Typical comb ceramic ware from Porvoo (Böle). Photo University of Helsinki.
In the meantime it´s still possible to secure a place at the excavations by contacting Porvoon kansalaisopisto!
Wednesday, 24 January 2018
New dates added to the community archaeology dig in Porvoo!!!
Great
news! The upcoming excavation i Porvoo has proven a huge success with some 35
people participating. This means we will be able to add a second leg to the excavation!! I will post more info on the additional dates very soon!
In the meantime it´s still possible to secure a place at the excavations by contacting Porvoon kansalaisopisto!
In the meantime it´s still possible to secure a place at the excavations by contacting Porvoon kansalaisopisto!
Tuesday, 23 January 2018
Upcoming archaeology school visits in spring 2018
This spring I will visit schools in the larger Helsinki region o speak about "Archaeology from the Stone Age to the Second World War". The lectures are in Finnish, Swedish and English.
Please contact me on jfarchaeology@gmail.com to order more info on the upcoming school visits. I offer several affordable packages including participation in archaeological excavations in may 2018 called "A Day as an Archaeologist"!
Best,
Jan :)
High school students from Raseborg experiencing "A Day as an Archaeologist in 2016".
Please contact me on jfarchaeology@gmail.com to order more info on the upcoming school visits. I offer several affordable packages including participation in archaeological excavations in may 2018 called "A Day as an Archaeologist"!
Best,
Jan :)
Thursday, 4 January 2018
First archaeology fieldtrip in 2018
Me, archaeologist Janne Soisalo, archaeology student Teemu Väisänen and local history enthusiast Micke Malm ventured on our first fieldtrip of our 2018 field season on the 3.1.2018. We visited several interesting find areas in Raseborg but two places really stood out!
Krogarbacken is an area that is situated very close to the iron age and late medieval dwelling sites in Kroggård. The reason for our visit were quartz flakes found nere the summit of Krogarbacken. Sadly this area was very badly damaged and we couldnt confirm th existence of a stone age dwelling site.
Easily discernable mesolithic and early neolithic beach terraces in the east part of the large gravel pit.
A bit dissapointed after the lack of mesolithic finds we ran into an interesting area related to iron smelting in the same area! The finds included iron slag, burnt clay and pitchblack sandy soil full of charcoal.
The large gravel pit @ Raseborg Krogarbacken.
Krogarbacken is an area that is situated very close to the iron age and late medieval dwelling sites in Kroggård. The reason for our visit were quartz flakes found nere the summit of Krogarbacken. Sadly this area was very badly damaged and we couldnt confirm th existence of a stone age dwelling site.
A bit dissapointed after the lack of mesolithic finds we ran into an interesting area related to iron smelting in the same area! The finds included iron slag, burnt clay and pitchblack sandy soil full of charcoal.
Janne S and Micke M surveying. Krogarbacken 3.1.2018.
Stormossen 21 m. asl. was the main target of our fieltrip and what a wonderful stone-age dwelling site it was! Lots of quartz flakes and pottery as far as the eye could see. We documented and mapped the area for future research (perhaps in the spring of 2019).
Stormossen, neolithic potsherd.
The Stormossen neolithic dwelling site.
Quartz flakes found by the landowner prior to ur visit!
The new sites were reported to the National Board of Antiquities today. Depending on how the winter continues here in S. Finland even more fieldtrieps might be possible before spring :)
Tuesday, 2 January 2018
The registration for next years community archaeology excavation in Porvoo has started!
The stone-age mysteries Neolithic Porvoo will be revealed during a community archaeology excavation from June 8th - June 10th.2018. No previous knowledge of archaeology is required. We speak Finnish, Swedish and English.
This is the first community archaeology excavation in Porvoo in many, many years! Only 14 people per day can participate so please act fast if you whish to participate! Just click on the link below and join us in the adventure!
"Kivikaudesta Keskiaikaan-Porvoon Seudun Esihistoriaa" (1985)
This is the first community archaeology excavation in Porvoo in many, many years! Only 14 people per day can participate so please act fast if you whish to participate! Just click on the link below and join us in the adventure!