Research output per year
Research output per year
Personal profile
Description of research and teaching
Dr. Tero Alstola is a scholar of ancient Near Eastern cultures and languages, specializing in digital humanities and the social history of Babylonia in the first millennium BCE. His research projects focus on migrant and rural population in Babylonian society, network approaches to historical datasets, and language technological study of the Akkadian language.
Fields of Science
- 615 History and Archaeology
- Assyriology
- 6121 Languages
- Language technology
- 614 Theology
- Old Testament Studies
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Neo-Assyrian Imperial Religion Counts: A Quantitative Approach to the Affiliations of Kings and Queens with Their Gods and Goddesses
Gansell, A., Alstola, T., Jauhiainen, H. & Svärd, S., 30 Jan 2025, In: Journal of Ancient Near Eastern Religions. 24, 2, p. 236-274 39 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Nuolenpäiden aika: tutustu muinaiseen Lähi-itään
Svärd, S., Alstola, T., Töyräänvuori, J., Uotila, R. & Nokso-Koivisto, I., 22 Apr 2025Research output: Non-textual form › Web publication/site › Professional
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Social Networks of Prosobab
Jauhiainen, H. & Alstola, T., 6 Nov 2025, In: Journal of open humanities data. 11, 56, 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Digital Humanities Meet Ancient Languages
Alstola, T. & Svärd, S., Apr 2024, Changes in Sacred Texts and Traditions: Methodological Encounters and Debates. Nissinen, M. & Jokiranta, J. (eds.). Atlanta: Society of Biblical Literature, p. 193–233 41 p. (Resources for Biblical Study ; no. 106).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific › peer-review
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Social group identities and semantic domains in the ancient Near East
Lindén, K., Svärd, S., Alstola, T., Jauhiainen, H., Hardwick, S., Sahala, A., Debourse, C., Bennett, E., Tambs, L., Wasmuth, M., Holmqvist, E., Bonnie, R. & Lorenzon, M., 8 Aug 2024, In: Digital Scholarship in the Humanities . 39, 3, p. 917–935 19 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Semantic Domains in Akkadian Texts
Linden, K. (Project manager), Alstola, T. (Participant), Jauhiainen, H. (Participant), Jauhiainen, T. (Participant), Sahala, A. (Participant), Svärd, S. (Participant) & Zaia, S. (Participant)
01/09/2016 → 31/08/2020
Project: Research project
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ANEE: Centre of Excellence in Ancient Near Eastern Empires
Silverman, J. M. (Principal Investigator), Svärd, S. (Project manager), Lahelma, A. (Principal Investigator), Nikki, N. (Participant), Töyräänvuori, J. (Participant), Jokiranta, J. (Participant), Laine, L. (Participant), Kletter, R. (Participant), Bonnie, R. (Participant), Thomas, S. (Participant), Holmqvist-Sipilä, E. (Participant), Kouki, P. (Participant), Wasmuth, M. (Participant), Wallis, C. (Participant), Lorenzon, M. (Participant), Jauhiainen, H. (Participant), Jauhiainen, T. (Participant), Alstola, T. (Participant), Bach, J. (Participant), Fink, S. (Participant), Konstantopoulos, G. (Participant), Zaia, S. (Participant), Sahala, A. (Participant), Miettunen, P. H. (Participant), Avneri Meir, R. (Participant), Aissaoui, A. I. (Participant), Arpe, O. P. (Participant), Luukko, M. I. (Participant), Kovanen, H. (Participant), Linden, K. (Participant), Bennett, E. R. (Participant), Saari, S. (Participant), Vanderstraeten, E. (Participant), Autere, K. (Participant), Debourse, C. H. I. (Participant), Kailamäki, U. (Participant), Kautonen, S. K. (Participant), Spunaugle, A. (Participant), Tambs, L. (Participant), Jones, C. W. (Participant), Wijnsma, U. Z. (Participant), Valk, J. (Participant), Gheorghiade, P. (Participant), Autere, K. (Participant), Uotila, R. (Participant), Reinikainen, S. J. J. (Participant), Cutillas Victoria, B. (Participant), Holappa, M. (Participant), Kletter, R. (Participant), Smith, S. L. (Participant) & Pfoh, E. (Participant)
01/01/2018 → 31/12/2025
Project: Research project
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CSTT: Centre of Excellence in Changes in Sacred Texts and Traditions
Nissinen, M. (Project manager), Aejmelaeus, A. (Principal Investigator), Weissenberg von, H. (Participant), Pakkala, J. (Principal Investigator), Jokiranta, J. (Principal Investigator), Kletter, R. (Participant), Mattila, R. (Participant), de Hulster, I. (Participant), Svärd, S. (Participant), Valkama, K. (Participant), Alstola, T. (Participant), Saarelainen, K. (Participant), Saari, S. (Participant), Tapiola, E. (Participant), Tynjä, T. (Participant), Töyräänvuori, J. (Participant), Perttilä, E. (Participant), Kujanpää, K. (Participant), Liljeström, M. (Participant), Orpana, J. (Participant), Pulkkinen, M. (Participant), Seppänen, C. (Participant), Tucker, M. (Participant), Müller, R. (Participant), Voitila, A. (Participant), Borchardt, F. (Participant), Kauhanen, T. (Participant), Pajunen, M. (Participant), Hakola, R. (Participant), Latvus, K. (Participant), Bonnie, R. (Participant), Tervanotko, H. (Participant), Uusimäki, E. (Participant), Antin, K. (Participant), Vanonen, H. (Participant), Mäkipelto, V. (Participant), Nommik, U. (Participant), Yli-Karjanmaa, S. (Participant), Penner, J. (Participant), Longacre, D. (Participant), Silverman, J. M. (Participant), Tekoniemi, T. (Participant), Dixon, H. (Participant), Ito, S. (Participant), Huotari, P. (Participant), Keady, J. (Participant), Fink, S. (Participant), Konstantopoulos, G. (Participant), Zaia, S. (Participant), Nõmmik, A. (Participant) & Laine, L. (Participant)
01/01/2014 → 31/12/2019
Project: Research project
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ANEE: Centre of Excellence in Ancient Near Eastern Empires
Svärd, S. (Project manager), Alstola, T. (Participant), Auranne, T. (Participant), Bennett, E. R. (Participant), Hietamäki, T. A. E. (Participant), Jauhiainen, H. (Participant), Jones, C. W. (Participant), Kankkunen, J. A. (Participant), Ketonen, A. (Participant), Liikanen, C. S. (Participant), Lund, J. S. A. (Participant), Ong, M. C. (Participant), Pietarinen, S. L. (Participant), Ruotsalainen, A. J. (Participant), Sakko, M. T. (Participant), Spunaugle, A. (Participant), Tambs, L. (Participant) & Valk, J. (Participant)
Suomen Akatemia Projektilaskutus
01/01/2023 → 31/12/2025
Project: Research Council of Finland: Centre of Exellence
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ANEE: ANEE Team 1: Digital Humanities Approaches
Svärd, S. (Principal Investigator), Linden, K. (Participant), Bach, J. (Participant), Jauhiainen, T. (Participant), Jauhiainen, H. (Participant), Sahala, A. (Participant), Konstantopoulos, G. (Participant), Fink, S. (Participant), Zaia, S. (Participant), Luukko, M. I. (Participant), Bennett, E. R. (Participant), Alstola, T. (Participant), Vanderstraeten, E. (Participant), Autere, K. (Participant), Giessler, J. (Participant), Debourse, C. H. I. (Participant), Tambs, L. (Participant), Valk, J. (Participant), Uotila, R. (Participant) & Jones, C. W. (Participant)
01/01/2018 → 31/12/2025
Project: Research project
Datasets
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Fear in Akkadian Texts
Svärd, S. (Creator), Alstola, T. (Creator), Jauhiainen, H. (Creator), Sahala, A. (Creator) & Linden, K. (Creator), Zenodo, 2020
Dataset
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Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus, Korp Version, May 2019
Jauhiainen, H. (Creator), Sahala, A. (Creator) & Alstola, T. (Creator), Kielipankki, Jun 2019
http://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:lb-2019060602
Dataset
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Aššur and His Friends: A Statistical Analysis of Neo-Assyrian Texts
Alstola, T. (Creator), Zaia, S. (Creator), Sahala, A. (Creator), Jauhiainen, H. (Creator), Svärd, S. (Creator) & Linden, K. (Creator), Zenodo, 2019
Dataset
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ANEE lexical portal of Akkadian: fastText
Jauhiainen, H. (Creator), Sahala, A. (Creator), Alstola, T. (Creator), Hardwick, S. (Creator), Jauhiainen, T. (Creator), Linden, K. (Creator) & Svärd, S. (Creator), Helsingin yliopisto, 2021
http://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:lb-2021060103
Dataset
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ANEE lexical portal of Akkadian: PMI
Sahala, A. (Creator), Jauhiainen, H. (Creator), Alstola, T. (Creator), Hardwick, S. (Creator), Jauhiainen, T. (Creator), Linden, K. (Creator) & Svärd, S. (Creator), Helsingin yliopisto, 2021
http://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:lb-2021060101
Dataset
Activities
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69th Rencontre Assyriologique Internationale
Auranne, T. (Secretary of organizing committee), Svärd, S. (Chair of organizing committee), Valk, J. (Member of organizing committee), Lorenzon, M. (Member of organizing committee), Töyräänvuori, J. (Member of organizing committee), Alstola, T. (Member of organizing committee), Bennett, E. R. (Member of organizing committee) & Uotila, R. (Member of organizing committee)
8 Jul 2024 → 12 Jul 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conferences, workshops, courses, seminars
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ANEE Annual Meeting 2024
Alstola, T. (Speaker: Presenter) & Berlin, A. (Speaker: Presenter)
20 Aug 2024 → 23 Aug 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conferences, workshops, courses, seminars
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69th Rencontre Assyriologique Internationale
Alstola, T. (Speaker: Presenter)
8 Jul 2024 → 12 Jul 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conferences, workshops, courses, seminars
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ANEE Annual Meeting 2024
Alstola, T. (Speaker: Presenter), Jauhiainen, H. (Speaker: Presenter), Svärd, S. (Speaker: Presenter) & Gansell, A. (Speaker: Presenter)
20 Aug 2024 → 23 Aug 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conferences, workshops, courses, seminars
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69th Rencontre Assyriologique Internationale
Svärd, S. (Poster Presentation), Alstola, T. (Poster Presentation), Sahala, A. (Poster Presentation) & Valk, J. (Poster Presentation)
8 Jul 2024 → 12 Jul 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conferences, workshops, courses, seminars
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Press/Media
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10 faktaa maailman vanhimmista valtakunnista
15/12/2022
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Lähi-idän yksinvaltias Nebukadnessar II osasi käyttää propagandaa suvereenisti hyväkseen
24/05/2022
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Olut oli sivistyksen alku – varhaisimmat kirjoitetut tekstit olivat kuitteja olutannoksista
08/04/2022
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media