Svein Vatsvåg Nielsen @sveinvn.bsky.social · 10hKids have an eye for old things - if we let them loose more often, they might end up contributing significantly to science! (Here is a short piece in Norwegian about artefacts found by children in Rogaland) www.uis.no/nb/arkeologi... 000
Svein Vatsvåg Nielsen @sveinvn.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Nature has a history. Why should protection of lakes preserve a present, anthropogenic state? www.aftenbladet.no/meninger/deb...aftenbladet.noSenk Mosvatnet én meter!KRONIKK: Mosvatnet kan betraktes som et kulturminne vi har fredet som om det var natur. Derfor vil jeg utfordre Stavanger kommune: Senk vannet i Mosvatnet 1 meter. 000
Svein Vatsvåg Nielsen @sveinvn.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Are you in Stavanger on the 19th of September? Come to Stavanger maritime museum and learn about prehistoric whaling! (Language: Norwegian) www.stavangermaritimemuseum.no/events/havet...stavangermaritimemuseum.noHAVET og hvalene - Stavanger Maritime MuseumHvor langt tilbake i tid går hvalfangsten i Norge, og hvordan drav man hvalfangst i de eldste tidene? 000
Svein Vatsvåg Nielsen @sveinvn.bsky.social · 10/08/2026The 13th century shipwreck at Basthabn in southwestern Norway was investigated by Stavanger maritime museum this spring. Check out the amazing 3D-model my colleagues made: sketchfab.com/3d-models/ba... 000
Svein Vatsvåg Nielsen @sveinvn.bsky.social · 06/08/2026Humans have existed for 300 000 years, yet we have only been farmers the last c. 12 000. The Neolithic revolution changed everything in terms of demography, politics, religion, and we are still exploring its consequences around the globe. Link: authors.elsevier.com/a/1nZBO,rVDB...authors.elsevier.comhttps://authors.elsevier.com/a/1nZBO,rVDBrBmj 010
Svein Vatsvåg Nielsen @sveinvn.bsky.social · 30/07/2026Maritime archaeoloy in Norway has a bright future! About 92-99 % of all shipwrecks are undiscovered, and discovery rate will peak in 2038 acording to this forecast analysis. Data: Askeladden. Method inspired by: Surovell et al. 2017, American Antiquity. 000
Svein Vatsvåg Nielsen @sveinvn.bsky.social · 16/05/2025A popularized piece about the #palaeotsunami paper at #forskning.no www.forskning.no/agder-arkeol...forskning.noTsunami rammet Rogaland og Vest-Agder for 5.400 år sidenEn 8 til 10 meter høy flodbølge kan ha skyllet inn over steinaldermenneskene. 020
Reposted by Svein Vatsvåg Nielsensteinarsol.bsky.social @steinarsol.bsky.social · 25/04/2025We suggest that the increasing prevalence of OA publications can primarily be attributed to national and institutional guidelines, rather than changes in researcher behavior, although this works in tandem. @isakro.bsky.social @sanderiksen.bsky.social @sveinvn.bsky.social 001