Reindeer hunting as world heritage

Reindeer hunting
as world heritage
Reindeer hunting as world heritage
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Reindeer hunting
as world heritage
The oldest traces are found in Southern Europe
and dates back 40 – 50 000 years.
No hunting facilities are preserved there.
However, butchering sites are found where 99%
of the bone remains come from reindeer.
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Reindeer hunting
as world heritage
Northwards
As climate changes leads to glacier retreat –
reindeer and hunters move in to Scandinavia
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Reindeer hunting as World Heritage
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Reindeer hunting
as world heritage
Areas of universal value
The territory is unique with high density and
variation in hunting facilities related to wild
reindeer.
• Depth in time
• Diversity in types of facilities
• Authenticity
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as world heritage
Hunting facilities
Bowman's hides and arrows
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Reindeer hunting
as world heritage
Hunting facilities
Pitfalls
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Reindeer hunting
as world heritage
Hunting facilities
Pitfalls
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Reindeer hunting
as world heritage
Hunting facilities
Pitfalls
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Reindeer hunting
as world heritage
Hunting facilities
Pitfalls
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Reindeer hunting
as world heritage
Hunting facilities
Pitfalls
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Reindeer hunting
as world heritage
Hunting facilities
Funnel shaped traps
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Reindeer hunting
as world heritage
Hunting facilities
Funnel shaped traps
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Reindeer hunting
as world heritage
Hunting facilities
Funnel shaped traps
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Reindeer hunting
as world heritage
Hunting facilities
Hunting wild reindeer – a living tradition
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Reindeer hunting
as world heritage
Cultural heritage sites related to
hunting and trapping
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Reindeer hunting
as world heritage
Hunting and social order
Hunter and gatherer societies
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Reindeer hunting
as world heritage
Hunting and social order
Market economy
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Reindeer hunting
as world heritage
Hunting and social order
Added employment opportunities
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Reindeer hunting
as world heritage
Indigenous wild reindeer
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Who were the hunters?
Sámi campsite at Aursjøen
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Reindeer hunting
as world heritage
Delimitation of the area
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Reindeer hunting
as world heritage
Comparative analyzes
Sites at the World Heritage list today
• Wrangler islands – Russia
• Laponia - Sweden
Etter: http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/774
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as world heritage
Comparative analyzes
Other relevant areas
• South- and Mid Europe
• Greenland
• North-America
• Siberia
• Sweden
• North-Scandinavia and Cola
• Hardangervidda
Etter: Vorren 1998
Etter: Vorren 1998
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as world heritage
What makes this area special
Short distances between summer
and winter grazing areas.
The topography creates
predictability for how the reindeer
will travel
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Reindeer hunting
as world heritage
Global strategy
Sustainable use
• Types of exploitation of the natural resources
• Technological development
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Reindeer hunting
as world heritage
Global strategy
Development of the human society
• Time depth
• Important steps in human development
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Reindeer hunting
as world heritage
Reindeer hunting as world heritage
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