#OpenAccess Short report Immonen, V. (2026). A Livonian pilgrim badge from Masku, South-West Finland. doi.org/10.66449/for... The Masku find is a significant northernmost addition to the small group of pilgrim badges from #Livonia. #Medieval #Archaeology

#OpenAccess Moesgaard, J. C. (2026). Hvad siger den arkæologiske kontekst om møntbrug i vikingetiden? [Eng sum: What does the archaeological context say about coin use in the Viking Age? A case-study based on recent excavations in Sigtuna] doi.org/10.66449/for... #VikingAge #Medieval #Archaeology

#OpenAccess Hedberg, E. et al. (2026). Geophysical investigation of a plateau at Kugghamn: Ground-penetrating radar survey at Björkö, Sweden. The survey identified two previously unidentified burial mounds. doi.org/10.66449/for... #VikingAge #Medieval #Birka #Georadar #LiDAR #Archaeology

Spännande resultat publicerat i senaste numret av Fornvännen uppmärksammas i media. Lyssna på radioinslaget och läs artikeln av Thomas Eriksson, Ylva Telldahl och Maria Neijman som är öppen för alla (doi.org/10.66449/for...) www.sverigesradio.se/artikel/sver...

#OpenAccess Fridell, S. (2026). Bidrag till Sparlösainskriftens tolkning. [Eng sum: Contributions to the interpretation of the Sparlösa inscription] doi.org/10.66449/for... Parallels are drawn to the Rök stone and its vision of Ragnarök. #Runes #VikingAge #Archaeology

#OpenAccess Eriksson, T., Telldahl, Y., & Neijman, M. (2026). A cairn in Roslagen with the oldest shoe in Sweden. doi.org/10.66449/for... Swedish cairn with Roman cauldron along with mounts for two drinking horns, and parts of a shoe dating from around 70–250 CE. #Archaeology #IronAge

A new issue of Fornvännen is now published #OpenAccess #Roman #IronAge leather shoes, georadar surveys at #VikingAge Birka, #Medieval coins at Sigtuna, #runes, flat footed #Neolithic hunters, pilgrims in Finland, and several book reviews on #Archaeology #History publicera.kb.se/fornvannen/i...

#OpenAccess Short report Gustafsson, N. B. (2026). Some notes on an atypical scabbard chape from Paviken, Gotland. doi.org/10.66449/for... Author on parallels in #Slavic parts of the Baltic for an unusual #VikingAge scabbard ornament found on Gotland.

FORNVÄNNEN Journal published since 1906. Articles, news, reviews on Nordic #Archaeology, #HeritageScience, #Medieval, #History, #ArtHistory, #Runes. Contributions in English, and in Swedish, Danish, & Norwegian with Engl. summary. #PeerReview, #DiamondOpenAccess publicera.kb.se/fornvannen

#OpenAcess Kort meddelande Löwenborg, D., & Löfstedt, J. (2026). AI-assisterad inventering av hällristningar i Mälardalen. Fornvännen, 121(1). doi.org/10.66449/for... Mobil applikation skapad för att identifiera potentiella lokaler för hällristningar utifrån prediktionsmodell. #Archaeology

#OpenAccess #Archaeology #Mesolithic #Osteology Westermark & Arcini. "Fatally wounded: A Mesolithic skeleton from Väversunda parish, Östergötland, Sweden." doi.org/10.66449/for... An individual buried ca 9000 years ago revealed to have a quartz-slotted bone point in a vertebrae. #AncientSky

#OpenAccess #Archaeology #Pottery #Neolithic Wehlin & Stilborg: "Den neolitiska keramiken i Dalarna: Ett hantverks uppkomst och försvinnande." [Eng sum: The Neolithic Ceramics in Dalarna, Sweden: The rise and disappearance of a ceramic craftmanship] doi.org/10.66449/for... #AncientSky

Hjørungdahl , T. Johanna Mestorfs handskrivna museijournal: En primärkälla till kunskap om 1800-talets kvinnliga museipersonals vardag samt treperiodsystemets reception i Kiel. [Eng sum: Johanna Mestorf’s handwritten journal] #OpenAccess #HistoryOfArchaeology doi.org/10.66449/for...

Maixner, B. (2026). Implications of recent metal detector finds for the interpretation of King Øystein’s Harbour in Agdenes, Norway. Fornvännen, 121(1). Was this site an important seasonal market place? #OpenAccess #Archaeology #VikingAge doi.org/10.66449/for...

Fornvännen is now published on the Swedish platform for Diamond #OpenAccess research journals! Read the first issue for 2026 here: publicera.kb.se/fornvannen/i... In this issue: Neolithic pottery, Viking Age harbour, History of Archaeology, Mesolithic osteology, 3D, AI and much more #Archaeology

#OpenAccess Wramler, A: "Naust i sikte. Spår efter en forntida hamnbebyggelse vid Albrunna på Öland." Short report on newly discovered #cropmarks on the Swedish island of Öland, interpreted as boat houses part of a harbour site. [in Swe] #Archaeology #IronAge #Medieval urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=...

#OpenAccess Ahlström Arcini, C., & Marklund, N: "Emergency care – in vain." urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=... Short report with examples of head injuries on #IronAge and #Medieval skulls from Sweden. #Archaeology #Osteology #AncientSky

#OpenAccess Wallander, A. "Skifteskartor och äldre inventeringar som källor till kulturlandskapet och dess fornlämningar." [Eng sum. Land reform maps and older inventories of ancient monuments as information of the cultural landscape] urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=... #Archaeology #History #Cartography

#OpenAccess Hansson, A., & Hansson, M: "Timber use, timber trade and dendrochronological data in Denmark and Sweden in the medieval and early modern era." urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=... This case study show the potential of analysis using research databases #Dendrochronology #Medieval #Scandinavia #SEAD

#OpenAccess Fridell, S. "Till tolkningen av runpinnen från Staraja Ladoga." [Eng sum: Interpretation of the rune stick from Staraja Ladoga] A new translation of the 9th C #runic inscription found in Russia in 1950. #Archaeology #VikingAge #AncientSky urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=...

#OpenAccess Skoglund, G., & Monti, C. (2025). "First strontium isotope analysis of a heritage hemp fabric in Iceland." urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=... #Strontium isotope signals indicate that hemp fibers from the Icelandic fabric originated in France or Scotland. #Archaeology #Science #AncientSky

The new issue is out and #OpenAccess Timber trade, Icelandic hemp textiles, rune inscriptions, trauma care and more! www.vitterhetsakademien.se/publikatione... #AncientSky #Archaeology #History #Medieval #HeritageScience

Fornvännen 2025/4

Nummer 2025:4 av Fornvännen med artiklar, fakta och recensioner har nu nått alla prenumeranter. Fornvännen finns också att låna på bibliotek. För nya prenumerationer mejla order@bokorder.se . Fornvä...

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#OpenAccess Källström, M. (2025). "Runstenen U 115 i Runby och en senvikingatida stormannasläkt." [Eng sum: The runestone U 115 at Runby and a late Viking Age magnate family] #Runic #VikingAge #Medieval #History urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=...

#OpenAccess Gustaf Trotzig (2025) "Böcker i Birka." [Eng sum: Books in Birka] urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=... Christian influence in the #VikingAge town of #Birka as seen through manuscripts as well as finds of book parts reworked as jewelry. #Medieval #Archaeology

#OpenAccess Hellgren et al: Bronsåldersliv vid en våtmark: Profana och rituella aktiviteter i Borstahusen, Skåne, under mellersta bronsålder [Eng sum: Bronze Age life by a wetland: Profane and ritual activities c. 1200–800 BC.] urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=... #Archaeology #BronzeAge

#OpenAccess Jes Wienberg, Jonas Monié Nordin och Martin Hansson recenserar tre nya avhandlingar av Jenny Nyberg, Charina Knutsson respektive Anna Andréasson Sjögren: urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=... #Archaeology #History #Sami

In 2009 an early 6th Century gold bracteate was discovered in Trollhättan, Sweden, with a #runic inscription around its border. In a short report (Swe) Staffan Fridell suggests a the last name should be read backwards. #OpenAccess #Archaeology #Linguistics urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=...

#OpenAccess Rosén, C.: "Kyrkan i Nya Lödöse: dess byggnadshistoria med några paralleller." (Eng sum: The Nya Lödöse Church: Building history and some parallels) urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=... Archaeological excavations of a 16th church revealed grand plans that had to be scaled down #Archaeology #History

#OpenAccess Andersson, H. (2025). "Medeltida kalkmålningar på Wanås slott." (Eng sum: Medieval wallpaintings at the castle of Wanås) urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=... #Medieval wallpainting with biblical motifs were discovered in 2005 at the castle of Wanås, Sweden. #History #Iconography

#OpenAccess Gardeła, L., & Borake, T. L. (2025). "The Spur Goad from Herslev: tracing the Legacy of a Western Slavic Rider in Viking Age Denmark." urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=... On #VikingAge zoomorphic spurs and #Slavic iconography from Poland. #IronAge #Medieval #Archaeology