Magnus Mathisen Haaland

Postdoctoral Fellow, archaeology

Department of Archaeology, History, Cultural Studies and Religion

E-mailmagnus.haaland@uib.no
Phone+47 55 58 23 04
Visitor Address
Øysteinsgate 3, 5007 Bergen. 2nd Floor. TRACSYMBOLS offices.

Bergen
Postal Address
Postboks 7805

5020 Bergen

Intra-site spatial analysis
Geo-archaeology
Soil Micromorphology
Site-formation processes
GIS
Photogrammetry
Image based 3D reconstruction
Archaeological data collection strategies.
African Middle Stone Age and early Homo Sapiens
Human behavioral evolution

Show author(s) (2023). Klipdrift Shelter, South Africa. 13 pages.
Show author(s) (2023). Blombos Cave, South Africa. 16 pages.

Show author(s) (2022). Pilot fires: Preliminary Report from Interdisciplinary Actualistic Fire Experiments. EXARC Journal. 10 pages.
Show author(s) (2022). New insights into ochre features and their associated behaviours from the Howieson’s Poort layers at Klipdrift Shelter.

Show author(s) (2021). The MAMOR Database: Measuring Anthropogenic Markings on 3D Ochre Surface Renderings.
Show author(s) (2021). Ochre Across Deep Time: A geoarchaeological perspective.
Show author(s) (2021). Ochre Across Deep Time: A conversation exploring ochre's enduring role in human behavior and evolution, and in protecting Earth-systems knowledge.
Show author(s) (2021). Investigating the effect of systematic hearth maintenance (ash removal) on the size, morphology and microstratigraphy of long-duration fires. .
Show author(s) (2021). Characterizing microscopic ochre fragments at Middle Stone Age sites: implications for evaluating prehistoric ochre use and deposition.
Show author(s) (2021). Characterizing microscopic ochre fragments at Middle Stone Age sites: Implications for evaluating in-situ ochre processing and use.
Show author(s) (2021). Centre for Early Sapiens Behaviour presents: An experimental field season (Short Movie).

Show author(s) (2020). Les sous-sols de l’art rupestre à l’abri Pomongwe (Matobo, Zimbabwe). Lesedi. Field notes.
Show author(s) (2020). Hidden in plain sight: A microanalytical study of a Middle Stone Age ochre piece trapped inside a micromorphological block sample. Geoarchaeology. 31 pages.
Show author(s) (2020). Geoarchaeological investigation of occupation deposits in Blombos Cave in South Africa indicate changes in site use and settlement dynamics in the southern Cape during MIS 5b-4. Quaternary Research. 1-54.
Show author(s) (2020). Comprehensive 3D reconstruction of an archaeological site based on archive images .

Show author(s) (2019). What's in that black layer? A report on a 85 000 year old dark sedimentary feature in Blombos Cave, South Africa .
Show author(s) (2019). What is an archaeological site? .
Show author(s) (2019). NRK Hordland Radiointervju - Om arkeologisk feltarbeid i Sør-Afrika.
Show author(s) (2019). Multi-scale and interdisciplinary study of prehistoric occupation deposits: a case study from Blombos Cave, South Africa .
Show author(s) (2019). Geoarchaelogical investigation of prehistoric site use, occupation intensity and settlement patterns in Blombos Cave, South Africa .
Show author(s) (2019). De første menneskene var smarte, spiste sjømat og brukte smykker.
Show author(s) (2019). A report on recent investigations of Pomongwe Cave: a Middle Stone Age Site in Zimbabwe .

Show author(s) (2018). Utvikling og spreiing av moderne menneske dei siste 200 000 år .
Show author(s) (2018). Utvikling og spreiing av moderne menneske dei siste 2-300 000 år .
Show author(s) (2018). The MIS5 pietersburg at 28' bushman rock Shelter, Limpopo Province, South Africa. PLOS ONE. 1-45.
Show author(s) (2018). The 3D-reconstruction of a modified ochre fragment trapped inside a micromorphological block sample from the Middle Stone Age levels of Blombos Cave, South Africa.
Show author(s) (2018). Investigation of Middle Stone Age occupation deposits in Blombos Cave, South Africa: evidence for changes in site-use and settlement dynamics in the Southern Cape during the MIS 5b-4 (94 – 72 ka).
Show author(s) (2018). Geoarchaeological and micro-contextual investigations of Middle Stone Age occupation deposits at Blombos Cave, South Africa.
Show author(s) (2018). Geoarchaelogical investigation of prehistoric site structure, occupation intensity and settlement patterns in Blombos Cave, South Africa.
Show author(s) (2018). Geo-archaeological investigations of the MSA contexts within the SapienCE project: current status and future potential.
Show author(s) (2018). Doing site-oriented depositional experiments? This is why you should consider taking a micromorphological block sample!
Show author(s) (2018). Documenting archaeological thin sections in high-resolution: A comparison of methods and discussion of applications. Geoarchaeology.

Show author(s) (2017). Røyk, eld og flammar – korleis pyroteknologi har gjort oss til menneske.
Show author(s) (2017). Nokon må tale dei daudes sak. NRK Ytring.
Show author(s) (2017). NRK Ytring P2: Debatt om kulturminneforvaltning.
Show author(s) (2017). NRK Hordaland, Intervju om nytt Senter for Fremragende Forskning.
Show author(s) (2017). Middle Stone Age ochre contexts in Blombos Cave, South-Africa: a macro- and micro-contextual background.
Show author(s) (2017). Microcontextual investigation of Blombos Cave, South Africa: Development of Methods and Preliminary Results.
Show author(s) (2017). Investigating site formation processes in Blombos Cave, South-Africa – a geo-archaeological and micro-contextual approach.
Show author(s) (2017). Investigating burnt deposits in Blombos Cave, South-Africa: a multi-proxy and multi-scale approach.
Show author(s) (2017). Intervju i studio hos NRK Hordaland P1 i forbindelse med åpning av SapienCE SFF.
Show author(s) (2017). Hvordan har ild gjort oss til mennesker?
Show author(s) (2017). Heat-induced alteration of glauconitic minerals in the Middle Stone Age levels of Blombos Cave, South Africa: Implications for evaluating site structure and burning events. Journal of Archaeological Science. 81-100.
Show author(s) (2017). Evaluating the nature and behavioral implications of laterally extensive occupation deposits in the Middle Stone Age levels of Blombos Cave, South Africa.
Show author(s) (2017). Distribution and spatial analysis of heat in thin-sections.
Show author(s) (2017). Blombos cave. Encyclopedia of Earth Sciences Series. 75-76.

Show author(s) (2016). Multi-scale and micro-contextual investigation of the Middle Stone Age sequence in Blombos Cave, South Africa.
Show author(s) (2016). Multi-disciplinary and multi-scalar investigations of archaeological sites - A geoarchaeological approach. .
Show author(s) (2016). Meininga i det nedgravne. Bergens Tidende.
Show author(s) (2016). Geoarchaeological and micromorphological investigations of Blombos Cave, South Africa.
Show author(s) (2016). Characterising pigments on 30 000 year-old mobiliary art form Apollo 11 Cave, Karas Region, southern Namibia. Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports. 336-347.

Show author(s) (2015). Tynnslip. Fotoserie basert på arkeologiske funn frå Blombos-hola. REPLIKK – Tidsskrift for samfunnsvitskap og humaniora.
Show author(s) (2015). Pleistocene figurative art mobilier from Apollo 11 Cave, Karas Region, Southern Namibia. South African Archaeological Bulletin. 113-123.
Show author(s) (2015). Late Pleistocene figurative art mobilier From Apollo II Cave, southern Namibia. Poster Session. and Workshops, 30 Jan - 7 Feb, 2015, , Cape Town, South Africa.
Show author(s) (2015). High-resolution 3D documentation of micromorphological block samples: bridging the gap between micro-scale and macro-scale investigation of archaeological sites.
Show author(s) (2015). Heat-induced alteration of glauconitic minerals in the Middle Stone Age levels of Blombos Cave, South Africa: implications for evaluating site structure and burning events.
Show author(s) (2015). Haaland, Magnus Mathisen; Hop, Henriette Maria Børslid. Innberetning fra utgravning av boplasspor (id 108528-1) på Bjorvollen, Stend 2014 (Fana), 97/54, Bergen k., Hordaland. B. .
Show author(s) (2015). Elemental and technological analyses of 30 000 year-old mobiliary art form Apollo II Cave, Namibia.

Show author(s) (2014). Southern Cape Sapiens. Prosjektledelse: May-Britt Skjelvik, UiB. Foto: Magnus Haaland, UiB & Frode Ims, UiB. Redigering: Arnt Brandseth, UiB.
Show author(s) (2014). Microarchaeological investigation of archaeological deposits. A geo-archaeological and micromorphological approach.
Show author(s) (2014). Klipdrift Shelter, southern Cape, South Africa: preliminary report on the Howiesons Poort layers. Journal of Archaeological Science. 284-303.
Show author(s) (2014). Innberetning fra utgravning av boplasspor (id 108528-1) på Bjorvollen, Stend (Fana), 97/54, Bergen k., Hordaland. .
Show author(s) (2014). Geo-archaeological investigations of Blombos Cave, South-Africa. Micromorphological observations.
Show author(s) (2014). Etterforskar 70.000 år gamal forsvinning. BT-Innsikt artikkel. Bergens Tidende.
Show author(s) (2014). Et arkeologisk reisebrev fra Sør-Afrika. Prosjektledelse: May-Britt Skjelvik, UiB. Foto, forteller og intervju: Magnus Haaland, UiB. Redigering: Arnt Brandseth, UiB.
Show author(s) (2014). En arkeologisk bløtkake. Gjest: Magnus Haaland.
Show author(s) (2014). En arkeologisk bløtkake.
Show author(s) (2014). Dette bør du vite om arkeologar. BT-Innsikt artikkel. Bergens Tidende.
Show author(s) (2014). Contributions to photo-gallery for the ERC project TRACSYMBOLS 2014.
Show author(s) (2014). Contributions to UiB's Instagram account 2014.
Show author(s) (2014). Blombos Cave. Wikipedia entry rewritten and added updated content.
Show author(s) (2014). Archaeological excavation methods at Blombos Cave and Klipdrift Shelter. Current practice & suggestions future developments.
Show author(s) (2014). Applying image-based 3D modelling techniques to prehistoric cave contexts: implementing and evaluating photogrammetric reconstruction methods at Blombos Cave, South Africa.

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