Stein Farstadvoll @steinfarstadvoll.bsky.social · 25/07/2026The kitchen window, a portal to the world outside. Little by little, it has become less and less common to sit there in the morning with a cup of coffee, keeping an eye on the traffic, the neighbors, seasons and nature. In today's mode of production, time is money, so there is less time for this. 140
Stein Farstadvoll @steinfarstadvoll.bsky.social · 28/05/2026Do you want to be my colleague in Tromsø?jobbnorge.noAssociate Professor of Archaeology (301602) | UiT The Arctic University of NorwayJob title: Associate Professor of Archaeology (301602), Employer: UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Deadline: Tuesday, September 15, 2026 041
Stein Farstadvoll @steinfarstadvoll.bsky.social · 26/05/2026Haphazard efforts to clear WWII barbed wire in Tromsø have led to complications due to a lack of consideration of the “afterlife” of things. Clearing intact coils and vegetation exposed rusted wire fragments that now act as caltrops. Corrosion have made the barbs needle thin and sharper than ever. 100
Stein Farstadvoll @steinfarstadvoll.bsky.social · 22/05/2026This summer, archaeology students from UiT are excavating “Slottet” in Harstad (68°N), possibly the northernmost hillfort in Scandinavia (or even the World). First described in 1874, but never never excavated. Is it Iron Age or medieval? A hillfort or a defense against Russian raids? 050
Stein Farstadvoll @steinfarstadvoll.bsky.social · 14/08/2025Some photos from a recent short trip to Pasvik. 030
Stein Farstadvoll @steinfarstadvoll.bsky.social · 13/06/2025Evening walk through the iron age landscape of Hov. Long houses, cairns and other vestiges hidden amongst the tussocks. 070
Stein Farstadvoll @steinfarstadvoll.bsky.social · 09/05/2025Back from inspecting this year’s archaeological field course site. A two-aisled longhouse, discovered using geo-radar several years ago. I’m thrilled to offer UiT students the chance to explore this potentially groundbreaking site. Even the lodging arrangements this year promise to be peculiar. 040
Stein Farstadvoll @steinfarstadvoll.bsky.social · 24/12/2024A Jul evening walk to visit the old things in the forest. God Jul. 080
Stein Farstadvoll @steinfarstadvoll.bsky.social · 07/12/2024Looking forward to Jul vacation in Selbu. Grading finished. Now two weeks writing on a trollish chapter about Norwegian folklore and archaeological theory. 050
Reposted by Stein FarstadvollJohn Schofield @johnschofyork.bsky.social · 28/11/2024I'm transitioning from X to Bluesky. Interested to see how this works out! 291
Stein Farstadvoll @steinfarstadvoll.bsky.social · 21/11/2024Black listed and invasive golden caps (Phaeolepiota aurea) growing in the ruderal vegetaion on the UiT campus. This species was introduced to Norway in the early 20th century; probably with non-native garden plants and soil. 030
Stein Farstadvoll @steinfarstadvoll.bsky.social · 16/11/2024New anthology out, "Unruly Heritage". Published November 14. Link: www.bloomsbury.com/uk/unruly-he... Send me a message if you are interested. 4111
Stein Farstadvoll @steinfarstadvoll.bsky.social · 19/10/2024The rubies of the bog. Blood red, tart, and perfect for a Saturday evening drink. Run to the nearest mire like a open aire fridge. No, I will not stop posting about bog cranberries and gin. 120
Stein Farstadvoll @steinfarstadvoll.bsky.social · 17/10/2024A autumn evening visit to Tromsø museum for the opening of a exhibition by Alexander Rishaug. Also enjoying a stroll in the black of the neighboring copse. 010
Stein Farstadvoll @steinfarstadvoll.bsky.social · 16/10/2024Do you see it? In the middle of the photo is a thin fragment of copper alloy found in the middle of a woodland road in Pasvik. Sheets of copper alloy are very common finds on ancient Sámi sites. This was found in a hearth-row site dating back to around 900-1200 AD. 171
Stein Farstadvoll @steinfarstadvoll.bsky.social · 06/10/2024Under age-old crags, the past slumbers. Wonders what small detours can evoke. 030
Stein Farstadvoll @steinfarstadvoll.bsky.social · 20/09/2024ystery items in the old reference collection: ætites and much more. Lots of artifacts to employ employ in lectures. 030
Stein Farstadvoll @steinfarstadvoll.bsky.social · 18/09/2024Commute to work. Formation of hollow roads with Vibrams and bicycle tires. 050
Stein Farstadvoll @steinfarstadvoll.bsky.social · 07/09/2024Last fall, I spotted strange slime en route to work, reminiscent of "star-jelly" or "rot of the stars" — from folklore about slimy residue found after shooting stars. Could it be animal waste or fungi? 122
Stein Farstadvoll @steinfarstadvoll.bsky.social · 31/08/2024Something fire from the mire: Bog cranberry (Vaccinium oxycoccos) gin lemon sour. 020
Stein Farstadvoll @steinfarstadvoll.bsky.social · 17/08/2024This year’s fieldwork was brief but interesting. Mysterious inscribed stones and unusual structures in Várnjárga, Sápmi 040
Stein Farstadvoll @steinfarstadvoll.bsky.social · 02/08/2024Kongshamn "Kings harbour", Berlevåg. Close to the ruins of a medieval multi-room building ruin. 020
Stein Farstadvoll @steinfarstadvoll.bsky.social · 30/06/2024Significant archaeological artefacts that no museum has bothered to collect or conserve: the improvised barrel-stove, commonly created by Soviet POWs (among others) in Arctic Norway/Sápmi during WWII. Notice the added hooks on the rim of the barrel. 051
Stein Farstadvoll @steinfarstadvoll.bsky.social · 31/01/2024Willowherb (Chamaenerion angustifolium) finding a vacant loft in Teriberka/Тери́берка. Human ruins, a terra nullius from a herbacentric perspective, a barren land suited for new roots establishing its own horticulture. 051
Reposted by Stein FarstadvollAnatolijs Venovcevs @avenovcevs.bsky.social · 31/10/2023For the multidisciplinary-minded people out there, check out Session 3, "Entangled Worlds, Entangled Methods: Archaeologies of Nature" organised by me and my colleagues at the University of Oulu. How does working beyond the nature-culture binary reconfigure our approaches to studying the past? 173
Stein Farstadvoll @steinfarstadvoll.bsky.social · 20/10/2023In Norway, there's a tradition of burning pyres on Midsummer Eve. This tradition also involves burning old garbage opportunistically. Interestingly, in a 1962 film news bulletin, the reporter comments on the bad weather instead of the Nazi remnants of occupation, being burnt. Thrash for the pyre. 010
Reposted by Stein FarstadvollJustin Hopper @oldweirdalbion.bsky.social · 21/09/2023The Uncanny Landscapes podcast has passed 11,000 downloads which kinda 🤯 considering it's a one-dude operation that even I barely promote. 17 hours of interviews with contemporary landscape practitioners across the arts & beyond, all free, etc, here... uncannylandscapes.podbean.com 1123
Stein Farstadvoll @steinfarstadvoll.bsky.social · 19/09/2023Autumn walk to the office 🍂 It is a privilege to commute to work by just walking. 060
Stein Farstadvoll @steinfarstadvoll.bsky.social · 10/09/2023I searched for an early Iron Age longhouse but instead found heaps of WWII remnants, such as Organisation Todt stoves. Feeling more like being haunted by certain things rather than encountering haunting things. 040
Stein Farstadvoll @steinfarstadvoll.bsky.social · 08/07/2023Post-archaeology landscapes. A Mesolithic camp site that was excavated by Knut Odner in 1959. The site is named "Seilmerke" and the traces from the excavation are no longer visible. Approximately 70m above today's sea level. 191