, southwestern Norway, from the mid-6th century AD have been interpreted as a population decline and an economic recession connected to the 6th century crisis. This event is known from historical and archaeological sources in continental Europe and has recently gained much attention in the Scandinavian archaeological debate. Sudden climate change, pandemic and collapsed trading networks like…
A Synthesis of Pollen Composition in Prehistoric Cultivation Layers in Southwestern Norway
Pollen records and radiocarbon dates from cultivation layers were compiled to explore agricultural changes in southwestern Norway, with a focus on cereals and associated herbs. Variations in the pollen composition were examined using rarefaction and multivariate analyses. The results showed that prehistoric cultivation layers were preserved in the region from c. 2200 BC to AD 1400. That the landscape was open and dominated by grassland is inferre…
Long-term development of landscape openness and arable land use in an agricultural region of southern Sweden
Farm establishment, abandonment and agricultural practices during the last 1,300 years
Land cover and exploitation of upland resources on the Høg-Jæren Plateau, southwestern Norway, over the last 6500 years
This study explores the use of upland resources on the Høg-Jæren Plateau (360 m asl) in southwestern Norway during the last 6500 years. Human activities and land-use variations were reconstructed using a compilation of data from pollen analysis of six sediment cores retrieved along an altitudinal transect belonging to the present day farm Aniksdal (approx. 31 km2), with archaeological finds and historical records. Vegetation modelling was also us…
Inferring Long-term Land-use Development Through On-site Botanical Analyses at Øvre Øksnevad, Southwestern Norway
This study analysed pollen and plant macrofossils from mainly Bronze Age and Iron Age funerary, agricultural and settlement remains, to infer local plant exploitation and long-term land-use development at Øvre Øksnevad in southwestern Norway. The results showed that deciduous woodland covered the site prior to c. 2100 BC. After this, until c. 500 BC, the vegetation became dominated by grasses/herbs, while several phases of land clearance and cult…
Agricultural Resilience during the 6thCentury Crisis
Major changes in the archaeological material in Rogaland, southwestern Norway, from the mid-6th century AD have been interpreted as a population decline and an economic recession connected to the 6th century crisis. This event is known from historical and archaeological sources in continental Europe and has recently gained much attention in the Scandinavian archaeological debate. Sudden climate change, pandemic and collapsed trading networks like…
Quantifying the last 7500 years of land-use changes on the island of Karmøy, southwestern Norway, with focus on three periods with monumental burial mounds
Landscape changes investigated during three phases with monumental burial mounds. • Agriculture began c. 500–700 years before the first burial mounds were constructed. • Agriculture was introduced c. 2000 BC and expanded in the Roman Iron Age (1–550 CE). • The strategic location near the Karmsund Strait became increasingly important over time. The northern part of the island Karmøy in southwestern Norway contain one of Scandinavia’s largest assem…
Correlation of Seismic Data and Sediment Cores From the Seabed in the Medieval Harbour at Avaldsnes, Norway
This interdisciplinary study demonstrates the successful integration of non‐destructive geophysical methods and sediment core analyses for mapping the seabed in the historical harbour at Avaldsnes in south‐west Norway. In the Medieval Period, this was a royal manor, with the harbour as a central hub for the Hanseatic League in the 14th to 15th centuries. The use of an Autonomous Surface Vehicle (ASV) mounted with two distinct sub‐bottom profiler …
Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (8 works) · Archaeology (7 works) · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (7 works) · Geography (7 works) · Ecology (5 works) · Land use (4 works) · Physical geography (4 works) · Pollen (4 works) · Agriculture (3 works) · Biology (3 works)