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Ola Wikander is Senior Lecturer and Associate Professor in Old Testament Exegesis at Lund University 's Centre for Theology and Religious Studies, with affiliations to the Joint Faculties of Humanities and Theology. His work bridges Ancient Near Eastern languages with Indo-European studies through etymological poetics . Pro Futura Scientia Fellow (2017-2023) Visiting Scholar at Wolfson College, Cambridge (2021-2022) Member of Royal Physiographic Society in Lund Wikander's research focuses on: Philological analysis of Hebrew, Ugaritic, Hittite, and Luwian texts Interactions between Indo-European and Semitic linguistic cultures Historical phonology of Northwest Semitic languages Preservation of knowledge for nuclear waste communication Mythological motif transmission across cultures His scholarly output (69 items) covers: Ugaritic epic analysis Hebrew tense system typology Indo-European loanwords in Semitic Theurgical motifs in religious texts Hydro-philology intersections Comparative mythological studies Notable Awards Pro Futura Scientia Fellowship Eva och Lars Gårding Linguistics Prize August Prize Shortlist (2006) Carlo Landberg Foundation Award Academic Contributions include: Editorial board, Coniectanea Biblica Co-editor, Ugarit-Forschungen (2022-2024) Research projects on Semitic-Indo-European interactions Multi-year nuclear waste communication studies

• Ancient Near Eastern Languages
• Hebrew Bible Studies
• Ugaritic Philology
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Professor Mattias Jakobsson is a faculty member at Uppsala University's Department of Organismal Biology (Human Evolution), holding a PhD and Docent title. His research focuses on population genetics, human evolution, and genomic analysis of modern and ancient human populations. Jakobsson leads a lab using computational methods to study genomic variation, migration patterns, and adaptation in Stone Age Eurasia and sub-Saharan Africa. Key projects include investigations into hunter-gatherer populations, plague infections in Neolithic farmers, and genetic continuity in Scandinavia. Education: PhD (exact field unspecified), Docent Lab: Jakobsson Lab (website: jakobssonlab.iob.uu.se ) Research interests emphasize applying genomic data to understand human migration, admixture, and adaptation. Recent work highlights studies on HLA diversity in Thai hunter-gatherers, ancient European genetic shifts, and plague dynamics in Neolithic communities. Collaborations span global archaeological and genomic projects.

• Population Genetics
• Human Evolution
• Genomics
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Federico Sánchez Quinto is a Visiting Researcher at Uppsala University's Department of Organismal Biology, specializing in ancient DNA analysis and population genomics. His work bridges evolutionary biology, archaeology, and anthropology to investigate human prehistory through genomic evidence. His research focuses on Population Genetics, Human Evolution, and Archaeogenetics, with specific expertise in Neolithic Scandinavian populations, Denisovan ancestry in Southeast Asia, and prehistoric migration patterns. He examines how genetic adaptations, pathogen evolution, and social structures shaped ancient societies, integrating genomic data with archaeological context to reconstruct human history. Recent publications reveal trends in analyzing ancient pathogen genomes, kinship systems in megalithic tombs, and high-impact discoveries like the Philippine Ayta's exceptional Denisovan ancestry. His methodological contributions to ancient DNA imputation enhance analytical precision in population genomics, while cross-disciplinary studies on Philippine migrations and Scandinavian adaptations demonstrate his field's expanding scope. Based at Uppsala University's Evolutionary Biology Centre (EBC), he collaborates within multidisciplinary teams combining genomics, archaeology, and anthropology. His research leverages institutional resources at Norbyvägen 18 C to advance understanding of human evolution through cutting-edge ancient DNA methodologies.

• Population Genetics
• Human Evolution
• Ancient DNA
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Martin Dahl is an Associate Professor and Associate Senior Lecturer at Södertörn University's Department of Natural Sciences, Technology and Environmental Studies (MD439). His work focuses on coastal Blue Carbon dynamics, seagrass meadows, and the impact of human activities on coastal ecosystems. He conducts research in both the Baltic Sea/Skagerrak and the Western Indian Ocean, emphasizing nutrient retention, paleo-ecology, and landscape configuration effects on carbon storage. Key projects include a Baltic Sea Foundation-funded study (2022) investigating land-use and climate impacts on nitrogen retention over 300 years, and the ClimScape initiative assessing Baltic coastal seascape carbon hotspots. His research integrates paleo-proxy analyses with modern environmental data to inform climate mitigation strategies. Publications emphasize seagrass sediment carbon dynamics, methane emissions, and the role of human-driven changes on coastal carbon sinks. While no awards are explicitly listed, his work contributes to global Blue Carbon science frameworks. Advising focuses on environmental and marine science topics, with collaboration through Södertörn University's DiVA publication platform and interdisciplinary coastal projects.

• Coastal Blue Carbon
• Marine Ecology
• Nutrient Retention
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Peter Jordan is a Professor of Archaeology and Assistant Head of Department at the Department of Archaeology and Ancient History, Faculty of Humanities and Theology, Lund University. He also holds a concurrent Professorship at Hokkaido University's Global Station for Indigenous Studies and Cultural Diversity at GI-CoRE since 2021. Previously, he served as Director of the interdisciplinary Arctic Centre at the University of Groningen from 2013 to 2021. His research focuses on prehistoric transformations across Northern Eurasia, including Fennoscandia, Siberia, the Russian Far East, and Japan. His expertise particularly encompasses: Neolithization processes in Northeast Asia Arctic and sub-Arctic hunter-gatherer adaptations Human responses to environmental change and natural disasters Indigenous studies and cultural diversity Environmental humanities perspectives on global sustainability Professor Jordan's recent publications demonstrate a strong focus on Jomon period archaeology in Japan, particularly examining human responses to volcanic activity and natural disasters. His work also extends to comparative studies of maritime technologies and social complexity across different regions including California and Hokkaido. His research integrates archaeological evidence with environmental data to understand long-term human-environment interactions in challenging northern landscapes. His notable scientific achievements include: The Ben Cullen Prize 2024 (Antiquity) JSPS Invitational Research Fellowship at Hokkaido University (2019-20) Professor Jordan is actively involved in major research projects including "The Archaeology of Hokkaido: A New International Synthesis" and "Surviving The Apocalypse: Modelling Multi-Scalar Impacts And Legacies Of An Ancient Mega Disaster on Human Life-Worlds, Technologies And Demography." He also contributes to the Lund Environmental Humanities Hub and serves on the Strategic Advisory Board at the School of Archaeology, University of Copenhagen.

• Archaeology
• Prehistoric transformations
• Northern Eurasia
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Torsten Günther is a Researcher at Uppsala University's Department of Organismal Biology, holding a PhD and the Swedish academic title of Docent. His work bridges evolutionary biology, archaeology, and genomics through cutting-edge analysis of ancient DNA from human and animal specimens across Europe, Africa, and the Middle East. His research focuses on reconstructing population histories using paleogenomic data, with particular expertise in human migration patterns, domestication processes of livestock (especially sheep and cattle), and methodological innovations in archaeogenomics. Recent work examines vanished hybrid zones in Saharan rock doves, genomic legacies of aurochs hybridization in Iberian cattle, and Neolithic transitions in Northwest Africa. His interdisciplinary approach integrates archaeological context with high-resolution genomic analysis to address fundamental questions about human prehistory and evolutionary adaptation. Analysis of his 15 most recent publications (2023-2025) reveals three dominant research strands: 1) Livestock domestication genomics (sheep, cattle, mouflon), 2) Human population dynamics during critical transitions (Neolithic, Bronze Age), and 3) Methodological advances in ancient DNA analysis. His collaborative network spans over 20 institutions across Europe and North America, with fieldwork concentrated in Mediterranean and Atlantic European regions. Günther frequently publishes in high-impact journals including Nature , Science , and eLIFE , demonstrating significant influence in archaeogenomics. He maintains active research leadership through methodological software development (READv2) and participation in major international consortia studying ancient human and animal genomes. His work consistently addresses how historical demographic processes shaped modern biodiversity and human genetic variation, with implications for conservation biology and understanding human adaptation.

• Population Genomics
• Ancient DNA
• Human Evolution
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Helena Jankovic Malmström is a Researcher at the Department of Organismal Biology; Human Evolution at Uppsala University. She holds a PhD and has an ORCID: 0000-0002-6456-8055. Her work focuses on ancient DNA analysis, population genetics, and human evolution, with a particular emphasis on reconstructing past human migrations and interactions through genetic evidence. Research interests include archaeogenomics, microbial pathogens in ancient populations, and the genetic legacy of prehistoric cultures. Her interdisciplinary approach integrates genetics, archaeology, and anthropology to address questions about human adaptation, migration patterns, and societal transformations. Recent publications highlight studies on Neolithic plague infections, Bantu expansion genetics, and Bronze Age population dynamics. These works demonstrate her expertise in analyzing ancient DNA to uncover historical epidemiology and demographic shifts. No scientific awards are explicitly listed in the provided texts. No information on advising students or grants is available in the data provided. She is actively involved in collaborative projects, as evidenced by her numerous co-authored publications with international teams.

• Ancient DNA Analysis
• Population Genetics
• Human Evolution
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Fredrik Fahlander (born 1965) is a Professor of Archaeology at Stockholm University's Department of Archaeology and Classical Studies, where he maintains his office in Room 321 of the Wallenberglaboratoriet at Lilla Frescativägen 7. He received his doctoral degree in 2003 from the University of Gothenburg and began a postdoctoral fellowship at Stockholm University in 2009, securing a permanent position there in 2013. Fahlander's research employs a symmetrical approach focusing on detailed analyses of social processes that incorporate both human and non-human actors. His methodology is relational and non-representational, working from the bottom-up alongside specific archaeological materials and socio-material settings. He has developed innovative approaches to studying Bronze Age rock art as petrofacts with potential agency to affect events, examining displacements in stylistic variability, alterations, re-cuts, superimpositions, and breaking against praxis. Current Research Focus: Material agency, ontological approaches, experimental archaeology Major Projects: Material images: Visual modes of material articulation in south Scandinavian rock art (funded by Riksbankens jubileumsfond); Digital images for research and the public Methodologies: Advanced photogrammetry, 3D analysis, experimental reconstruction, symmetrical archaeology His recent publications reveal a consistent focus on Bronze Age Scandinavian rock art, particularly examining visual modes, material articulation, and the agency of imagery. Fahlander's work bridges theoretical depth with practical documentation methods, creating a unique approach to understanding prehistoric visual culture. His research increasingly incorporates digital documentation techniques while maintaining strong theoretical foundations in material culture studies and posthumanist approaches. Fahlander is actively involved with the Stockholm Experimental Archaeology Research Group, which serves as a support and interest network for researchers conducting archaeological experiments. He also maintains connections with mikroarkeologi.se and Academia.edu for broader scholarly engagement.

• Archaeology
• Experimental Archaeology
• Rock Art Studies
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Mikael Fauvelle is an Associate Professor and researcher in the Department of Archaeology and Ancient History at Lund University. His work focuses on political and economic complexity in pre-state and non-state societies, employing non-destructive sourcing methods like X-Ray and infrared spectrometry alongside ethnohistorical and indigenous knowledge frameworks. Director of the Heritage Science theme at Lund Institute for Advanced X-Ray and Neutron Science (LINXS) Principal Investigator (PI) for the Complex Canoes project analyzing Bronze Age sewn plank boats Co-PI for the Maritime Networks and Emergent Identities project across the North Pacific Rim Member of the Maritime Encounters project examining Neolithic and Bronze Age maritime connections Active in excavation and laboratory projects in Mexico, Sweden, and the United States His research explores themes such as the origins of money, long-distance trade networks, watercraft innovation, and societal resilience in maritime hunter-gatherer and island contexts. He integrates multidisciplinary approaches, including synchrotron and neutron analytical methods, to address questions about ancient exchange systems and technological impacts on social organization. Recent research outputs highlight comparative studies in Scandinavia, Southern California, and the Atlantic Façade, with a focus on material sourcing, social inequality, and prehistoric economic systems. His work aligns with UN Sustainable Development Goals related to poverty, planetary protection, and prosperity through archaeological insights into human-environment interactions. He actively participates in international collaborations and has presented at global conferences on topics ranging from Neolithic rock art to heritage science advancements, though no specific students or scientific awards are documented in the provided text.

• Origins of Social Inequality
• Trade and Exchange
• Watercraft Technology
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Fanni Faegersten is an affiliated researcher at Lund University's Department of Archaeology and Ancient History under the Joint Faculties of Humanities and Theology. She serves as International Coordinator and Health and Safety Representative at the Faculty Office. Her research focuses on: Phoenician and Punic material culture Egyptianizing votive sculpture from Cyprus Cross-cultural artistic exchanges in the Eastern Mediterranean Phoenician column capitals and symbolic motifs Ancient woodcraft and ivory inlay techniques Selected publications (2003-2023) examine: Phoenician volute capitals across Mediterranean cultures Egyptianizing limestone statuary typology Cypro-Egyptian dress adaptations Eastern Mediterranean ivory/wood craftsmanship She collaborates with international scholars like Carolina López-Ruiz and participates in Mediterranean archaeology workshops. Recent activities include: 2025 - Phoenician Poetics lecture series 2025 - Eternity: Phoenician Legacy presentation 2022 - Phoenician Religion workshop at Haifa University

• Phoenician and Punic Studies
• Cypriote Archaeology
• Material Culture Analysis
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Anders Götherström is a Professor of Molecular Genetics at the Centre for Palaeogenetics, Stockholm University, within the Department of Archaeology and Classical Studies. His research employs ancient DNA to investigate human prehistory, with regional expertise in northern Europe and Anatolia. His primary research interests include archaeogenetics, population genetics, and the study of ancient human societies. Götherström examines Neolithic and Bronze Age populations, focusing on migration, kinship, and cultural evolution. He also explores ancient pathogens and domestication of animals, using genomic data to reconstruct past demographic events and health conditions. Recent publications highlight work on Neolithic Anatolia (Çatalhöyük), Viking Age Scandinavia, and medieval Europe. His team integrates genomic, archaeological, and isotopic data to address questions of mobility, social structure, and disease history, demonstrating a consistent interdisciplinary approach. Götherström leads research at the Centre for Palaeogenetics and collaborates internationally on major projects. He actively shares insights through his blog ancientdnablog.wordpress.com , fostering open discussion in the field of ancient DNA studies.

• Archaeogenetics
• Ancient DNA
• Population Genetics
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Ola Olsson is a Professor of Economics and Head of the Department of Economics at the University of Gothenburg's School of Business, Economics and Law. His research focuses on long-run economic development, political economy, the economics of conflict, and economic growth. He holds a PhD from the University of Gothenburg (2000), supervised by Douglas A. Hibbs Jr., and has held academic positions since 2000, progressing from Assistant to Full Professor. Education: M.A. in Economics and Political Science (1996), PhD in Economics (2000), both from the University of Gothenburg. Research interests include prehistoric economic development, state formation, climate impacts on societies, and institutional evolution. He has supervised numerous PhD students and secured major grants, including from the Swedish Research Council and SIDA. Research highlights include studies on Neolithic cultural divergence, the political economy of conflict in regions like Darfur and the Congo, and the long-run impacts of historical institutions. He has authored over 50 journal articles and the textbook Essentials of Advanced Macroeconomic Theory (2013). His recent work, Paleoeconomics , explores the co-evolution of human societies with environmental and institutional factors from prehistory to state formation. Grants and roles include editorial board memberships for journals like European Journal of Political Economy and involvement in policy projects for organizations like the World Bank. His work bridges macroeconomics, development, and historical analysis, emphasizing deep determinants of economic outcomes.

• Economic Growth
• Development Economics
• Political Economy
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Maria Nilsson is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Archaeology and Ancient History at Lund University's Faculty of Humanities and Theology. She serves as mission director of the groundbreaking Gebel el Silsila Project in Egypt, which she has led since 2012, focusing on the world's largest ancient quarry 'Kheny' located in Upper Egypt. Her research centers on 'pseudo-script' systems, particularly Greco-Roman quarry marks at Gebel el Silsila, examining 10,000 petroglyphs spanning from c. 2700 BCE to 200 CE. She applies social semiotics theory to decode visual communication of non-elite ancient Egyptian communities, challenging traditional Egyptology's elite-focused narratives through post-colonial and gender studies perspectives. Her recent publications reveal trends in rock art documentation, quarry mark analysis, and interdisciplinary approaches combining zooarchaeology with habitat modeling. Notable works include studies of rock inscriptions, animal depictions, and game boards discovered at the site, demonstrating the breadth of human activity at this ancient quarry. Tracing identities in Ancient Egyptian Quarry Art through social semiotics (2024) Rausingpriset (2020) Millenia of artistic expressions: digital documentation of Prehistoric Rock Art at Gebel el Silsila (2016) As principal investigator, Nilsson manages multiple research projects including 'QuarryArt: Beyond the urban elite' (2024-2027), previously securing funding from the Swedish Research Council and a prestigious Marie Curie Fellowship. Her work bridges academic research with public engagement through numerous media appearances in National Geographic, Travel Channel, and Swedish television documentaries. She leads an international team conducting fieldwork at Gebel el Silsila, implementing digital documentation techniques to preserve threatened rock art panels while investigating the socio-cultural contexts of ancient quarry workers' visual expressions across millennia.

• Egyptian Archaeology
• Rock Art Studies
• Epigraphy
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Sven Isaksson is a Professor of Archaeology at Stockholm University and leads the Archaeological Research Laboratory within the Department of Archaeology and Ancient Cultures. His research focuses on biomolecular archaeology, particularly through lipid and isotope analysis of prehistoric ceramic vessels and anthropogenic soils to reconstruct food culture and subsistence patterns from the Paleolithic to early modern periods. Current research projects include urban defense systems in Viking-age Birka (UNESCO World Heritage), environmental change impacts on coastal societies, and Nordic-Japanese collaborations on prehistoric responses to natural disasters through the CALDERA program. Methodologically, he specializes in organic residue analysis (GC-MS, GC-c-IRMS), MALDI-FT-ICR-MS techniques, and geometric morphometrics for artifact classification. Selected recent publications highlight his comparative studies across Eurasia and Japan on pottery function in mobile vs. settled communities, disaster recovery patterns, and technological adoption dynamics. He has received multiple awards including the 2024 Ben Cullen Antiquity Prize and EU Framework 6 grants for interdisciplinary projects combining archaeological science with environmental and social analysis.

• Biomolecular Archaeology
• Food Culture and Subsistence
• Environmental Change in Prehistory
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Anna Cabak Rédei is a Researcher at Lund University's Centre for Languages and Literature (SOL) within the Joint Faculties of Humanities and Theology. Her academic profile bridges cognitive semiotics, cultural studies, and perception psychology with significant contributions to rock art studies and narrative theory. Her research interests form an interconnected web of semiotic inquiry: Cognitive Semiotics and visual perception mechanisms Narrative structures in prehistoric and contemporary contexts Semiotic approaches to psychotherapy and existential analysis Translation theory across semiotic systems Scandinavian rock art and petroglyph interpretation Bakhtinian dialogism and philosophical implications Dr. Rédei's publication trajectory reveals a compelling evolution from theoretical semiotics toward applied archaeological interpretation, particularly through her leadership in the Swedish Research Council-funded project "From Shapes To Action." Her recent work demonstrates sophisticated integration of cognitive frameworks with material culture analysis, especially in examining how prehistoric Scandinavian rock art evolved from simple representations to complex narrative depictions. Her scholarly contributions span multiple disciplinary journals with consistent peer-reviewed output, though specific major awards aren't documented in available materials. Her work has attracted academic attention with readership across multiple research platforms and citations in rock art studies. Dr. Rédei actively contributes to academic supervision as evidenced by her role as assistant supervisor for doctoral research on agency and cognitive design processes. She currently participates in multiple research initiatives including "Framtida begravningsplatser" (Future Burial Places) through 2026 and previously contributed to the "Human Memory in the Digital Age" project at Pufendorf IAS. Her work is supported through the Cognitive Semiotics research environment at Lund University, where she collaborates with researchers across archaeology, psychology, and philosophy to advance theoretical frameworks for understanding human meaning-making across diverse media and historical periods.

• Cognitive Semiotics
• Cultural Semiotics
• Perception Psychology
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