Gräva där man står. Brukandet, samarbetet och relationerna mellan uppdragsarkeologiska organisationer och arkivverksamhet i Skåne län, Sverige
(2025) ABMM34 20251Division of ALM, Digital Cultures and Publishing Studies
- Abstract
- The purpose of this thesis’ topic is to investigate regular usage and relations between the development led archaeology and the archival institutions of Skåne region in southern Sweden, specifically to highlight how archives might act as reliable sources of information to aid development led archaeology in Skåne region. The research questions touch upon the following topics: what categories of source materials development archaeologists use, which archives development archaeologists rely on and how they prepare for archival visits, and if there exists any hinderances that might challenge development archaeologists when visiting archives or using their source materials. For this study, five organizations and institutions involved in... (More)
- The purpose of this thesis’ topic is to investigate regular usage and relations between the development led archaeology and the archival institutions of Skåne region in southern Sweden, specifically to highlight how archives might act as reliable sources of information to aid development led archaeology in Skåne region. The research questions touch upon the following topics: what categories of source materials development archaeologists use, which archives development archaeologists rely on and how they prepare for archival visits, and if there exists any hinderances that might challenge development archaeologists when visiting archives or using their source materials. For this study, five organizations and institutions involved in development led archaeology were chosen as representative for the development led archaeology within Skåne region. These included Sydsvensk Arkeologi AB, Arkeologerna and their office in Lund, archaeologists from the museum of Kulturen in Lund, Länsstyrelsen Skåne, and the Department of Archaeology and Ancient History at the University of Lund. One respondent from each organization was interviewed digitally over Microsoft Teams, with the exception of the Department of Archaeology at Lund University, which had two respondents based on the archaeological sub-disciplines of prehistoric contra historical archaeology. The theoretical framework was built around the concept of social relations and the relations between institutions and individuals as described by O. Pilerot and H.C. White respectively.
The results from the interviews showed that development archaeologists often rely on archives, with a heavy emphasis on the usage of digital archives; especially those of the Swedish National Heritage Board, which stores most of the archaeological reports and complimentary documented material in their digital archive, and Lantmäteriet with its storage of maps. Analogue archives are also used, primarily for archaeological reports prior to the major digitization shift of the 2010’s, which include the archives of Länsstyrelsen Skåne and the archival collections harbored by Malmö Museum and Regionsmuseet in Kristianstad. Municipal archives are rarely consulted. Much material can also be shared among archaeologists, regardless of organization, and many times social contacts also exist between the archaeologists and the archivists. The categories of source materials most used by development archaeologists include previous archaeological reports about investigations and excavations in the surrounding area, maps, archaeological sketches and photographs. Among hinderances and challenges, special knowledge often needs to be hired for various investigations, which include cultural geographers and experts within the usage of geographical information systems, as well as IT specialists. Other challenges include the availability of physical reports that have yet to be digitized, most of which are hard to find within the archival collections of the museums or Länsstyrelsen or simply do not exist for various reasons. (Less)
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- author
- Ahlberg, Markus LU
- supervisor
- organization
- alternative title
- Dig on standing ground. Usage, cooperation and relations between development led archaeological organizations and archives in Skane region, Sweden
- course
- ABMM34 20251
- year
- 2025
- type
- H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
- subject
- keywords
- Development led archaeology, DL archaeology, archaeology, archives, digital archives, maps, archaeological reports, historical archaeology, prehistoric archaeology, ALM
- language
- Swedish
- id
- 9191359
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- 2025-06-25 08:45:01
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- 2025-06-25 08:45:01
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abstract = {{The purpose of this thesis’ topic is to investigate regular usage and relations between the development led archaeology and the archival institutions of Skåne region in southern Sweden, specifically to highlight how archives might act as reliable sources of information to aid development led archaeology in Skåne region. The research questions touch upon the following topics: what categories of source materials development archaeologists use, which archives development archaeologists rely on and how they prepare for archival visits, and if there exists any hinderances that might challenge development archaeologists when visiting archives or using their source materials. For this study, five organizations and institutions involved in development led archaeology were chosen as representative for the development led archaeology within Skåne region. These included Sydsvensk Arkeologi AB, Arkeologerna and their office in Lund, archaeologists from the museum of Kulturen in Lund, Länsstyrelsen Skåne, and the Department of Archaeology and Ancient History at the University of Lund. One respondent from each organization was interviewed digitally over Microsoft Teams, with the exception of the Department of Archaeology at Lund University, which had two respondents based on the archaeological sub-disciplines of prehistoric contra historical archaeology. The theoretical framework was built around the concept of social relations and the relations between institutions and individuals as described by O. Pilerot and H.C. White respectively.
The results from the interviews showed that development archaeologists often rely on archives, with a heavy emphasis on the usage of digital archives; especially those of the Swedish National Heritage Board, which stores most of the archaeological reports and complimentary documented material in their digital archive, and Lantmäteriet with its storage of maps. Analogue archives are also used, primarily for archaeological reports prior to the major digitization shift of the 2010’s, which include the archives of Länsstyrelsen Skåne and the archival collections harbored by Malmö Museum and Regionsmuseet in Kristianstad. Municipal archives are rarely consulted. Much material can also be shared among archaeologists, regardless of organization, and many times social contacts also exist between the archaeologists and the archivists. The categories of source materials most used by development archaeologists include previous archaeological reports about investigations and excavations in the surrounding area, maps, archaeological sketches and photographs. Among hinderances and challenges, special knowledge often needs to be hired for various investigations, which include cultural geographers and experts within the usage of geographical information systems, as well as IT specialists. Other challenges include the availability of physical reports that have yet to be digitized, most of which are hard to find within the archival collections of the museums or Länsstyrelsen or simply do not exist for various reasons.}},
author = {{Ahlberg, Markus}},
language = {{swe}},
note = {{Student Paper}},
title = {{Gräva där man står. Brukandet, samarbetet och relationerna mellan uppdragsarkeologiska organisationer och arkivverksamhet i Skåne län, Sverige}},
year = {{2025}},
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