Erika Rosengren

Erika Rosengren
Lund University | LU · Department of Archaeology and Ancient History

Master of Arts: Historical osteology
PhD Student; Osteological Collections Curator

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Introduction
Current project: The Presence, Abundance and Extinction of the Postglacial Megafauna in Scandinavia. Current project: A review of the mammalian archaeofaunal material in the collection at Lund University Historical Museum (LUHM).
Additional affiliations
September 2018 - present
Lund University
Position
  • PhD Student
January 2012 - present
Lund University
Position
  • Osteological Collections Curator
Description
  • The faunal history of Scania, Sweden
June 2004 - present
Lund University
Position
  • Science Educator
Education
August 2005 - June 2006
Lund University
Field of study
  • Archaeology
May 2005 - June 2005
University of Gothenburg
Field of study
  • Evolutionary biology
April 2005 - May 2005
Lund University
Field of study
  • Scandinavian Faunal History

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Now extinct, the aurochs (Bos primigenius) was a keystone species in prehistoric Eurasian and North African ecosystems, and the progenitor of cattle (Bos taurus), domesticates that have provided people with food and labour for millennia¹. Here we analysed 38 ancient genomes and found 4 distinct population ancestries in the aurochs—European, Southwe...
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It is clear from the subfossil record that aurochs (Bos primigenius) and European bison (Bison bonasus) coexisted in southern Scandinavia during the late Pleistocene and early Holocene. However, the two species are unevenly represented, especially in zooarchaeological assemblages where the aurochs is the only identified bovine. By applying genetic...
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This study examines the impact of the extensive climatic and environmental changes associated with the Early Holocene on the feeding ecology of aurochs, European bison, red deer, and Eurasian elk in southern Scandinavia from radiocarbon dates and analysis of stable carbon and nitrogen isotopes. Molecular sex information is utilised in the study of...
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The Sardinian dhole (Cynotherium sardous) was an iconic and unique canid species that was endemic to Sardinia and Corsica until it became extinct at the end of the Late Pleistocene. Given its peculiar dental morphology, small body size, and high level of endemism, several extant canids have been proposed as possible relatives of the Sardinian dhole...
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Starting four decades ago, studies have examined the ecology and evolutionary dynamics of populations and species using short mitochondrial DNA fragments and stable isotopes. Through technological and analytical advances, the methods and biomolecules at our disposal have increased significantly to now include lipids, whole genomes, proteomes, and e...
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The Sardinian dhole (Cynotherium sardous) was an iconic and unique canid species of canid that was endemic of Sardinia and Corsica until it became extinct at the end of the Late Pleistocene. Given its peculiar dental morphology, small body size and high level of endemism, several canids have been proposed as possible ancestors of the Sardinian dhol...
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The extensive peat bogs of Southern Scandinavia have yielded rich Mesolithic archaeological assemblages, with one of the most iconic artefacts being the bone point. Although great in number they remain understudied. Here we present a combined investigation of the typology, protein-based species composition, and absolute chronology of Maglemosian bo...
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The Sösdala find with its exquisite horse equipment is spectacular and testifies to the prominent role of the horse in Iron Age society. Although the remains of the horses themselves are absent, information about the animal’s physical characteristics can be found in related finds from elsewhere in Scandinavia. It is possible to infer that the horse...
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Ny tid för uroxen Vad innebär domesticeringen egentligen för en djurart – och vad krävs för att den återigen skulle kunna ses som " ursprunglig " eller vild? Kan den utdöda uroxen återskapas?
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Most of the Swedish subfossil finds of terrestrial mammals have been recovered from Scania. The contributing factors may be that the locally more abundant Late Weichselian sediment basins have been exposed through the extensive practice of peat cutting during the 19th century, and that the public awareness of the significance of the bones and antle...
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Most of the Swedish subfossil finds of terrestrial mammals have been recovered from Scania. The contributing factors may be that Late Weichselian sediment basins have been exposed through extensive peat cutting, and that the public awareness of the significance of the bones and antlers found led to them being acquired to research collections. They...
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Lundaprofessorn Sven Nilsson blev under 1800-talet internationellt känd inom så skilda ämnen som geologi, zoologi och arkeologi. Denna kontrasternas man, beskrivs som brilliant men temperamentsfull och snarstucken, med stort självhävdelsebehov, en svaghet för det sensationella men samtidigt mycket känslig för kritik. Hans faunahistoriska forskning...
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The Lund professor Sven Nilsson achieved international fame in the nineteenth century in such diverse subjects as geology, zoology, and archaeology. This man of contrasts is described as brilliant but temperamental and touchy, assertive, with a fondness for sensation but simultaneously highly sensitive to criticism. His research on faunal history w...
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In recent years two new finds of miniature weapons and tools have been made on the Iron Age site of Uppåkra. Because of this it is my intention to present an alternative interpretation that might perhaps supplement earlier studies of these objects. The idea came to me while reading about the Iron Age woman being adopted into her husband 's family i...
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In the Uppåkra house the place for a possible high seat dedicated to the woman is marked out by a deposit consisting of a bronze beaker with embossed gold-foil bands and a glass bowl originated from the area around the Black Sea. These objects acted as props in the drinking ceremonies and social activities involving gift giving carried out by the q...
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Under grävningssäsongen 2003 anträffades en ansamling med ben (U60527)(Fig. 1) strax norr om det numera berömda kulthuset i Uppåkra (fig. 2). Fyndet gjordes inom området för en offertradition från järnåldern där man hittat större mängder rituellt förstörda lans- och spjutspetsar liksom andra vapendetaljer spridda över en omkring 70 m2 stor yta (Hel...

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I'm looking for aDNA studies on the phylogeny of European bison (Bison bonasus). Preferably both mtDNA and Y-chromosome studies. Does anyone know of such studies having been published?

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