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Birgitte Skar is an Associate Professor in the Department of Archaeology and Cultural History at the NTNU University Museum. Her research focuses on prehistoric archaeology, including Mesolithic and Neolithic studies, submerged landscapes, and biomolecular approaches to understanding human adaptation. She leads projects such as the SCAPES initiative, exploring social complexity and population entanglements in Norway from 2500-1000 BCE through biomolecular data. Her work integrates archaeology, genetics, and environmental science to address questions of migration, material culture, and cultural transformation.
Key research interests include lithic raw material analysis, hunter-gatherer societies, heritage management, and the application of stable isotopes and ancient DNA. Skar has contributed to over 50 publications, including peer-reviewed articles in Cell, Nature, and PLoS Biology, as well as museum exhibitions and reports. She has supervised multiple Master’s theses on topics ranging from Mesolithic demography to Viking Age social complexity.
Her current and past projects include investigations into submerged Stone Age sites, the genetic legacy of the Viking world, and the impacts of climate change on archaeological landscapes. Skar’s interdisciplinary approach bridges archaeology with genetics, geochemistry, and environmental science, emphasizing collaboration across academic disciplines and with local communities.
