Field Notes

Tack alla fantastiska människor (hur många var vi, 30, 40?) som kom till Sandby borg med spaden i högsta hugg idag! Det gick som en dans, bokstavligt talat, när den...

Last week on the excavation and the last trembling days. We try to work as fast as we can but it is not always easy, given the fragile finds that...

M any thanks to all of you who visited us today! We believe it was a bit over 200 children who had a go at digging, fencing with wooden swords...

Our fourth week have begun and we are finally starting to discern the floor layer in the house. Just as we suspected, and where the archeology dog Fabel had made...

The third week ended in rain. It is well needed for the draught on Öland, but not so fun for us archaeologist. We have to put on the rain coats...

One of the goals of this year's excavation was to find more human remains. To do this, we used the specially trained archaeology dog Fabel to identify which house to...

The excavation continues. Much remains to be done as we enter the third week, and still, we have come a long way. House 4 gradually reveals itself, what we expected...

Another week is behind us, with great results so far! We are particularily pleased with the positive feedback we have received on our efforts with the new website and increased...

We are now halfway into the second week of our five week dig. Everything is going as planned so far, we've reached some interesting results especially on the street surrounding...