Ingrid Sommerseth
Researcher PhD archaeology
Job description
My principle task is the management and research of rock art in Northern Norway, which includes documentation, analyses, public management, and research partially financed by The Directorate for Cultural Heritage. This work is carried out in close cooperation with Nordland, Troms and Finnmark county council, The Sami Parliament and UNESCO World Heritage Rock Art Centre - Alta Museum IKS.
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Research interests
My research focus are Sámi bear grave sites related to place names in Sápmi.
Among my other research interests are themes discussed in my PhD, the archaeological remains and the affiliation to the landscape in the wild reindeer hunt and the transition to the nomadic reindeer herding culture.