Description du projet
Les sociétés humaines de l’âge du fer au Moyen-Âge
Le développement des sociétés humaines a fait l’objet d’études approfondies par les historiens et les chercheurs en sciences sociales. En Finlande, il existe un grand volume de matériaux archéologiques numérisés sous-exploités, comme la base de données des sites et des monuments archéologiques de l’Agence du patrimoine finlandaise. Le projet DeepFin, financé par l’UE, compte analyser les données archéologiques et historiques de la Finlande. Il utilisera pour cela des systèmes d’information géographique ainsi que d’autres méthodologies des sciences humaines numériques. Le projet réévaluera et fondera une nouvelle compréhension de l’histoire profonde des paysages archéologiques, des implantations historiques et du développement des matériaux culturels de l’âge du fer (500 avant notre ère à 1200/1300 de notre ère) au Moyen-Âge (1200/1300 à 1520 de notre ère).
Objectif
The notion of ‘deep time’, or persistent long-term social and economic patterns in history, has emerged as an increasingly powerful conceptual framework for thinking about the development of past human societies. Owing to its time-depth, the archaeological record offers exemplary and unique opportunities for studying the effects of long-term processes on societies - many of which continue to inform modern demographic patterns. There exists in Finland a considerable body of digitised archaeological material that is well-suited to such analysis. This includes the Finnish Heritage Agency’s (FHA) database of archaeological sites and monuments, but significantly also a growing body of metal-detected public finds recovered by members of the public and recorded by the FHA. This latter represents in the Finnish context a completely new body of material. It has not, however, been examined through Digital Humanities methodologies, nor has the FHA monuments data been the subject of a comprehensive scientific investigation. My research proposes to address this gap in the scholarship. The goal of this two-year project is to analyse Finnish archaeological and historical data through Geographic Information Systems and other Digital Humanities methodologies in order to reassess and create a new understanding of the deep history of archaeological landscapes, historical settlement and material culture development from the Iron Age (500 BCE - 1200/1300 CE) to the Middle Ages (1200/1300 - 1520 CE). This project will identify what long-term and large-scale patterns related to settlements and the material culture emerges from the archaeological data, how they relate to the physical environment, and how they change across time. By employing significantly under-used existing database resources, DeepFIN will create ground-breaking new information on Finnish archaeology and history without recourse to new excavations and data collection.
Champ scientifique
- natural sciencescomputer and information sciencesdatabases
- natural sciencesearth and related environmental sciencesphysical geographycartographygeographic information systems
- humanitieshistory and archaeologyhistorymedieval history
- humanitieshistory and archaeologyarchaeologyethnoarchaeology
- humanitiesother humanitieslibrary sciencesdigital humanities
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MSCA-IF - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowships (IF)Coordinateur
00014 Helsingin Yliopisto
Finlande