🌲 New paper with @lovschal.bsky.social, @michelle-farrell.bsky.social & Høeg, challenging the idea that #LateNeolitic + #BronzeAge was all about deforestation and farming. It #REVEALS a forested form of life in SE Norway, co-shaped, dynamic social ecologies and mixed 🐑🏹🌾🌰 🔗 doi.org/10.3389/fear...

Meanwhile, across the globe, a hide-shoe was lost in the high Norwegian mountain, melting out of an ice patch 20 years ago. Devastating cause, yet a rear glimpse into the organic side of the region’s #bronzeage, c. 1400 BCE 📷: V. Vike, MCH / @kult-hist-museum.bsky.social Info: secretsoftheice.com

Proud that our article on the Hole rune‑stone, currently the earliest archaeologically dated, was among the 20 most‑read articles of 2025! Many thanks to @steinarsol.bsky.social @kristelzilmer.bsky.social @kristervasshus.bsky.social, and other co-authors

Of the couple hundred dissertations defended at the University of Oslo last year, it’s cool to see mine get a mention in @uio.no’s research journal, Apollon. Arguing for a more pluralistic understanding of the #BronzeAge in southeast Norway's forested landscape to challenge ‘plant blindness’ 🌱

3-year postdoc fellowship in #Archaeology @uio.no as part of an interdisciplinary project to investigate societal, economic, and climatic effects of major 6th-10th-century volcanic eruptions through a comparative interdisciplinary lens on regional #resilience. www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...

SCAPES postdoctor @annapp90.bsky.social is currently sampling human remains to explore population development and Norway’s Neolithic transition. Did agriculture arrive with colonizers? Did groups cooperate or clash? Did they eat a primarily terrestrial or maritime diet? #Archaeology #aDNA #isotopes

There's lots of ongoing work as we're preparing for the new Museum of the Viking Age to open in Oslo. Our museum, @kult-hist-museum.bsky.social is now hiring an Associate Professor in Nordic archaeology, with expertise in the Viking Age. www.jobbnorge.no/ledige-still... #Vikingtidsmuseet

New open access publication: Moving to Stay in (a Woman’s) Place: Was Patrilocality the Dominant Mode of Postmarital Residence across Later European Prehistory? Current Anthropology. Thanks to Wenner Gren for funding the workshop it emerged from! www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...

Ikke for å skryte, eller.. jo, for å skryte: Boka mi er visst "mesterlig formidingskunst"

These little things? Just some Stone Age #axes (and a dagger). Effective display of #neolithic time depth. Definitely not the worst day at the office!

“Objects, war and memory in Ireland past and present” The exhibition was co-created by Prof. Joanna Brück of UCD School of Archaeology & seven people who have come to Ireland as refugees. It will be on view in Kilmainham Gaol Museum until 31 st January 2026 and thereafter around Dublin

Fishing some 5,300 years ago: a Neolithic fishhook made of wild boar tusk, wrapped with a fishing line. The size of the fishhook is 6.5 cm. It was used to catch pikes. Found in the lake-dwelling settlement of Arbon Bleiche 3, Switzerland. On display at Archäologisches Museum Frauenfeld 📷me 🏺

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Rock art #boats coming alive! A captivating glimpse of its storytelling power. Enjoyed exploring the Ramberg #bronzeage #rockart site in eastern Norway with members of the CAS funded Climate, Crops and Crisis project (cas-nor.no/project/clim...). Video by @urbanprehistorian.bsky.social

History in motion! The iconic Oseberg Viking ship is carefully moving to its new position in the soon-to-open #VikingAge Museum in Oslo. This deserves the full #SlowTV treatment - a nationally broadcast, minute-by-minute epic! #Archaeology @kult-hist-museum.bsky.social

Every year the Secrets of the Ice programme recover amazingly well preserved artefacts emerging from melting mountain ice in #Norway. This project raises awareness about glacial archaeology and human-induced climate change. They are the recipients of 2025 Europa Nostra Award in the Research category

Arkeologi leverer stadig banebrytende ny forskning, men gjør det den eldre irrelevante i dag? Vi utforske dette i vår nye serie "Klassikeren". Først ut er Håkon Glørstads anmeldelse av Håkon Sheteligs "Primitive tider i Norge" doi.org/10.5617/pt.1... Årets nummer er på trappene! Hva blir neste?

An incredible tour of Trøndelag’s amazing rock art sites in central Norway - where motifs of northern and southern traditions blend in stunning landscapes. A successful workshop with @scapes-bronzeage.bsky.social, @kiaustvoll.bsky.social, @kristinaoma.bsky.social & more! #RockArt #Archaeology

Occasionally, I get to write prehistoric columns for the newspaper Klassekampen. This time, I explore a newfound interest - #tattoos. While we know relatively a lot about them, future studies should explore their interplay with clothing. Contributing in enhancing our understanding of embodiment.

Just defended my PhD! An incredible experience, with thought-provoking discussions from two brilliant opponents: Prof. Joanna Brück @ucdarchaeology.bsky.social and Prof. @kristinaoma.bsky.social. Including a trial lecture debating the presence of warriors and hierarchy in Scandinavian rock art 👇🏽

Recognising the impact other species have had on our art, architecture and agriculture doesn’t require new archaeological discoveries – in fact, much of the archaeological evidence is decades old. Rather, it requires new ways of thinking.» Yess, what a great text in @aeon.co - check it out 👇🏽

Early #FindsFriday news! Until now, the female #Bronzeage burial from #Rege in #Norway, has been compared to the famous Egtved #burial. On closer look, the Rege #beltplate is technically more advanced, more skillfull - we need to look for better comparisons! Presumably on the #Danish islands!

🧪OMG please do not start putting 'helpful' (presumably AI) summaries of articles into the individual REFERENCES of a scientific publication ffs (this is @nature.com ) www.nature.com/articles/s41...

#NBAS2025 is back! Great presentation by Lise Frost @au.dk about the Hedegyden find and the value of the microperspective, showing how hoards are more than just the bronzes, it may also contain, e.g., honey! 🐝 A find demonstrating how we should rethink how we sample and our sampling strategies 🌱

Excited to share a new dataset featuring 2000 #radiocarbon dates from southeast Norway, spanning the Late #Neolithic to #BronzeAge. This dataset, which has been part of my doctoral work, builds on the efforts of @steinarsol.bsky.social and Kjetil Loftsgarden @uio.no. #DataSharing in #Archaeology

Was asked by @forskning.bsky.social to comment on the 'Shedding new light...' paper by L. García Sanjuán, @martaguardamino.bsky.social and co-authors about an excavated warrior stela. A great read, interesting findings and interpretations! But, could there also be link to a unique Norwegian slab? 👇

These Late Bronze Age wooden figures - echoing motifs found in contemporary Nordic rock art - are fantastic! Such finds add nuance to how we interpret the meaning and context of the #rockart itself. E.g. bringing 3D form to 2D rock art, and links different materials in #bronzeage symbolism.

Want to learn more about OA publishing in archaeology? Our paper on publishing trends among Norwegian archaeologists is now published. OA publications are increasing, but there’s still a way to go. On the positive side, archaeology is progressing faster than other humanistic disciplines.

Extended deadline: April 22 While our primary focus is Scandinavian archaeology and contributions in Scandinavian languages are typical, we welcome submissions in English to encourage wider participation. We particularly support emerging researchers, and there are no fees for our OA publication.

Showing my students some medieval pottery from Yemen at the ROM today, including this one with a cat's paw impression in it! #MedievalSky #Archaeology #ArchaeologyOfStuff 🏺

Thrilled to have been part of this incredible excavation! The discovery is fascinating and represents truly unique material. Contributing to this article alongside @steinarsol.bsky.social , @kristelzilmer.bsky.social, @kristervasshus.bsky.social, and many others was a genuinely fun experience

Just got the wonderful new that the Nordic Bronze Age Symposium is back! #NBAS2025 in Stavanger, Norway 11-14 June Overall conference theme is 'Strange shores', with an open session, and four specified sessions. See comments for details👇Submit abstracts to [email protected] before 15 February 1/

New paper presenting a never before published corpus of LN and #BronzeAge houses out in European Journal of Archaeology today, OA at doi: 10.1017/eaa.2024.50 Results challenge the dominant narrative of Scandinavian housing. Among other how people in SE-Norway built small, uniform houses 👇🏾

Prof Jo Brück will deliver an invited public keynote “The social worlds of Bronze Age animals” at the symposium in memory of David Fontijn, “The Bronze Age-setting the agenda”, Faculty of Archaeology Universiteit Leiden, Rijksmuseum van Oudheden, Leiden, 27-28 January www.rmo.nl/en/the-bronz...

Major JOB ALERT! I and close colleagues have 4 (!) positions open. So if you're looking for a postdoc or PhD, do read on:

I had the privilege of joining Thomas Seltzer on his podcast #Trygdekontoret. We delved into the fascinating world of tattoos in prehistory, exploring their meanings, cultural significance, and the enduring human connection to tattoos through the ages.

Little under a month to apply! Two fully funded #PhD in Oslo with focus on #rockart and #glacial #archaeology. 3 years with one year extra if submit in time. Split between 50% research time and 50% museum work (eg excavation project management, curate an exhibition) and teaching at UiO if desired

Fantastic news! UiO and MCH, led by eminent researcher Anne Lene Melheim as PI, is awared 12 million NOK by NCR for the project: Social Complexity and Population Entanglements in Norway 2500-1000 BCE – Interpreting new biomolecular datasets through a humanistic lens.

Researchers at the University of Helsinki performed acoustic impulse response measurements in front of 37 rock painting sites and found that the same vertical rock surfaces that have the painted elks, humans and boats, are also effective sound reflectors. 🏺 phys.org/news/2024-11...

Deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Thomas Hylland Eriksen, one of Norway’s greatest academic minds and a profound voice in #anthropology. His work on cultural understanding and globalization leaves an indelible mark on the world. Rest in peace.

Had a sneak peek at one of this year’s Christmas presents—a brilliant book on the #StoneAge that uses a slice of cake as a clear analogy to explain #stratigraphy to children, showing how today is just the topping. Cleverly presents various arch. finds, with a strong focus on interdisciplinary work!

Too good not to share: a wooden floor of a #Neolithic house. Unearthed in Alleshausen-Grundwiesen, a wetland settlement at the western rim of the Federsee marshlands, 3020-2700 BC. 📷H. Schlichterle/Landesamt für Denkmalpflege Baden Württemberg 🏺 #archaeology

The sky we see today is the same stars and moon humans marveled at thousands of years ago. Fascinating, especially given how much Earth has changed. The #NebraSkyDisc, a #BronzeAge view of the cosmos, shows how enduring our connection to the sky is. See the below thread for more information 👇🏾

A bronze Age hoard found in Ravensburg, consisting of 24 spiral bracelets made of copper. Dating 1900-1600 BC. Spiral braclets such as these were standardized in size and weight in many parts of Europe. They were presumably used as a form of currency. 📷 LMW Stuttgart 🏺 #archaeology

NEW Examination of trees in northern Europe threatened by deforestation finds rare examples of those engraved by the Sámi, the Indigenous people of Arctic Europe, highlighting the cultural importance of preventing deforestation in Fennoscandia. #AntiquityThread 1/15 🧵 #archaeology 🏺

This is a real treasure! Mark is one of the most brilliant BA researchers and communicators I know. Thrilled to have worked together within the framework of the #ERC-funded ANTHEA project @aarhusuni.bsky.social. Highly recommend exploring some of Mark’s research, such as: doi:10.15184/aqy.2023.154

Bumping post with a reminder of why these unique finds are emerging. Here illustrated by the massive retreat of Glittertinden’s glacier in Norway over the past century. Originally posted on by account secretoftheice.com on the other place. Photos: Anders B. Wilse (1910) and Ole Aasted Bråten (2023)

Melting glaciers, while a tragic hallmark of the Anthropocene, are revealing unique archaeology. In Norway, artifacts like hide shoes, skis, textiles and shell arrowheads emerge, while newly discovered rock art at 3,000 masl in Italy offers unique, new insights into Bronze Age high-altitude activity

Looks amazing! Definitely have to visit the Netherlands within 16 March 2025 🌟

Check out this 5,500 year old flint axe found, in situ, on Lolland, Denmark.