Archaeologist and historian of technology Carina Bennerhag presents new research that changes our view of the early history of iron in the north.
By analyzing previously discovered ironworking remains in northern Sweden, Finland and Norway, Carina Bennerhag shows that steel was not only used, but also produced and processed in the area already 2,200 years ago. The findings challenge the traditional view of northern Europe as a peripheral area in the long history of iron. Instead, a new narrative emerges in which ancient Arctic hunter-gatherer groups not only used iron, but also developed advanced techniques and organization for its production.
Carina Bennerhag is an archaeologist at Norrbottens museum and active as a researcher in the history of technology at Luleå University of Technology. She has over 25 years of experience in archaeological fieldwork in Norrbotten County and received her PhD in 2023 with her thesis on ancient steel production among hunter-gatherer groups in Arctic Europe.
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