Asia Victoria Alsgaard

Asia Victoria Alsgaard is a Research Fellow at the University of Bergen's Department of Archaeology, History, Cultural and Religious Studies. She is affiliated with the SEAS Programme, SapienCE, and AHKR. Her research focuses on prehistoric subsistence strategies, environmental adaptation, and the impacts of colonialism on ecosystems, with a geographic emphasis on South Africa, Mesoamerica, and the Maya region. Key topics include coastal resource exploitation, faunal analysis, and the interplay between social complexity and environmental change.

Her education and academic background are not explicitly detailed in the provided texts, though her extensive publication record indicates advanced specialization in archaeological methodologies and interdisciplinary research. She has contributed to projects funded by the Research Council of Norway (Project 262618) and the EU Horizon Europe Program (Project 1011034309).

Research interests span archaeological analyses of marine and terrestrial resource use, historical ecology, and cultural responses to environmental pressures. Recent work explores how prehistoric societies sustainedably managed coastal resources and how colonial activities altered animal domestication and ecosystems in the Maya region. She frequently collaborates with institutions like NORCE Norwegian Research Centre and the University of New Mexico.

Her presentations include talks at the Society of American Archaeology (2024) and the Southern African Society for Quaternary Research (2024). While no awards are explicitly listed, her active research contributions suggest engagement with academic recognition processes. She has no listed advisees or grants explicitly detailed beyond funding sources.

Labs/teams include affiliations with SapienCE (Centre for Early Sapiens Behaviour) and SEAS Programme (Sustainability and Early Societies), though specific lab roles aren't detailed. Her work integrates archaeological data with ecological and historical frameworks to address long-term human-environment interactions.