glacial archaeology

“Glacial archaeology is a specialised research field rather than a stable departmental discipline. It emerged through dispersed discoveries, rescue operations and interdisciplinary collaboration. Its institutional core combines archaeology with glaciology, palaeoecology, ancient DNA, conservation, Indigenous knowledge, museum curation and cultural-heritage administration. ” (OpenAi, CHatGPT 2026). The project approaches the phenomenon of global warming as a cultural and ideological site – a terrain where the various narratives on climate change intersect each other – through the paradigmatic emergence of glacial archeology . Even though the earliest well documented discovery of this kind was made in 1914, and the term itself was first coined in 1968, it wasn’t until the discovery of Ötzi, that glacial archaeology captured international attention. At about the same time, scientific research ordered by an American fuel company clearly identified carbon dioxide as an agent causing global warming.

Glacial Archaeology: Institutions, Programmes, Projects and Private Enterprises (1980-2024)

OpenAI. (2026). ChatGPT (GPT-5.6) [Large language model]. See prompts at the end A source-critical international chronology of the…

Ötzi, The Iceman

It is one of the oldest and best preserved mummies in the world: the 5,300-year-old ice mummy called…

Glacial Archaeology on Film: Videos and Documentaries, timeline (2010–2024)

OpenAI. (2026). ChatGPT (GPT-5.6) [Large language model]. See prompts at the end A verified international chronology of glacial…

Secrets of the ice

Secrets of the Ice is the public face of the Glacier Archaeology Program, a joint initiative by Innlandet…

On a Mountain High: Finding and Documenting Glacial Archaeological Sites During the Anthropocene

Glacial archaeology is a developing field brought on by climate change (Andrews and MacKay 2012; Reckin 2013; Dixon…

TOP 15 STRANGEST Discoveries in Ice

Join us, as we count down the top 15 strangest discoveries found in ice. From prehistoric mummies entombed…

Secrets of the ice (University of Oslo)

The aim of our research group is to recover artifacts revealed by the melting mountain ice in Innlandet…