Jari-Matti Kuusela
Biographic Data
| ID | 669193 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jari-Matti Kuusela |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jari-Matti |
| FAMILY NAME | Kuusela |
| SIGNATURE | KUUSELA J |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Oulu |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-2960-8979 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 21 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 9 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Challenges of Ancient DNA Preservation in Finland
Ancient DNA (aDNA) research has rapidly expanded our understanding of past populations, yet its success remains highly dependent on biomolecular preservation. This article presents negative sampling outcomes from 85 individuals in Finland, sampled between 2017 and 2022. These individuals represent sampling efforts that failed to yield data for human population genetic analyses, corresponding to a success rate of approximately 44%. The failed data…
Hunters, Fishers, Traders – An Archaeological and Zooarchaeological Perspective on the Development of the Late Iron Age and Medieval Northern Fennoscandian Trade Network
Late Iron Age and medieval trade in northern Fennoscandia has arguably often thought to have been primarily fur trade. However, recent discoveries of Late Iron Age and early medieval sites in the north together with the re-examination of previous evidence reveals a more nuanced picture and indicates that trade in bulk goods â namely inland stockfish and reindeer products â may have played a significant role in the northern trade. This article exa…
Swedenization of the North – the early medieval Swedish northern expansion and the emergence of the Birkarls
The State of Sweden expanded its domains successfully towards the north during the medieval period – particularly during the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries. This expansion north from Norrland over the Bothnian coast and further into Lapland has traditionally been discussed within the classical colonial framework. In this paper, however, we argue that the Swedish northern expansion was actually more a result of successful negotiations between…
Signs of Cultural Diversity in the 13th to 15th Centuries AD Coastal Region of the Bothnian Bay in Northwestern Fennoscandia
This paper examines archaeological signs indicating cultural diversity between trader societies in the coastal regions of the Bothnian Bay in northwestern Fennoscandia between the 13th and 15th centuries AD by focusing attention on the functioning of the network that connected the societies together. It is observed that within a relatively small bounded region, notable variation specifically in contemporary burial forms is present indicating cult…
Food and tension
This paper examines three medieval trading places in the Bothnian Bay region in northern Fennoscandia. As these sites were meeting places between overseas and local traders, they were sites of cross-cultural encounters, social tension and potential danger. By examining the archaeological evidence of the sites, it is suggested that in order to facilitate safe and predictable trading relations, feasting was used to lessen tensions and avoid potenti…
Unhierarchical and Hierarchical Core-Periphery Relations
This article studies the medieval northern Fennoscandian trade network utilizing a macro-scale perspective-namely, the world-systems analysis-while still maintaining a decidedly local approach to the analysis. It is argued that local factors, formed of a synergy between social and natural components, created a situation where the trade network of northern Fennoscandia remained an unhierarchical peer network despite a seeming power asymmetry betwe…
Co-existence and Colonisation
This article re-interprets the historical colonisation of the Bothnian Bay coastlands between approximately the 13th and 15th centuries AD. It is argued that this colonisation was a complex process because the archaeological evidence in the coastal area demonstrates a strong continuity of local customs far into the historical period, indicating a strong influence of local societies. With local cemeteries and other archaeological sites showing a s…
Assessing the application of laser scanning and 3D inspection in the study of prehistoric cairn sites
Places of Importance and Social Communication
This paper studies the cairn field of Viirikallio in Laihia, Finland. Burial sites are extremely complex, being infused with ideological reflections of the society that built them. In the present paper this complex nature is viewed by combining GIS-technology with social theory of Erving Goffman and Pierre Bourdieu. It is suggested that the cairn field functioned, among other things, as a site reflecting the control of important resources, as wel…
Unhierarchical and Hierarchical Core-Periphery Relations
This article studies the medieval northern Fennoscandian trade network utilizing a macro-scale perspective-namely, the world-systems analysis-while still maintaining a decidedly local approach to the analysis. It is argued that local factors, formed of a synergy between social and natural components, created a situation where the trade network of northern Fennoscandia remained an unhierarchical peer network despite a seeming power asymmetry betwe…
Food and tension
This paper examines three medieval trading places in the Bothnian Bay region in northern Fennoscandia. As these sites were meeting places between overseas and local traders, they were sites of cross-cultural encounters, social tension and potential danger. By examining the archaeological evidence of the sites, it is suggested that in order to facilitate safe and predictable trading relations, feasting was used to lessen tensions and avoid potenti…
Co-existence and Colonisation
This article re-interprets the historical colonisation of the Bothnian Bay coastlands between approximately the 13th and 15th centuries AD. It is argued that this colonisation was a complex process because the archaeological evidence in the coastal area demonstrates a strong continuity of local customs far into the historical period, indicating a strong influence of local societies. With local cemeteries and other archaeological sites showing a s…
Hunters, Fishers, Traders – An Archaeological and Zooarchaeological Perspective on the Development of the Late Iron Age and Medieval Northern Fennoscandian Trade Network
Late Iron Age and medieval trade in northern Fennoscandia has arguably often thought to have been primarily fur trade. However, recent discoveries of Late Iron Age and early medieval sites in the north together with the re-examination of previous evidence reveals a more nuanced picture and indicates that trade in bulk goods â namely inland stockfish and reindeer products â may have played a significant role in the northern trade. This article exa…
Swedenization of the North – the early medieval Swedish northern expansion and the emergence of the Birkarls
The State of Sweden expanded its domains successfully towards the north during the medieval period – particularly during the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries. This expansion north from Norrland over the Bothnian coast and further into Lapland has traditionally been discussed within the classical colonial framework. In this paper, however, we argue that the Swedish northern expansion was actually more a result of successful negotiations between…
Signs of Cultural Diversity in the 13th to 15th Centuries AD Coastal Region of the Bothnian Bay in Northwestern Fennoscandia
This paper examines archaeological signs indicating cultural diversity between trader societies in the coastal regions of the Bothnian Bay in northwestern Fennoscandia between the 13th and 15th centuries AD by focusing attention on the functioning of the network that connected the societies together. It is observed that within a relatively small bounded region, notable variation specifically in contemporary burial forms is present indicating cult…
Places of Importance and Social Communication
This paper studies the cairn field of Viirikallio in Laihia, Finland. Burial sites are extremely complex, being infused with ideological reflections of the society that built them. In the present paper this complex nature is viewed by combining GIS-technology with social theory of Erving Goffman and Pierre Bourdieu. It is suggested that the cairn field functioned, among other things, as a site reflecting the control of important resources, as wel…
Assessing the application of laser scanning and 3D inspection in the study of prehistoric cairn sites
Co-existence and Colonisation
This article re-interprets the historical colonisation of the Bothnian Bay coastlands between approximately the 13th and 15th centuries AD. It is argued that this colonisation was a complex process because the archaeological evidence in the coastal area demonstrates a strong continuity of local customs far into the historical period, indicating a strong influence of local societies. With local cemeteries and other archaeological sites showing a s…
Food and tension
This paper examines three medieval trading places in the Bothnian Bay region in northern Fennoscandia. As these sites were meeting places between overseas and local traders, they were sites of cross-cultural encounters, social tension and potential danger. By examining the archaeological evidence of the sites, it is suggested that in order to facilitate safe and predictable trading relations, feasting was used to lessen tensions and avoid potenti…
Unhierarchical and Hierarchical Core-Periphery Relations
This article studies the medieval northern Fennoscandian trade network utilizing a macro-scale perspective-namely, the world-systems analysis-while still maintaining a decidedly local approach to the analysis. It is argued that local factors, formed of a synergy between social and natural components, created a situation where the trade network of northern Fennoscandia remained an unhierarchical peer network despite a seeming power asymmetry betwe…
Hunters, Fishers, Traders – An Archaeological and Zooarchaeological Perspective on the Development of the Late Iron Age and Medieval Northern Fennoscandian Trade Network
Late Iron Age and medieval trade in northern Fennoscandia has arguably often thought to have been primarily fur trade. However, recent discoveries of Late Iron Age and early medieval sites in the north together with the re-examination of previous evidence reveals a more nuanced picture and indicates that trade in bulk goods â namely inland stockfish and reindeer products â may have played a significant role in the northern trade. This article exa…
Swedenization of the North – the early medieval Swedish northern expansion and the emergence of the Birkarls
The State of Sweden expanded its domains successfully towards the north during the medieval period – particularly during the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries. This expansion north from Norrland over the Bothnian coast and further into Lapland has traditionally been discussed within the classical colonial framework. In this paper, however, we argue that the Swedish northern expansion was actually more a result of successful negotiations between…
Signs of Cultural Diversity in the 13th to 15th Centuries AD Coastal Region of the Bothnian Bay in Northwestern Fennoscandia
This paper examines archaeological signs indicating cultural diversity between trader societies in the coastal regions of the Bothnian Bay in northwestern Fennoscandia between the 13th and 15th centuries AD by focusing attention on the functioning of the network that connected the societies together. It is observed that within a relatively small bounded region, notable variation specifically in contemporary burial forms is present indicating cult…
Challenges of Ancient DNA Preservation in Finland
Ancient DNA (aDNA) research has rapidly expanded our understanding of past populations, yet its success remains highly dependent on biomolecular preservation. This article presents negative sampling outcomes from 85 individuals in Finland, sampled between 2017 and 2022. These individuals represent sampling efforts that failed to yield data for human population genetic analyses, corresponding to a success rate of approximately 44%. The failed data…
Geography (7 works) · History (7 works) · Archaeology (6 works) · History (6 works) · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (4 works) · Historical and Archaeological Studies (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Ancient history (3 works) · Bay (3 works) · Ancient and Medieval Archaeology Studies (2 works)