On the early history of the wild reindeer (Rangifer tarandus L.) in Finland

Rankama, Tuija; Ukkonen, Pirkko

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“…In southeastern Finland, the earliest archaeological context in which reindeer bone has been found is Early Asbestos Ware (Ukkonen 1996a,b), which in this region can be dated to 5500 Á/5000 yr BP (Pesonen 1996). The only reliable radiocarbon date for reindeer bone from this area is c. 4100 yr BP (Rankama & Ukkonen 2001). In northwestern Russia, reindeer bones are found in the prehistoric cemetery of Olenii Ostrov in Lake Onega, eastern Karelia (Gurina 1956).…”

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“…The earliest radiocarbon-dated reindeer finds in Finland come from Lapland and date to c. 7700 yr BP (Rankama & Ukkonen 2001). In southeastern Finland, the earliest archaeological context in which reindeer bone has been found is Early Asbestos Ware (Ukkonen 1996a,b), which in this region can be dated to 5500 Á/5000 yr BP (Pesonen 1996).…”

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“…One possible route from Central Europe through Denmark and southern Sweden, over the Närke Sound and further into Norway and northwards has been discussed by several authors (Ekman & Iregren 1983;Lepiksaar 1986;Aaris-Sørensen 1992;Bjö rck et al 1996;, but the question has still not been solved. An alternative immigration model has been proposed by Hakala (1997) and by Rankama & Ukkonen (2001) suggesting an immigration route across the North Sea Land and along the Norwegian west coast. An immigration route from the east along the northern coast of the Kola Peninsula to northern Finland and Norway may also be a possibility, but has not been widely discussed in the literature (cf .…”

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“…An immigration route from the east along the northern coast of the Kola Peninsula to northern Finland and Norway may also be a possibility, but has not been widely discussed in the literature (cf . Hakala 1997;Rankama & Ukkonen 2001). …”

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“…According to this theory, reindeer herds retreated to the north as the postglacial climate became warmer and the environment in southern Finland became unsuitable for the species (Pulliainen & Leinonen 1990;Aaris-Sørensen 2000). This theory, along with that of early reindeer hunters, has persisted especially in the Finnish archaeology, in spite of a lack of evidence supporting this view (Rankama & Ukkonen 2001).…”

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History of the reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) in the eastern Baltic region and its implications for the origin and immigration routes of the recent northern European wild reindeer populations

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History of the reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) in the eastern Baltic region and its implications for the origin and immigration routes of the recent northern European wild reindeer populations PIRKKO UKKONEN, LEMBI LÕ UGAS, ILGA ZAGORSKA, LIGITA LUKŠ EVICA, ERVINS LUKŠ EVICS, LINAS DAUGNORA AND HÖ GNE JUNGNER BOREAS Ukkonen, P., Lõ ugas, L., Zagorska, I., Lukševica, L., Lukševics, E., Daugnora, L. & Jungner, H. 2006 (May): History of the reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) in the eastern Baltic region and its implications for the origin and immigration routes of the recent northern European wild reindeer populations. Boreas, Vol. 35, pp. 222 Á/230. Oslo. ISSN 0300-9483.A total of 45 subfossil reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) antlers and bones Á/ artefacts excluded Á/ have been found over the years in the Baltic countries of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. The relatively high number of specimens suggests a stable residence of the species in the eastern Baltic region. For the first time, 12 of these finds were radiocarbon-dated. The ages of the samples range between 12 085 and 9970 14 C yr BP (14 180 Á/11 280 cal. yr BP), and cover the Lateglacial and early Holocene, a time period during which climatic conditions shifted from periglacial to temperate. The dates suggest a rapid colonization of the area during the deglaciation period and a local extinction around the Pleistocene Á/Holocene boundary. The results of the study do not support the theory that the recent wild reindeer populations of northern Europe had their origin in the Late Weichselian reindeer populations of the eastern Baltic region.

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The Archaeology of Reindeer Domestication and Herding Practices in Northern Fennoscandia

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2022

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Animal domestication is a profound change for human societies, economies, and worldviews. The shifting definitions of animal domestication reflect its varying and process-like nature. Reindeer is one of the species whose domestication is not easily pinned down using standard definitions and research methodologies of animal domestication. In recent years, advances in archaeological methodology and the conceptual understanding of animal domestication have opened new avenues for research on this topic. This review summarizes recent research on the archaeology of reindeer domestication among the Indigenous Sámi of northern Fennoscandia. It compiles a chronological framework of reindeer domestication with an emphasis on the development of reindeer-herding practices and human–reindeer relationships. I argue that while a major transition to reindeer herding occurred among the Sámi from the 15th century onward, small-scale reindeer herding characterized by interspecies sociality, cooperation, and care developed earlier during the Late Iron Age, with regional variations in the timing and details of the events. By focusing on reindeer-herding practices and the human–reindeer relationships embedded in them, I also argue that reindeer domestication, and animal domestication in general, is a relationship constructed and constantly renegotiated in everyday interactions with the animals.

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Holarctic phylogeography of the root vole (Microtus oeconomus): implications for late Quaternary biogeography of high latitudes

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A species-wide phylogeographical study of the root vole (Microtus oeconomus) was performed using the whole 1140 base pair mitochondrial (mt) cytochrome b gene. We examined 83 specimens from 52 localities resulting in 65 unique haplotypes. Our results demonstrate that the root vole is divided into four main mtDNA phylogenetic lineages that seem to have largely allopatric distributions. Net divergence estimates (2.0-3.5%) between phylogroups, as well as relatively high nucleotide diversity estimates within phylogroups, indicate that the distinct phylogeographical structure was initiated by historical events that predated the latest glaciation. European root voles are divided into a Northern and a Central mtDNA phylogroup. The mtDNA data in concert with fossil records imply that root voles remained north of the classical refugial areas in southern Europe during the last glacial period. The currently fragmented populations in central Europe belong to a single mtDNA phylogroup. The Central Asian and the North European lineages are separated by the Ural Mountains, a phylogeographical split also found in collared lemmings (Dicrostonyx) and the common vole (M. arvalis). The Beringian lineage occurs from eastern Russia through Alaska to northwestern Canada. This distribution is congruent with the traditional boundaries of the Beringian refugium and with phylogeographical work on other organisms. In conclusion, similarities between the phylogeographical patterns in the root vole and other rodents, such as Arctic and subarctic lemmings, as well as more temperate vole species, indicate that late Quaternary geological and climatic events played a strong role in structuring northern biotic communities.

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On the early history of the wild reindeer (Rangifer tarandus L.) in Finland

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History of the reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) in the eastern Baltic region and its implications for the origin and immigration routes of the recent northern European wild reindeer populations

History of the reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) in the eastern Baltic region and its implications for the origin and immigration routes of the recent northern European wild reindeer populations

The Archaeology of Reindeer Domestication and Herding Practices in Northern Fennoscandia

Holarctic phylogeography of the root vole (Microtus oeconomus): implications for late Quaternary biogeography of high latitudes

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