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Archaeology and Anthropology in Scandinavia

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The Hjortspring Boat
The story of the discovery and ongoing project to replicate a 19 metre long canoe built in the eastern Baltic area about 350 BC.

Institute of Archaeology
This branch of the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) offers training in maritime archaeology,a nd their Web site has a great deal of information on projects.

Megalithic Tombs in Sweden and Norway
A spatial analysis of long-mounds (earthen long-barrows), tumuli and megalithic tombs (400 of them from Norway and Sweden), by Max Baldia.

Nordic Underwater Archaeology
Per Åkesson prvides an excellent access point to the field, as well many original articles on techniques and discoveries.

The Kravel Project
A brief look at the discovery and archaeological survey of a 500-year-old carvel near Stockholm.

Nordic & Baltic Shipwrecks
A fabulous resource of underwater archaeological discoveries and current projects. Lots of photos and graphics.

The St. Mikael
She sank in 1747 while carrying luxury goods from Amsterdam to St Petersburg, and was discovered off Borstö Island, Finland in 1953.

Megalithic Tombs in Sweden and Norway
A spatial analysis of long-mounds (earthen long-barrows), tumuli and megalithic tombs (400 of them from Norway and Sweden), by Max Baldia.

Submarine S7
The S7, found in July 1998, was torpedoed off the Swedish coast in October 1942.


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