Department
Department of Archaeology
Organization
University of Helsinki
Email
trankama@gmail.com

Location

Veikkola
Finland

Science Specialties

archaeology, anthropology, human adaptation

Current Research

The Lapland Pioneers project studies the earliest eastern immigration to northern Lapland, with a starting point in the Sujala site in Utsjoki, Finland. The project is currently (2009-2014) funded by the Academy of Finland. The Sujala site is a short-time camp with a large blade production assemblage unique in Finland and northern Scandinavia. The research topics include blade technology, paleoenvironment, colonization, and comparative research of the blade assemblages in neighboring countries.