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Astrid Noterman is a researcher at the Department of Archaeology and Classical Studies at Stockholm University, specializing in early medieval mortuary practices and archaeothanatology. She completed her PhD in 2016 at the University of Poitiers, focusing on Merovingian reopened graves in northern France.
- Current projects include:
- 'The Sleeping Dead' (Olle Engkvist Foundation-funded)
- 'Collecting the Dead' (Marcus & Amalia Wallenbergs Minnesfond-funded)
- 'The Present Dead' (ERC-funded)
- Collaborates with:
- Centre for Medieval Studies (CESCM, UMR CNRS-University of Poitiers)
- Alison Klevnäs (Stockholm University)
- Edeltraud Aspöck (Uppsala University)
Her research explores grave reopening practices, bed burial customs, and the sociocultural implications of early medieval mortuary behavior. She co-organized the 7th PAG workshop on fragmentation in archaeological contexts and contributes to redefining national identity narratives through material remains.
Scientific contributions include analyzing how grave goods and disturbance patterns reflect societal values, belief systems, and conflict dynamics in early medieval Europe. Her work combines archaeothanatological methods with interdisciplinary approaches to understand death practices.
- Key awards:
- Olle Engkvist Foundation grant (2021)
- Swedish Research Council funding
- ERC project participation
