Act now and secure a spot by clicking on the link below. We speak Finnish, Swedish and English. No previous knowledge of archaeological fieldwork is required and children under 14 years of age can participate in the company of an adult.
Sunday 26 January 2020
URGENT! The stone-age excavation in Espoo. Only 9 spots left!
The exciting excavation of the 6000 year old stone-age dwelling site is scheduled for 22.06.2020 - 27.06.2020. The site is very rich in finds from the early comb ceramic and corded ware culture.
Act now and secure a spot by clicking on the link below. We speak Finnish, Swedish and English. No previous knowledge of archaeological fieldwork is required and children under 14 years of age can participate in the company of an adult.
Act now and secure a spot by clicking on the link below. We speak Finnish, Swedish and English. No previous knowledge of archaeological fieldwork is required and children under 14 years of age can participate in the company of an adult.
Wednesday 22 January 2020
"Buried with care" a new exhibition at the Museum and Science Centre Luuppi
The interesting
exhibition, “Buried with care” brings to life the human stories behind the graves under the floorboards and inside the churches of Northern Finland from the 13th to the 19th century.
The coffin
of a newborn child from the Keminmaa old church. Photo T. Kallio-Seppä.
The
exhibition is based on recent archaeological excavations (1990-2010) in Oulu,
Hailuoto, Ii, Tornio and Keminmaa.
Researchers under the floorboards of Haukiputaa church. Photo S. Lipkin.
The exhibition is the third one in a series
of exhibitions on the same theme. The two previous exhibitions where “Rungius,
buried in a church” and “Anna, buried in a church”.
A flower
made out of silk has been put in the hand of a deceased newborn child. Haukiputaa
church. Photo S. Lipkin
Pearls from
a childs grave. Hailuoto old church. Photo S. Lipkin
The
exhibition promises to apply to all senses. It also includes a
virtual exhibit where the visitor can travel to the church of Keminmaa and
familiarize him (or herself) with the mummy of chaplain Rungius and examine the
deceases that computed
tomography scanning of his mummified body has revealed.
A cross
shaped pendant was found in a womans grave during the excavations of the site
of the medieval church of Ii in Hamina.
The
exhibition is based on interdisciplinary scientific work at the University of
Oulu and has been funded by the Emil Aaltonen Foundation and the Academy of
Finland. The exhibition is produced in co-operation with archaeologists at the
University of Oulu, Pohjois-Pohjanmaa museum, Tornionlaakso museum and Kemi
historical museum.
Read more
here:
Saturday 11 January 2020
From Hanko to Pechenga
I´m currently in the process of writing a feature "WW2 Conflict Archaeology of the
Nordfront" for "Iron Cross Magazine".
Over 60
million people perished in the Second World War and in this almost
unapprehensive scale, the German losses and the events of the war on the
northern front may seem tiny. Set against this backdrop the events that
occurred in Lappland or the small seaside town of Hanko S. Finland, between
1942 and 1944 appear almost microscopic.
SS Kriegsberichters in Hanko 1941. Photo SA-kuva.
And still,
the continuous stream of German soldiers heading for the battles of the
“Eismeerfront” through Hanko and Finland between 1942 and 1944 is a reminder of
the all engulfing power of a world war.
Photos of German soldiers who died on the in Finland during WW2 and a decaying German barrack in Hanko. Photo Japo Knuutila.
These
forgotten battlefields, long lost camps and decaying artefacts in the soil,
tell thousands of different and personal stories about war. The words of the German soldiers in their
letters and diaries, photographs and documents, the slowly decaying barracks as
well as the common and mundane artefacts in the soil, all bear witness of the
helplessness that ordinary human beings felt and experienced amongst the
crushing and devastating historical events of a world war.
"Iron
Cross is the UK’s only magazine focusing entirely on German military history
from 1914 to 1945. It launched with great success in June 2019 and is available
worldwide in both print and digital formats.
Iron Cross
puts the German military under the microscope; looking at organisations and
tactics, as well as at materiel, technology, politics and the more personal and
human elements of the German serviceman’s experience.
The content
covers the land, sea and air war across all periods of both wars and is written
by a team of international experts and historians. To a more limited extent, it
covers the inter-war period in Germany between 1919 and 1939."
Sunday 5 January 2020
Bradshaw Foundation - Ancient Rock Paintings in Finland and Scandinavia!
"Ismo
Luukkonen is a photographer living and working in Turku, Finland. For twenty
years he has specialized on photographing rock art and other prehistoric sites,
mainly in Finland and Scandinavia."
Part of the Värikallio rock painting in Hossa. Photo Ismo Luukkonen.
"In his work the documentary approach to ancient images and landscapes is joined
with thoughts on time, momentariness and eternity. Ismo Luukkonen also works as
a senior lecturer of photography in the Arts Academy at the Turku University of
Applied Sciences."
Links and more to Ismos amazing work here!
Saturday 4 January 2020
Registration to the 2020 excavation in Elimäki starts in three days!!
Kouvolan Kansalaisopisto has announced that the registration for the 2020 excavation in Elimäki starts on January 7th at 9.30 am! There are 16 spots available for the excavation that runs from June 16th to June 18th 2020 so please act fast if you wish to paticipate!
The excavation was fully booked on January 7th 2020.
This year we will continue the research of the Ruskiasuo stone-age dwelling site. The aim is to gain as much data as possible about this intriguing site to help preserve it for future generations. Last year the finds from the site showed that it had been inhabited both during the early comb ceramic and the corded ware culture period.
No previous experience of archaeology is needed in order to participate in the excavation. Children under 14 years of age can participate in the company of an adult.
Click here next Tuesday if you wish to register!
The excavation was fully booked on January 7th 2020.
Early comb ceramic rimsherd from the 2019 trial excavation of the site. Photo Jan Fast.
This year we will continue the research of the Ruskiasuo stone-age dwelling site. The aim is to gain as much data as possible about this intriguing site to help preserve it for future generations. Last year the finds from the site showed that it had been inhabited both during the early comb ceramic and the corded ware culture period.
The stone-age dwelling site of Kouvola (Elimäki) Ruskiasuo. Photo Jan Fast.
No previous experience of archaeology is needed in order to participate in the excavation. Children under 14 years of age can participate in the company of an adult.
Click here next Tuesday if you wish to register!
Friday 3 January 2020
Registration for this years excavation in Porvoo has started!!!
The registration for this years community archaeology excavation in Porvoo has started. This years excavation will be the largest this beautiful neolithic stone age dwelling site so far! Update 3.1.23:20 hrs. THE EXCAVATION IS FULLY BOOKED.
The excavation will run from the 3rd of June to June 7th 2020. It is possible to participate for one or several days. No previous knowledge of archaeology or archaeological fieldwork is required. Children under 14 years of age can participate in the company of an adult.
Register here and secure jour spot at the excavation in June!
Picture from the excavations in 2019. Photo Jan Fast.
Comb ceramic potsherd. Photo Jan Fast
Register here and secure jour spot at the excavation in June!
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