Research output per year
Research output per year
Personal profile
Description of research and teaching
Kristin Ilves is an Associate Professor in Maritime Archaeology at Helsinki University. Interested in maritime cultural landscapes, she is currently focusing in relating climate, environment, and culture change to each other and is particularly drawn to the construction of island identities. She has an extensive fieldwork experience and a fascination in the development of innovative techniques for the presentation of archaeological sites to public and professional audiences. Kristin Ilves is responsible for teaching in maritime archaeology.
Fields of Science
- 615 History and Archaeology
- Maritime Archaeology
- Island archaeology
- Coastal archaeology
- Maritime Cultural Landscape
- Archaeological method and theory
- Late Iron Age
- Settlement archaeology
- Landing sites and harbours
- Public outreach
Supervisor for doctoral programme
- Doctoral programme in the Humanities
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A House beneath a Cairn: Late Bronze Age Domestic Architecture and Settlement in the Åland Archipelago
Ilves, K. & Leppäsalko, M., 3 Jul 2026, In: Acta Archaeologica. 96, 2, p. 265-286 22 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Clandestine Clay? Explorations into Late Iron Age religious identity creation in an island setting
Ilves, K., Darmark, K. & Holmqvist-Sipilä, E., 2 Jul 2026, Harvesting the Margins of the Viking World: Decentralizing Economies in Late Iron Age Fennoscandia. Hillerdal, C. & Ilves, K. (eds.). Turnhout: Brepols, p. 227-243 17 p. (The Archaeology of Northern Europe; no. 6).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific › peer-review
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Harvesting the Margins of the Viking World: Decentralizing Economies in Late Iron Age Fennoscandia
Hillerdal, C. (Editor) & Ilves, K. (Editor), 19 Jun 2026, Turnhout: Brepols. 246 p. (The Archaeology of Northern Europe; vol. 6)Research output: Book/Report › Anthology or special issue › Scientific › peer-review
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Setting the Scene: Shifting Late Iron Age Geography
Ilves, K. & Hillerdal, C., 19 Jun 2026, Harvesting the Margins of the Viking World: Decentralizing Economies in Late Iron Age Fennoscandia. Hillerdal, C. & Ilves, K. (eds.). Turnhout: Brepols, p. 11-13 3 p. (The Archaeology of Northern Europe; vol. 6).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific › peer-review
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Chronology and Settlement at Bartsgårda on Åland
Ilves, K., Darmark, K., Leppäsalko, M. J. & Ronkainen, M., 24 Jun 2025, In: Fennoscandia Archaeologica. XLII, 23 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Late Iron Age and Early Medieval Period
Ilves, K. (Project manager) & Irissou, Y. (Participant)
Weisell-säätiö sr c/o Suomen Säätiötilipalvelu Oy
01/01/2024 → 31/12/2026
Project: Foundations (Private Foundations, Non-Profit Foundations, Charitable Trusts)
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Elusive cairns
Leppäsalko, M. (Co-Principal Investigator), Ronkainen, M. (Co-Principal Investigator) & Ilves, K. (Principal Investigator)
01/01/2022 → 31/12/2025
Project: Research project
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Elusive cairns
Leppäsalko, M. J. (Co-Principal Investigator), Ronkainen, M. (Co-Principal Investigator) & Ilves, K. (Project manager)
01/01/2022 → 31/12/2025
Project: Research project
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SoR: Survivors of Ragnarök: tracing Late Iron Age and early medieval maritime migrations in the Baltic Sea region
Ilves, K. (Principal Investigator), Holmqvist-Sipilä, E. (Participant), Alenius, T. (Participant), Larsson, P. I. (Participant), Mäkiranta, T. (Other), Walker Vadillo, V. (Participant), Leppäsalko, M. (Participant), Ronkainen, M. (Participant) & Perttola, W. (Participant)
01/09/2020 → 31/08/2025
Project: Research project
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Bridging Worlds of Water: Perspectives in Maritime Archaeology – Introductory Online Course
Ilves, K. (Principal Investigator) & Marila, M. (Project manager)
01/06/2020 → 31/10/2021
Project: Research project
Prizes
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The Maritime Archaeological Society of Finland Bronze Merit Badge
Ilves, K. (Recipient), 13 Sept 2025
Prize: Prizes and awards
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Vuoden museojulkaisu 2022 palkinto
Ilves, K. (Recipient) & Lindholm, V. (Recipient), 19 May 2022
Prize: Prizes and awards
Activities
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Journal of maritime archaeology (Journal)
Ilves, K. (Reviewer)
13 Jan 2026 → 13 Feb 2026Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Peer review of manuscripts
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Supervisor and Custos
Ilves, K. (Supervisor)
10 Apr 2026Activity: Examination types › Supervisor or co-supervisor of doctoral thesis
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International Journal of Nautical Archaeology (Journal)
Ilves, K. (Reviewer)
6 May 2026 → 5 Jun 2026Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Peer review of manuscripts
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Head of Archaeology
Ilves, K. (Participant)
1 Nov 2025 → 28 Feb 2026Activity: Other activity types › Other
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Historisk tidskrift för Finland (Journal)
Ilves, K. (Reviewer)
9 Dec 2025 → 9 Jan 2026Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Peer review of manuscripts
Press/Media
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Bortglömda fröfynd berättar om det vikingatida Åland
Vanhanen, S. & Ilves, K.
21/01/2025
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Museoon vuosikymmeniksi unohtuneet kakkuset paljastivat nyt, että jo viikinkiajalla osattiin puristaa pellavaöljyä
Vanhanen, S. & Ilves, K.
12/01/2025
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Bartsgårdautgrävningarna avslutades i somras
29/08/2023
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Utgrävning i Bartsgårda gav äldre fynd än väntat
20/06/2023
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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