Matti Enbuske
University of Oulu, Dept. of History, Faculty Member
Research Interests: History and Colonialism
Summary: In the realms of power in old Lapland : inhabitation and land use in the historical Kemi Lapland and Enontekiö region from the 16th to the 20th century
Research Interests: Historia, Lappland, Samer, Saamelaiset, Suomi, and 5 moreUrheimat, Förvaltningshistoria, Talet, History of Settlement, and Lappi
Cite this article: Helle S, Brommer JE, PettayJE, Lummaa V, Enbuske M, Jokela J. 2014Evolutionary demography of agriculturalexpansion in preindustrial northern Finland.Proc. R. Soc. B 281:... more
Cite this article: Helle S, Brommer JE, PettayJE, Lummaa V, Enbuske M, Jokela J. 2014Evolutionary demography of agriculturalexpansion in preindustrial northern Finland.Proc. R. Soc. B 281: 20141559.http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2014.1559Received: 25 June 2014Accepted: 19 August 2014Subject Areas:evolution, ecologyKeywords:agricultural revolution, herding, historicalrecords, hunter–gatherers, population growthAuthor for correspondence:Samuli Hellee-mail: sayrhe@utu.fiElectronic supplementary material is availableat http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2014.1559 orvia http://rspb.royalsocietypublishing.org.
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In the project, ’The Forest Lapp Culture and its Advancement’ the cultural characteristics of the Forest Lapp People were researched from the perspective of the Forest Lapp People themselves and draft measures were proposed for supporting... more
In the project, ’The Forest Lapp Culture and its Advancement’ the cultural characteristics of the Forest Lapp People were researched from the perspective of the Forest Lapp People themselves and draft measures were proposed for supporting their culture and identity. The Forest Lapp People have a recognisable, shared identity but there are many ways to identify as a Forest Lapp. Among Forest Lapp People there are both people who have identified as Forest Lapps since birth and those who have identified as Forest Lapp People only later. This Forest Lapp identity has previously been largely hidden but nowadays it is perceived as more accepted and therefore also stronger. Some of the Forest Lapp People feel that they are Sami, while others see the Forest Lapp People and the Sami as separate groups. The characteristics of the Forest Lapp culture were identified in the context of this report, in particular their close relationship with nature and the seasonal calendar as well as their cust...
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The unknown and exotic North fascinated European minds in the early modern period. A land of natural and supernatural wonders, and of the indigenous Sámi people, the northern margins of Europe stirred up imagination and a plethora of... more
The unknown and exotic North fascinated European minds in the early modern period. A land of natural and supernatural wonders, and of the indigenous Sámi people, the northern margins of Europe stirred up imagination and a plethora of cultural fantasies, which also affected early antiquarian research and the period understanding of the past. This article employs an alleged runestone discovered in northernmost Sweden in the seventeenth century to explore how ancient times and northern margins of the continent were understood in early modern Europe. We examine how the peculiar monument of the Vinsavaara stone was perceived and signified in relation to its materiality, landscape setting, and the cultural-cosmological context of the Renaissance–Baroque world. On a more general level, we use the Vinsavaara stone to assess the nature and character of early modern antiquarianism in relation to the period's nationalism, colonialism and classicism.
Research Interests: History, Cultural History, Archaeology, Early Modern History, Material Culture Studies, and 14 moreLandscape Archaeology, Nationalism, Colonialism, Arctic Archaeology, Runestones, Antiquarianism, History of Archaeology, Sweden, Scandinavian Archaeology, Sámi Studies, History of Sweden, Runes, Archaeology of Colonialism, and Arctic Exploration and History
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A shift from nomadic foraging to sedentary agriculture was a major turning point in human evolutionary history, increasing our population size and eventually leading to the development of modern societies. We however lack understanding of... more
A shift from nomadic foraging to sedentary agriculture was a major turning point in human evolutionary history, increasing our population size and eventually leading to the development of modern societies. We however lack understanding of the changes in life histories that contributed to the increased population growth rate of agriculturalists, because comparable individual-based reproductive records of sympatric populations of agriculturalists and foragers are rarely found. Here, we compared key life-history traits and population growth rate using comprehensive data from the seventieth to nineteenth century Northern Finland: indigenous Sami were nomadic hunter-fishers and reindeer herders, whereas sympatric agricultural Finns relied predominantly on animal husbandry. We found that agriculture-based families had higher lifetime fecundity, faster birth spacing and lower maternal mortality. Furthermore, agricultural Finns had 6.2% higher annual population growth rate than traditional ...
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The unknown and exotic North fascinated European minds in the early modern period. A land of natural and supernatural wonders, and of the indigenous Sámi people, the northern margins of Europe stirred up imagination and a plethora of... more
The unknown and exotic North fascinated European minds in the early modern period. A land of natural and supernatural wonders, and of the indigenous Sámi people, the northern margins of Europe stirred up imagination and a plethora of cultural fantasies, which also affected early antiquarian research and the period understanding of the past. This article employs an alleged runestone discovered in northernmost Sweden in the seventeenth century to explore how ancient times and northern margins of the continent were understood in early modern Europe. We examine how the peculiar monument of the Vinsavaara stone was perceived and signified in relation to its materiality, landscape setting, and the cultural-cosmological context of the Renaissance–Baroque world. On a more general level, we use the Vinsavaara stone to assess the nature and character of early modern antiquarianism in relation to the period's nationalism, colonialism and classicism.