preTromsø
preTromsø is a scholarly term used to denote the period and conditions that precede the formal establishment of Tromsø as a municipal and urban center in northern Norway. The label is not standardized and appears mainly in archaeology, historical geography, and urban history literature dealing with Arctic regions or the Troms area. It is used to frame studies of the cultural and environmental landscape before Tromsø’s urban emergence.
Scope and usage. In practice, preTromsø refers to human activity in the Tromsø region from prehistoric times
Geography and sources. Researchers typically focus on the Tromsø area and nearby hinterlands such as coastal
Scholarly reception. As a label, preTromsø aims to illuminate long-term continuities and disruptions surrounding urban origin,