Skandfer et al./Archaeological Perspectives on Hunter-Gatherer Landscapes, 8. LARM Investigations in Interior Finnmark 1

A significant part of the LARM project's archaeological fieldwork was conducted in the Kárášjohka/Karasjok region of central Finnmark. We describe the results of surveys and small excavations undertaken in the three primary sub-regions of investigation: the Ássebákti-Kárášjohka/Karasjokelva river valley, a survey corridor on the interfluvial plateau extending from the Iešjohka river in the south to Iešjávri, the largest lake in Finnmark, in the north, and the Jergul area in the Iešjohka river valley. For each sub-region the distribution of Stone Age to medieval sites is mapped, and a single locality is selected for a case study: a small dwelling structure from the Early Metal Age, a large hunting-pit system possibly in use from the Stone Age to early modern times, and a small activity site from the Early Metal Age.