Life and death in a 5th-century ringfort It is not unusual for archaeologists to find caches of artefacts stashed in the ground,…
Underwater archaeologists have discovered a historic vessel off the coast of southern Sweden which is similar in construction to the famous Vasa,…
In life, Bishop Peder Winstrup was a renowned theologian, chaplain to the king, and founding father of Lund University. In death, he has…
Rock Art and Seascapes in Uppland Johan Ling Oxbow Books, £20.00 ISBN 978-1842175132 Sweden boasts a stunning array of Early Bronze Age…
New research using computer technology to unpick overlapping layers of rock art has shed light on how the ideas and interests of…
Södertörn University archaeologists have found 9,000-year-old fishing traps in the Baltic Sea off the coast of Sweden, making them the oldest yet…
Bjørn Poulsen and Søren Michael Sinbaek (eds.) Brepols, £79.00 ISBN 978-2503531311 Recent advances in settlement archaeology have uncovered a treasure trove of new…
Archaeologists have unearthed several thousand silver objects, buried 1,000 years ago in Gotland, Sweden. This is the second substantial hoard to have…
Excavation of a Swedish plague pit has revealed how a small village responded to an invisible killer. Caroline Ahlström Arcini pieces together…
Doll maker enlisted to help reconstruct the head of Bocksten Man…
Chemical analysis used to discover ancient diets…