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Fig. 1: Fragment of the left hose (adopted from Vike, 2000 :26). This month’s artefact are the fragments of a pair of mail chausses (leggings) brought into Oldsaksamlingen in Oslo in the 1800s (figs. 1 and 2). The chausses were brought in together with fragments of a mail gorget and a sleeve. All fragments share the same thickness and ring diameter and have therefore been assumed to be part of the same suit of armour. The context of the find itself remains unknown. Fig. Continue reading →

Applications are invited for a three-year PhD studentship in the Faculty of Humanities in collaboration with the Faculty of Natural and Environmental Science at the University of Southampton. This studentship is funded through an SMMI Leverhulme Trust Doctoral Scholarship Award, to start October 2015. The successful candidate will work under the supervision of Dr Helen Farr (Archaeology), Prof Robert Marsh (Ocean and Earth Science) and Dr Ivan Haigh (Ocean and Earth Science). Continue reading →

Applications are invited for a three-year PhD studentship in the Faculty of Humanities in collaboration with the Faculty of Natural and Environmental Science at the University of Southampton. This studentship is funded through an SMMI Leverhulme Trust Doctoral Scholarship Award, to start October 2015. The successful candidate will work under the supervision of Dr Helen Farr (Archaeology), Prof Robert Marsh (Ocean and Earth Science) and Dr Ivan Haigh (Ocean and Earth Science). Continue reading →

Applications are invited for a three-year PhD studentship in the Faculty of Humanities in collaboration with the Faculty of Natural and Environmental Science at the University of Southampton. This studentship is funded through an SMMI Leverhulme Trust Doctoral Scholarship Award, to start October 2015. The successful candidate will work under the supervision of Dr Helen Farr (Archaeology), Prof Robert Marsh (Ocean and Earth Science) and Dr Ivan Haigh (Ocean and Earth Science). Continue reading →

The “Artefact of the Month” post for February is the early Neolithic genocide from Asparn-Schletz, Lower Austria. The site dates back to around 5200 BC and belonged to the so-called Linearbandkeramik culture or Linear Pottery Culture (hereafter shortened to LBK), the agricultural pioneers of central Europe who flourished from around 5500 to 4500 BC. Continue reading →

The “Artefact of the Month” post for February is the early Neolithic genocide from Asparn-Schletz, Lower Austria. The site dates back to around 5200 BC and belonged to the so-called Linearbandkeramik culture or Linear Pottery Culture (hereafter shortened to LBK), the agricultural pioneers of central Europe who flourished from around 5500 to 4500 BC. Continue reading →

The “Artefact of the Month” post for February is the early Neolithic genocide from Asparn-Schletz, Lower Austria. The site dates back to around 5200 BC and belonged to the so-called Linearbandkeramik culture or Linear Pottery Culture (hereafter shortened to LBK), the agricultural pioneers of central Europe who flourished from around 5500 to 4500 BC. Continue reading →

  We are happy to announce that there has been shown a great interest in our session at Nordic TAG 2015! We received a multitude of emails regarding the session and are flattered by the many enquiries and words of encouragement. Nine abstracts have been considered successful and we therefore have a full day of papers and discussions which we are very much looking forward to. Continue reading →

  We are happy to announce that there has been shown a great interest in our session at Nordic TAG 2015! We received a multitude of emails regarding the session and are flattered by the many enquiries and words of encouragement. Nine abstracts have been considered successful and we therefore have a full day of papers and discussions which we are very much looking forward to. Continue reading →