Sammendrag
As a regional cultural heritage authority, Møre & Romsdal County is responsible for conducting archaeological prospections prior to development according to the Norwegian Cultural Heritage Act. In line with the Valetta recommendations, the county has gradually complemented its toolbox with less invasive digital technologies such as LiDAR and GPR. From 2021-2025 the County and the Norwegian Research Council have financed a PhD on the use, applicability and potential of non-destructive methods on sub-alpine shielings or summer farms. This is a common site category rarely subject to development-led archaeology, both due to its peripheral location and lack of threats as well as the general appreciation and in situ conservation of present-day mountains landscapes. As a consequence, however, our knowledge on prehistoric and medieval transhumance is sparse. This paper will present some preliminary results from the PhD-study, regarding strengths and weaknesses of different non-invasive methods (drone, geophysics) in various outland terrains. It will further discuss some general and practical experiences, possibilities and challenges in using non-invasive methods within development-led prospection.
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