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Abstract

Visualizing traditional knowledge. An interdisciplinary approach to heritage surveying. The scope of this article is to present how an interdisciplinary approach can lead to more effective archaeological surveying and consequently a more sustainable cultural heritage management. Our specific focus is on Sámi cultural sites and monuments in the county of Finnmark, Northern Norway. The background for the geographical focus is a fundamental imbalance in knowledge about cultural history and sites in Norway. Due to a systematic ‘Norwegianisation’ of the Sámi during the 19th and 20th century, knowledge about Sámi cultural history and archaeology is insufficient. This is a problem for Sámi cultural heritage management. We have worked together with Sámi knowledge holders in two study areas to map cultural heritage sites and monuments through interviews and literature studies. The study shows that the Participatory GIS methodology (PGIS) is a useful alternative and a supplementary tool to traditional archaeological surveying and we argue that PGIS can be helpful in the process towards a sustainable cultural heritage management.